The league CEO said an investigation was under way to ensure Port forward Jeremy Finlayson was held accountable for the homophobic slur he directed at an Essendon player on Friday night.
Follow along for all the major moments and reactions as the Lions take on North Melbourne and Port Adelaide hosts Essendon.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is lauding the character of his club to emerge gritty seven-point winners over Port Adelaide after another week of controversy.
Follow along for all the live action as the Western Bulldogs hunt their first win against a rampaging Gold Coast in Ballarat and Richmond face Port Adelaide at the MCG.
Port Adelaide’s Connor Rozee and Zak Butters have started their leadership reign with aplomb in a 50-point hammering of West Coast.
You won’t hear coaches talk about it,but the stats show your team’s premiership hopes will be kaput if it loses its first two games. We break down the compelling numbers behind the rule.
Collingwood and Brisbane are strong favourites to again clash in the grand final,and there is an overwhelming favourite to claim the Brownlow Medal,according to the 18 AFL club captains.
Trying to select the premiership team before the first ball of the season is bounced is a difficult task. But the Lions have done their apprenticeship,have the right profile and are a safe bet at home.
The Port Adelaide enforcer will miss the first four games of the season after a tribunal hearing billed as a test case for how head-high contact will be policed by the AFL this season.
Port Adelaide’s Sam Powell-Pepper is facing a delayed start to the home-and-away season for a bump which left Adelaide’s Mark Keane concussed.
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has endorsed the concept of assistant coach Josh Carr taking over from him as senior coach.