St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has issued a stern warning to his players after Saturday night's NAB Cup grand final defeat

Rodney Eade is confident his club will cope with the increased expectation its NAB Cup victory is sure to generate

Western Bulldogs forward Barry Hall says he is enjoying football for the first time in years

Barry Hall kicks seven as the Bulldogs inflict St Kilda's second grand final defeat in six months

Collingwood has rounded out its pre-season campaign in impressive fashion, belting Port Adelaide by 81 points

Geelong has recorded its first win of the pre-season, easily overcoming Fremantle by 31 points

Coach Damien Hardwick believes he has found a group of young players that can turn things around at Punt Road

West Coast has made it three wins from four games this pre-season

Brock McLean says he's rediscovered his enthusiasm at Carlton after football became "a drag" in his last weeks at Melbourne

Western Bulldog captain Brad Johnson admits it will be tough to watch his side's first grand final appearance in 40 years from the sidelines

The Sydney Swans finished their pre-season campaign with a 42-point NAB Challenge win against North Melbourne at Narrandera

Both teams emerged injury free from their final NAB Challenge clash at Visy Park on Friday, which Adelaide won by a point

Recycled Lions Brent Staker, Matt Maguire and Andrew Raines, along with new Hawk Josh Gibson, all impressed in their final hit-out

A nine-hour mediation session on Friday failed to resolve the ongoing dispute between sacked Saint Andrew Lovett and his club

Sue Clark has been appointed the AFL's new cultural strategy and education manager

Richmond's Ben Cousins has been released from hospital with a bad case of gastro enteritis

Former Blue Cameron Cloke and livewire forward Cameron Hitchcock are likely to be elevated to Port Adelaide's primary list

Nick Riewoldt says while the Saints are still excited to play in Saturday's NAB Cup grand final, it will not make up for losing the premiership decider

The AFL has set up a sub-committee to consider 23- or 24-round seasons when the competition expands to 18 teams

Brad Johnson is coping well with the knowledge he will not play in this weekend's NAB Cup grand final, according to coach Rodney Eade