Another day, another West Australian debutant! Cody Angove will play his first game for Greater Western Sydney on Sunday, the fourth WA draftee to earn an AFL debut already this season.
Samantha Rogers
West Coast draftee Tom Gross will be among five Eagles to play their first game at the MCG on Sunday, with the teenager among three additions for the winless side as they take on Richmond.
Jake Santa Maria
On Thursday night, Cam McCarthy’s nickname was scribbled on Alex Pearce’s wrist. And on Thursday night, like every day across the past 12 months, Cam McCarthy’s name was on Alex Pearce’s mind.
Chris Robinson
With Jordan Ridley sidelined through a hamstring injury, Essendon's other key defenders will have to show they can get the job done against Sydney.
Anna Harrington and Joanna Guelas
The AFL says its umpiring unit failed to notice Lachie Schultz concussed on the Optus Stadium turf on Thursday night, clarifying that play would have stopped if they had seen the Magpies forward in distress.
A year on from the tragic death of former Docker Cam McCarthy, clubs and teammates have paid emotional tributes to their fallen friend.
Aaron Kirby
Fremantle defender Jordan Clark admits despite an improved performance in the loss to Collingwood, the defeat still ‘hurts just as much’ as last week’s defeat to St Kilda.
Daniel Rioli notes Gold Coast have a strong recent record in Darwin 'home' games but admits they face a stern test from a red-hot Western Bulldogs outfit.
Shayne Hope
Port Adelaide have a strong recent record of bouncing back from drubbings and are under pressure to respond again when they take on cross-town rivals Adelaide.
Fremantle’s tall forwards took only two of the team’s six marks inside 50 against Collingwood, despite the Dockers having 63 forward entries, and that will now become a major focus of the club’s review.
Craig O'Donoghue
Ken Hinkley can't say when Willie Rioli will play again but has warned rivals not to target the Port Adelaide forward on his AFL return.
Port coach Ken Hinkley says the landscape has shifted after Willie Rioli’s ban for threats against opposition players as he conceded his forward needs to change.
News Corp Australia
West Coast are set to go with a dual ruck-set up to tackle Richmond skipper Toby Nankervis after Bailey Williams joined Matt Flynn on the flight to Melbourne.
Mitchell Woodcock
GWS will have to find another way to limit Geelong midfielder Bailey Smith after tagger Toby Bedford was ruled out with swelling around the eye.
Joanna Guelas
Fremantle defender Jordan Clark said he wanted play to stop after a heavy collision with Lachie Schultz and felt sick watching his friend and former teammate in trouble.
Hawthorn have bounced back with a pair of comfortable wins after last month's mini form slump, but will be put to the test against an improving Melbourne.
Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy was subbed out of his team's loss to Collingwood with a jarred knee, but he's still a chance to play against GWS next week.
Justin Chadwick
The AFL says umpires didn't see a concussed Lachie Schultz but Magpies captain Darcy Moore says it didn't feel right that the game didn't stop.
Fremantle lost to Collingwood on Thursday night and there were alarm bells raised when ruckman Sean Darcy was subbed out with a knee injury.
The FIFO Dockers, who fly into form one week and out of it the next, had a red-hot crack - but it wasn’t enough to beat the Pies. And now, the true test comes, writes Glen Quartermain.
Glen Quartermain
Jamie Elliott and Jack Crisp have played match-winning roles as Collingwood overcame a lopsided inside 50m count to post a brave 14-point win over Fremantle.
Jamie Elliott starred for Collingwood to consign a vastly improved Dockers outfit - who changed plenty from last week’s horror show - to a second loss in the space of six days.
After Freo suffered a second consecutive loss with a 14-point defeat against Collingwood, how would you assess each Dockers player in just three words? Read our thoughts and have your say!
Sean Darcy has suffered yet another injury setback, with the Fremantle ruckman going down with a knee issue in the third term of the club’s clash with Collingwood.
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