by Dinny Navaratnam, 18 May 2013 
The Sydney Swans and Fremantle Dockers will battle out a defensive struggle on Saturday night. Join our live blog with scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST. Fifth and sixth on the ladder face off in what looms as an intriguing clash. Sydney is yet to play their best football this season and was shown up [...]
by Brodie Chivers, 18 May 2013
Collingwood and Geelong both started the season with premiership expectations – square off in a battle of two teams headed in different directions after Round 7. Stay with us on this page for live scores and commentary from 7.40pm AEST for this epic battle. The Pies were struck a devastating defeat last week at the [...]
by The Roar, 18 May 2013
Saturday twilight at Metricon Stadium has the Gold Coast Suns and Western Bulldogs doing battle in an intriguing clash. Live scores begins from the opening bounce at 4.40pm AEST. By the end of this game, there is every chance the Gold Coast could find themselves with a 50 percent record for the first time in [...]
by The Roar, 18 May 2013
After last Friday night’s loss to Geelong, Essendon will be out to get back onto the winner’s list when they host Brisbane Lions this afternoon. We’ll have live scores from 1.45pm AEST. While the defeat won’t sit well from Bombers coach James Hird, he’ll know that the 28-point loss was largely down to his side’s [...]
by Brodie Chivers, 18 May 2013
Hawthorn will be aiming to extend a six-match winning run when they meet GWS Giants in Tasmania this afternoon. We’ll have live scores from 2.10pm AEST. The AFL might be committed to their GWS Giants project in the long-term, but 2013 is proving to be a testing time for the AFL’s newest club. Last Sunday [...]
by Greg Buckle, 18 May 2013
Essendon’s management of key forward Patrick Ryder will come under the microscope as the Bombers host Brisbane in Saturday’s AFL clash at Etihad Stadium. Second-placed Essendon have recalled Ryder, Brent Stanton, Jackson Merrett and Elliott Kavanagh for Scott Gumbleton (rested), Nathan Lovett-Murray, Alwyn Davey (hamstring) and Kyle Hardingham. Ryder was controversially overlooked last week after [...]
by Roger Vaughan, 18 May 2013
Star midfielder Luke Ball has pointed to Collingwood’s pride and durability as they prepare for two blockbusters that could define their AFL season. The Magpies are teetering with a 4-3 record, a host of injuries and tough matches against unbeaten Geelong on Saturday night and then premiers Sydney next Friday. Ball will ease their personnel [...]
by AAP, 18 May 2013
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou claims their controversial illicit drugs policy helped save the lives of two players. While the league is tightening the self-reporting feature of the three-strikes policy, Demetriou said it had helped identify that the pair needed medical help for other problems. “We know for a fact that the self-reporting mechanism has [...]
by Greg Buckle, 18 May 2013
Denis Pagan understands better than most the level of frustration Carlton coach Mick Malthouse was feeling over Jarrad Waite’s costly suspension. A one-match ban for headbutting meant Waite was unavailable for Monday’s round-seven game against St Kilda which the Blues lost by nine points. In the previous round against Melbourne, Waite had played his first [...]
by AAP, 18 May 2013
West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui kicked a goal after the final siren to lift the Eagles to a thrilling two-point victory over North Melbourne in Friday night’s AFL clash at Patersons Stadium. Naitanui plucked a spectacular pack mark with just 27 seconds remaining, and calmly slotted the goal from 25m out on a slight angle [...]
The AFL competition consists of 18 teams from the states of Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and West Australia, with teams playing 23 home and away rounds before a four week final series that commences in September.
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