Hawthorn forced the Giants into slow, careful ball movement over the first three quarters, where they struggled to find possession deep inside 50, often playing right into the hands of Sam Frost and ...

the two-time Brownlow Medallist insisted he would not have left his family had the AFL opted to play the match in a different location. 'I think my first opinion on that would have been I wouldn ...

An embarrassed Port Adelaide are still searching for reasons behind their opening-round flop but dismiss their coaching succession plan as a factor. The Power crashed to a 91-point loss to ...

Finally, the entire 18-team competition can sink their teeth into the AFL season after only four sides played in Opening Round. The Western Bulldogs have had a tumultuous off-season with a medium ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. To help you pick a competitive starting side, seven expert SuperCoach teams have been collated and combined ...

Round 1 of the AFL season gets underway Thursday evening ... Keep up to date with all of the fixtures, games, team news, tips, odds, results, reaction, and video as they come to hand.

The AFL, the existing eighteen clubs (soon to be nineteen with Tasmania entering the league), and supporters are all aware that granting a licence for a 20th side is inevitable. 19 teams may work ...

Chris Cavanagh picks out their best team this century ... David Hale being among other premiership heroes to start their AFL careers elsewhere. Shane Crawford, Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell are ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Sixteen players from the three-peat Leigh Matthews era feature in our Brisbane Lions Team of the Century ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. There’s a general rule for teams who fall into the finals ...