Round 18 comes to a close with three Sunday games, starting with Melbourne hosting North Melbourne at the MCG, with the ...

With the top nine so tight, Saturday football sees three vital contests between finals contenders, starting with the Bulldogs and the Crows at Docklands. Follow all the action in our live blog.

Essendon's slim chances of snaring a finals berth are dashed, as the Sydney Swans all but secure the AFL minor premiership with a 39-point triumph at Docklands.

Is the current ladder proof the AFL has an equalisation issue? Should the league move the Sydney-Fremantle game from the SCG if the playing surface doesn't improve? It's time to react -- or overreact ...