Collingwood are in damage control amid a disastrous injury crisis, with Scott Pendlebury a surprise addition to their growing AFL injury list. 7NEWS can reveal the former Magpies skipper had a scan on Monday for a sore bicep/elbow area after an unseen incident against Fremantle on Friday night. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Scott Pendlebury undergoes … Read more
Nathan Buckley has refused to rule out putting his hand up as a candidate to be the inaugural coach of the AFL’s 19th team, the Tasmania Devils. Buckley has not entertained the idea of a return to the coaches’ box since his departure from Collingwood in 2021, despite regular speculation around vacant jobs since then. … Read more
Jack Ginnivan is enjoying the freedom he has been afforded to play with as a Hawthorn forward, especially compared with the “very structured” system at his old AFL club, Collingwood. Ginnivan was a revelation in his second year at the Magpies in 2022, kicking 40 goals to help lift his side from second bottom on … Read more
The AFL has been called out by a disgruntled fan after appearing to manipulate sections of the crowd for Hawthorn’s clash with Brisbane on Sunday. A crowd of 29,664 people were there to see the Hawks upset the Lions at Marvel Stadium, which can hold as many as 54,000 people at capacity. That means the … Read more
Rival AFL coaches Michael Voss and Damien Hardwick both had the umpiring department squarely in their sights in the aftermath of Carlton’s clash with Gold Coast on Saturday. On the stroke of three-quarter time, the Blues had won just three free kicks for the game — 10 fewer than the Suns at the same stage. … Read more
Star defender Isaac Quaynor has come clean on the ball he claimed he touched during the tense final quarter of the thrilling draw between Collingwood and Fremantle. There was drama aplenty during the game as Fremantle came back from the dead to level the scores. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Isaac Quaynor appeals for goal review … Read more
Fremantle skipper Alex Pearce fought back tears after dedicating a crucial goal during his side’s epic draw with Collingwood to late former teammate Cam McCarthy. Pearce kicked an unlikely late goal as the Dockers launched a frenetic fightback to post a thrilling 75-75 AFL draw with the Magpies at Optus Stadium on Friday night. WATCH … Read more
Collingwood big man Mason Cox was subbed out of his side’s AFL blockbuster with Fremantle after a sickening knee injury on Friday night. The 211cm giant flew for a mark inside the Magpies’ forward 50 and came down with a thud, landing on his back with the lower half of his right leg caught under … Read more
Channel 7 sports presenter Abbey Gelmi has shared confronting details of her second pregnancy with three-time Richmond AFL premiership player Kane Lambert. The popular media figure has been battling a “debilitating” case of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), a severe condition that refers to intractable vomiting during pregnancy leading to weight loss, during her first trimester. Gelmi’s … Read more
The AFL world is mourning the death of star half-back flanker Barry Davis, a three-time premiership player and Australian Football League Hall of Famer. A two-time flag winner with Essendon, he moved to North Melbourne and captained the Kangaroos to their first premiership in 1975. Davis, who retired after that last grand final, died aged … Read more
