Richmond midfielder Jacob Hopper says there are similarities between the Tigers this year to the start of his AFL career a decade ago at GWS.
Roger Vaughan
Fremantle star Shai Bolton is in a race against time to play for the Indigenous All-Stars and he has a clear deadline to prove his fitness so he can run out on Saturday.
Craig O'Donoghue
The AFL Indigenous All Stars will be without defenders Alex Pearce and Liam Jones because of injury, but Shai Bolton is hoping to be passed fit to play.
Justin Chadwick
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has been officially ruled out of Saturday’s pre-season Indigenous All Stars clash at Optus Stadium with an ankle injury.
Glen Quartermain
Collingwood forward Brody Mihocek will combine with recruit Tim Membrey and Dan McStay in the Magpies' attack this season.
West Coast veteran Jeremy McGovern will play on in 2026 after signing a one-year contract extension with the club.
Mitchell Woodcock
Out-of-contract Sydney superstar Chad Warner concedes his future is “all up in the air” to further fuel WA clubs’ hopes of luring him back to his home state next year.
Former West Coast coach Adam Simpson has had his say on the challenges he faced toward the end of his stint as Eagles coach — and how he thinks the club will fare this season.
West Coast looked happy as they hit the track under cloudy skies as pre-season games draw closer. Here’s what we saw...
Matt Rowell has straight-batted talk of his AFL future, the Gold Coast midfielder insisting he's committed to turning the Suns into a "serious footy team".
Murray Wenzel
Hawthorn's deal to play AFL home games in Launceston has been extended until 2027, the year before the Tasmanian expansion team debuts.
The AFL now boasts 25 players earning at least $1 million per season, up from 19 in 2023, as the league's coffers recover from COVID-19.
GEORGIE PARKER: Adapting to life after footy is hard as I know the struggle all too well. The deaths of Adam Hunter and Troy Selwood have rocked the sport but the league can try this idea to help ex-players.
Georgie Parker
With Sydney coming off another heavy AFL grand final defeat, forward Joel Amartey saying they're firmly focused on what's ahead in 2025.
Joanna Guelas
Exciting Geelong defender Lawson Humphries has declared he didn’t deserve to be drafted by West Coast when he was part of their Next Generation Academy and needed more time in the WAFL to become professional.
Who’s looking the goods to feature in Fremantle and West Coast’s round one line-ups? Based on the latest news and what our reporters have seen at training, here’s our projected sides for five weeks’ time.
Chris Robinson
West Coast have opened the door for a VFL star to earn an AFL call-up as they look to fill the void left by a season-ending injury to premiership hero Dom Sheed.
After the shock deaths of Adam Hunter and Troy Selwood this week, a spotlight has been shone on the support networks provided for footballers once they’ve stepped off the field for the final time.
Jakeb Waddell and Caitlin Bassett
‘Rest away brother, love you.’
Ben Sutton
Michael Walters has enjoyed a stunning AFL career, but he always wanted to do more than play - he wanted to lead and be a role model. Now he’s been named captain of the Indigenous All-Stars.
The West can exclusively reveal that Fremantle star Michael Walters has received the ‘incredible’ honour of being picked to captain the Indigenous All Stars next week. Here’s what he had to say.
All-Australian defender Dan Houston is loving life at Collingwood and is bullish about his new club's chances of climbing back into AFL premiership contention.
Shayne Hope
Carlton star Charlie Curnow has been cleared of structural damage to his right knee, while St Kilda spearhead Max King has also avoided serious injury.
Shayne Hope and Anna Harrington
The devastated mother of Troy Selwood, Maree, has written a heartbreaking message she would never — and could never — have imagined writing.
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