This Friday night is Melbourne’s biggest game since... maybe the 2023 semi-final? It’s not just the primetime stage but the ...

There are two clear contenders for the AFL Coach of the Year, but a man inside the bottom four should join them on the podium ...

The Western Bulldogs will welcome Cody Weightman back to the line-up for the Round 17 clash with Sydney at the SCG. Weightman, who was managed for the Dogs’ match against St Kilda a fortnight ago, ...

Ahead of Saturday's Sydney Derby - a match Coniglio has featured in regularly since its inception - the Giants veteran ...

Essendon has put together a list of candidates for the vacant coaching job. A Bombers great is warming to the idea of James Hird returning to the club, and why he thinks Essendon is in the "lowest ebb ...

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is baffled by the AFL's decision to uphold Will Lewis' staging fine despite a medical ...

The Tasmania Devils will need Ken Hinkley’s avuncular style because the rest of the competition will not be as accommodating ...

We're now at the halfway point of the 2026 AFL season. Who are the flag favourites? Who are the legitimate contenders? And who should already be booking September holidays? Jake Michaels has ranked ...

The Eastern league coaching merry-go-round has started spinning earlier than usual this year with a host of clubs and coaches ...

Jake Michaels is a Senior Writer who has worked at ESPN for 13 years. He writes on a range of sports in Australia and around the world, covering everything from AFL to boxing to tennis. He also covers ...

AN END of season blockbuster arrives early with a top-two clash between pacesetter Fremantle and Sydney opening round 18 on Thursday night. The competition for the wildcard places is also heating up ...

Herald Sun football analyst Mick McGuane has cast his eye over the biggest risers in the AFL, and assembled his Most Improved 23 of 2026. Players who McGuane already considered to be A-graders but may ...