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On a poignant day for the AFL, Hawks Alastair Clarkson and Shaun Burgoyne and Tiger David Astbury bid farewell after Richmond booted five straight goals to force a draw.

Retiring Richmond defender David Astbury is confident more success is around the corner.

Richmonds AFL empire is crumbling but coach Damien Hardwick is refusing to give up on the season despite the Tigers crashing to a fourth straight defeat. Hopes of a premiership three-peat have evaporated in recent weeks but Sundays capitulation at the MCG, where they led Collingwood by 29 points during the third quarters, leaves Richmond in tatters. The most successful club of the past five years will end round-17 in 12th on the ladder at 7-9 with even their chances of a finals appearance fadin...

Fringe Tiger makes huge VFL statement, premiership midfielder stars By 2021-05-15T18:45+10:00 Fringe Tiger tall Callum Coleman-Jones has given Damian Hardwick a timely reminder of his talents, leading Richmond to a 97-point thrashing of an inexperienced GWS outfit in today’s VFL clash at Punt Road Oval. The 21-year-old 200cm ruck-forward booted five goals including the first two of the match and finished with 19 disposals, 16 hitouts and seven marks in a dominant display. The South Austra...

Rioli’s extreme measure to save AFL career Willie Rioli is prepared to go to extreme lengths to resuscitate his AFL career, as West Coast conceded they will have to take a hard line stance. AFL by Jon Ralph Premium Content Subscriber only Willie Rioli is prepared to submit to regular drug tests to prove he can break the cycle of cannabis use in a bid to resuscitate his AFL career. The Eagles football department are aware their board might take the...

Willie Rioli is prepared to go to extreme lengths to resuscitate his AFL career, as West Coast conceded they will have to take a hard line stance.

Shai Bolton, 22, and teammate Daniel Rioli, 24, were involved in an altercation Riolis girlfriend was subjected to inappropriate behaviour from a patron  Players have told the club they were not under the influence of alcohol  Rioli was punched after confronting the patron and suffered a cut under his eye  Bolton became involved in the altercation and sustained a fractured wrist  On Tuesday, the AFL launched its own investigation into the violent incident  

VFL preview: The AFL players to watch in Round 1 AFL by Nick D’Urbano 16th Apr 2021 10:21 AM Sydney Stack is one of many big names looking to push their case for selection when he makes his long-awaited return to football in the VFL season opener tomorrow. The Richmond youngster only returned to the club in late March due to breaching Western Australias strict quarantine rules, which saw him spend three weeks behind bars. Sta...

DOWNLOAD Previously, Stack and Callum Coleman-Jones received 10-match bans -- now completed -- and were sent home from the Tigers Queensland hub after breaching the AFLs COVID-19 policies by attending a Gold Coast strip club and being involved in a fight outside a kebab shop. Coleman-Jones has been involved in VFL practice matches but Stack will get his first minutes since that September suspension in Fridays season opener against Sandringham at Punt Road. "(Coleman-Jones has) been playing - he...

  Crown prosecutor Gary Churchill said Michaels was caught as a part of Operation Quaker which was investigating the cocaine trade in south east Queensland. The charges came about after police tapped phone calls between Michaels and drug syndicate leader and former Sydney Roosters player John Touma, who were both believed to be involved in a cocaine ring, which was exposed by a Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) investigation. The pair along with Hunt, former NSW Origin fullback Matt Se...