Richmond's Noah Balta, who signed a seven-year AFL deal in October, has been charged with assault following an incident in country NSW on December 30.

Out of contract at the end of the 2025 season, Tom De Koning is set to headline contract talks at Carlton alongside Adam Cerra, Adam Saad and Nic Newman.

After missing out on a third of the 2024 season, Adelaide star Izak Rankine is out to put himself in the best position possible to push for a premiership.

Sydney will have a new No.23, taking Lance Franklin's number off the shelf after a year to hand it to young South Australian forward Ned Bowman.

Veteran Brad Hill says he's impressed by top 10 draft pick Tobie Travaglia as St Kilda look to their young guns to climb the AFL ladder.

Collingwood have named long-time Sydney administrator Charlie Gardiner as their new football boss, continuing a massive off-field rebuild.