Sam Day

Ten months ahead of the 2010 AFL National Draft, the newly formed GC17 pre-cast what would become its number one pick on a Western Australian kid to be the player they would build a franchise around. That prodigy was a 17-year-old David Swallow, who had just earned under-18 All Australian selection as a bottom-ager with […]

With just over a week until the AFL season resumes, coaches are getting their whiteboards ready for selection while hoping there are no last-minute slip-ups.

There's no more optimistic day on the AFL calendar than the draft. Dozens of bright new talents make their way into the AFL for the first time, dreaming – as their new clubs and fans will be also – of what they might achieve. Many go on to outstrip the dreams we had for them. […]

A former Crows captain still has a lot to offer according to one AFL great.

There's arguably no type of player more difficult to find in the AFL than a good key forward – but for clubs who looking around, 2020 might just be the year. With only a handful of matches left to go and the contract freeze only recently lifted, a lot of players are trying to work […]

The Western Bulldogs have leapt up to third on the AFL ladder after edging past Gold Coast on Thursday night

There's more pain for the Sydney Swans after injuries to two stars.

In total, 11 players on the Suns' playing list will not be on the main list in 2021 and, while it seems like a major turnover of players, on closer inspection not many of these players were vital to the team's success going forward. None of the departing players figured in the top ten best […]

Gold Coast ends a winless six weeks with a strong performance against North Melbourne

The Suns have some late chances to snatch victory from the Bombers on the Gold Coast, but they fall short in the second AFL draw of the season.

Circumstances conspiring to keep Gold Coast forward out of senior side

Last year's AFL wooden-spooners are running second this year, with the season shaping up as the most unpredictable yet. The ABC takes a look what's behind the rise of the Suns.

The Crows may be forced to swing the axe – and a key forward might not be sparred.

Who's struggling, who's a test? Check out the players from your club who are a little sore

The true extent of West Coast's Metricon Stadium horror show has been revealed through some startling GPS numbers.

Harley Bennell could make a dream return to AFL football on Saturday.

Peter Wright has shied away from the inevitable comparisons with Joe Daniher, insisting that he will focus only on making himself a better footballer.

Essendon has for the Wright man for the job, with a Sun set to fill Joe Daniher's chasm.

The Gold Coast Suns have moved early in the 2020 AFL trade period to acquire electrifying speedster Oleg Markov, who fills a missing puzzle piece in the squad. Markov is the son of Olympian and 2001 World Championship gold medallist Dmitri Markov, who defected from Belarus to Australia when his son was just a baby. […]

Essendon have Gold Coast's Peter Wright on their radar as they look to boost their scoring power however their negotiations over Orazia Fantasia's departure have stalled.