The Fremantle Dockers have been given the green light to use 'wharfie time' at the 2026 AFL grand final.

Defender Lucas Herrington is feeling right at home as the Socceroos prepare to take on five-time World Cup winners Brazil in two friendlies in Queensland.

It was a Dolphins hit that did more than rattle Brandon Smith’s rib cage; it signalled the juggernaut club was getting ready to emerge.

Toby Sexton reveals the conversation he had with soon-to-be coach Mal Meninga that convinced him to return to the NRL.

After helping out with the Pakistan cricket team, former Australia international Ashley Noffke has been appointed head coach with the Netherlands.

Olympic silver medallist Elijah Winnington has left supercoach Dean Boxall to embark on a vastly different training program inspired by Cam McEvoy’s remarkable reinvention.

Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon returned to Swans HQ on Wednesday for the first time in five weeks for their end-of-season exit meetings.

Already missing several key seamers, fast bowler Kwena Maphaka has suffered a hamstring injury ahead of South Africa's ODI series against Australia.

Essendon president Andrew Welsh has spoken expansively about the issues facing the AFL wooden spooners as they await Zach Merrett's call on his playing future.

A lot has gone right for the AFL in this finals series, after some big controversies, and boss Andrew Dillon is trumpeting record season attendance.

In a wide-ranging interview with this masthead, Andrew Dillon spoke on the Pullman saga, the umpiring in the Hawks’ preliminary final loss, and the potential of the AFL being aired on Netflix.

Before the round of footy gets underway, catch the tips from Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns.

An axed Test batsman flourished as South Australia defeated Tasmania in their One-Day Cup fixture in Adelaide.

Daniel Bell-Drummond insists Kent’s main priority will be on their final-round match - as the promotion race goes to the wire.

Before the round of footy gets underway, catch the tips from Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns.

Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Nick Blakey arrive at Sydney Swans HQ to address the playing group for the first time since their sanctions.

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is set to move from outside centre to wing as the Wallabies attempt to down defending World Cup champions South Africa in Perth.

Neale, coach Chris Fagan, and the rest of the Lions arrived shortly before 4pm to a sea of people. Neale approached the cameras with his head down and face partially concealed by a yellow cap.

Injuries have meant the golf clubs have stayed packed away, but Hayden Young feels he is finally on the path to truly discovering himself.

Lachie Neale was brief with his statement, saying that he and the club will hope that their appeal of the AFL tribunal's ban is 'successful'.

The Sydney Kings are fresh off unveiling last season's championship banner and rings, but now all attention turns to going back-to-back in the coming campaign.

The Sydney Swans have called all players into HQ, with the expectation that the Pullman Five will arrive to the club and address the group.

Lachie Neale says he remains “very hopeful” of having his grand final suspension overturned as Brisbane get set to use their final throw of the dice to get the star midfielder cleared to face Fremantle.

Before he makes it to the NBA draft, Dash Daniels has a season of great expectation ahead of him in the NBL, starting with a contest against his team’s fiercest rivals, who just so happen to be the mob he played for last season.

The question is, should the AFL weigh up the greater significance of missing a grand final?

Legendary racehorse Winx has welcomed a new daughter as connections wait on news of a successful match with her first filly.

A renowned biologist has raised concerns about endangered turtles at a proposed 2032 rowing site but says he is more worried about the area's crocodiles.

Intrigue surrounds the make-up of Fremantle's grand final team, with fit-again defender Brennan Cox all smiles as he completed training and chatted to fans.

Three AFLW clubs - Essendon, Collingwood and St Kilda - are winless halfway through the season and the league is concerned.