Former Brisbane Lions skipper Dayne Zorko says a meeting between a few of the club’s veterans at Round 12 helped turn the club around after a mediocre start to the year. Last year’s AFL grand finalists had an uncharacteristically poor first half of the 2024 season, with just four wins and one draw from their … Read more
Lachie Neale doesn’t “give a s***” he will be in for a long recovery after starring in the Brisbane Lions’ first premiership in 21 years. The dual Brownlow medallist turned up to the Lions’ Melbourne family day at Brunswick St Oval in Fitzroy on Sunday with his left leg in a moon boot. Neale has … Read more
Sydney superstar Isaac Heeney has revealed he played through the finals series with a stress fracture in his ankle. Heeney was the raging hot favourite for the Norm Smith Medal after two spectacular performances in the previous finals. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Brisbane romp to massive AFL grand final win. Know the news with the … Read more
Dayne Zorko knows it sounds “arrogant” but believes he “knew” his Brisbane Lions would win the AFL premiership on Saturday, while revealing the shared moment of lifting the cup was planned all along. One year on from playing in a losing grand final without a contract for this season the 35-year-old returned to the biggest … Read more
American pop megastar Katy Perry has teased not playing her hit song Roar during her AFL grand final pre-match show, joking that it unfairly favours the Lions. Perry is one of the biggest international stars the AFL has ever landed for its grand final entertainment, with over 2.3 billion streams of her songs Roar and … Read more
The Sydney Swans have confirmed grand final heartbreak for their captain Callum Mills. After straining his hamstring at training a fortnight ago, Mills had been touch and go to play in Saturday’s decider at the MCG against Brisbane. Tune in to Seven and 7plus on Saturday to watch the AFL grand final live and free. … Read more
Key forward Logan McDonald has missed Sydney’s first training session of AFL grand final week after injuring his ankle in the preliminary-final win over Port Adelaide. The Swans face a nervous wait ahead of the MCG decider with Brisbane after McDonald rolled his ankle in a marking contest in the third term on Friday night. … Read more
Brian Taylor goes up to anyone and everyone during his now iconic AFL post-match segment, Roaming Brian. It’s part of what makes it great. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Brian Taylor interviews Sydney great’s daughter. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today And he’s usually pretty good at identifying most of the people he … Read more
Sydney captain Callum Mills will miss next week’s AFL preliminary final at the SCG because of a hamstring injury. Mills tweaked his hamstring at training on Tuesday, the club’s first major session since defeating GWS in an epic qualifying final. Scans on Wednesday confirmed a minor strain for the academy graduate, who had battled through … Read more
Braeden Campbell has played through the grief of losing his grandfather to help the Sydney Swans secure a home AFL preliminary final. The Swans came from behind to defeat the GWS Giants on Saturday, with several players standing up in an incredible fourth quarter but none deserved more plaudits than Campbell. The 22-year-old started as … Read more
