A pair of die-hard Port Adelaide fans are not letting the fact they have been priced out of airfares stop them from travelling to the preliminary AFL final in Sydney on Friday. Lee McEwan and her mother, Alice Lyall, 76, have been members of the South Australian football club for 25 years and were determined … Read more
Port Adelaide forward Todd Marshall has undergone a new brain scan as concerns mount over his AFL future following a fifth concussion in three years. The 25-year-old was subbed out of last week’s semi-final and will miss this Friday night’s preliminary final against Sydney. There is no guarantee he will be ruled fit to play … Read more
Carlton fan favourite Matt Kennedy has been told to look for a new club as the Blues continue their cleanout following their finals failure. Kennedy is contracted for next year, but 7NEWS AFL reporter Mitch Cleary reports he is free to look for a new home despite playing every game this season in a variety … Read more
A local footy grand final has ended in chaotic and the most dramatic of scenes, with a kick after the siren to win the game. Players from Old Camberwell began celebrating when the siren went at the end of the fourth quarter of their VAFA under 19s division two grand final against University Blues, thinking … Read more
A passionate footy fan has set up a GoFundMe page to pay for Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley’s fine from the AFL. Hinkley was slapped with a $20,000 fine for his heated post-match exchange with Hawthorn antagoniser Jack Ginnivan on Friday night. The league deemed Hinkley’s antics as “conduct unbecoming” on Sunday. Know the news … Read more
The AFL has slapped Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley with a $20,000 fine for his heated post-match exchange with Hawthorn antagoniser Jack Ginnivan. The league deemed Hinkley’s antics as “conduct unbecoming”. “We understand it is a passionate game with a lot at stake for all clubs, however Ken made a decision to engage with opposition … Read more
A local footy final has been called off during the third quarter after a player suffered horrific broken leg. De La Salle player Hamish Curtis had his right shin snapped in half during his side’s VAFA Premier B reserves preliminary final against Old Ivanhoe at Trevor Barker Beach Oval in Sandringham on Sunday. Curtis was … Read more
The GWS Giants’ heartbreak has been laid bare after coughing up big leads two weeks in a row to be eliminated from the finals in straight sets for the first time in the AFL club’s history. Just a week after a 20-point fourth-quarter lead went begging against Sydney, the Giants on Saturday night watched a … Read more
Brisbane remains confident superstar Lachie Neale will be fit to face Geelong in the preliminary final despite a worrying incident in the dying stages of Saturday night’s thrilling win over the GWS Giants. The Lions pulled off a miraculous comeback to overturn a 44-point deficit and win by five points in one of the great … Read more
OPINION Football will be better for what happened after the siren on Friday night. Did it overshadow the result? You betcha. But that’s not a bad thing. When Jack Ginnivan made his comment on Brody Grundy’s post about seeing the Swans in 14 days it was cheeky and, yep, probably a bit disrespectful. But boy … Read more
