THE WESTERN Bulldogs made an attacking statement in their final hitout before the season proper, making light work of Hawthorn at their home of VU Whitten Oval on Friday evening.

CARLTON called it an 'Alignment Camp'. A three-day, activity-laden stint on Victoria's Great Ocean Road that the Blues believe has acted as the circuit-breaker between last year's frustration-filled ...

EXCITING tall Axel Walsh headlines the group of 22 under-17s prospects who have been listed as Tasmania's 'players of interest' as the Devils get closer to their initial batch of signings.  AFL.com.au ...

FREMANTLE coach Justin Longmuir is confident ruck Sean Darcy can fast-track his adjustment to new ruck rules as the season starts, despite spending limited time this pre-season jumping at centre ...

DAMIEN Hardwick is adamant that Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will succeed at Gold Coast despite conceding the former No.1 pick's recruitment comes with an element of risk. Ugle-Hagan ended his five seasons at ...

7 – Samuel Grlj (DEF/MID, $322,000) – 52% ownership TREAT: The Tigers have been raving about their rookies this pre-season. Grlj and Sam Cumming are both names they have pencilled in to start.

Hawthorn's forwards converted only 20.8 per cent of their inside 50s into goal, with coach Adrian Hickmott saying they didn't work hard enough ...

WHILE Opening Round has given Fantasy coaches a cheat code, the AAMI Community Series is still the last chance to see a bunch of players ahead of the season proper. The match simulations gave us a ...

Reigning best and fairest Tom Green will miss the season with a ruptured ACL, Josh Kelly is set to miss a significant chunk of the season after off-season hip surgery, Toby Bedford is recovering from ...

LIGHTNING delays struck twice in Ballarat, cancelling the practice match between Melbourne and Richmond with 14 minutes to go in the third quarter.

Will Day is out of action until at least the middle of the year but that hasn't stopped Sam Mitchell using him in other ways ...

Luker Kentfield is one of two players sent for scans after Friday's abandoned practice match between Melbourne and Richmond ...