When snow fell during an AFL match between the Hawks and the Giants, it was lauded as the first time it had ever happened during an AFL game. Fact Check ...

Coach Ross Lyon and chief executive Steve Rosich have been sacked by Fremantle in a significant shake-up at the struggling AFL club. The decision to show ...

Today a film opens and as is the case with films, those who want to see it will see it.

Ross Lyon's time as the man in charge at Fremantle was cut short on Tuesday when the club swung the axe and parted ways with him after eight seasons.

Been to an AFLW match lately? That's AFL Women's for those who have been living under a Sherrin-shaped rock. It's the game that is inspiring young girls in ...

Collingwood star Steele Sidebottom will undergo surgery on a ruptured testicle and will miss Friday night's clash with Essendon.

The 7AFL Instagram page has been running polls this week to see who the public think is the greatest player from 2010 until now. These polls got me thinking ...

Considered one of the true greats of the game, Farmer played 101 games for Geelong in the 1960s.

Coach Luke Beveridge might be keeping a lid on it but the Western Bulldogs and their die-hard fans are riding a wave of momentum to the AFL finals.

If Jaidyn Stephenson had punched someone, gone to the tribunal and been suspended for 10 matches he would not be able to play in the VFL this weekend.

The AFL is exploring a two-year extension of the broadcast rights agreement which would take its decades-long relationship with the Seven Network until the ...

After decades of silence, the wellbeing of players has finally been pushed to the foreground.

Collingwood and Essendon will gain and lose some big names as they open round 23 with Friday night's MCG blockbuster.

AFL boss Gill McLachlan has revealed the top pick on his wishlist to perform at the AFL Grand Final, reports News Corp's Nui Te Koha.

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says key defender Tom Clurey will miss Sunday's AFL fixture against Fremantle.

Ross Lyon's mate Paul Roos launches tirade at Dockers hierarchy.

Collingwood have somehow scored an early return for livewire forward Jaidyn Stephenson from his gambling ban, with the 20-year-old free to play VFL this ...

GWS would only need to match the aggregate amount and number of years – but not specific annual dollars – if they chose to match any free-agent offer to ...

This has not been the best couple of weeks for the Essendon Football Club. Not since the club's crisis was at its pee-in-a-cup high tide has the Twitterverse, or at ...

A week after David Teague was appointed Carlton's coach, 7NEWS.com.au lifts the lid on the Blues' ill-fated pursuit of Alastair Clarkson.

Giants AFL coach Leon Cameron has effectively ruled key forward Jonathon Patton out for the rest of the 2019 season.

Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says he is “disturbed” the AFL has allowed banned Collingwood forward Jaidyn Stephenson to return in the VFL, which has ...

Every time Manunda key forward Ezekiel Frank takes to the footy field, he has his father Jerry right there with him.

The Israel Folau AFL experiment cost millions of dollars and lasted 13 games. But former GWS assistant coach Mark Williams says it didn't have to end that way ...

Gold Coast prospect Izak Rankine is giving Stuart Dew a selection headache ahead of Saturday's AFL finale against GWS.

Almost a year after he played his last game for Carlton, Sam Rowe will finally reach the 100-game milestone when he debuts for St Kilda this weekend.

Gold Coast will consider hiring a coaching mentor for Stuart Dew, who won't be judged on his win-loss AFL record as a contract extension nears.

Disappointment in failing to live up to expectation was loaded with anger at the weekend towards the Crows and Power. And it has prompted some powerful ...

A NEW multipurpose stadium on the Hobart waterfront would be a perfect venue for a Tasmanian AFL team, a Parliamentary Committee has heard.

It's hard to believe, but August is already here. The AFL and NRL march towards the end of their seasons, Super Netball returns from its World Cup hiatus, and ...

For a number of years they were one of the AFL's ultimate glamour couples but now it appears the dream is over for Jimmy Bartel and wife Nadia.

As Port Adelaide's CEO takes the unusual step of telling fans to blame him — not coach Ken Hinkley — for his club's poor form, the Crows are also in damage ...

The AFL says the umpire got it right when he paid 'studs up' free kicks against Jack Riewoldt, but the interpretation that cost the Tigers forward has been binned ...

As the home and away season begins to wrap up, star players will be rewarded for their achievements during the year at events like the All-Australian selection ...

The Australian Rules community in the Pacific Islands is mourning the death of Scott Reid, who started AFL in Samoa before spending 20 years helping to grow ...

Australia and Utah Jazz star Dante Exum seems to have broken ranks with the rest of the Boomers squad and commented on the storm that engulfed Ben ...

This was the test Adelaide desperately needed to pass to show their credentials in the finals race.

7NEWS' Tom Browne reports Collingwood's shocking injury situation has developed further, with key injury concerns this morning to Pies superstar Jordan De ...

It may only be mid-August, still weeks away from Spring sun and footy finals, but for four premiership contenders the 2019 AFL season may well come down to ...

A star Kangaroo could be hopping home and back down the highway — as could a Saint.

Three clubs are breathing down Geelong's neck for top spot while it now looks like Ballarat is going to host a final - in Round 23, with the winner to finish eighth.

The race to make the Top Eight is taking shape but the finishing order is anyone's guess. But here's the thing, it will be September faster than you can scream ...

Richmond steamrolls Collingwood by 32 points in an ominous blowout at the MCG, cementing its status as premiership favourites and leaving the Magpies in a ...

Goals in the dying seconds by Cale Hooker and Jake Stringer have secured Essendon a narrow 10-point AFL win over Gold Coast.

Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs kept their hopes of finals action alive as Brisbane and Geelong both placed serious claims on the top two spots.

The score review system again took centre stage after a strange decision resulted in a “major disadvantage” for Port Adelaide.

"We've been playing this game for well over 100 years and it's the first time it's been played in snow."

Fox Footy experts, including teams from Saturday Stretch, Selection Night and the Fox Footy Podcast, are here to help with their winners for all nine games.

When Tom Hawkins entered the Geelong Football Club for the first time, Cam Mooney took one look at the father-son draft pick and knew this was going to be a ...

Tim Kelly left Perth two years ago a virtual unknown, but arrives back this week an AFL star after a breakout start to his career — and the Dockers and the Eagles ...

The Shayna Jack doping scandal has reportedly spread to the AFL.

After just two instalments and no end of scepticism from AFL clubs and fans, the maligned AFLX exhibition is canned for 2020, allowing for more column inches ...

Rules determining which players would be allowed to switch clubs during a mid-season trade period will be debated by the competition committee on ...

Collingwood's Sam Murray is finally awaiting a ruling on his football future after a year-long delay for his AFL anti-doping hearing and the league wants greater ...

PREMIER Will Hodgman has formed a supergroup with his leading ministers to co-ordinate Tasmania's bid for national sporting licenses and has declared the ...

Welcome to SuperCoach finals week! By now, your teams are set, you're assessing your opposition this week, and ready to make an assault on SuperCoach ...

Falling membership figures and the 'novelty factor' falling at Adelaide Oval has once again put the term 'stadium deal' on the agenda. Reality Bites looks at what ...

Geelong have held North Melbourne to the lowest score in the Kangaroos' 95-year AFL history to win by 55 points at GMHBA Stadium and regain top spot on the ...

Three men front court accused of an attack near the MCG, as the two victims of the alleged bashing deny starting a fight that resulted in them repeatedly being ...

Seven years on from his AFL debut, Euroa's Jamie Elliott brought up his 100th game on Sunday afternoon and marked the occasion with two goals.

The Gold Coast Suns are likely to be given Darwin as a recruiting zone as part of a package of measures aimed at lifting the struggling club. But the league is yet ...

Champion Geelong forward Tom Hawkins made his 250th AFL game one to remember, taking best-on-ground honours in the Cats' 27-point win against Sydney.

Ugly crowd incidents are hardly a new phenomenon, but what we saw on the weekend feels as if it's powered by something else.

Nailbiters, from-the-canvas comebacks, shock upsets - round four was pure football feelings.

The AFL's competition committee will look at restructuring the pre-season amid concern about player injuries.

This season of AFL has brought upsets galore and the fun continues with the final ladder only becoming harder to predict. Craig Little. Sun 21 Jul 2019 14.00 ...

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says he is devastated that some fans feel they are victims of a security crackdown at venues.

The weekend's results showed it is hard to see where the challenges come for Geelong and Collingwood.

The AFL has changed its official version of the how Australian Rules football was created, now officially recognising Indigenous origins — but the game's ...

Club bosses will have a private screening of an upcoming documentary about Adam Goodes as the AFL braces itself for the fallout once it is released publicly.

Deal to run until 2023 takes AFL past Tennis Australia as highest-earning sporting body from sponsorship.

Moments of madness rose to the fore during round eight in AFL tweedledee, tweedle-dumb show.

Thursday's opener between Carlton and Richmond is likely to be greeted at AFL House with a certain sense of relief. Geoff Lemon. Wed 20 Mar 2019 13.00 EDT ...

It is not the sport that inherently attracts violence and discrimination, it is the way in which it is administered.

Marvel Stadium management will review security procedures after the AFL venue's chief executive Michael Green conceded some fans felt intimidated by the ...

Amid all the doom and gloom 2018 served up plenty to savour.

The job security of an AFL coach is often considered tenuous, particularly when their team is underperforming. But the introduction of a soft cap in 2015 — to limit ...

It was another big weekend in sport with Ash Barty getting to the number 1 spot in women's tennis, and Australia continuing their journey in the cricket world cup, ...

The third AFL match in China was even flatter than the first two.

The irony of the league sanctioning a player for something it is complicit in promoting is glaring.

Jaidyn Stephenson admits it was incredibly stupid to bet on AFL matches after he is banned for 22 matches, with 12 suspended, meaning he will return for the ...

In late February Jack Steven stood up in front of his St Kilda teammates and told them he was taking time away from the club to deal with mental health issues.

AFL admits it let down the Sydney Swans star over racist abuse and promises to learn from its mistakes.

The AFL is examining the issue of excessive tackling, with football boss Steve Hocking saying the AFL wants to reduce the amount of tackling in the game.

The bump is back on the endangered species list after the AFL Commission approved a range of tweaks to the match review and tribunal systems for 2019.

A raft of rule changes look set to shake up the new season of footy — but what does the preseason tell us about how the players and coaches have responded to ...

St Kilda have become the third AFL club to join the chase for a new coach this season after Alan Richardson's 127-game tenure came to an end.

Gary Ablett has been handed a one-game AFL suspension for striking Gold Coast opponent Anthony Miles behind the play.

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has described as 'pretty practical' the umpiring of Sydney co-captain Dane Rampe's goalpost climb in Friday's dramatic Essendon ...

Barracking has been a colourful and controversial part of Australian Rules football since the game's inception. Now, the AFL is trying to maintain order – and ...

One of the AFL's rising stars, Jaidyn Stephenson, has been rubbed out of the competition for 10 matches after admitting to placing bets on matches he played ...

Toyota has announced it will continue its lead sponsorship of the Australian Football League for another four years. At the official launch of the AFL season in ...

Goal-by-goal report: Richard Parkin brings you the 2019 AFL Anzac Day clash between Essendon and Collingwood from the MCG.

The AFL's score review system is under fire yet again after a controversial goal helped Essendon stun GWS on Thursday night. Replays appeared to show ...

Brendon Bolton is understood to have been sacked as coach of AFL strugglers Carlton.

Rolling report: Join Richard Parkin for coverage of the day's AFL, NRL, Super Netball and Super Rugby action.

The AFL's endless tinkering with every facet of the sport means that no matter how good the game is, it won't be good enough, writes Richard Hinds.

The North Melbourne defender's recovery from a bridge fall is a reminder of sport's true power to heal.

Following a player's suspension for betting on a match, AFL coaches, a former player and a gambling researcher warn gambling poses a problem for the league, ...

When former male AFL players join the pile-on of their female counterparts, you can see there's still a lot of work to do, writes Kate O'Halloran.