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AFLHow a mantra inspired Swans star’s AFL journey

Dane Rampe will play his 200th AFL game on Friday night against Carlton but he had to endure significant challenges before making his debut.

Marc McGowan

ANOTHER FORWARD INJUREDPremiumLeg infection sidelines Cripps as Eagles’ injury woes grow

West Coast midfielders Luke Shuey and Andrew Gaff will be named in the same 22 for the first time this season as the Eagles prepare to face a new-look Greater Western Sydney at Giants Stadium on Sunday.

Braden Quartermaine

AFLBesieged Bombers shun AFL selection axe

Devon Smith is the only inclusion for Essendon's AFL clash with Richmond, while Collingwood will welcome back some big names in round 10.

Shayne Hope

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Why Ken Hinkley would be a perfect fit at West Coast

Alastair Clarkson’s return has sparked a back-room frenzy, and if the Eagles find themselves on the merry-go-round, the Port Adelaide boss could be a perfect fit.

Kane Cornes

AFLPremiumUnsung Saint sings coach’s praises as St Kilda rises

There aren’t many more reliable players at St Kilda than defender Callum Wilkie but he says the key to the club’s success owes to a change of priorities.

Marc McGowan

Trouble and FyfePremiumNo pain, no game: Fyfe set to push through the hurt

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has backed his captain Nathan Fyfe’s capacity to deal with the pain of numerous football war wounds when he returns from major shoulder and back surgeries.

Mark Duffield

Round 10 teamsPremiumBig guns back - but Eagles lose ANOTHER premiership player

Matt Taberner and Luke Shuey will bolster their respective WA teams in round 10, but the Eagles have lost yet another premiership player due to health reasons. SEE THE TEAMS

Chris Robinson

AFLPremiumAFL, AFLW players could join forces on pay

The AFL and AFLW collective bargaining agreements will both expire at the end of their respective seasons, opening the door for possible joint negotiations.

Anna Harrington

AFLPremiumWorsfold makes surprise return at Eagles

Premiership coach John Worsfold has addressed the West Coast player group at training in a show of support for the struggling team.

Justin Chadwick

AFLAFLW players to get huge pay rise

AFLW players have been handed an average 94 per cent pay rise under a new one-year deal with the AFL, but are eyeing a longer season in the future.

Shayne Hope and Anna Harrington

Training notesPremiumCounting down the days! Fyfe boosts workload ahead of return

Alex Pearce, Sam Switkowski and Matt Taberner all had differing involvements, while a certain dual Bronwnlow Medal winner was a welcome full participant at Fremantle Dockers training.

Ben Smith

AFLPremium‘Combative’ Blues won’t cop Swans taunts

Sydney star Luke Parker won’t get a chance to taunt Carlton players like he did Essendon if the Blues coach has his way.

 

Closing inFyfe to play through pain in AFL return

Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe is on track to return against Brisbane in round 12, but he won't be pain-free when he steps out onto the field.

Justin Chadwick

See the picturesCommentsPremium‘We’re all behind you’: Slumping Eagles get Woosha pep talk

With the Eagles in desperate need of some inspiration, John Worsfold and some other Eagles greats returned to the club on Thursday and addressed the players before training. SEE THE PICS

Braden Quartermaine

Wait and seeCommentsPremiumFreo trio remain under cloud for Pies clash

Small forward Sam Switkowski is back, but the Dockers are still sweating on a key trio ahead of Sunday’s clash with Collingwood. Here’s what Justin Longmuir had to say.

Mark Duffield

AFLMitchell back into Hawks' AFL midfield

Experienced Hawthorn on-baller Tom Mitchell will return to the centre square in the AFL clash with Brisbane after a week off through illness.

Shayne Hope

AFLCombative Carlton up for Swans challenge

Carlton coach Michael Voss has laid down the challenge to his Blues of bouncing back from a five-day break for their AFL blockbuster against Sydney.

Oliver Caffrey

AFLBombers lack consistent hard edge: coach

Essendon coach Ben Rutten says the Bombers' hardness has proved conditional in their horror start to the AFL season and has demanded a response.

Anna Harrington

Harley fired upPremiumBush and ‘Burbs: Bennell, Jetta, Dragovich and more

Harley Bennell is firming for a debut in the Goldfields, the brother of a prized AFL free agent kicked a dozen and there is an injury concern for a WAFL gun in the country in this week’s Bush and ‘Burbs.

Jackson Barrett

AFLPower resist rushing Dixon back to AFL

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says Charlie Dixon will spend at least one more week in the SANFL before he is considered for an AFL return.

Justin Chadwick

‘Disrespect’PremiumOlympian walks over ‘disrespect’ from Bombers chief

Former Olympian Nova Peris says she quit an organisation which advocates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people due to its ties to Essendon and “disrespect” from the Bombers CEO.

Sam Landsberger

CrimePremium‘Remarkable’: Ex-AFL star on drug charge

A former AFL star has been charged with regularly trafficking a large amount of drugs following a cross-border investigation from police.

Hamish Spence

AFLPremiumReturning AFL star to solve club’s glaring issue

The Hawks are set for a double boost at selection this week as coach Sam Mitchell tries to solve his club’s centre bounce woes.

Marc McGowan

AFLPremiumHird ‘100 per cent’ wants to coach again

James Hird is moving back into the coaches box at GWS and one AFL legend believes it’s a first step back to a head coaching role.