Freo demands the points as AFL probes 'draw' fiasco
A furious Chris Connolly demands the AFL hand over the four points to Fremantle after the farcical, drawn finish against St Kilda at Aurora Stadium yesterday. Full report

Hawks expect payback over player jibes
Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson warns Kangaroos will take out the frustrations of two weeks of ridicule for recruiting Hawthorn players in a tough match next week. Full report

Fremantle share spoils as Saints show their worst
It began with a dreadful Jason Gram kick from defence three minutes in, leading to a Matthew Pavlich intercept and a Fremantle goal. Full report

Malthouse seeks reward for effort
Collingwood sets up win with an eight-goal third quarter, but coach Mick Malthouse was unsatisfied with the extent of the onslaught. Full report

Hard work will get Cats out of rut: Mooney
Geelong's leaders will decide how to dig the Cats out of a form slide that Cameron Mooney has described as a rut. Full report

New Hawks and a tough old enemy stage an epic
The "ifs", "buts" and "maybes" shouldn't be allowed to obscure a tremendous win by a Hawthorn side only a few weeks ago seemingly no one rated. Full report

'Hollywood' shot has an unhappy ending
Angus Monfries was not to blame for Essendon losing what it should have won, according to coach Kevin Sheedy. Full report

Third-quarter blitz puts Pies on victory path
They call it the premiership quarter, and it was all the Magpies needed yesterday to dismantle a disappointing Port Adelaide by 41 points. Full report

McGuire defends club's right to impose hefty fine
Collingwood will happily discuss Chad Morrison's $20,000 drink-driving fine, but president Eddie McGuire says his club would not be told what to do. Full report

Reports, injuries as Thomas opens up on umpires
St Kilda's season teetering on the brink after a lacklustre performance in Tasmania, with three players reported and possibly seriously injured. Full report

Clubs chip in for families of miners
The AFL, St Kilda and Fremantle will donate $20,000 to a fund set up to help the families affected by the Beaconsfield mining disaster. Full report

Pigeons clear on top after crushing win
Yarrawonga continues its chest-beating on top of the Ovens and Murray Football League ladder after disposing of 2003 premier Corowa Rutherglen. Full report

Dolphins' first-quarter blitz in the wet sets up victory against Zebras
Frankston stun Sandringham by kicking seven goals in the opening quarter while restricting the Zebras to two at the Trevor Barker Oval. Full report

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It's football of biblical proportions
Lazarus of the high mark has had a busy week. Full report

Crunch-time for brotherly love as twins face off
Emerging West Coast stopper Adam Selwood crunched his identical twin brother Troy into the Subiaco Oval turf on Saturday night. Full report

Gritty Demons deny Roos in second-half scrap
The Demons and Kangaroos battled for their seasons at the MCG in a match of two distinctly different halves. Full report

AFL crowds, TV ratings in early slump
Two of the key indicators the AFL marks itself on - crowds and national free-to-air television audiences - are down after a football-saturated opening month of the season. Full report

Wrong charge by review panel frees up Croad
The AFL'S match review panel admits it had no knowledge of a medical report that almost certainly would have led to Hawk Trent Croad being suspended from today's game against Essendon at the MCG. Full report

Bulldogs flogged as Crows go man-on-man
The Western Bulldogs lost their winning scent against a weakened Adelaide at AAMI Stadium and are suddenly back in the pack. Full report

Thompson defends decision to stop
Nathan Thompson stands by his decision to take himself off the ground in the dying minutes of the Kangaroos' four-point loss to Melbourne. Full report

Solid Swans down Geelong
Nick Davis might have proved last September that miracles do happen, with his last-second goal that defeated Geelong and put the Swans into the preliminary final. Full report

Judd spoils Lethal's night
Chris Judd chose Leigh Matthews' 400th AFL match as a coach to unload both barrels on his once-great but now ageing side at Subiaco Oval last night. Full report

Cats' sequel different, but result proves the same
The television advertisement promoting the semi-final rematch between Sydney and Geelong was shot in shades of relieved, ecstatic and overwhelmed red and white. Full report

Cats coach backs players to rebound
Mark Thompson is disappointed with almost every aspect of Geelong's 22-point loss to Sydney. Full report

Shellshocked Dogs will move on: Eade
Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade reminds his players to look at the bigger picture. Full report

Laidley wants a line to be drawn for an end to flooding
Dean Laidley is not alone in thinking his team's tactics for much of the game against Melbourne made for "dreadful"-looking football. Full report

Magpie's fine puts code in jeopardy
The players' code of conduct is in danger of being thrown on the scrapheap after Collingwood's decision to fine Chad Morrison $20,000 for a drink-driving incident. Full report

'Scraps' a ratings bonanza for Foxtel in AFL's opening rounds
Pay television station Fox Footy has recorded some of its best ratings figures in the opening month of this season. Full report

Taking care of boys' business, Lucy kicks a goal
A Melbourne woman has become the youngest female AFL player agent. Full report

Bye-bye NAB Cup, hello 24-round season
It's time to bring back the state-of-origin game in the pre-season and lengthen the regular season. Full report