The Latest Breaking News from AFL

Fremantle spearhead Jye Amiss suffered from goalkicking yips last week, but he's being backed to turn things around in their clash with Collingwood.

Coach Adam Kingsley remains bullish on Greater Western Sydney's chances of defeating AFL heavyweights Geelong at home and keeping their flag campaign on track.

In 2021, the coach of the Perth-based West Coast Eagles Australian rules football team said recruits who attended public schools and came from single-parent families are too costly to manage off-field and the club might be better off concentrating on private school boys from stable families.

Out-of-contract forward Will Hayward has attracted plenty of interest from rival AFL clubs, but Sydney are increasingly confident they will get a new deal done.

Sydney will appeal after Luke Parker was handed a six-game ban by the VFL Tribunal, which rules him out of an AFL return until well into July, at the earliest.

Sydney are the AFL's hottest side and are well aware they're now the hunted, with the Western Bulldogs eager to cause an upset in their round-11 opener.

Essendon coach Brad Scott, also the former boss of AFL football operations, says the tribunal system has become too punitive and needs a review.

West Coast forward Tyler Brockman won't be available for AFL selection until June 23 after being charged by police over an alleged early-morning car crash.

Former North Melbourne AFL footballer Tarryn Thomas has been charged over a series of allegedly harassing phone calls.