In-demand free agent Jack Martin has made a call on his future after being delisted by Carlton.
It looked impossible 20 years ago, but Carlton will celebrate a significant milestone when its AFLW side runs out on Saturday night.
Ed Bourke
A Carlton premiership captain has weighed in on how the Blues can return next season as genuine flag contenders.
A Carlton AFLW recruit will make her club debut 48 hours after turning heads with Harley Reid at the Brownlow Medal.
Patrick Cripps paid tribute to his hometown Northampton and the resilience farming life helped instil in him after being crowned the Brownlow medallist for a second time.
Jackson Barrett & Glen Quartermain
The Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius – faster, higher, stronger – might well apply to Carlton’s dual Brownlow medallist Patrick Cripps.
Glen Quartermain
Fremantle can land potential forward target Jack Martin for nothing after he was delisted by Carlton on Friday.
Mitchell Woodcock
Brisbane are through to a semi-final against the Giants after Carlton produced one of the worst-ever starts in AFL finals history.
Jake Santa Maria
Carlton may have snuck into finals at the expense of Fremantle but their run will likely not be going any further after claiming an unwanted slice of history in a Gabba horror show against Brisbane.
All eyes will be on Carlton’s elimination final against Brisbane to see how Sam Docherty performs just six months after a knee reconstruction in what will either be remembered as genius or a disaster.
Craig O'Donoghue
Finals football is trench-fighting more often than the glamour of wide, loose football writes Mick Malthouse as he predicts who survives the cut-throat eliminators and why he expects a big upset.
Mick Malthouse
How teams manage the absence of some of their key soldiers could define their September fortunes, writes Jackson Barrett.
Jackson Barrett
Which club’s terrific trio will have the biggest impact in shaping the finals? From Heeney to Hogan, and from Jamarra to Jezza, Jackson Barrett assesses the players most likely to have a huge say in September.
Just 180 days after he suffered a third ACL injury, Carlton will roll the dice and bring back Sam Docherty for an elimination final in Brisbane.
News Corp Australia
Carlton veteran Sam Docherty will make his comeback from a knee reconstruction in an elimination final, returning just 183 days after suffering the injury.
Oliver Caffrey
Ahead of a huge first week of finals, The West Australian columnist Xavier Ellis analyses the outcome of each game and gives his tip for who will win.
Xavier Ellis
The man who threw a bottle that left a goal umpire bleeding during Carlton’s round 24 clash with St Kilda has been banned for life from all AFL and AFLW matches.
Shayne Hope
Carlton coach Michael Voss has revealed the moment he decided to chase two car alleged thieves before tackling one to the ground.
AFL legend Michael Voss hasn’t lost a step, according to a cafe owner who helped him make a dramatic citizen’s arrest on Tuesday.
Ed Bourke and Blair Jackson
Carlton AFL coach Michael Voss performed a citizen’s arrest involving reported teenage car thieves.
Matt Shrivell
The fixture for the first week of finals are set after an epic finish to the home-and-away season that had fans on their edge of their seats. SEE THE FIXTURE HERE.
It’s a Super Sunday as everything goes on the line in the final round of the AFL and I believe Fremantle will still be their come September, writes Mick Malthouse.
An injury-ravaged Carlton have broken the hearts of both WA sides in one game, smashing West Coast by 65 points to remain in the finals hunt and send Freo tumbling out of the top eight.
Google’s premature ‘call-off’ of Sunday’s footy game at Optus Stadium has been corrected.
Troy de Ruyter