Adelaide great Taylor Walker says he doesn’t need a premiership to be fulfilled with his AFL career – but he sure would love one. The 36-year-old decided to retire at the end of the season when he woke in an emotional state at 3am last Wednesday.
Geelong is about to reply to the AFL's please explain as the Cats brace for a potential massive penalty over the secret concussion deal with Jake Kolodjashnij.
Three sets of perfect grades and two fails were assessed from the weekend’s action, as top contenders made statements across the competition.
Adelaide star Taylor Walker breaks down in tears amid retirement announcement.
We explore the best and worst-case scenarios for all the contenders.
Adelaide Crows great Taylor Walker announces the 2026 AFL season will be his last, saying he hopes to end his career as a premiership winner.
The AFLW opened its 2026 season with a double-header at Docklands Stadium, with fans enjoying the pizzazz of the bigger stadium and being sheltered from the rain, while missing some of the community element of the suburban grounds. .
Carlton fans chant "we want Josh Fraser" as the club pushes towards finals.
Carlton fans are chanting Josh Fraser's name and a similar endorsement from the club's hierarchy for the Blues' interim coach to take the reins full-time could follow as soon as this week. .
Jimmy Bartel has not held back on his old side Geelong, following their strong defence of the concussion waiver clause saga.
The Geelong concussion contract clause scandal has rocked the AFL, with serious questions being asked of the game’s biggest names.
Carlton caretaker coach Josh Fraser has confirmed he will make a call about whether he will throw his hat in the ring for the job permanently this week.
Craig McRae says Billy Frampton deserves to be in consideration for All-Australian recognition.
Check out your club's run of fixtures for the rest of the season.
Carlton beat St Kilda for their 10th win from their past 12 matches as they close in on a wildcard berth, but the Saints’ season is on the brink.
Most pundits had Melbourne languishing this year but Steven King has reinvigorated the club with a gameplan made for the MCG. Usually at this stage of the AFL season, a team will burst out of the field like the three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva and announce themselves as a genuine premiership contender.
Ross Lyon rues the loss of Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera with what looks to be a season-ending injury.
Josh Fraser won’t make his coach call for a few more days, but with each passing week, it’s looking increasingly like a fait accompli that he enters the Carlton process.
Carlton moves two games clear in 10th spot after its 44-point win over St Kilda.
The finish line is within sight.
West Coast and Collingwood coaches give Nick Daicos big plaudits, McQualter asks Eagles fans to hang tough.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera leaves Marvel Stadium with a hamstring injury.
Footy forged in the suburbs was called in from the cold at Marvel Stadium as Carlton held off St Kilda in season opener. From a distance, everything looks a little different. The AFL’s foray into double-headers seemed, from a distance, to be heavily accompanied by caveats.
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s hamstring injury is an “arrow to the heart” as the club braces to be without the superstar for the remainder of the season.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera's season could be over after the midfielder suffered a left hamstring injury early in the Saints' clash with Carlton.
The Blues wanted to impress in the season-opener, coach Mathew Buck said after the win over the Saints.
Without revealing the waiver or the significance of his discussions, he told me at the end of 2024 he had carefully considered his decision to play on.
Carlton has held off a St Kilda fightback to claim the opening win of the new AFLW season by 26 points in an entertaining game that made a case for more double header fixtures.
Damien Hardwick and Adam Kingsley give their thoughts on Bailey Humphrey's controversial goal that proved pivotal in the Suns' two-point win.
Collingwood holds off a determined West Coast to make sure its season extends past round 24.
Alex Pearce may well be Fremantle's most important player, the Hawks continue to fail against the best teams plus more lessons from round 22.
The Blues have withstood a comeback from the Saints in front of a huge crowd at Marvel Stadium.
The Cats’ board will meet early on Monday to discuss its response to the controversy, including the AFL’s request for an explanation of why the document Jake Kolodjashnij signed was not tabled.
Carlton has taken another big step towards finals footy by overwhelming an injury-hit St Kilda at Marvel Stadium on Sunday night, 16.10 (106) to 8.14 (62).
In Cal-culations, Callum Twomey looks at what's hurting the Western Bulldogs, judgement day coming for the Cats and more.
The Match Review Officer's findings are in from the Saturday games in round 22.
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera suffered a likely season-ending left hamstring injury in St Kilda’s 44-point loss to Carlton on a crushing night for the Saints’ AFL wildcard hopes. In a double blow for St Kilda, the Blues claimed the opening win of the new AFLW season by 26 points.
A fast-starting Blues have survived a brave St Kilda fightback in a 26-point win to kick off the AFLW season.
The Suns have overcome the Giants in wet conditions in Canberra.
Collingwood has clinched a finals berth after surviving West Coast 17.15 (117) to 15.8 (98) at Optus Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Geelong is reportedly facing a six-figure fine for breaching league rules with its now-infamous concussion clause on defender Jake Kolodjashnij’s contract.
Carlton plants one foot in the AFL finals series with a statement victory over the Saints at Docklands.
Gold Coast has remarkably snapped its 10-game losing streak, and in the process put one nail in the coffin of the Giants’ finals hopes.
Matthew Lloyd has his say on Geelong's concussion contract saga.
Follow all the action from Sunday's round 22 games.
Adelaide have one man to thank for their crucial nine-point win over Richmond.
Adelaide had some nervous moments in its narrow win over Richmond.
Jack Sinclair won't play in the annual Spud's Game this year but he'll be honouring Danny Frawley's legacy nonetheless.
Everyone wants instant results but Liam Baker says 'there's no question' West Coast is improving.
AFL.com.au's expert AFLW tipsters are back for another season.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the season opener between St Kilda and Carlton.
Thrillers, fantasy and autobiographies are all on the reading list at the Blues.
St Kilda great Stewart Loewe remembers his late, great mate Danny Frawley and shares his own grief ahead of Spud’s Game.
Carlton’s Erone Fitzpatrick talks pop anthems, line dancing and why the AFL trade period is “strange” for Irish players.
Adelaide edged Richmond in a gritty arm-wrestle in the wet.
The Geelong coach says he doesn't have enough information to comment on this week's revelations.
Josh Carr provided an update on the knee injury suffered by gun Power midfielder Jason Horne-Francis.
Geelong coach Chris Scott has revealed he was kept “at arm’s length” from the club’s controversial concussion waiver for Jake Kolodjashnij, declaring “the coach doesn’t run everything these days”.
Adelaide and a dominant Izak Rankine have survived an almighty scare from an inspired Richmond outfit to edge past the Tigers and keep top four hopes alive with two rounds remaining before finals.
There are five former Blues on St Kilda’s list, but any animosity that existed between the two clubs recently appears to have dissipated as they head into their biggest clash for more than 50 years.
Geelong’s pair of Ollies ran riot early to set the tone for a cruisy, comprehensive Cats victory over Essendon on Saturday that kept the club’s top-four hopes alive on a weekend where results have gone against it.
After a slow start, five goals from Coleman Medal leader Charlie Curnow helped propel the Swans to a thumping victory at the SCG.
Geelong proved too strong for a plucky Essendon side.
The Swans have cruised to a convincing win over the Power.
Earlier this year, Patrick Voss taunted Harrison Petty. On Saturday, Petty and the Demons had the last laugh.
Check out all the best players from this weekend's VFL, SANFL and WAFL action.
A lack of experience in close games is just one of the reasons Fremantle struggled against Melbourne, according to coach Justin Longmuir.
Ecstatic Melbourne coach Steven King has paid a classy tribute to his predecessor Simon Goodwin, claiming the drought-breaking premiership coach laid the perfect platform for the Demons to add layers to their blueprint.
Melbourne has delivered a shock scalp of Fremantle.
Melbourne has powered past Fremantle in a game of the year thriller at the MCG to claim a massive scalp and keep its top four dream alive.
Izak Rankine put on a match-winning performance to get the Crows over the line on Saturday night. He also broke one of Mark Ricciuto’s records in the process.
Geelong are eyeing off a return to the top six - and potentially even higher - as their soft run home begins against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium. Live updates below!.
Sydney has one foot in a home qualifying final after destroying Port Adelaide 26.11 (167) to 10.10 (70) at the SCG on Saturday.
Izak Rankine stars as Adelaide manages to get the job done against Richmond in torrential rain at Adelaide Oval. .
The AFL is still seeking answers from Geelong for the “very complex” Jake Kolodjashnij situation before it can reach conclusions including a potential sanction.
AFL Commission chairman Craig Drummond issues a statement apologising for his part in the Jake Kolodjashnij concussion contract saga.
The AFL Commission chair and former Geelong president, Craig Drummond, has apologised for “the mistakes made in this very complex situation” over the secret concussion deal the Cats made with player Jake Kolodjashnij.
Follow all the action from Saturday's round 22 games.
Earlier, Craig Drummond, who was Geelong’s president when the waiver was signed, said he wouldn’t be involved in any future deliberations by the AFL over the deal.
AFL Chair Craig Drummond releases a statement about the waiver signed by Geelong defender Jake Kolodjashnij.
Sam Mitchell is adamant his Hawks are “better” than their 67-point loss to Brisbane suggests, and has challenged his team to prove it against Collingwood next Saturday night at the MCG.
Geelong is finally issued a 'please explain' over its controversial concussion contract with premiership defender Jake Kolodjashnij.
James Hird has done all he can to convince Essendon’s coaching selection panel that he is the right man for the job.
The return of state v state football to South Australia has stirred old passions in some of the game's most famous names.
Finding balance away from footy is helping Serene Watson achieve her best on the field, writes Sarah Black.
At last, the chairman of Geelong has called the club’s handling of Jake Kolodjashnij’s contract “a fail”. But the AFL’s response was equally poor.
West Coast Eagles star Adam Hunter's grieving mother Joanne Brown says AFL executive Laura Kane reached out to her, but the phone call was "too little, too late".
The dual lives that female athletes have to balance to play at an elite level and have a career is often forgotten.
The AFLW could borrow some of the gumption from a North American ice hockey league to grow Australian rules football’s elite women’s competition. In Australia, it is called the Matildas effect. Elsewhere, it has increasingly become known by a different name: business as usual.
Independent senator says it is a ‘tragedy’ that PM is standing in the way of strong public and bipartisan support for tougher laws.
Sam Mitchell says his side 'is better than that' after the Hawks' hefty loss to Brisbane and is backing his side to bounce back.
Two best mates putting on an absolute clinic. Was there any better way for the Brisbane Lions to reaffirm their premiership credentials?.
Brisbane records a 67-point win over Hawthorn to return to the top four.
What premiership doubts? Brisbane has bounced back in a 67-point domination of Hawthorn and big statement to the rest of the competition.
The reigning premiers put themselves in prime position to secure another top-four finish, while the Hawks face some serious doubts about their ability to contend.
The AFL player with concussion issues who waived his right to sue Geelong has gone public to defend his club and the process that led to him continuing his career in a twist to the scandal that has engulfed the competition.
Follow all the action from Friday night's clash between Brisbane and Hawthorn at the Gabba.
Brisbane shows the rest of the competition why it has won the last two premierships by dominating Hawthorn at the Gabba.
Jake Kolodjashnij has come forward as the player involved in Geelong’s secret concussion waiver saga as the club was issued a “please explain” by the AFL for its handling of the process.
Veteran defender issues statement after Cats CEO addresses AFL's request for more information over concussion waiver.