Gary Ablett looks set to walk out on the final year of his contract with the Gold Coast Suns.
Jack McAnespie
Gary Ablett isn't the player he used to be, and his former Geelong teammates can see it.
Jack Silvagni has told his mum to lose the binoculars are Carlton games.
Wayne Carey and Chris Judd believe home teams received the rub of the green from the umpires in round two.
Taylor Walker says Josh Jenkins could be a change to play in the Showdown this Saturday night.
This tackle is so big, it's eye-watering.
Jesse Hogan and Jordan Lewis are unlikely to challenge their bans.
The Swans will once again be without Isaac Heeney against the Pies, with Kurt Tippett unlikely to be fit as well.
Jesse Hogan showed his footy smarts on Sunday against the Blues
Kieran Foran crossed the white paint for his first try in Warriors colours against the Titans.
Daisy has wound back the clock and silenced the critics.
Braydon Preuss was involved in an ugly incident against the Cats on Sunday.
Scott Thompson could find himself in trouble after elbowing Patrick Dangerfield in the face.
Kane Cornes believes there's still a space for the tagger in Aussie rules.
Adam Scott says he isn't playing his best golf in the lead-up to the 2017 US Masters.
Ivan Cleary is expected to be handed the Wests Tigers job in the coming days.
Matty Johns and Mark Geyer think NSW need to shake things up for this year's Origin series.
Gareth Widdop had a strange build-up to the game against the Warriors on Sunday.
The Cats and Dockers mixed things up on Sunday night.
Paddy Ryder needs some soap to wash his mouth out.
Roo was stretchered from the ground after a nasty landing on his knee.
Jade Gresham has pulled off an unbelievable goal.
Players cannot get their heads around the new ruck rules.
The Lions have chosen a terrible day to suffer their first AFLW loss.
The Sharks are building a nice roster after re-signing two of their stars.
Mark Hunt is set to fight in his native Auckland.
Wally Lewis is in hot water over this.
Former Demons coach Paul Roos didn’t rate the Blues’ first banner of 2017.
The AFL's greatest-ever goal-kicker returns to the Swans.
We have a contender for try of the year, already!
There's no where to hide in 2017 for he and his teammates, according to Moses Mbye.
Terrible luck for a very talented footballer.
Wayne Bennett has always risen to the task when the heat is on, according to Gorden Tallis.
The sprinklers at Goodyear Ballpark don't care that it's Spring Training.
Port Adelaide are under plenty of external pressure in 2017.
This was pretty strange from the Sri Lankan skipper.
Adam Tomlinson has ended months of speculation surrounding his playing future.
Nat Fyfe says he used to hate the Dockers, and even tried to avoid being drafted by them in 2009.
Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor could be off, again.
Kane Cornes took the Richmond midfield brigade to task.
John Longmire believes the AFL should consider making umpires full-time employees.
Josh Reynolds believes the playing group should take responsibility for the club's poor finish in 2016.
The best of Nick Kyrgios is yet to come, according to Roger Rasheed.
Shane Watson sure didn't hold back.
Where has Mitchell Starc's inswinger gone?
Should the on-field microphone be canned?
This could actually happen!
Steve Menzies is positive about the controversial signing of Akulia Uate.
Neil Broom will be loving this effort.
Dwayne Bravo looked to be in plenty of pain.
This is the last thing you need from your teammates as a fast bowler.
Brad Hogg's got a bad reputation.
Handicap honours have been handed out.
Azhar probably won't be thanking his spinner for this one.
They've been travelling well, but there's still plenty of work to be done for the Carlton Blues in 2017.
Hectic doesn't do it justice.
The fleet of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race can't afford to have an extra body on board the whole way to Hobart.
Daria Gavrilova believes Nick Kyrgios is responsible for his own behaviour on the tennis court.
Cris Cyborg is in trouble with the anti-doping authority, again.
Stevie J was as good as gone.
Tommy Rogic will be out until at least the end of December.
Port Adelaide have decided to retain Hamish Hartlett in the club's leadership group.
It's all over for Shane Yarran
This premiership keeps getting better and better.
Talk about a brain fade with the game on the line!
Tim Cahill knows how to silence the haters.
Sabre Norris is making a splash both at home and abroad.
This could have gone either way.
Mike Hussey wants Australia to stick with Nic Maddinson.
Cyril is going to be in brown and gold until the end of 2020.
Tim Cahill is always going to get booed, according to his coach, John van 't Schip.
Isaac Heeney believes the culture at the Swans is so strong, a change of captain was not a necessity.
There are concerns that the Gabba Test won't make five days.
Steve Smith has said that Usman Khawaja is very much a part of the Australian team.
This one ain't for the faint of heart.
The Tigers are looking to rebound after a disappointing 2016 season.
A couple of Dockers have found themselves in hot water in recent weeks.
Clarko has gone in to bat for the Hawks.
Andrew Fifita has a case to answer for.
The Sydney Roosters have notified the NRL Integrity Unit of an incident involving Dylan Napa.
John Makdessi is going to have a very sore head after this incredible kick.
Being a skipper isn't all fun and games.
The Sydney Swans have announced on Friday that Josh Kennedy will captain the club in 2017.
Ben Cousins has fallen on tough times.
Aussie umpire Paul Reiffel has been taken from the field after being struck in the head by a cricket ball while standing at square leg.
Gary Ablett's successor has been named.
Sprung! We think...
This is not the news South Sydney fans were wanting to hear.
Sorry AFL and NRL fans, but football is Australia's favourite sport.
'Pitchsiding' is the biggest crime in cricket at the moment, and you've never heard of it.
Beau Ryan is one of rugby league's great guys.
This isn't how you do it...
David Koch wants his leadership group to get to the bottom of the Jarman Impey incident.
Sandow speaks...
Funny for everyone except the bloke rolling around on the ground in pain.
Jarryd Roughead is well and truly on the mend.
Billy Slater's shoulder may be the end of him.
James Segeyaro wants out of the Super League, but Leeds Rhinos aren't going to give him up without a fight.
These guys really know how to handle balls.
Analysis, Shane.
What is it with Dogs and Cats?
Eddie Jones was in peak form on Sunday morning.
The Baggy Green is set for a make-over.
Looks like Mayweather v McGregor ain't going to happen.
Finally, some insight from the inner sanctum.
Ding ding. Jones and Cheika are still going at it.
You've seen the last of Jack Grimes on the AFL field.
Semi's trip to Toulon may be on hold.
A YouTube sensation just landed on the Sydney Swans' list.
The war of words is really heating up between Michael Cheika and Eddie Jones.
The rotation policy is already gone.
Chad Robinson has been reported as missing.
We've always liked that Dale Steyn bloke...
You can't afford to give a guy like Hashim Amla a second chance.
Stephen Dank's appeal to have a lifetime ban overturned has taken a major hit.
John Grant says he's not going anywhere.
The drama continues as Australia host South Africa at the Adelaide Oval.
Michael Johnson is under investigation for an alleged assault over the weekend.
International Rules is no longer a thing of the past, with a Test series confirmed for 2017.
Faf could yet be forced to sit out the third and final Test.
He's always done things a little different, Stevie...
Things aren't getting any better for the Lions in the off-season.
There's nothing better than winning, and nothing worse than losing.
People are starting to ask questions.
Could The Notorious one hold three UFC belts at the same time?
Xavier Richards was snapped training with the Essendon Bombers on Monday.
Buddy Franklin thinks season 2016 was one of his best ever.
Does Khabib Nurmagomedov deserve to fight for the lightweight title?
From the Gold Coast, to the desert, and back again.
Things are getting interesting in Australian cricket.
This is the most adorable thing you will see today.
Manly utility back, Brayden Wiliame is on the move.
Nick Dal Santo has called time on his incredible career.
Things are far from set in stone at the Bombers.
Don't try this one at home, kids.
Aussie Rod Pampling proves age is no barrier.
Australia’s Four Nations campaign has pretty much gone to plan following victories over Scotland and New Zealand in their opening two games.
Australian captain Steve Smith has defended his tactics on day three of the first Test against South Africa in Perth, after drawing criticism from his predecessor, Michael Clarke.
South African speedster Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the rest of the Proteas' tour of Australia, after suffering a ‘rare’ shoulder injury on day two of the opening Test in Perth.
Young Aussie surfer Sabre Norris has given one of the best ever television interviews ahead of Sally Fitzgibbons' Sydney International Surfing Pro.
Shane Warne has been left viably distressed following the dismissal of David Warner on 97, as South Africa fight back in the first Test against Australia at the WACA Ground.
South African spearhead Dale Steyn has left the first Test at the WACA Ground with a shoulder injury, after a fairly inconspicuous incident on the morning of day two against Australia.
It was a run for the ages, and $101 long-shot Lasqueti Spirit has taken out the 2016 Crown Oaks in stunning fashion on Thursday afternoon at Flemington Racecourse.
The world’s fastest man is in Melbourne at the moment as the world’s fastest horses descend on Australia for the 2016 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
While there’s plenty of expectation on the shoulders of the Australian Kangaroos while in the UK for the Four Nations, there’s still a little bit of time to play for the national team.
The Australian Cricket Team have confirmed the final XI to face South Africa in the opening Test of the summer in Perth, starting on Thursday.
It’s often been wondered how Penrith and Kangaroos star Trent Merrin landed his fiance, pro surfer Sally Fitzgibbons.
Promising Adelaide United youngster George Mells won’t be eating too many more meat pies in the coming months, after copping a horrible case of food poisoning and losing six kilograms via his rectum.
He’s arguably Australian’s greatest ever cricketer, and in retirement, Shane Warne has never been short of an opinion.
Marika Koroibete is a popular man at the moment.
Matthew Hayden has come up with some fairly blunt advice for Usman Khawaja.
It’s been an off-season for the ages, and now Tom Liberatore looks to have completely lost it.
It was business as usual for the Monday Night Football pre-game commentary team, as they gave their predictions for the match-up between the Texans and Broncos on Tuesday morning (AEDT).
American sport. It's a bloody ruthless business.
Sure, Winx’s victory in Saturday’s Cox Plate was pretty impressive, but it certainly wasn’t the highlight of the day.
The latest shock move during this year’s AFL Trade Period has come on Wednesday afternoon, with GWS confirming Brett Deledio has agreed to join the club in 2017.
Hawthorn champion Jordan Lewis insists that his time at the club ended on good terms, however he will not be going back himself to collect his premiership medals.
Geelong premiership champion Jimmy Bartel has announced his retirement after 305 games with the Cats.
Before Jordan Lewis and Sam Mitchell in this year’s trade period, there was Bryce Gibbs.
It’s been an AFL Trade Period for the ages, with shocks coming left, right and centre, and all with a couple of days still remaining.
It’s been one of the most frantic trade periods in recent memory, and the Blues and Geelong have been working towards an agreement that should see Zach Tuohy at the Cats in 2017 after he requested a trade to the club last week.
There was plenty of interest in Michael Clarke’s “tell-all” interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday night, and one of the most interesting aspects of the chat was the former Aussie skipper’s recollection of an incident with Shane Watson.
Sydney FC continued their unbeaten start to the A-League season with a commanding 4-0 victory over the Central Coast Mariners on Saturday evening.
The South Australian Redbacks have created Australian cricket history on Saturday, registering the highest ever domestic 50-over total on record.
Following the departures of Brett Lee and Michael Hussey from the Channel Nine commentary box for this year’s summer of cricket, the network has announced a major addition to the team.
It was the biggest shock of the AFL trade period to date, and as soon as the name Sam Mitchell was used in the same sentence as ‘West Coast Eagles’, people were already wondering what a possible trade would look like.
David Warner has taken the stand at the Sydney inquest into the death of Phillip Hughes, saying that his former teammate and good friend had made an “error of judgement” facing the ball that ended his life.
Des Hasler looks all but gone at the Canterbury Bulldogs, with rumours circling that a contract dispute will see him out the door at Belmore.
Dane Swan rocked the AFL world earlier in the week, after he admitted via his autobiography that he used illicit drugs throughout his 258-game career.
If you’ve ever been mountain biking, you’d know it’s hard enough staying upright without other distractions like having bullets fired at you.
Former Brisbane Lions champion turned footy pundit, Jonathan Brown believes there’s a major flaw in the current AFL trade system, that is seeing the bigger, stronger clubs benefit while leaving smaller clubs even more crippled.
As if the crushing weight of trying to show off your physical attributes to 18 AFL clubs wasn’t tough enough for potential draftees, apparently these 18-year-old are put through the ringer above the shoulders as well during AFL draft combine testing.
The Western Sydney Wanderers will not be stripped of any competition points over a crowd incident involving a flare at the Sydney Derby over the weekend, the FFA has confirmed.
They say if you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, just wait five minutes.
Collingwood look to be in for an extremely busy trade period, after rumours emerged in relation to enquires they have made about Brisbane skipper, Tom Rockliff.
The Richmond Tigers have confirmed Brett Deledio’s interest in moving to Geelong via footy boss Dan Richardson.
Former All Blacks, Dan Carter and Joe Rokocoko have come under the microscope after they returned drugs tests revealing traces of steroids, according to a French media outlet.
While there’s no doubt the Western Bulldogs are deserved winners of the 2016 AFL Premiership, plenty of Swans fans left last Saturday’s decider scratching their heads over a number of contentious umpiring decisions.
Disgraced All Black Aaron Smith has made a teary apology after being caught allegedly having sex in a disabled bathroom at Christchurch airport.
Tom Liberatore has had plenty of air time in the days following the AFL Grand Final, thanks to an incredible video doing the rounds on social media of the young Dog.
For every Dogs fan under the sun, Saturday was just about the best day of their lives.
It’s hardly a surprise, but the party is still in full swing in the Shire following the Sharks’ historic premiership victory over the Storm on Sunday night.
Marika Koroibete won’t be playing in the NRL next season, but that hasn’t stopped the match review committee from charging the outgoing 24-year-old after Sunday’s Grand Final.
There wasn’t a whole lot of love for Richie Sambora and Orianthi’s efforts in the NRL Grand Final pre-match entertainment.
It’s one of the most prestigious prizes a player can be awarded, and this year’s Norm Smith Medal judges have been selected by the AFL.
It’s been 55 very long years since the Bulldogs last tasted Grand Final day, and even longer since they tasted success in the big dance.
The Swans are set to welcome back skipper Jarrad McVeigh as well as the Rising Star winner Callum Mills for their grand final showdown against the Bulldogs on Saturday.
Veteran Geelong defender Corey Enright was a picture of devastation following his side’s preliminary final loss to the Swans last Friday night.
Well, we heard it was coming all week, and Dane Swan’s live tweeting of the Brownlow Medal via Sportsbet’s Twitter account certainly didn’t disappoint.
Two weeks ago it looked as though Lin Jong’s season was finished.
Steve Johnson is without doubt, one of the feel good stories of the 2016 AFL season.
The Bulldogs are on their way to their first grand final since 1961, overcoming a rampant GWS Giants to claim a preliminary final victory by six points.
Bob Murphy is the heart and soul of the Bulldogs, and his side is going to play in their first grand final since 1961 without him there.
Jordan Roughead is one tough hombre, but even he couldn’t deal with this beauty of a falcon.
Well, if you were looking for one of the marks of the year in the second-last week of the season, Easton Wood just obliged.
It’s preliminary finals time, and that means it’s game on for everyone involved.
Two weeks ago, the Richmond Football Club’s board was under siege from a challenge group calling themselves ‘Focus on Football’.
The Swans are sweating on a number of their injured stars before an interstate preliminary final showdown with the Cats next Friday night.
Jarryd Roughead has revealed he has received some good news as he battles melanoma, which has seen him take at least 12 months away from the game.