Fremantle expects to know Rory Lobb’s fate within 24 hours after the forward/ruckman had scans on his injured right knee yesterday.
Mark Duffield
Footy fans will be encouraged to wear face masks to and from Optus Stadium when AFL returns this month.
Peter Law
A likely season-ending knee injury to Cam Rayner has marred Brisbane's come-from-behind 28-point win in their AFL pre-season match against Gold Coast.
Ed Jackson
Former West Coast defender Will Schofield has questioned the consequence of the shortened pre-season after Brisbane’s Cam Rayner became the latest injury victim.
Adam Treloar has starred in a hit-out with the Western Bulldogs' reserves team after battling calf tightness over summer.
Shayne Hope and Oliver Caffrey
It’s a derby wrestle to open Mark Duffield’s countdown of the 50 best players in the AFL, with Brad Sheppard and Michael Walters jostling for position. Who deserves to be ranked higher? SEE 50-41
Forward Aaron Naughton has been cleared of major damage to his arm after a Marcus Bontempelli-inspired AFL trial win for the Western Bulldogs against Melbourne.
Oliver Caffrey
Jeremy McGovern is free to play in round one after getting cleared of any wrongdoing for bumping Lachie Schultz in Sunday’s pre-season western derby at Optus Stadium.
Jordan McArdle
Carlton will take on AFL premiers Richmond in round one without boom recruit Zac Williams unless he can successfully challenge a suspension for rough conduct.
Shayne Hope
After Brad Johnson was the sole analyst to correctly predict Fremantle’s abrupt 2016 downfall, Dockers fans will hope he’s right again after he forecasted a purple premiership in the next three years.
Chris Robinson
Players and umpires rewarded for their outstanding performances in the NTFL’s junior grades
GREY MORRIS
Wanderers tell the league they will be appealing their captain Braedon McLean’s three-match ban
St Mary’s and the AFLNT’s operations department in discussions on the legality of player permanent resident claims
Inaugural West Coast Eagle Adrian Barich believes pre-season derbies are ‘crazy’ and shouldn’t be staged due to too much being on the line.
Five AFLW players have ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments over the past fortnight, with Carlton confirming the full extent of Mimi Hill's injury.
In the build-up to round one, Xavier Ellis, 7News footy journalist Ryan Daniels and The West Australian sports editor Nick Rynne gave their predictions for every team in the AFL.
Logan McDonald and Tyler Brockman didn’t take long to have an impact at the weekend, while Heath Chapman, Zane Trew and Isiah Winder featured in the pre-season derby.
Hamstring tendon damage means St Kilda AFL recruit James Frawley is set to spend at least two months on the sidelines.
It is no exaggeration to say Collingwood enter the 2021 AFL season after one of the most tumultuous periods in the club’s long history.
The likely absence of Michael Walters and Rory Lobb means the Dockers’ forward set-up for their season opener will be virtually unrecognisable compared to the past two years.
The Western Bulldogs have moved on quickly after being dealt a round-six reality check by AFLW ladder leaders Collingwood.
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson believes a five-goal lead going into the last final quarter will be ‘nothing now’ with the AFL’s rule changes to drastically speed up the game in 2021.
Nick Smart
Fremantle were so bereft of defenders in 2020 they were forced to play short and turn forwards into backmen. Now, they’ve got the opposite problem.
Mitchell Woodcock
Nic Naitanui will join another current star in making guest commentary box appearances for Seven this season.
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