Fremantle still believe they can make the top four and contend for the flag this season, despite sensationally slipping from third to sixth spot over the past month. The club was sitting pretty in third position at the conclusion of round 17 but back-to-back losses at home to Sydney and Melbourne, and a draw with …
Agitated St Kilda coach Brett Ratten is demanding critics show his AFL side more respect after the Saints moved into pole position in the race for eighth spot. And if the Saints end up playing finals this year, they’ll have earned it. Ratten’s men have ticked boxes against lowly Hawthorn and West Coast over the …
Billy Polkinghorn probably could not have pictured his Commonwealth Games debut going any better had he tried. The WA-based boxer sent a message to the rest of the light welterweight competition with a swift first round victory which took all of 30 seconds. Polkinghorn left his opponent, Fabio Roselie from Seychelles, seeing stars with a …
West Coast chairman Russell Gibbs has backed veteran Shannon Hurn to play on next year. Speaking on ABC’s Sportstalk, Gibbs said he expected Hurn to be at the club as a player in 2023. Hurn, soon to turn 35, will play his 317th game this weekend and is expected to finish in the placings in …
The razor-thin margins at the top of the AFL ladder essentially mean finals football is already here as far as Brisbane coach Chris Fagan is concerned. The third-placed Lions are entrenched in the race for a top-four spot with just four points separating them from seventh-placed Carlton ahead of Sunday’s MCG clash with Richmond. A …
Touk Miller admits it’s a long shot but he hasn’t given up hope of Gold Coast gatecrashing the AFL finals. The Suns’ hopes of a maiden finals appearance took a huge hit in their 17-point loss to Brisbane in a hard-fought Q-Clash on Saturday night. It left Stuart Dew’s side two wins and percentage behind …
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks admits the odds are against his young team, but he’s backing the Crows to upset Sydney on Saturday and shake up the AFL finals picture. At 5-12, the Crows won’t play in September but their round 19 opponent will, with sixth-ranked Swans just one game back from third as they desperately …
Patrick Dangerfield has declared it’s “plain and simple” that the AFL All-Australian selectors need to find a spot for Geelong star Mark Blicavs in the team this year. The 198cm utility and 2015 Carji Greeves medalist has arguably had All-Australian-caliber seasons in previous years, but has never been given the nod. In the video above: …
