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Back in action CommentsPremiumCrucial pair in line to face Saints as Lobb noise unheard

Fremantle will take a no-risk approach with key forward Matt Taberner but haven’t ruled him out of Saturday’s clash with St Kilda after scans cleared him of muscle damage.

Eliza Reilly

AFLPremiumEagle Yeo could be back in three weeks

West Coast expect Elliot Yeo to return in three or four weeks after scans showed his hamstring injury wasn't too serious.

Justin Chadwick

Basketball background CommentsPremiumEagles complete AFLW playing list with former basketballer

West Coast have completed their AFLW list for season seven, signing a Perth Football League Collegians ruck in the place of injured draftee Lauren Wakfer. 

Eliza Reilly

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Mark DuffieldCommentsPremium
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Tribunal betwixt and between on Eric Hipwood case

Eric Hipwood’s fine for the push that sent Ryan Gardner crashing into an umpire sends an uncomfortable and unclear message on umpire contact.

Mark Duffield

WINGS CLIPPED CommentsPremiumEagles reveal extent of hamstrung Yeo’s injury

West Coast have revealed the extent of Elliot Yeo’s hamstring injury after the dual All-Australian was subbed off in the Eagles’ clash with Richmond on Sunday.

Samantha Rogers

Dream come TrewCommentsPremiumTrew blue: Zane ‘tougher’ after two-year fight for AFL debut

West Coast midfielder Zane Trew says he’s grateful for his two-year, injury-plagued journey to an AFL debut, revealing he ‘wouldn’t change it for the world’.

Samantha Rogers

Country Champs CommentsPremiumThe 10 stars to watch when the best of the bush hit Perth

Former AFL talents, WAFL stalwarts and a Sandover Medallist are about to hit the city for the first Country Championships since 2019. Here are 10 players to watch when the champs return this weekend.

Jackson Barrett

SEE THE PICTURESCommentsPremiumTRAINING NOTES: Cheesy Chesser and JK is set for Blues

West Coast hit the training track wearing the club’s Indigenous jumper in wet and windy conditions at Mineral Resources Park. Here’s what we saw.

Samantha Rogers

AFLPremiumTight AFL ladder puts Lions on edge

Just two wins separate second spot from ninth on the AFL ladder, and the race for a top-four berth is set to intensify over the coming weeks.

Justin Chadwick

AFLPremiumNew deal for in-form Blues forward

One of the underrated members of Carlton’s thriving forward line has signed an extension a year before he was due to come out of contract.

Marc McGowan

AFLPremiumNext move for ex-AFL star on drug charges

A former AFL star has been freed from custody to undergo drug addiction treatment after being charged with drug trafficking.

Owen Leonard

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The Forward Pocket CommentsPremium
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The cloud that hangs over one of the game’s best midfielders

Tim Kelly’s time as a West Coast Eagle will be forever viewed through the prism of the deal that got him there, but if he wasn’t burdened by his own value, he’d be lauded as one of the game’s best midfielders.

Jackson Barrett

AFLPremiumI'm staying at Hawthorn: Tom Mitchell

Star Hawthorn midfielder Tom Mitchell says he had no qualms with starting on the bench in Sunday's 22-point loss to GWS.

Justin Chadwick

Staying put CommentsPremiumFisher the latest West Aussie talent to commit to Victoria

Perth product Zac Fisher has become the latest West Australian talent to resist the lure of home, signing a new deal which ties him to Carlton for two seasons on top of his current deal. 

Jackson Barrett

AFLPremiumStars set to return for Dogs’ crunch clash

The Bulldogs are preparing to welcome back a key pair as a star midfielder who was under an injury cloud also expects to play.

Marc McGowan

AFLTreloar, English set for Swans AFL clash

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is confident onballer Adam Treloar and ruckman Tim English will play in Friday's must-win game against Sydney.

Roger Vaughan

Good to go Premium700 awaits: Milestone looms as Kennedy poised to face Blues

Retiring West Coast champion Josh Kennedy is poised to face his old club for the final time on Sunday, while the Eagles are set to learn the full extent of Elliot Yeo’s latest hamstring injury today.

Jackson Barrett

AFLLuckless Sun Budarick suffers ACL injury

Young defender Connor Budarick's 2022 AFL season is over with Gold Coast confirming the 21-year-old has suffered an ACL injury to his right knee.

Ed Jackson

Not deliberate CommentsHipwood free to play after ‘careless’ umpire contact fine

Brisbane Lions forward Eric Hipwood has received a $2,500 fine for careless contact with an umpire after he pushed a Western Bulldogs player onto an official.

Alex Mitchell

ANOTHER SCRATCHING CommentsPremiumSimmo ‘holding out hope’ for star Eagle, Sheed’s season over

West Coast have been dealt another cruel blow with premiership hero Dom Sheed ruled out for the season, while Eagles coach Adam Simpson says two stars are still a slim chance to return in 2022.

Samantha Rogers

Selection dilemma CommentsWill Freo be without Taberner once more as durability hurts?

Fremantle face the prospect of having to replace key forward Matt Taberner yet again for Saturday’s high stakes clash with St Kilda as the key forward’s lack of durability continues to cost him.

Eliza Reilly

High flyers VideoCommentsPremiumYoung, Georgiades submit Mark of the Year applications

Hayden Young and Mitch Georgiades have planted their application to add their names to a storied list of the AFL’s great marks, but where do they rank in the best hangers of 2022?

Aaron Kirby

AFLPremiumRichmond's Vlastuin faces ban for punch

Richmond's Nick Vlastuin has been offered a one-match ban for striking Connor West during his side's AFL win over West Coast.

Alex Mitchell

See the pictures CommentsTRAINING NOTES: Nic Nat A-OK but who’s in the rehab group?

West Coast had a light session at Mineral Resources Park on Monday following their loss to Richmond over the weekend. Here’s what we saw.

Samantha Rogers