Taylor Adams will miss up to a month after scans confirmed a lateral ligament strain in his knee. The Sydney Swans recruit was taken down in a stinging tackle by Brisbane’s Cam Rayner during their AFL pre-season practice match on Thursday and grabbed at his left knee immediately. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Taylor Adams to … Read more
AFL legend Heath Shaw has shared some extraordinary behind-the scenes detail of the recent wedding between Dale Thomas and long-term partner Natasha Bongiorno. A star-studded guest list attended the spectacular event which was set in the picturesque setting of Dunkeld, at the southern end of Victoria’s mighty Grampians at the start of February. Shaw and … Read more
A rogue snake on the field and an untimely power outage delayed the start to Sydney’s AFL pre-season clash with Brisbane at Blacktown on Thursday night, but the Lions ultimately could not be stopped when play eventually begun. A dirty night for the Swans was made worse by the prospect of new recruit Taylor Adams … Read more
Former Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe has given under-fire AFL coach Justin Longmuir his vote of confidence in an “off the record” comment that has made it to air. With his consent, 7NEWS Perth broadcast off-air remarks from the dual Brownlow medallist that substantiated Longmuir’s standing within the playing group. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nat Fyfe … Read more
The Sydney Swans are missing multiple stars for their first official practice match with the Brisbane Lions on Thursday night. The Swans were already without leaders Luke Parker and Callum Mills, after Parker broke his arm in a recent scratch-match and Mills injured his shoulder at the end of last year. See the full teams … Read more
There has been a major development in the long-running and explosive racism scandal that came out of the Hawthorn Football Club in 2022. 7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary has revealed the Human Rights Commission are now involved and dates are locked in. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hawthorn racism scandal heads to Human Rights Commission. … Read more
The intrigue around superstar midfielder Clayton Oliver’s AFL return is continuing with Melbourne making another shock call for their official practice game. The Demons are playing Carlton on Wednesday night in their first official hitout of the year, but they have made the decision not to pick Oliver. See the full teams for the Blues … Read more
Melbourne’s AFL finals futility is embarrassing captain Max Gawn and it’s something he’s determined to fix. Even setting aside the issues in the Demons’ turbulent off-season, this year is massive given how badly their last two campaigns have ended. After winning the 2021 premiership, Melbourne have lost their past four finals for two straight-sets exits … Read more
Richmond captain Toby Nankervis is in a race to be fit for the AFL season-opener against the Gold Coast Suns on March 9. The new details around the skipper’s injury have come to light as the Tigers name their squad for their first official practice match against Collingwood on Tuesday night. See the full teams … Read more
Port Adelaide wrecking bull Sam Powell-Pepper has been referred straight to the tribunal for a bump that concussed Adelaide’s Mark Keane in an AFL scratch-match. Powell-Pepper is facing a suspension of at least three games in a case that will test the AFL’s rules around high bumps. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Sam Powell-Pepper sent straight … Read more
