Essendon veteran Todd Goldstein returned for the Bombers for the Anzac Day clash,while a range of key defenders across the league have felt the swing of the axe. Here are the teams and tips for round seven.
It took a blistering six-goals-to-one third quarter to spare Melbourne from a potentially embarrassing defeat to the Tigers.
The Demons clinched an all-important back-to-back win in front of more than 70,000 people at the MCG. Max Gawn and Christian Petracca led the way.
Every AFL club has a network of influencers who make things happen through their wealth,fame or political connections. In the fourth instalment of a series on AFL powerbrokers,we go inside the fundraising dinners among Richmond’s elite,and how a brush with Alan Bond in the ’80s changed them forever.
Versatile Hawk Conor Nash is set to miss a month of footy after an incident on Easter Monday. Meanwhile,Nick Daicos will become Collingwood’s youngest skipper in 57 years on Anzac Day.
Assault victim Thomas Washbrook believes his attacker,Noah Balta,has probably learned his lesson and is unlikely to reoffend.
The magistrate has effectively doubled the Richmond player’s suspension,and exposed the AFL for failing to read the play in terms of community sentiment on the case.
Noah Balta will not be allowed to leave his house for the next three months between the hours of 10pm and 6am as part of an 18-month correctional service order imposed by magistrate Melissa Humphreys for an unprovoked assault outside Mulwala Water Ski Club.
As Essendon turn to 36-year-old veteran Todd Goldstein after the season-ending injuries to Nick Bryan and Sam Draper,the calls will grow louder to allow mid-season trades. Not so fast.
The three-time premiership coach had some choice words for Jacinta Allan ahead of Noah Balta’s sentencing on Tuesday.