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The Giants expect JesseHogan to take the field in their top-eight match against Adelaide. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLGiants won't sweat on sore Hogan ahead of Crows clash

GWS coach Adam Kingsley is confident star goalkicker Jesse Hogan will overcome soreness and line up for their top-eight clash against Adelaide.

Joanna Guelas

West Coast defender Reuben Ginbey says he and the other young Eagles still love the game. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumStruggling Eagles insist they still love the game

West Coast are 0-5 and possess a woeful percentage of 49.7, but the AFL club's emerging youngsters are doing their best to keep spirits high.

Justin Chadwick

In-form Carlton ruckman Tom De Koning has attracted a huge offer from St Kilda. (Daniel Pockett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumDe Koning invested at Blues amid interest: coach

Carlton coach Michael Voss believes ruckman Tom De Koning is invested and focused on performing for Carlton, despite heavy links to St Kilda.

Anna Harrington

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan in a rare training appearance. Michael Klein

AFL‘Not worth talking about’: Sad Jamarra situation

As calls grow for the Western Bulldogs to punt troubled former No.1 pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan his coach has made some telling comments.

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Zach and Archer Reid are likely to go up against one another on Friday.

AFLVideoCommentsPremium‘Only in the backyard’: Eagle, Bomber set for sibling battle

Archer Reid believes there’s a ‘very high chance’ he plays directly opposed to brother Zach on Friday in a looming showdown between the brothers for West Coast’s clash with Essendon.

Chris Robinson

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AFLPremium‘Fully invested’: Voss responds to star’s contract talks move

Carlton coach Michael Voss has weighed in on star ruckman Tom De Koning delaying talks about his contract until later in the year.

Tyler Lewis

Luke Beveridge , Senior Coach of the Bulldogs , isn’t shifting allegiances. Michael Klein

AFLCoach shuts down club swap rumours

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has responded to reports of a potential move to Melbourne should the Demons sack Simon Goodwin.

News Corp Australia

Marcus Bontempelli (centre) is set to lead the Western Bulldogs against the Saints. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumSkipper Bontempelli set to return in big boost for Dogs

Marcus Bontempelli is likely to be given the green light to return from a calf injury in the Western Bulldogs' Easter Sunday clash with St Kilda.

Shayne Hope

Fremantle’s Oscar McDonald.

AFLVideoCommentsOscar or Draper? Freo’s crucial call on Darcy’s ruck help

Fremantle must find a second ruckman to help Sean Darcy after Pat Voss was suspended and they are set to make a call between key position players from opposite ends of the field.

Craig O'Donoghue

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan remains on a "flexible" training arrangement with the Western Bulldogs. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumDogs star Ugle-Hagan's future in AFL hands: Beveridge

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says the AFL will decide the next step for Jamarra Ugle-Hagan amid calls for the troubled star to be stood down.

Shayne Hope

Western Bulldogs premiership coach Luke Beveridge has distanced himself from a move to Melbourne. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumBeveridge not planning a coach ride to Melbourne

AFL premiership-winning tactician Luke Beveridge insists he won't be coaching anywhere other than the Western Bulldogs next season, despite links to Melbourne.

Shayne Hope

Fremantle star Sean Darcy

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Sean Darcy comeback: Why it’s about the wait, not the weight

Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy spent months changing hid body so he could return to the AFL and while there’s a fascination with his weight, he hopes his summer is remembered as a vastly different story.

Craig O'Donoghue

Craig McRae is confident heading up to Brisbane to take on the Lions despite the hosts' good form. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumLions out to protect streak against 'confident' Magpies

The Brisbane Lions have won 10-straight games for the first time in 23 years and Collingwood are out to bring that streak to an end.

Oliver Caffrey

Michael Walters has thrown his support behind Willie Rioli

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Walters throws support behind Rioli amid racist abuse

Fremantle veteran and The West Australian columnist Michael Walters urges the public to call out racist trolls online on the back of Willie Rioli being the latest to cop vile abuse.

Michael Walters

West Coast have passionate fans.

AFLCommentsPremiumStar Bomber says passionate Eagles fans pose huge challenge

Essendon have struggled to play their best footy against West Coast in Perth and one of their biggest names says the passionate Eagles fans are one of the key reasons behind those performances.

Craig O'Donoghue

West Coast defender Brady Hough has been praised by his coach after he was overcome with raw emotion over the club’s run of heavy defeats in recent years. 

AFL VideoCommentsPremium‘I loved it’: Eagles coach on Hough’s raw emotion over loss

West Coast defender Brady Hough has been praised by his coach after he was overcome with raw emotion over the club’s run of heavy defeats in recent years. 

Samantha Rogers

Darcy Cameron celebrates Collingwood’s win over Sydney on Friday night.

Milestone markPremium‘Proud of myself’: Cameron on reaching his AFL games century

North Albany product Darcy Cameron reached his 100th AFL game in a satisfyingly circular fashion, playing a key role for Collingwood in their 31-point victory against his former team Sydney Swans on Friday.

Melissa Sheil

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AFLPremiumDaicos ‘hard to tag’, says Pies coach

Magpies coach Craig McRae has warned the Lions that tagging Collingwood star Nick Daicos doesn’t often work.

Marco Monteverde

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter laid down the law at main training on Wednesday.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumTRAINING NOTES: Hough hugs, Mini talks and where’s Oscar?

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter laid down the law at main training on Wednesday, while there was plenty of love for Brady Hough but no Oscar Allen. Here’s what we saw.

Samantha Rogers

Richmond is confident a pair of premiership players will see out the rest of their careers as Tigers despite looming free agency. Mark Stewart

AFLPremium‘So invested’: Tigers back premiership pair

Richmond is confident a pair of premiership players will see out the rest of their careers as Tigers despite looming free agency.

Tyler Lewis

McQualter admits their midfield mix is a balancing act.

AFL VideoCommentsPremiumEagles may have been ‘too young’ in the midfield: McQualter

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter concedes his team may have been ‘too young’ in the midfield in the horror loss to Carlton, as the club tries to find the balance between exposure and experience. 

Samantha Rogers

The reality of West Coast's plight has been laid bare to all, including coach Andrew McQualter. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumMcQualter plots path out of record-breaking woes, tears

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter doesn't think Tim Kelly has lost his love of the game, but says years of losing would make it harder to enjoy.

Justin Chadwick

Playmaker Izak Rankine (r) has pulled up well from Adelaide's clash against Geelong. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumStar playmaker wins gamble as key Crow eyes comeback

Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks says the gamble to play Izak Rankine last-start despite a calf knock has paid off with the star midfielder pulling up well.

Steve Larkin

Alex Pearce and Jye Amiss on the MCG turf.

AFLCommentsPremium‘Excitement’ aplenty: Inside Freo’s rare MCG training run

Heath Chapman says training at the MCG has brought out the inner child of Dockers players after they soaked up the rare chance to experience the famous stadium while in Victoria. SEE THE PICS

Craig O'Donoghue