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Dockers, Lions defenders suffer grand final heartbreak

Dockers, Lions defenders suffer grand final heartbreak

Fremantle have left defender Brennan Cox out of their AFL grand final team to keep the faith with Oscar McDonald, while Brisbane are also unchanged.

The unsung hero who kept Freo fit and firing this year

The unsung hero who kept Freo fit and firing this year

The unsung hero who kept Freo fit and firing this year

The unsung hero who kept Freo fit and firing this year

The Dockers have broken all sorts of club records this year, but one of the most remarkable aspects of their season has been the squad's durability and fitness.

Wet and wild: AFL grand final shapes as soggy affair

Wet and wild: AFL grand final shapes as soggy affair

Wet and wild: AFL grand final shapes as soggy affair

Wet and wild: AFL grand final shapes as soggy affair

Brisbane and Fremantle players are bracing for damp conditions at the MCG, with the forecast pointing to the wettest grand final in decades.

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Brownlow winner Lions' pick to present premiership cup

Brownlow winner Lions' pick to present premiership cup

The Brisbane Lions have called on the Norm Smith medallist from the third of their three successive grand final wins to present the AFL premiership cup.

Longley feels 'bit of a goose' for aiding Dockers' foes

Longley feels 'bit of a goose' for aiding Dockers' foes

Three-peat NBA champion and forever Dockers fan Luc Longley is copping it from Fremantle mates for handing out tips to grand final rivals Brisbane mid-season.

How heartfelt words and some metal ignited Freo's rise

How heartfelt words and some metal ignited Freo's rise

Wharfie Time has sent fans into a spin, but it is a concept introduced by Justin Longmuir at 2025 exit interviews that has lifted Fremantle deep into September.

Fremantle Dockers fans dream of Wharfie-time AFL glory

Fremantle Dockers fans dream of Wharfie-time AFL glory

After decades of being starved of AFL premiership success, Fremantle fans are praying the tide finally turns as they prepare to make the pilgrimage to the MCG.

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Lions' scars enrich Brisbane's AFL flag fortunes

Lions' scars enrich Brisbane's AFL flag fortunes

Lions' scars enrich Brisbane's AFL flag fortunes

Lions' scars enrich Brisbane's AFL flag fortunes

Spare a thought for Daniel Rich, who retired after 275 AFL games for the Brisbane Lions just as the side hit their premiership-winning straps.

Fletcher outlines Lachie legacy ahead of crucial call

Fletcher outlines Lachie legacy ahead of crucial call

Fletcher outlines Lachie legacy ahead of crucial call

Fletcher outlines Lachie legacy ahead of crucial call

Jaspa Fletcher will line up for his fourth AFL grand final in as many seasons aware he may never run out alongside Lachie Neale again.

Switkowski's Freo farewell reaches the grandest stage

Switkowski's Freo farewell reaches the grandest stage

Switkowski's Freo farewell reaches the grandest stage

Switkowski's Freo farewell reaches the grandest stage

Sam Switkowski is a chance to get the fairytale farewell when the Fremantle forward lines up in Saturday's AFL grand final against Brisbane at the MCG.

'Not the Lachie Neale team': Lions star speaks on ban

'Not the Lachie Neale team': Lions star speaks on ban

'Not the Lachie Neale team': Lions star speaks on ban

'Not the Lachie Neale team': Lions star speaks on ban

Brisbane star Lachie Neale is taking his last shot at overturning his one-game suspension so he can play in a fourth straight AFL grand final for the Lions.

President talks up Bombers as Merrett weighs up future

President talks up Bombers as Merrett weighs up future

President talks up Bombers as Merrett weighs up future

President talks up Bombers as Merrett weighs up future

Essendon president Andrew Welsh has spoken expansively about the issues facing the AFL wooden spooners as they await Zach Merrett's call on his playing future.

AFL should be so lucky as Kylie caps big finals series

AFL should be so lucky as Kylie caps big finals series

AFL should be so lucky as Kylie caps big finals series

AFL should be so lucky as Kylie caps big finals series

A lot has gone right for the AFL in this finals series, after some big controversies, and boss Andrew Dillon is trumpeting record season attendance.

Banned Sydney Swans players apologise to AFL club

Banned Sydney Swans players apologise to AFL club

Banned Sydney Swans players apologise to AFL club

Banned Sydney Swans players apologise to AFL club

Sydney vice-captain Isaac Heeney has made his first public statement after the five suspended Swans players made their return to club headquarters.

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'Very hopeful': Neale faces media as Lions appeal ban

Brisbane star Lachie Neale has addressed media at Melbourne Airport as the Lions attempt to appeal his ban for the AFL grand final.

Finding inner peace: Docker's intense journey to the GF

Injuries have meant the golf clubs have stayed packed away, but Hayden Young feels he is finally on the path to truly discovering himself.

'Don't want to see that': AFLW concern for winless trio

Three AFLW clubs - Essendon, Collingwood and St Kilda - are winless halfway through the season and the league is concerned.

Does smiling Brennan Cox hint to a late Dockers switch?

Intrigue surrounds the make-up of Fremantle's grand final team, with fit-again defender Brennan Cox all smiles as he completed training and chatted to fans.

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AFL umpire felt 'threatened, intimidated' by Hawks duo

AFL umpire Hayden Meyer says he felt threatened and intimidated when a pair of Hawthorn stars confronted him after a thrilling preliminary final at the MCG.

Swans forward wants out, set to join rising Blues

Key forward Joel Amartey has played his last game for Sydney and will return to his Victorian home after Carlton offered a deal too good to turn down.

'Attractive' post-Fagan option hiding in plain sight

Brisbane Lions chairman Andrew Wellington has addressed Chris Fagan's future as coach at the club, while the players have endorsed his low-profile sidekick.

The tortured history powering Freo's premiership push

Fremantle are one of few clubs left without an AFL premiership, having weathered 32 years of painful memories and growing pains en route to this grand final.

Why Docker Erasmus knocked back Eagles and Dogs

Neil Erasmus is in career-best form and on the cusp of flag glory, but life would have been very different had he decided to join West Coast or the Bulldogs.

'Firecrackers' behind Lions' insatiable title hunt

For all the silverware collected by the Brisbane Lions, there remains a handful of luckless players without a flag not forgotten by their premiership teammates.

Brisbane star Neale still banned for AFL grand final

Brisbane gun Lachie Neale's AFL grand final ban still stands after a dramatic night at the tribunal.

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