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AFLDew deal brings calm to Qld coach upheaval

Stuart Dew's against-the-odds AFL contract extension at Gold Coast gives southeast Queensland's footy codes a rare sense of coaching stability.

Murray Wenzel

AFLSwans, Bulldogs reach AFL crossroad

Whoever loses Friday night's massive clash between Sydney and the Western Bulldogs will leave the SCG with their season on the brink.

Roger Vaughan

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Paul HaslebyCommentsPremium
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Eagles' next captain is staring them right in the face

West Coast face a number of decisions in the near future, including who will replace Luke Shuey as the Eagles’ next captain. In his exclusive column, Paul Hasleby reveals who he’d pick to lead them in 2023.

Paul Hasleby

AFLPremiumCats call right move for AFL veteran Smith

Former Hawthorn star Isaac Smith will play his 250th AFL game in Geelong colours against Melbourne, whose advances he rebuffed as a free agent in 2020.

Shayne Hope

‘Red flags’CommentsPremiumDaniel Venables: Concussion didn’t have to end AFL career

Former Eagle Daniel Venables believes he could still be playing AFL if he had been given alternative treatment after his career-ending concussion.

Aaron Kirby

Freo hulkCommentsPremiumNat Fyfe shows off scary guns at Fremantle training

Port Adelaide defender Ryan Burton was not kidding when he warned the competition to watch out for a bulked-up Nat Fyfe. SEE THE PIC HERE.

Aaron Kirby

AFLFreo weigh up Fyfe role for Saints clash

Nat Fyfe didn't attend a single centre bounce in Fremantle's AFL win over Port Adelaide but may be thrust back into the middle against St Kilda this weekend.

Shayne Hope

Hamstring woes PremiumWay to go Yeo! Star makes first step in recovery

West Coast star Elliot Yeo has put his injured hamstring to the test for the first time, progressing to a jog on Wednesday morning at Mineral Resources Park. SEE THE PICTURES

Eliza Reilly

DOCKERS TRAINING NOTESPremiumFyfe in strife? Training mishap for Dockers star

Captain Nat Fyfe sent a scare through the Fremantle camp when he doubled over in pain clutching his left hand during a contested ball drill.

Braden Quartermaine

Adapt and evolveCommentsPremiumFlexibility and the unexpected has Dockers on road to finals

In just two and a half seasons, Justin Longmuir has taken Fremantle from being a bottom six club to the verge of their first finals campaign since 2015, and it all boils down to staying flexible.

Aaron Kirby

They’re backCommentsPremium‘Ready to go’: Star pair to return for Demons

Two key ins are ‘itching to get out there and play’ in further good news for a Melbourne team looking like their old selves.

Ronny Lerner

SQUEEZE IS ONVideoPremiumTaberner may have ‘dodged a bullet’ with hamstring injury

Fremantle spearhead Matt Taberner is firming to take his place against St Kilda on Saturday night after training freely on Wednesday morning.

Braden Quartermaine

AFLPremiumNoble says calmness crucial at North

North Melbourne coach David Noble says the club remains aligned as it endures a horror losing streak at the bottom of the AFL ladder.

Roger Vaughan

AFLCats fired up for clash with AFL premiers

Melbourne tormented Geelong late last season and both sides are firing on all cylinders ahead of Thursday night's AFL blockbuster at a sold-out GMHBA Stadium.

Shayne Hope

Locked inVideoSuns say ‘I Dew’, lock in coach for two more years

Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has been rewarded for the Suns' improved form this season with a two-year contract extension.

Roger Vaughan

Surgeon decisionPremiumThe meeting that’ll determine if defender will play in 2022

Jeremy McGovern’s season hinges on a meeting with a surgeon next week as the West Coast superstar continues to recover from badly broken ribs.

Mitchell Woodcock

Big insGawn, Jackson back for top-of-table clash against Cats

Max Gawn and Luke Jackson are fit to return from injuries in a huge boost for Melbourne ahead of Thursday night's huge AFL clash with Geelong.

Shayne Hope

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Bray-shaw to be next Dockers captain after Port heroics

AFL captains must lead the way for their clubs in every aspect of the game, and Andrew Brayshaw is already showing he can do that as he approaches the end of his captaincy apprenticeship under Nat Fyfe.

Michael Barlow

Back in action CommentsPremiumCrucial pair in line to face Saints as Lobb noise unheard

Fremantle will take a no-risk approach with key forward Matt Taberner but haven’t ruled him out of Saturday’s clash with St Kilda after scans cleared him of muscle damage.

Eliza Reilly

AFLPremiumEagle Yeo could be back in three weeks

West Coast expect Elliot Yeo to return in three or four weeks after scans showed his hamstring injury wasn't too serious.

Justin Chadwick

Basketball background CommentsPremiumEagles complete AFLW playing list with former basketballer

West Coast have completed their AFLW list for season seven, signing a Perth Football League Collegians ruck in the place of injured draftee Lauren Wakfer. 

Eliza Reilly

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Mark DuffieldCommentsPremium
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Tribunal betwixt and between on Eric Hipwood case

Eric Hipwood’s fine for the push that sent Ryan Gardner crashing into an umpire sends an uncomfortable and unclear message on umpire contact.

Mark Duffield

WINGS CLIPPED CommentsPremiumEagles reveal extent of hamstrung Yeo’s injury

West Coast have revealed the extent of Elliot Yeo’s hamstring injury after the dual All-Australian was subbed off in the Eagles’ clash with Richmond on Sunday.

Samantha Rogers

Dream come TrewCommentsPremiumTrew blue: Zane ‘tougher’ after two-year fight for AFL debut

West Coast midfielder Zane Trew says he’s grateful for his two-year, injury-plagued journey to an AFL debut, revealing he ‘wouldn’t change it for the world’.

Samantha Rogers