BERITA HARIAN TERUPDATE
Just six months on from suffering a traumatic arm injury, Collingwood defender Jeremy Howe has played out their thrilling AFL grand final win with three broken ribs. A big bump from Brisbane Lions star Charlie Cameron left Howe on the MCG turf early in the final quarter of the Magpies’ epic four-point victory, which secured […]
The rise of participation for women in sports like AFLW, cricket, boxing and basketball has extreme lasting health benefits for society and the individuals at large, but with the rapid growth, comes a need for protective clothing on the same level we see in the men’s games. Without comprehensive research having been completed yet, the […]
Brisbane coach Chris Fagan has claimed underdog status against Collingwood as the Lions prepare for their first AFL grand final in 19 years. The Magpies will start as slight favourites for Saturday’s decider with bookmakers after clinching the minor premiership and having played at the MCG 16 times this season. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Craig […]
Brisbane are set to take an unchanged lineup into Saturday’s AFL grand final with Jack Payne set to miss out. While Payne is the latest heartbreaking selection call for this weekend, Collingwood have also thrown a massive surprise dropping Pat Lipinski to the sub role. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Jack Payne ruled out of AFL […]
It’s the parade tradition that at first glance appears to be little more than an innocuous piece of publicity for the AFL grand final. But two premiership captains have now pulled back the curtain on the secret mind games played by skippers when they lift the cup together on the day before the decider. WATCH […]
Billy Frampton will replace injured forward Dan McStay in Collingwood’s AFL grand final side, with coach Craig McRae saying the versatile 26-year-old provides added flexibility. Frampton has not played since round 24, but McRae told him on Tuesday he would return against the Brisbane Lions for Saturday’s AFL showpiece at the MCG. WATCH THE VIDEO […]
Grand final coaches Craig McRae and Chris Fagan have been overlooked for the AFL’s coach-of-the-year award. McRae has powered Collingwood to Saturday’s decider in just his second season as head coach, while Fagan – who started coaching Brisbane in 2017 and is 62 years old – is set to become the oldest AFL/VFL grand final […]
Sydney co-captain Callum Mills is in significant doubt for Round 1 next year after injuring his shoulder during the Swans’ Mad Monday celebrations. 7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Clearly exclusively revealed the star midfielder will undergo surgery after suffering the injury while wrestling with a teammate. “And tonight we can reveal the shock surgery for […]
North Melbourne will receive three extra first-round draft picks across two years in a bid by the AFL to help lift the club off the bottom of the ladder. The Kangaroos won only three games in 2023 and have failed to finish higher than 17th in the past four seasons, including wooden spoons in 2021 […]
Former West Coast champion Ben Cousins’ journey back into the AFL family is taking another huge step, making an amazing return to the Brownlow Medal function in Melbourne. Cousins appeared at the event when it was held in Perth in 2021 after receiving an open invitation from the AFL. But tonight will be the first […]
Bailey Smith has committed to the Western Bulldogs but admits he still needs to work on accepting roles away from his preferred midfield position. The AFL star endured a tough season where he faced criticism that he was less committed than he needed to be – but he has now turned to business off the […]
Young Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos is still widely tipped to create history on Monday night and win the Brownlow Medal in just his second AFL season. But after a stunning first half of the year where he became a runaway favourite, the chasing pack has now dramatically closed. In Round 21 Daicos was tagged out […]
Brisbane star Conor McKenna has left the Channel 7 commentary team in stitches with an instantly classic interview after the Lions’ win over Carlton on Saturday night. The Lions booked their spot in next week’s AFL grand final with a 16-point triumph and McKenna was one of the best with 20 touches and one goal. […]
Collingwood could have a number of injury concerns ahead of the AFL grand final with captain Darcy Moore sporting a nasty blow after Friday night’s win over the GWS Giants. The Magpies held on for a heart-stopping one-point victory to book their spot in next week’s premiership decider, but have a few sore bodies from […]
The affiliation between Gaelic football in Ireland and the AFL has been long-running, and so it has extended to the AFLW too. With more Irish players than ever in the competition, the Sydney Swans will celebrate the Irish community when they face the West Coast Eagles this weekend. Three promising Irish cross-coders were signed at […]
Adem Yze has won the race for Richmond’s senior AFL coaching role, edging out Tigers interim boss Andrew McQualter for the job. The Tigers confirmed Yze as the man to replace Damien Hardwick after the three-time premiership coach quit Richmond in May. Former St Kilda forward and longtime Tigers assistant, Andrew McQualter, impressed as interim […]
Port Adelaide have gone toe-to-toe with Geelong as Esava Ratugolea’s desired move to South Australia looks set to drag on through the AFL trade period. For the second off-season in a row, Ratugolea has requested a trade to Port. But this time the defender is out of contract and cannot be forced to stay with […]
The player at the centre of a wild brawl in a local football league’s grand final could be banned for life. West Coburg player Jordan Gloury – who is also an assistant coach – was banned for 12 matches as a result of two striking charges in the Essendon District Football League’s (EDFL) division one […]
A phone conversation with Michael Voss while standing on top of a ladder has Jonathan Brown wary. But the Brisbane Lions great still thinks his old team, and the tall forwards he all-but wrote off earlier this year, have proved themselves ready to win the club’s first flag in 20 years. The Lions play Carlton […]
Richmond’s long search for a new coach is racing to an end and 7NEWS cameras have captured Tigers chief Brendon Gale in a meeting with top candidate Adem Yze. 7NEWS can also reveal that former Collingwood coach and Brownlow medallist Nathan Buckley has emerged as a “surprise” key player. It now appears the Victorian powerhouse […]
Jasmine Fleming is sporting royalty, but as the daughter of Australian cricket star Damien, she’s carving her own way in the sporting world with Hawthorn’s AFLW side. Fleming has been nominated for the Rising Star award in Round 3, alongside Carlton’s Keeley Skepper. The Hawks pounced on the speedy, classy midfielder in the Season 7 […]
Renaming the premiership cup after Ron Barassi is among the ways the AFL is considering honouring the football legend. League chiefs will consult clubs and key industry figures in coming days before deciding how to acknowledge Barassi, who died on Saturday aged 87. The AFL Commission will make a final call, with the grand final […]
The AFL world is in shock with the news that St Kilda legend Kevin ‘Cowboy’ Neale has passed away. Just a day after Australia’s sports community was rattled by the death of football icon Ron Barassi, the St Kilda Football Club has confirmed that their 1966 premiership hero has died overnight at the age of […]
Ron Barassi’s family will be offered a state funeral to honour the Australian sporting icon. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the gesture will be made after Barassi died on Saturday aged 87. Andrews joined Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the AFL community in paying tribute to Barassi, with league chairman Richard Goyder calling him the […]
Football icon Ron Barassi has died aged 87. An outstanding player with Melbourne, winning six premierships, the Victorian finished his career with Carlton and went on to coach the Blues and North Melbourne to two flags apiece. The Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend’s family announced his death in a brief statement on Saturday. Analysis, […]
Sam Docherty has done plenty to inspire the AFL community so far in his career. Now the 29-year-old has added another chapter, playing the entire second half of Carlton’s semi-final victory over Melbourne after dislocating his left shoulder. And Blues coach Michael Voss is adamant Docherty will be there next weekend when they meet Brisbane […]
There were wild scenes at a fish ‘n’ chip shop in Melbourne’s inner-north when former AFL star Ryan Fitzgerald from Seven’s The Front Bar turned up. The restuarant is owned by former Carlton fan-favourite Ang Christou and it’s fair to say he – and his customers – are enjoying the Blues return to finals action […]
Melbourne have made three changes for Friday night’s blockbuster semi-final against Carlton, but Brodie Grundy has again been overlooked. The Demons were forced into two changes with Angus Brayshaw’s much-publicised concussion and Jacob van Rooyen’s suspension ruling them out, while retiring defender Michael Hibberd has been dropped and may have played his final AFL game. […]
Angus Brayshaw is continuing to improve from concussion during an “emotional” period for everyone involved with the Melbourne wingman, teammates say. The 27-year-old was concussed in a collision with Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard, who was cited for rough conduct before being cleared of any wrongdoing by the AFL tribunal. Brayshaw, who has a history of concussions, […]
The race for Melbourne’s out-of-favour ruck Brodie Grundy has taken an intriguing twist. Port Adelaide’s coach Ken Hinkley and young stars Connor Rozee and Zak Butters met with Grundy in a bid to lure the big man back to his home state of South Australia. But the Sydney Swans are now in the box seat […]
Richmond premiership great Alex Rance will link up with former Tigers coach Damien Hardwick at Gold Coast next season. As a coach — not a player. During his acceptance speech after being inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame on Monday night, the five-time All-Australian was quick to douse any speculation surrounding his comeback […]
Hamish Brayshaw, the brother of Melbourne midfielder, Angus, has accused the AFL of Collingwood bias. In an incident that has split the AFL, Angus was knocked out by Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard during the Magpies’ final with the Demons on Thursday night. In the bitter fallout, it is possible Angus (who has a history of […]
Melbourne star Angus Brayshaw is preparing to undergo brain scans as doubts surround his playing future in the AFL. Brayshaw was knocked out in a botched smothering attempt by Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard during Thursday night’s qualifying final. Maynard collided with Brayshaw in an incident that led to a rough conduct charge, with the Magpies defender […]
Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom has described teammate Brayden Maynard as a “hard and fair” player as the defender waits to learn his fate at the AFL tribunal. Maynard was charged with rough conduct after his smothering attempt on Angus Brayshaw’s kick led to a collision between the two players that left the Melbourne midfielder knocked […]
Collingwood have demolished Fremantle by 21 points to register their first win of the AFLW season. Led by superstar captain Brianna Davey, the Magpies never trailed at Victoria Park on Sunday to keep the Dockers scoreless in the first and third terms. Nell Morris-Dalton was Collingwood’s only multiple goal-kicker, with two, as the Magpies prevailed […]
It’s a tough job and the people are unforgiving. But when you forget an iconic line in your country’s national anthem, those people are going to notice, and they’re not going to be kind. Brisbane-based soul singer Liliya Butonova was handed the daunting task of singing Advance Australia Fair (watch it in the video above) […]
St Kilda coaches have given some disturbing insight into the serious nature of the health battle that forced Tim Membrey out of Saturday’s elimination final against the GWS Giants. Membrey, 29, was a late omission from the game due to what the club described as a “personal health matter”. St Kilda didn’t provide any more […]
Harry McKay will miss Carlton’s semi-final with Melbourne after the forward was concussed in Friday night’s AFL elimination final victory over Sydney. The 25-year-old had a tough night in front of goal, missing two sitters, but his kicking woes were put to one side when he went down in the third quarter. McKay was flying […]
AFL fans are calling on league headquarters to take action against Collingwood midfielder Tom Mitchell. Mitchell, the 2018 Brownlow medallist, was involved in an embarrassing exchange with Melbourne superstar Christian Petracca during the first quarter of the chaotic qualifying final on Thursday night. During the exchange, Mitchell appears to say something to Petracca and Petracca […]
Melbourne will be licking their wounds after setting an unwanted record in their loss to Collingwood in the qualifying final on Thursday night. The Demons lost the match by seven points, but will be left to think what might have been after spurning a stack of chances in the 9.6 (60) to 7.11 (53) defeat. […]
The 2023 AFL finals series roars into action on Seven this week with four blockbuster matches featuring the game’s biggest and best stars over three epic nights. One of the most open finals series of recent times will get off to a cracking start tonight when minor premiers Collingwood face Melbourne in a qualifying final […]
Adelaide’s high-flying forward Shane McAdam is walking out of the AFL club. The Crows confirmed that McAdam wants out after respected South Australian football journalist Michelangelo Rucci said the player “will seek a trade to Melbourne”. McAdam is 28 and does not have a contract beyond this year. Analysis, local footy and the biggest moments, […]
The GWS Giants have been forced to go all the way to the AFL appeals board – just two days before their elimination final – to fight for Toby Bedford. And Essendon legend Tim Watson believes there’s enough evidence to argue league bosses have tried to make an example out of the 23-year-old ahead of […]
Collingwood coach Craig McRae is intent on picking Darcy Cameron and Mason Cox despite wet and cold conditions predicted for the Magpies’ qualifying final showdown against Melbourne. The minor premier Magpies will take both their big men into Thursday night’s blockbuster finals opener at the MCG, no matter the weather forecast. “I’m pretty happy to […]
The first two nominations for the 2023 AFLW Rising Star have been revealed, with young guns Ally Morphett of the Sydney Swans and Ella Roberts of the West Coast Eagles named. Ally Morphett starred for the Swans when they defeated Greater Western Sydney to record their first-ever AFLW victory. Morphett, 19, began her second season […]
The first round of AFLW has come and gone, but has not ensued without controversy. Moving on from a heartbreaking two-point finals series loss to North Melbourne in season seven, Geelong have begun the new campaign in style with a 48-point win over injury-riddled Western Bulldogs. The Cats dominated the Bulldogs on Saturday, running out […]
As eight AFL teams set their sights on the ultimate prize, the remaining 10 teams are already turning their attentions to the trade period. The trade talk is already in overdrive a month out from the official start date (October 9) with a host of star players, headlined by Brodie Grundy and Bailey Smith, linked […]
Carlton have had an intense pre-finals training session in front of thousands of pumped AFL fans at Ikon Park on Saturday. The Blues faithful rolled in for the open day, only to witness a physical ‘simulation’ match where things boiled over between ruck Marc Pittonet and midfielder Matthew Kennedy. Cameras caught the moment when tempers […]
Melbourne have sent an early warning to their AFLW rivals with a comprehensive 42-point victory over Collingwood in the season-opener on Friday night. The Demons, who unfurled their 2022 premiership flag ahead of the match at Ikon Park, produced a stunning third quarter to turn the game on its head. Trailing by 14 points midway […]
Channel 7 presenter and former Adelaide AFLW player Abbey Holmes has revealed her predictions for the upcoming season, who to look out for and her thoughts on some of the new rules in place. The 2023 AFLW season kicks off on Friday night with reigning premiers Melbourne Demons and Collingwood doing battle at Ikon Park. […]
