Round 6 teams: Western Bulldogs make multiple changes for crunch clash against St Kilda

Round 6 teams: Western Bulldogs make multiple changes for crunch clash against St Kilda

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has made multiple changes for Thursday night’s crunch match against St Kilda, with young superstar Jamarra Ugle-Hagan set to miss. Ugle-Hagan is out for for personal reasons, and has been replaced in the team by forward-ruck Rory Lobb. SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL THE INS AND OUTS Stream analysis, local footy … Read more

Peter Davidson, member of West Coast’s inaugural 1987 team, dies after six-year cancer battle

Peter Davidson, member of West Coast’s inaugural 1987 team, dies after six-year cancer battle

Popular former West Coast and Brisbane player Peter Davidson has died after a six-year cancer battle, aged 60. Davidson was a member of the Eagles’ inaugural team in 1987, playing in the history-making win over Richmond in their first-ever AFL game. Injuries restricted him to just one more senior game for the club and he … Read more

Charlie Cameron learns fate as Brisbane Lions cop big blow on bizarre tribunal night

Charlie Cameron learns fate as Brisbane Lions cop big blow on bizarre tribunal night

Brisbane have successfully overturned Charlie Cameron’s one-match suspension but a big injury blow means they must still make at least one change for Saturday’s blockbuster clash with Geelong. The Lions fronted the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night hoping to have their star forward’s dump tackle on Melbourne’s Jake Lever reclassified from medium impact to low. … Read more

Collingwood premiership hero Nathan Murphy forced into sad retirement after string of concussions

Collingwood premiership hero Nathan Murphy forced into sad retirement after string of concussions

Collingwood premiership defender Nathan Murphy has called time on his AFL career after just 57 games. The 24-year-old suffered his 10th concussion in the grand final last year, substituted out before celebrating with his teammates, and he has been wrapped in cotton wool ever since. He was examined by the AFL’s concussion panel in December … Read more

Major update on Collingwood star Nathan Murphy’s AFL future after latest meeting

Major update on Collingwood star Nathan Murphy’s AFL future after latest meeting

Collingwood premiership player Nathan Murphy is weighing up his AFL future after meeting with an independent panel of doctors over the weekend, according to 7NEWS reporter Mitch Cleary. It’s believed a decision on his career could be made as soon as this week. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The latest on Nathan Murphy. Stream analysis, local … Read more

Lions veteran Dayne Zorko says Noah Answerth is ‘apologetic’ for ‘cry baby’ sledge to Harrison Petty

Lions veteran Dayne Zorko says Noah Answerth is ‘apologetic’ for ‘cry baby’ sledge to Harrison Petty

Brisbane Lions veteran Dayne Zorko says he has spoken with Noah Answerth and insists his teammate is apologetic for making a “cry baby” sledge towards Melbourne’s Harrison Petty. Answerth mocked Petty by rubbing his eyes in the last quarter of the Lions’ 22-point win on Thursday night after the Demons forward missed a shot. WATCH … Read more

Richmond under fire after Judson Clarke plays on with ACL tear as injury crisis deepens

Richmond under fire after Judson Clarke plays on with ACL tear as injury crisis deepens

Questions are being asked of Richmond’s medical team after young gun Judson Clarke was sent back onto the field during a VFL game despite suffering a serious knee injury. Clarke will miss the remainder of the season after scans confirmed he ruptured the graft in his right ACL during Sunday’s clash against Werribee. WATCH THE … Read more

West Coast taste first win of the season with massive upset of Richmond

West Coast taste first win of the season with massive upset of Richmond

Star draftee Harley Reid and gun veteran Elliot Yeo have inspired struggling West Coast to their first win of the AFL season, downing Richmond by 39 points. Yeo (27 disposals, two goals) was back to his All-Australian best and Jake Waterman kicked a career-high six majors as the hosts delivered their strongest first half since … Read more

Kangaroos youngster Colby McKercher sent straight to hospital after innocuous hit with Jeremy Cameron

Kangaroos youngster Colby McKercher sent straight to hospital after innocuous hit with Jeremy Cameron

North Melbourne’s top AFL draftee Colby McKercher has been sent to hospital to assess his ribs after colliding with Geelong superstar Jeremy Cameron. McKercher was on a collision course with Cameron as he trailed the ball into a contest late in the first quarter of North’s clash with the Cats on Saturday. The Roos youngster … Read more

Tom Liberatore ‘not too happy’ after shock call on concussion protocols

Tom Liberatore ‘not too happy’ after shock call on concussion protocols

Tom Liberatore has been forced out of the Western Bulldogs’ important clash with St Kilda next week as the club seeks answers into his mystery collapse. The 31-year-old fell to the turf late in Friday night’s defeat to Essendon, panicking his nearby opponent, but he returned to his feet and played out the contest. WATCH … Read more