Follow all the action of Easter Sunday footy as the Western Bulldogs take on West Coast at Marvel Stadium and Richmond fight it out with Sydney at the MCG.
Rising Swans forward Joel Amartey,who has African heritage,gave up soccer because of racism and still receives racist messages playing in the AFL.
Every year at every AFL club,a player will start the season not knowing they are about to leave the game. Few get to leave the sport in control of their exit. The likes of Shane Crawford and Joel Selwood are the exceptions to the norm.
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.
A packed MCG and the buzz of being on Broadway or the more private surrounds offered by the Getaway clubs? Players have options,but free agency is not the panacea for clubs. Here’s why.
The teams for AFL round one are in as all the 18 clubs finally get going. Melbourne have made five changes for their clash versus Western Bulldogs.
Neil Balme,a key part of Richmond’s return to AFL prominence,talks about the “briefly awkward” discussion that made it clear this would be his last year at the club.
In a devastating blow,Richmond confirmed that young defender Josh Gibcus tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the narrow loss to Carlton at the MCG.
We break down the frenetic last moments of Carlton’s desperate defence to hang on against a surging Richmond. Inevitably,when the big moments happen,Charlie Curnow is involved.
The Tigers were blown away in their first half last week,so rookie coach Adem Yze is predicting the opening minutes of Thursday’s blockbuster clash with Carlton will be “pretty fill on” as they welcome back three stars and try to make amends for that embarrassing performance.
Christian Petracca admits he feared his midfield partner Clayton Oliver would leave the Demons during a turbulent off-season. Meanwhile,humbled by their former coach Damien Hardwick last week,Richmond will welcome back a trio of premiership stars.