| Colby's AFL preview: No.16 |
| We commence our 16-day countdown to the 2010 AFL Premiership season by looking at the club Fox Sports AFL commentator Leigh Colbert predicts will finish in 16th place. |
| Johnson to miss decider, round one |
| Western Bulldogs captain Brad Johnson will make a last-ditch effort to prove his fitness for the start of the premiership season. |
| King contests striking charge |
| Richmond's Jake King risks missing the opening three rounds of the season by contesting a charge of striking Collingwood's Travis Cloke at the AFL Tribunal. |
| King dobbed in by Cloke |
| Tensions between Richmond and Collingwood are close to boiling point after Magpie Travis Cloke broke the "code of silence" by twice lagging on rugged Tigers Jake King. |
| Fev insults fans |
| Brendan Fevola has branded Carlton fans "feral" and said he wished he had left the club sooner, in a speech made at Brisbane Lions' season launch on Monday night. |
| Liam Jurrah out for 16 weeks |
| Promising Melbourne Demons forward Liam Jurrah will most of the AFL season with a shoulder reconstruction that could cripple the wooden spooners' attack for 2010. |
| AFL gets tough in drugs battle |
| The AFL has upped its battle against performance-enhancing drugs by signing a groundbreaking agreement with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. |
| Lower blow for Kangaroos |
| North Melbourne midfielder Ed Lower is expected to be sidelined for up to two months after breaking his leg in a practice match. |
| Cloke will reject Gold Coast |
| Key forward Travis Cloke is poised to re-sign with Collingwood, turning his back on a rumoured million-dollar deal with Gold Coast. |
| Bombers defend Hurley action |
| Essendon ruckman David Hille has defended the AFL club's caution in handing down a penalty to rising star Michael Hurley. |
