Essendon defender Jake Kelly called out for kicking Eric Hipwood during loss to Brisbane

Essendon defender Jake Kelly called out for kicking Eric Hipwood during loss to Brisbane

Essendon defender Jake Kelly could come under scrutiny from the match review officer after kicking out at Brisbane forward Eric Hipwood in Saturday night’s clash. Early in the third quarter, Hipwood flew high for a mark over Kelly, but couldn’t quite hold on for what would have been a genuine mark of the year contender. … Read more

Brisbane star Charlie Cameron free to play after overturning three-match ban at appeals board

Brisbane star Charlie Cameron free to play after overturning three-match ban at appeals board

Brisbane have succeeded in their last-ditch bid to clear Charlie Cameron, with the star Lion’s suspension thrown out by the appeals board. The gun forward was hit with a three-match ban following a dangerous tackle on West Coast co-captain Liam Duggan in an incident that immediately polarised the football world. Cameron met Duggan front on … Read more

Brisbane Lions and GWS Giants fail to overturn bans in marathon night at the AFL tribunal

Brisbane Lions and GWS Giants fail to overturn bans in marathon night at the AFL tribunal

The AFL tribunal has heard some ferocious debating around the Charlie Cameron and Toby Bedford tackles that have had the entire industry in a spin. Brisbane and the GWS Giants were challenging the bans of their respective players, but both clubs failed to have their three-match suspensions overturned in a marathon sitting on Tuesday night … Read more

AFL hands out lengthy suspensions to Toby Bedford, Charlie Cameron and Alex Davies

AFL hands out lengthy suspensions to Toby Bedford, Charlie Cameron and Alex Davies

GWS Giants tagger Toby Bedford and Brisbane star Charlie Cameron have both been suspended as the AFL continues their hard-line stance on tackles. Gold Coast pair Alex Davies and Malcolm Rosas were also banned on a day of carnage for the match review officer. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: AFL hands down multiple suspensions. Know the … Read more

Alex Neal-Bullen gives away free kick that gifts Brisbane star Hugh McCluggage match-winning goal

Alex Neal-Bullen gives away free kick that gifts Brisbane star Hugh McCluggage match-winning goal

Melbourne midfielder Alex Neal-Bullen has cost his team a free kick that gifted Brisbane the match-winning goal in an AFL heartstopper on Friday night. With the scores level at 80 apiece deep into the last quarter, the 168-gamer dived over the line deep inside his own defensive 50 with the ball in hand like a … Read more

Concern for AFL umpire John Howorth after going down in centre-bounce hit with Paddy Dow

Concern for AFL umpire John Howorth after going down in centre-bounce hit with Paddy Dow

AFL umpire John Howorth was replaced by an emergency early in Brisbane’s clash with St Kilda on Friday night after going down at a centre bounce stoppage. Howorth was backing out after bouncing the ball in the middle of the Gabba to start the second quarter when he crashed into Saints midfielder Paddy Dow. WATCH … Read more

AFL youngster Darcy Wilson escapes injury in scary tackle with Charlie Cameron

AFL youngster Darcy Wilson escapes injury in scary tackle with Charlie Cameron

St Kilda young gun Darcy Wilson is lucky to have escaped injury from a frightening mid-air incident with Brisbane’s Charlie Cameron. Wilson jumped high into the air to take possession of the ball, deep inside his own defensive 50, when Cameron came directly towards him during their AFL clash on Friday night. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more

Western Bulldogs fans turn on Rory Lobb in ‘unsavoury’ end to grim night against Brisbane

Western Bulldogs fans turn on Rory Lobb in ‘unsavoury’ end to grim night against Brisbane

Western Bulldogs big man Rory Lobb has been jeered off the ground during his side’s AFL loss to Brisbane on Friday night. Lobb has been a maligned player since crossing to the Bulldogs from Fremantle at the end of 2022 and has struggled to hold his spot in the side this year. With the key … Read more

AFL fan furious over decision to close off sections of Marvel Stadium despite modest crowd

AFL fan furious over decision to close off sections of Marvel Stadium despite modest crowd

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

Scary incident compounds Tigers nightmare as Toby Nankervis cleans up Rhyan Mansell and Hugo Ralphsmith

Scary incident compounds Tigers nightmare as Toby Nankervis cleans up Rhyan Mansell and Hugo Ralphsmith

Richmond have suffered a 119-point defeat just a week after a 91-point loss, with a scary incident compounding their latest Gabba nightmare. The Tigers trailed Brisbane by 102 points at three-quarter time on Saturday night in a game where rising star Mykelti Lefau was substituted out with a jaw injury from an accidental knee to … Read more