Collingwood coach Craig McRae insists an enviable 11-2 record won't tempt the AFL ladder leaders to reassess their ambitions at the mid-season bye.
West Coast coach Andrew McQualter admits subbing rookie Bo Allan onto the field with only eight minutes remaining against North Melbourne was ‘unfair’.
Bunbury Mayor Jaysen Migue stunned North Melbourne’s Cam Zurhaar when he gave him the keys to the city following the club’s win over West Coast, and his teammates have relished the chance to mock him since.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae conceded Nick Daicos was well handled but was thrilled for Josh Daicos, who was best afield in a one-point win over Melbourne.
Copies of The West Australian were flying off the shelves in Newdegate on Monday after three local kids decked out in West Coast and North Melbourne gear were photographed for the front page.
Melbourne defender Steven May and captain Max Gawn have vented emotions at each other after Collingwood won a King's Birthday classic by one point.
Melbourne fought bravely in front of former coach Neale Daniher, but it was not enough to upset the AFL flag favourites with two Dees players involved in a heated post-match exchange.
Essendon have been hit with a significant midfield blow ahead of their trip west to face Fremantle later this month, with Sam Durham copping a two-match suspension.
Melbourne captain Max Gawn met his Mini Me and Shazza was with her idol Warnie as celebrities got very cold at the 11th Big Freeze fundraiser.
The Channel 7 superstar made the pledge as another 10 sporting personalities took the icy plunge for Neale Daniher.
North Melbourne’s first-up victory in Bunbury was a big step in making the club’s new Hands Oval home an unlikely stronghold, according to one of its stars.
Carlton again dropped off in the second half, but this time they won and coach Michael Voss says it's better than having to play catch-up.
Big Freeze 11 has gone off without a hitch as some of Australia’s highest-profile athletes and personalities took the plunge in honour of AFL champion Neale Daniher and fighting Motor Neurone Disease.
