There are always the hard luck stories from the national draft.

After a failed bid to secure another top-20 pick, Melbourne will seek to prise the first selection of the second night of the AFL draft out of the hands of Greater Western Sydney.

The countdown to round 1, 2023 is gathering steam four months out from the first bounce of the new AFL season.

Essendon fans should be raising a glass to Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin this week.

AFLW: Melbourne beat the Brisbane Lions 19-15 to win the Grand Final.

AFLW: The Melbourne Demons have defeated the Brisbane Lions in a thrilling AFLW Grand Final.

The biggest day of the AFLW season has arrived.

It was in a meeting room at Casey Fields some eight weeks after the last AFLW grand final that Melbourne finally confronted its demons.

South Australia’s top draft prospect Mattaes Phillipou says Essendon is a great fit for him because he is made to play for a big Melbourne club in front of huge crowds.

The furore surrounding the choice of Brighton Homes Arena as the venue for Sunday’s AFLW grand final has unfairly taken away from the Brisbane Lions’ effort to reach the grand final.