The Sydney Swans have confirmed grand final heartbreak for their captain Callum Mills. After straining his hamstring at training a fortnight ago, Mills had been touch and go to play in Saturday’s decider at the MCG against Brisbane. Tune in to Seven and 7plus on Saturday to watch the AFL grand final live and free. … Read more
Media personality Andy Lee has revealed the hilarious reason why he will not be supporting Sydney Swans in the AFL Grand Final. As the Swans prepare to face off against the Brisbane Lions, the podcaster will be cheering on the latter after learning of his fiance Rebecca Harding’s past “hook up” with one of the … Read more
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has put the wildcard round concept on the back burner for at least another year. Last month, Dillon said there has been growing support among clubs for an extra knockout round leading into the finals, which would effectively be expanded from eight to 10 teams. The extra round would see 7th … Read more
Melbourne fan favourite Angus Brayshaw has melted hearts with a stunning toast to the class of retired players at the Brownlow Medal on Monday night. Brayshaw was forced to retire on the eve of the season after a string of concussions throughout his career. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Angus Brayshaw’s speech at Brownlow Medal. Know … Read more
Carlton champion Patrick Cripps was reflective and emotional — but still had time for a gag — after winning his second Brownlow Medal with a record number of votes on Monday night. Cripps was dubbed “a humble champion” by Seven host Hamish McLachlan, and showed his class when he took to the podium to make … Read more
Richmond legend Dustin Martin will not attend the Brownlow Medal count on Monday night, and will not take part in the retiring players’ motorcade at the AFL grand final. The 33-year-old announced his immediate retirement in August but was recently the subject of fresh reports linking him with a move to the Gold Coast Suns. … Read more
Key forward Logan McDonald has missed Sydney’s first training session of AFL grand final week after injuring his ankle in the preliminary-final win over Port Adelaide. The Swans face a nervous wait ahead of the MCG decider with Brisbane after McDonald rolled his ankle in a marking contest in the third term on Friday night. … Read more
AFLW juggernaut Adelaide have extended their unbeaten start to the season, crushing Essendon by 33 points at Unley Oval. After being tested by the Bombers early, the Crows blew the game open with a four-goal second term to set up the 9.8 (62) to 4.5 (29) win on Sunday. Danielle Ponter, Niamh Kelly and Caitlin … Read more
Channel 7’s star presenter Hamish McLachlan is back for the 2024 Brownlow Medal after “disappearing” from Australian television for most of the year. McLachlan — hailed for his brilliant interviewing skills — moved to Switzerland and then the south of France at the end of last year, saying he wanted to be completely “investing in … Read more
Brisbane Lions young gun Kai Lohmann showed plenty of cheek after his team’s epic preliminary final win on Saturday. A bubbly Lohmann grabbed the Channel 7 microphone and was in a very excitable mood when he started talking to the star-studded commentators, that included icon Bruce McAvaney and AFL greats Luke Hodge and Dale Thomas. … Read more
