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 ...

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.

Richmond player Jack Higgins is being treated for a brain bleed in hospital after he suffered headaches following a VFL match on the weekend.

Melbourne's Eastern Football League “Silent Sunday” initiative is creating headlines around the country for the controversial decision to silence all parents on ...

Brisbane Lions' star midfielder has made a cheeky social media post after he was told to toughen up.

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.

Seven years after delivering Hayden Ballantyne a present on the chin, Geelong legend Matthew Scarlett has given the Fremantle niggler another surprise ...

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

The Gold Coast Suns have been so poor for so long their very existence is being called into question.

Robert Murphy will go down as a Western Bulldogs great and one of the clubs most versatile players.

Fremantle's fan favourite Jeff Farmer says he would love to see his son pull on the purple jumper 33.

With the news of Collingwood forward Jaidyn Stephenson's 10-game suspension for placing three same game multi-bets totalling $36 in three separate matches ...

Which club has the easiest run for the final six rounds? The Champion Data numbers say that is St Kilda - hardly any solace to recently departed coach Alan ...

Rhyce Shaw says he was not put out by North Melbourne's unsuccessful bid to lure John Longmire from Sydney.

Irishman Colin O'Riordan has been rewarded for a breakthrough AFL season with Sydney with a two-year contract extension.

Boom Fremantle recruit Jesse Hogan and No.1 ruckman Aaron Sandilands are in doubt to return this AFL season after suffering further injury setbacks. Hogan ...

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

One of the AFL's most controversial characters claims he's turned his life around as he embarks on a surprise career change. Former player manager Ricky ...

Live Graphic Systems (LIGR) has added the AFL to it's growing high-profile client list on a long-term deal to provide graphics and branding for the newly ...

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 ...

The AFL is set to close the academy draft loophole which Sydney exploited to "park" picks at other clubs, in a move that is likely to have ramifications for Greater ...

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, ...

They have lost their last four matches in the AFL after their round 17 loss to Hawthorn followed a Derby thumping at the hands of West Coast and losses to lowly ...

For Nick Riewoldt, memories of the Whispers in the Sky scandal remain *fresh* in his mind. Responding to explosive allegations made by Grant Thomas, the St ...

It was another big weekend in sport, with the ICC World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup continuing, State of Origin 2 and Women's State of Origin ...

Robert Drane's incredible feature in the August 2019 edition of Inside Sport isn't just a feel-good story about increasing numbers of players of Sudanese heritage ...

Steven Baker has admitted to punching and stomping on opponents to put them off their game. But it was a totally different tactic that 'rattled' Bulldogs champion ...

Carlton football director Chris Judd has admitted that he must improve as a member of the media after his controversial "training wheels" comments.

Here's a dirty little secret about sporting crowds. The things that create the most incredible atmospheres – that din that smothers your senses, those epic roars ...

The last SEN original has gone, with Australian Football Hall of Fame legend Kevin Bartlett resigning from his hosting role at SEN after a decade and a half with ...

A senior AFL official has stressed the need for vigilance in the fight against racism ahead of the screening of a controversial documentary on the final season of ...

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

Google Australia has partnered with AFL for the 2019 season to introduce three new voting categories via Google Search. The voting categories allow fans to ...

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, ...

It's just one of the topics Xavier Ellis, Nick Rynne and Ryan Daniels delve into on the latest episode of The Hard Ball Gets AFL show's two minute warning.

He is sitting on a couch in front of the TV with a mate when he decides to have a harmless little flutter on the footy. This is not an ad. This is Collingwood ...

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui could miss the rest of the AFL season after suffering a syndesmosis ankle injury in the one-point loss to Collingwood last ...

NRL Head of Football Graham Annesley may have led the criticism of referees but he now believes it's too much.

There's been a running theme across the sports pages in recent weeks - the failings of the video review system. Rugby league, Australian football, and soccer ...

The AFL and Racing Victoria have joined forces to create software that can track suspicious betting as it happens, which they hope to introduce across all sports ...

Retired Bulldog Tom Boyd has thrown his support behind Dayne Beams, labelling social media users that have trolled the broken Collingwood midfielder as ...

Western Bulldogs captain Easton Wood says he supports AFL players taking a pay cut if it meant the sport could reduce its reliance on gambling advertisements.

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The Saints fall to the ladder-leading Cats in Geelong, the Crows humiliate the Suns by almost 100 points, the Bombers pipped the Kangaroos, while the Hawks ...

Collingwood player Jaidyn Stephenson's moment of betting stupidity could be the catalyst for the AFL finally to kick its addiction to gambling revenue.

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 ...

Former AFL stars Greg Williams and Shaun Smith have joined calls for the league to improve its concussion policy in the wake of groundbreaking research ...

Collingwood's season is suddenly back on track thanks to a spirited and gutsy one-point win over West Coast in Perth, with the Magpies overturning a three-goal ...

It has only been screening to a wider audience for a couple of weeks, but the documentary recounting the booing saga of AFL champion Adam Goodes has led ...

Kevin Sheedy has defended the character of former AFL player Israel Folau, saying he is entitled to his views, even though the coaching legend doesn't share ...

NRL champion Cameron Smith says he would've pulled a Melbourne Storm teammate aside if they'd had a similar mid-match exchange to the Eddie ...

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.

It is too difficult to believe - and yet with that incredulous reaction is the reminder that depression and mental-health issues do not take sides in sport.

Tony Bamford vividly recalls watching a teenage Shannon Hurn strut his stuff for South Australia at the AFL under-18 championships. He says in the 14 years ...

The betting investigation and expected suspension of young Collingwood star Jaidyn Stephenson was the result of Stephenson coming forward to confess his ...

The AFL's socially inclusive agenda is an absolute necessity, writes assistant editor Nicholas Bugeja.

Port Adelaide's finals hopes have been greatly boosted by an impressive win over Geelong, while Brisbane made light work of St Kilda and Melbourne came ...

Stephen Coniglio says 'someone was looking over me' as he dodged a serious knee injury against Richmond and has revealed the story behind this ...

Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins is looking in good shape in a cheeky photo posted to social media.

West Coast's bid for back-to-back premierships has been derailed by a *fresh* injury to superstar Nic Naitanui, while Lance Franklin's 300th game celebrations ...

The AFL has begun meeting coaches, with the lack of junior umpires - a shortage of up to 6000 across Australia - a major talking point.

The AFL's handling of fan behaviour and its double standards on the Jaidyn Stephenson betting issue are just two examples in the past week of how the league ...

Dayne Beams has outed a disgraceful piece of personal online abuse, questioning why “players just have to put up with this s***”. The Collingwood star posted ...

Fremantle faces a possible fight to hold onto both Hill brothers at season's end, with Bradley Hill contemplating a stunning trade request for the second ...

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St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt will join the Tasmanian AFL taskforce in a further boost for a team on the Apple Isle.

Hawthorn champion Ben Dixon believes Alastair Clarkson will sign a $2 million a year deal to become the next Carlton coach.

The AFL has cut 11 goal reviewers during the bye rounds in a bid to lift flagging standards in its goal-review process, as the league ticked off on its handling of ...

Brendan Fevola's ill-fated stint with the Brisbane Lions torpedoed his footy career — but it also may have saved his life. The ex-AFL goalkicker has revealed ...

He went at pick 12 in the 2017 draft, but Darcy Fogarty remains stuck in the SANFL. Rival clubs are showing interest in the out-of-favour young Crow.

WA Premier Mark McGowan has issued a challenge to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to renew an AFL State of...

Respected AFL identity Rodney Eade believes St Kilda have marked the papers of coach Alan Richardson, despite the Saints sitting just one win outside the ...

AFL great Mark “Bomber” Thompson admits he's taken drugs but insists he hasn't sold them.

Lost within its gambling addiction and an upside-down system of penalties for those who forget what sportsmanship is supposed to be, the AFL risks more than ...

The war of codes between the AFL and Cricket Australia is set to continue, with former premiership Lion Jonathan Brown saying the AFL are treated like ...

Like the Bombers and the Eagles, a history of dramatic AFL games between the Power and the Lions has made it one of the league's fiercest interstate rivalries.

Qantas is offering footy fans a second opportunity to score a deal on flights to Melbourne for the AFL grand final. And there's a get-out clause if a passenger's ...

Rarely has an AFL team sitting second on the ladder with a 10-4 record looked in so much trouble.

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has warned players to steer clear of the Israel Folau saga as the former Giant attempts to raise money from the public to pay his legal ...

In an otherwise really bad week for AFL security guards, one narrowly avoided disaster after trying to intervene in an on-field biffo.

Collingwood might not travel interstate as often as some rivals but when they do, they often perform. Can a mammoth task - and some team bonding - spur the ...

Plus two clubs look set to regain their skippers, as the Cats weigh up their forward options. Foxfooty.com.au predicts every club's likely 22 for Round 14.

Shai Bolton admits he would be a bit lazy in the off-season when he's back home in Perth but last summer was different as the Rising Star nominee reveals he ...

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan might be keen on a future AFL State of Origin game in Perth, but forget about Optus Stadium staging a grand final for at least the next ...

As the Giants engage in preliminary talks to take the AFL to the USA, Coach Leon Cameron says the “bold and aggressive” GWS was always exploring new ...

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Geelong AFLW star Melissa Hickey says she believes “in the good” of the world as she put out a plea to help find a “priceless” football ring that was stolen from ...

Lucy Finlay avoided playing sport until she began living as a woman. She has been embraced by a local women's football team and wants people to know ...

Premier Mark McGowan wants the AFL to revive State of Origin football in a bid to lure Victorian and South Australian tourists west. Days out from the historic first ...

The AFL grand final is locked in to the MCG until at least 2057, but Chris Scott says the long-term deal is “a travesty” and John Longmire wants action.

AFL great Nicky Winmar hopes the unveiling of a statue in Perth depicting his famous stance against racism will help encourage more dialogue and education ...

West Coast has moved into the AFL top four following an uninspiring 35-point victory over Essendon in Perth on Thursday night.

After Gold Coast declared it will ask the AFL for a priority pick in this year's draft, the club's inaugural coach Guy McKenna has warned more young talent is not ...

Essendon has pulled off a stunning come-from-behind win over GWS, with Cale Hooker kicking the winning goal with 19 seconds left to secure a thrilling ...

On paper this round looks likes on of the easiest of the season to predict - but given how that's gone this year we will no doubt see plenty of upsets! Who are the ...

The AFL and NRL could soon face class actions on behalf of players suffering the effects from concussion.

With the club's defensive stocks pretty thin, Carlton has handed polarising defender Liam Jones a new long-term contract extension. RECAP THE DAY'S NEWS.

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale says the Tigers' injury-ravaged season has fast-tracked *fresh* faces and strengthened the team's depth as it prepares to ...

Collingwood's Dayne Beams is taking an indefinite break from the AFL to focus on his mental health, the star midfielder intent on regathering himself after a ...

Carlton have won two of their three games under interim coach David Teague, with their triumph over Fremant...