Fremantle skipper Alex Pearce fought back tears after dedicating a crucial goal during his side’s epic draw with Collingwood to late former teammate Cam McCarthy. Pearce kicked an unlikely late goal as the Dockers launched a frenetic fightback to post a thrilling 75-75 AFL draw with the Magpies at Optus Stadium on Friday night. WATCH … Read more
Collingwood big man Mason Cox was subbed out of his side’s AFL blockbuster with Fremantle after a sickening knee injury on Friday night. The 211cm giant flew for a mark inside the Magpies’ forward 50 and came down with a thud, landing on his back with the lower half of his right leg caught under … Read more
Channel 7 sports presenter Abbey Gelmi has shared confronting details of her second pregnancy with three-time Richmond AFL premiership player Kane Lambert. The popular media figure has been battling a “debilitating” case of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), a severe condition that refers to intractable vomiting during pregnancy leading to weight loss, during her first trimester. Gelmi’s … Read more
The AFL world is mourning the death of star half-back flanker Barry Davis, a three-time premiership player and Australian Football League Hall of Famer. A two-time flag winner with Essendon, he moved to North Melbourne and captained the Kangaroos to their first premiership in 1975. Davis, who retired after that last grand final, died aged … Read more
Former AFL great Brendan Fevola has opened up on his personal transformation from troubled rogue to media sensation. Last week former St Kilda star Sam Fisher was jailed for more than five years for drug trafficking. Fisher, 41, was arrested by police in 2022 and last week in Melbourne’s County Court he pleaded guilty to … Read more
The AFL coaches are seemingly in the middle of cranky month. Already this week Collingwood coach Craig McRae has taken aim at the game’s length and the demands on players as his team battles an injury crisis, and now Essendon coach Brad Scott has fired up over the AFL’s tribunal system, while Gold Coast coach … Read more
Veteran Sydney midfielder Luke Parker must serve a six-week ban for the heavy bump in a VFL game that hospitalised opponent Josh Smith. Parker — a star player and respected leader of the club — has not played any AFL football for the Swans this season and the suspension means he will not break back … Read more
Police have charged sacked North Melbourne footballer Tarryn Thomas. The troubled star handed — who was handed a massive 18-game ban by the AFL for conduct breaches that included threatening a woman — was let go by the Kangaroos in February this year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sacked AFL player Tarryn Thomas charged. Stream analysis, … Read more
Melbourne defender Jake Lever will miss up to a month of footy, not only after suffering a concussion against West Coast on Sunday, but with a nagging knee injury as well. The AFL star was subbed out of the Demons’ clash with the Eagles on Sunday after copping an errant knee to the head from … Read more
Sydney Swans veteran Luke Parker has been referred directly to the VFL tribunal for his hit on Frankston player Josh Smith on Friday night. He faces a ban of at least four matches for the hit which was graded as careless conduct, high contact and severe impact. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Luke Parker in hot … Read more
