Alex Pearce returned to training on Tuesday and there are good signs for another very important Fremantle star out of their midweek session. Here is what we saw at Cockburn.
Caitlin Bassett
Dom Sheed’s AFL future hangs in the balance, with the 2018 flag hero set to miss the entire season after rupturing his ACL at training.
Jake Santa Maria
Collingwood gun forward Bobby Hill is adamant the Magpies will use the hurt of their 2024 AFL season to drive them to new heights this campaign.
Anna Harrington
West Coast are eyeing a late move to boost their defensive stocks after meeting with a recently discarded Demon.
The AFL world is mourning the loss of Essendon VFL coach and former Brisbane Lions assistant Dale Tapping, who has died aged 59.
Former Brisbane Lions midfielder Troy Selwood, a member of the AFL's famous Selwood family, has died aged 40.
Fremantle have ruled Hayden Young out of this month’s Indigenous All Stars game with a hamstring injury he suffered last week.
Craig O’Donoghue
Troy Selwood has been remembered as someone who “brought joy and light to all who knew him” as the AFL community mourns the loss of a member of one of footy’s most famous families.
Chris Robinson
A long-time AFL coach lost his cancer battle on Tuesday and has been universally praised for his impact on the game.
News Corp Australia
The AFL world is in mourning after the ‘universally loved’ veteran died just weeks before leading his team for the first time.
Glenn Valencich
So many of Australia’s greatest sporting heroes are Indigenous, from Evonne Goolagong to Ash Barty, Lionel Rose to Patty Mills and the great Cathy Freeman.
Emma Garlett
West Coast are still yet to reveal the extent of Harley Reid’s injury with the club remaining tight-lipped with the teen sensation missing from training.
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce is optimistic he will recover from ankle soreness in time to represent the Indigenous All Stars against his own team on February 15 at Optus Stadium
Glen Quartermain
A hamstring injury will sideline Western Bulldogs defender Liam Jones for the Indigenous All Stars game and the start of the AFL season
Roger Vaughan
Newly reappointed Fremantle captain Alex Pearce believes the 2025 squad has the ability and desire to secure the club’s maiden flag.
The AFL has announced it will take no action against West Coast forward Liam Ryan after footage was posted on social media of him in a wild street fight.
The AFL Integrity Unit has made a decision on Liam Ryan’s involvement in a fight outside a music festival last month.
Tyler Lewis
WA Police and the AFL’s Integrity Unit have finished looking into Liam Ryan’s post-festival fight last month. Here’s what they found.
Samantha Rogers
Xavier Clarke has ambitions to become the first Indigenous AFL coach, and he is using the All Stars match to take fellow coaches along with him.
Melissa Woods
If the best leaders are carved from adversity, then Alex Pearce might be the perfect fit for Fremantle as it strives for rare silverware, writes Glen Quartermain.
West Coast completed their Monday morning training session with some heavy lifting and indicators about what their midfield plans are without Elliot Yeo. Here’s what we saw on the track.
Craig O'Donoghue
Essendon are hopeful their long AFL finals win drought could end this season and are targeting greater consistency as the platform for success in 2025.
Shayne Hope
Alex Pearce will become just the fourth man to lead Fremantle for three consecutive seasons, while a young forward has been promoted to the leadership group.
Jason Horne-Francis says a trip to the United States in the off-season will help him play more midfield minutes for Port Adelaide in the looming AFL season.
Steve Larkin
