Alex Witherden

Despite the fact that South Melbourne had relocated to Sydney five years before the West Coast Eagles joined the AFL in 1987, the Eagles can lay claim to being one of the first two purpose-built clubs to take on the might of the Victorians in 1987. The other club, the Brisbane Bears, survived for ten […]

The final draft order is set ahead of the 2020 NAB AFL Draft

22yo defender accepts two-year deal in his home state

Pressure is on every list manager and recruiting team to deliver at the national draft.

Part 1 of the six-part series comprises the five players the Adelaide Crows, Brisbane Lions and Carlton Blues can least afford to lose in 2021, plus each side gets one honourable pre-draft mention. Adelaide Crows The Crows will take some positives into 2021, as they won three games in a row late in 2020. Honourable […]

The most dramatic team makeovers are done, with 33 AFL players switching clubs during the trade period and free agency.

Lewis Jetta could learn his West Coast fate as early as tomorrow with the club close to determining the future of a quartet of players stuck in a 'holding pattern'.

Aliir Aliir could still join Port Adelaide, Jackson Hately is set to get his SA move and a pair of trade targets could stay put

The trade could be completed by as early as Monday.

David Noble has provided an update on a number of players heading into the trade period.

In Brisbane's first preliminary final since 2004, let's look at how they got here and how they'll win. I don't know how deep the AFL got involved after the "go-home five", but the club's spine of CEO Greg Swann, footy boss David Noble, coach Chris Fagan and now former captain Dayne Beams was a master […]

Under Stuart Dew, Gold Coast is traveling an eerily similar trajectory to Brisbane under Chris Fagan

The Tigers forward avoids a ban and will be available for the AFL clash with the Bombers on Saturday night, despite being charged with two striking offences out of Monday night's win over the Suns.

Richmond star Tom Lynch could again be scrutinised by the AFL's Match Review Officer after an off-ball strike left Suns opponent Sam Collins on the turf and fuming after the game.

Carlton, Hawthorn, Brisbane and Essendon have named their teams for Friday night's double-header

Melbourne has declared Round 1 wasn't good enough with a massive seven omissions for the AFL's return to footy, while Port star Ollie Wines will miss the Showdown through suspension.

"I'm very satisfied, I'm happy and the way I see it, footy's not everything."

This fourth part of the six-part series comprises five players that the Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles and Western Bulldogs could least afford to lose in season 2021 plus a pre-draft honourable mention. Sydney Swans The Swans will be looking to take positives into 2021. They will be looking to improve on missing the finals. […]

The Eagles decide not to offer the 31-year-old defender a contract for next season, as they continue to reshape their list in the wake of an early exit from the 2020 finals series.

Collingwood fans are already up in arms over the exit of stars Adam Treloar and Jaidyn Stephenson. Now they'll get a month-long reminder in 2021 - and they are not the only club.