AFL top-draft pick Sam Lalor has put his hand up for Dustin Martin’s famous No.4 jumper and taken early comparisons to the retired Richmond legend in his stride.
After a 30-year break,all I cared about was being back on the court. But against the Boyfriend Team,I found myself wanting to claim victory more than anything.
A war of words has broken out between the AFL and its players’ union over how much money the league is collecting by fining players for on-field indiscretions and how it spends that cash.
In trying to minimise concussion,the AFL has tied itself into knots and the players are tripping over them. There is an urgent need for a fresh look.
Charlie Cameron and Toby Bedford have both failed in their bids to overturn three-match bans for rough conduct,while Essendon could benefit from a rule tweak come draft time.
From two guys in a Melbourne garage,arm-wrestling is growing in popularity and aspires for Olympic glory.
The constant complaining in the AFL has gone too far and threatens to tarnish the code’s reputation as Australia’s premier sport.
Mason Cox’s return from his knee injury is being delayed by persistent concussion symptoms,but the reigning premiers appear to be through the worst of their injury crisis.
The AFL has declared umpires boss Steve McBurney will retain his job amid calls from CFMEU Victoria boss John Setka for the former building watchdog to be sacked.
Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick was critical of a free kick that led to the match-winning goal against his team,while Kangaroos co-captain Jy Simpkin says a contentious holding-the-ball decision which helped deliver the Roos a drought-breaking victory was “absolutely” a free.
Essendon cult hero Sam Draper has opened up about the contentious no-call on Friday night,the third time in less than 10 months that Adelaide have been denied potential victories by last-minute umpiring decisions.