TICKETS are now on sale for Port Adelaide’s Round 11 clash against St Kilda in Shanghai. For the fourth consecutive year, the Power will host a Toyota AFL Premiership season match in China, this time against St Kilda on Sunday May 31, 2020. The venue at Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai’s Yangpu District has been realigned
WEST COAST premiership skipper Shannon Hurn has relinquished the captaincy after five seasons in the job. The 32-year-old, who has been named the Virgin Australia AFL All-Australian vice-captain in both of the past two seasons, decided to hand the responsibility to the next wave of Eagles leaders after coming to the realisation he could no
THE PRESSURE on Collingwood’s hunt for a third premiership in 62 years will be ramped up next season, with the Pies set to take the oldest list in the League into what shapes as a pivotal 2020 campaign. After last week’s NAB AFL Draft, Champion Data stats reveal that Collingwood’s average age of 24.88 years narrowly
NORTH Melbourne tagger Ben Jacobs has taken the first steps towards a potential AFL return. The 27-year-old has started a modified training schedule as he continues to recover from concussion-like symptoms that kept him sidelined for all of last season. DRAFT TRACKER Every pick, every player Jacobs suffered neck pain, headaches and blocked ears after
CARLTON list manager and club legend Stephen Silvagni has officially left the Blues after the club acknowledged his “conflict” of interest given he has two sons on the playing list. On Wednesday night the Blues revealed Silvagni, who had been contracted to year’s end, had been in “constant and open dialogue” with the club throughout the
RICHMOND premiership player Jacob Townsend will attempt to reignite his career at a third AFL club after being thrown a lifeline by Essendon. In a move that was first reported by AFL.com.au, the 26-year-old, who was delisted by the reigning premier, signed with the Bombers during the Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP). DRAFT TRACKER Every pick,
STATISTICAL guru Glenn Luff says he won’t be overestimating the importance of data in his new role as North Melbourne’s list boss. The Kangaroos appointed the former Champion Data veteran as Michael McMahon’s replacement a fortnight ago, after Luff joined the club mid-last year as head of analysis. He was part of North’s draft team
A WEEK before this year’s NAB AFL Draft, a contingent of five Gold Coast officials visited the homes of Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson. Suns coach Stuart Dew, football manager Jon Haines, recruiting manager Kall Burns, list manager Craig Cameron and assistant coach Andrew Swallow spoke with both boys and their families about what lay
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JY FARRAR did not have to look far for inspiration to believe one day he could make it to the AFL. When his name was read out by Gold Coast with pick No.60 at last week’s NAB AFL Draft, Farrar added to the Halls Creek production line that dominates the League. He is one of