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Sam Collins has been named to represent Victoria against Western Australia in AFL Origin on Saturday.

AFL OriginVideoCommentsPremium‘Dog hungry’ Collins no surprise Origin call-up

Sam Collins’ remarkable football journey from Fremantle discard to Victorian defender may surprise some, but not his former Peel Thunder coach in Cam Shepherd.

Mitchell Woodcock

Wil Powell and grandfather Roy.

AFLCommentsPremiumThe Powell family history that changed WA footy

Wil Powell will be representing more than the state when he pulls on the West Australian jumper against Victoria on Saturday. He’ll add another chapter to a family story that is overflowing with footy history.

Craig O'Donoghue

Erin Phillips is leaving her job with the AFL to bolster struggling AFLW team Gold Coast. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLCommentsPremiumSuns poach AFLW legend for crucial women's football job

The Gold Coast Suns have secured women's football legend Erin Phillips from the AFL for an important role in their AFLW program.

Anna Harrington

Matt Rowell polled an incredible 39 votes.

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Rowell the workhorse rewarded for rolling sleeves up

Gold Coast’s coming of age as a football club was always destined to be coincide with the emergence of Matt Rowell as a superstar of the game.

Mitchell Woodcock

Kai Lohmann's new shaved-head look, and left, what he looked like in last week's game.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumNew-look Lohmann, same lethal Lions! Brissy romp into prelim

Kai Lohmann was sporting a new look, but he and Brisbane showed they’re their same old dangerous selves as they dispatched Gold Coast to set up a preliminary final date with Collingwood. FOUR KEY TAKEAWAYS

Chris Robinson

Oscar McInerney will make his AFL return at the Gabba on Saturday night. Nigel Hallett

AFLPremium‘Hard-nosed’: Fagan firm on selection calls

Lions coach Chris Fagan has shown there is no room for sentiment when it comes to picking a team for a do-or-die finals affair.

Marco Monteverde

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AFLPremiumIcon on why Suns can go all the way

AFL legend Gary Ablett Jr was so nervous during Gold Coast’s historic first finals win that he turned off the TV, but he says his former club can go all the way.

News Corp Australia

Hugh McCluggage needs to lift if the Lions’ season is to continue beyond this weekend. David Caird

AFLPremiumLions star’s finals ‘lesson’ in off night

An All-Australian failed to fire in Brisbane’s qualifying final loss to Geelong, but his teammate insists the rare off night will make him stronger.

Marco Monteverde

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AFLLions can bounce back, says Hodge

The Lions face their biggest test yet with a host of stars ruled out, including talisman Lachie Neale, but four-time premiership hero Luke Hodge sees similarities to last year's triumph.

Marco Monteverde

Alex Pearce consoles Josh Treacy.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumHEARTBREAK: Sports psych unpacks the pain of a Freo fan

One of Perth’s leading sports psychologists has warned it will take Fremantle fans quite some time to get over the devastation of Saturday night’s defeat to Gold Coast, the latest in a long line of heartbreaks.

Craig O'Donoghue

Noah Anderson and David Swallow of the Suns celebrate during the AFL Elimination Final.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumGold Coast veteran ready for fairytale No. 2

The last-quarter hero of Gold Coast’s elimination final win over Fremantle has announced he will retire at the end of the season, but surely there is at least another chapter to be written.

Glen Quartermain

Ahead of Saturday’s elimination final, The West Australian ranks every Docker and Sun.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumDEPTH CHART: Dockers, Suns ranked ahead of elimination final

The stakes have never been higher for a Fremantle, Gold Coast clash as flag aspirations go on the line at Optus Stadium. Ahead of Saturday’s elimination final, The West Australian ranks every Docker and Sun.

James Palumbo

Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumHere come the Suns! Gold Coast touch down in Perth

Gold Coast touched down in Perth on Friday afternoon ahead of a do-or-die elimination final against Fremantle on Saturday night. SEE THE PICTURES.

Craig O'Donoghue

Jordan Clark and the Dockers face a stern test against Gold Coast, writes Mick Malthouse.

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MALTHOUSE: Need for speed can help Freo to game-winning lead

Those who think Gold Coast are just making up the numbers in the finals are in for a rude awakening, writes Mick Malthouse. Here’s the coaching legend’s breakdown of Freo’s crunch clash.

Mick Malthouse

Isaiah Dudley will play his first final.

AFLCommentsDockers put faith in first-year forward for finals furnace

Fremantle pre-season signing Isaiah Dudley will get a chance to prove his mettle on the big stage after being named in the must-win elimination final against Gold Coast. SEE THE TEAM LINE-UPS

Mitchell Woodcock

Head coach Damien Hardwick is up for the challenge against Fremantle.

AFLVideoCommentsShorter break Suns’ advantage against Dockers: Hardwick

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick knows the Suns will have their ‘work cut out for us’ when they face Fremantle on Saturday night in a no-holds-barred elimination final.

Aaron Kirby

Fremantle and Gold Coast will clash in a cut-throat final.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumHistory shaping: How Dockers, Suns rivalry stacks up

History will be on Fremantle’s side when they host Gold Coast in the cut-throat elimination final in front of a sellout crowd at Optus Stadium on Saturday.

Mitchell Woodcock

Shai Bolton looms large for Freo.

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LAIDLEY: What Dockers must do to avoid Sun burn in final

The elimination final between Fremantle and Gold Coast is going to be a hell of a fight. Footy expert Danielle Laidley takes us through the keys to the Dockers coming out on top.

Danielle Laidley

David Swallow will play his first final this weekend.

AFL VideoCommentsSuns get behind their champion as Swallow picked for finals

Gold Coast’s much-loved warrior is set to remove one of footy’s most unwanted records with David Swallow a confirmed in for their historic elimination final against Fremantle.

Jake Santa Maria

Fremantle are the shortest favourite of any week one contenders.

AFLCommentsDockers backed to block out Suns finals dream

Having been underdogs to even make finals, Fremantle are heading into September with a surge of momentum against a Gold Coast side preparing to break new ground. 

Jake Santa Maria

Shai Bolton is the Dockers’ most epxerienced finals campaigner behind Nat Fyfe.

AFLVideoCommentsPremium‘He can drag them to a prelim’: Cornes backs Bolton to shine

Fremantle went all in on Shai Bolton, and analyst Kane Cornes says his finals experience could prove invaluable when the Dockers step into the heat of September.

Jake Santa Maria

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AFLPremiumSuns’ big news ahead of historic first

Two long-serving Suns have announced their retirements ahead of the club’s historic first AFL finals appearance.

Marco Monteverde

Veteran Suns champion David Swallow has announced his AFL retirement.

SWALLOW DONEMuch-loved champion makes sad retirement call on eve of finals

The AFL veteran finishes his playing career ‘with universal respect, love and admiration’.

Cameron Noakes

Inaugural Gold Coast Suns coach Guy McKenna says veteran midfielder David Swallow would provide an emotional charge.

AFLVideoPremiumNo one has done more for Suns than David Swallow: McKenna

Inaugural Gold Coast Suns coach Guy McKenna says veteran midfielder David Swallow would provide an emotional charge no other player could provide in the club’s historic first ever final

Glen Quartermain