The Latest Breaking News from AFL

Former Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe had a tough start to the AFL season against St Kilda but his teammates are backing him to regain his magic touch.

Brisbane co-captain Harris Andrews says the team has owned their poor first-round showing against Port Adelaide ahead of another stern test against Melbourne.

Australian federal police and NSW police have arrested and charged a former SAS soldier after a four-year investigation

Geelong premiership defender Tom Stewart has avoided a serious knee injury but will miss the Cats' AFL clash with Carlton.

Inadequate, inequitable, and in some cases possibly in breach of workers’ compensation laws. That’s how bad the current insurance arrangements are for Australia’s professional sports people, who get less support for long-term injuries than other workers, and less support than if they’d been playing in New Zealand.

Leading concussion experts have called for stiffer sanction, arguing the Melbourne player should have been banned for at least four matches

Kysaiah Pickett starred in Melbourne's season-opening win but won't play again until round four after he was hit with a two-match suspension for rough conduct.

Adelaide forward Shane McAdam will head to the AFL tribunal after being charged with rough conduct for his bump on GWS' Jacob Wehr.

Questions abound after an opening round that was exhilarating at times, savage and gruesome at others