In 2004 they again finished on top and scraped through to the Grand Final after a nailbiting six ... Geelong that was played at the MCG due to AFL scheduling rules that infuriated Leigh Matthews ...

Extra time, quick end changes, signage changes, limited interchanges and a first-score-wins war: these are the things AFL fans could see if the grand final is all tied up after four quarters. League ...

The Eastern Ranges have produced several AFL champions since their inception in 1992. From premiership players, Norm Smith ...

2004 – The Bulldogs held off the Sydney Roosters 16-13 in a gritty decider. Andrew Ryan’s crucial tackle on Michael Crocker in the dying moments sealed the win. Last Grand Final Appearance ...

You can’t go past Ross Lyon as coach given he’s the only person to have taken the Dockers to a grand final.

If the Swans needed a gentle reintroduction to the AFL after their disastrous grand final last September, an exciting and fearless Hawthorn side in opening round provided a hard landing.

If Sydney captain Callum Mills could find one ray of light out of last week's confirmation he'd miss the first month of the new AFL season ... Sydney's preliminary final and Grand Final line ...

The two men, who did not know each other previously, met at a neighbour’s barbecue that coincided with the AFL grand final between Collingwood and Brisbane. At some point Hardie began repeatedly ...

That defeat, plus Sydney’s grand final loss, has the Lions wary of a Swans backlash on Saturday. Dean Cox has started his tenure as Sydney Swans coach with a loss. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL Photo ...