Former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan looks set to return to a position of prominence and is hotly tipped to become the new chairman of Racing Victoria. McLachlan, a passionate horse racing fan, is reportedly Racing Victoria’s top candidate for the position and Victoria Racing Minister Anthony Carbines’ “preferred candidate”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gillon McLachlan … Read more
Popular Adelaide Crows veteran Rory Sloane has shared details — and vision — of the latest round of surgery that he has had on his troublesome eye. The AFL star had surgery on a detached retina in his right eye at the end of January. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Rory Sloane shares vision of nasty … Read more
Andrew McLeod achieved plenty in his AFL career. A dual premiership winner who won the Norm Smith Medal in both grand final successes, the Adelaide Crows legend is still remembered by fans as one of their favourite players. Yet even now he’s finding ways to impress, 15 years into retirement and at the age of … Read more
Ben Cousins will be swapping his footy boots for Cuban heels on the new season of Dancing With the Stars. The AFL premiership player and 7NEWS Perth sport presenter has been announced as the first star joining this year’s show — in which the most unexpected celebrities are taking to the dancefloor. At his peak, … Read more
Australian cricket legend Justin Langer says he remembers the moment “like it was yesterday”. In an extraordinary column for The West Australian, Langer has recalled the death of his good friend and West Coast hero Chris Mainwaring. Click here to read Langer’s full column in The West Australian. Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, … Read more
There are concerns at Collingwood for young superstar Nick Daicos ahead of the AFL season. Daicos battled through a two-and-a-half hour pre-season session on Friday but was in clear discomfort. He was repeatedly seen grimacing and touching his groin area, and ended up on his back on the oval. Analysis, local footy and the biggest … Read more
Dashing Carlton back Zac Williams is coming back from what he has just described as a “turbulent” 12 months. And turbulent is probably an understatement. Heading into last season, Williams by his own admission was “flying”. Then, every AFL player’s nightmare scenario became his reality … a season-ending ACL injury before a ball has even … Read more
A magistrate has slammed a 21-year-old man’s attack on retiring North Melbourne player Jack Ziebell as “vile, repugnant and utterly stupid”, as he fined him $25,000. Ibrahim Behluli sat in the front row of Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday, where he was sentenced after pleading guilty to intentionally causing injury and affray over last year’s … Read more
Four-time premiership hero Jarryd Roughead is back at Hawthorn after walking out on St Kilda in December last year. With the Saints going through a dramatic period of change under coach Ross Lyon, the 36-year-old — who had held various roles during his time at the Saints — made the call to leave just before … Read more
Collingwood premiership hero Brayden Maynard was involved in a car accident on Monday morning. 7NEWS reporter Mitch Cleary revealed Maynard missed training on Monday after the early morning incident. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Maynard involved in car accident. Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, Seven and 7plus are the home of footy shows for … Read more
