Umpires
Never-say-die Cats
Brad Elborough, Perth Geelong tests its fitness on the big Subiaco ground and in hot conditions, playing a strong running game from the opening bounce.
Football
Delay draft until season eve: Dees
Emma Quayle Delaying the pre-season or rookie draft would give clubs greater flexibility, says Mark Neeld.
Sandilands the edge
Brad Elborough, Perth Fremantle makes the most of the early advantage giant ruckman Aaron Sandilands provides.
AFL
Minson agrees Dons' drama off-limits
Adam Cooper Western Bulldogs ruckman swears he will not sledge Essendon players in Friday night's match.
Live AFL NAB Cup: Friday 15 February
Scott Spits Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of the start of the 2013 AFL NAB Cup. There's a triple-header on the first night at Etihad Stadium, with Essendon, Western Bulldogs and Collingwood the...
Eagles get the better of Dockers
Perth West Coast comes away with a win from the last game of the pre-season triple-header.
Youngsters show the way in heat
Ashley Porter Against Port, St Kilda had 55 fewer disposals and took 23 fewer marks.
AFL's year of triumph and ignominy
Rohan Connolly We review a year of on-field glory and off-field ignominy, and look forward to next season.
New Saints best ordinary opponent
Ashley Porter It was clear what Scott Watters wanted from this NAB opener - game time.
Australian football
Duo aiming for the big league
David Polkinghorne Two Canberrans have been added to the AFL umpires panel for 2013.
Tough times at the top
Rohan Connolly For Adrian Anderson, leaving with his marbles and self-esteem intact has been no mean feat.
Live AFL NAB Cup: Sunday 17 February
Claire Siracusa Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of day three of the 2013 AFL NAB Cup. There's another triple-header with St Kilda travelling to South Australia to take on Adelaide and Port Adelaide.
No to goal-line technology
Adam Cooper AFL says no system effective enough to monitor an entire scoring zone.
AFL
Clubs concerned at restricted rotations
Matt Murnane Planning begins for a cap on interchange rotations in the latter weeks of the NAB Cup.
Hunt's post-siren goal gives Suns win over Tigers
Code-hopper Karmichael Hunt has produced his finest AFL moment, goaling after the siren to hand Gold Coast a stunning upset win over Richmond in Cairns.
Magpies left lamenting
Jon Pierik, Sydney As the Pies fell to a season-ending defeat against Sydney, Nick Maxwell could feel nothing but devastation as he watched on.
Hawks defeat Crows to reach grand final
Hawthorn will play Sydney in the AFL grand final after holding off an outstanding challenge from Adelaide to win their preliminary final by five points.
Tim Lane
Addiction to video reviews
Tim Lane Decision review systems in sport should come in unmarked packages carrying frightening health warnings in large print.
Dangerfield wins the Brownlow! At least we think so ...
Based on the results of the 3AW, Age and AFL Coaches Association awards, we've come up with our prediction for this year's top ten at the 2012 Brownlow Medal.
