West Coast face some big list decisions in the coming months, but none may be bigger than the call they make on veteran Jamie Cripps. Footy writer Mitchell Woodcock takes a look at the week in footy...
Mitchell Woodcock
Richmond will be without Tom Lynch for the next five games – including this month’s cellar-dweller clash with West Coast – as the AFL tribunal dished out its heftiest penalty of the season.
Chris Robinson
Star Richmond forward Tom Lynch is facing a four-week sanction for striking Crow Jordan Butts after being sent straight to the AFL Tribunal.
Aaron Kirby
West Australian Tiger Kamdyn McIntosh has revealed fan behaviour towards AFL players is ‘100 per cent’ getting worse, calling on fans to think before they act.
Pinjarra’s Kamdyn McIntosh will receive the ultimate testament to his humble resilience as he becomes the 35th player to reach 200 games at Richmond on Sunday.
The sight of a devastated West Coast coach Andrew McQualter in the box when that tackle was laid will be seared in the minds of Eagles fans still searching for that first win of 2025, writes Glen Quartermain.
Glen Quartermain
West Coast fell heart-breakingly short of their first win of the season as Richmond scrapped their way to a tense two-point victory at the MCG on Sunday.
West Coast look set to turn to pre-season signing Sandy Brock to fill the hole left by concussed veteran Jeremy McGovern as they prepare to take on Richmond at the MCG on Sunday.
West Coast recruit Jack Graham has revealed why he isn’t feeling nervous as he prepares to face his former club for premiership points for the first time.
Samantha Rogers
A big week for Richmond included losing star defender Noah Balta to a court-imposed curfew and the impact hit hard at the MCG.
Ronny Lerner
Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick wants ‘less talk, more action’ from politicians in being ‘tough on crime’.
Marco Monteverde
The club’s CEO has addressed the situation after learning the 25-year-old has received a restrictive curfew.
Cameron Noakes
GEORGIE PARKER: The Noah Balta scandal should have never become such a mess and the league needs to take serious steps to stop it happening again.
Georgie Parker
Richmond have selected Noah Balta for his first AFL match of the season on Saturday, just three days before he will be sentenced for assault with a WA rising star paying the price.
Jake Santa Maria
‘He’s been working on himself and he can’t wait to get out and repay us.’
Anna Harrington
Richmond coach Adem Yze has declared his stance on playing Noah Balta ahead of his sentencing for assault next week.
Tyler Lewis
Upper Great Southern product Steely Green has been nominated for the NAB AFL Goal of the Year after a superb snap for Richmond in Gather Round on Sunday.
Cameron Newbold
Fremantle are better off with an underdone Hayden Young than no Hayden Young at all. It took less than a quarter & only two touches in 2025 for that much to become abundantly evident, writes Mitchell Woodcock.
Richmond coach Adem Yze is expecting the best of Sean Darcy despite the Fremantle ruckman heading into their Gather Round clash with barely any football under his belt this year.
Richmond coach Adem Yze says the non-selection of Noah Balta is purely a football decision as the defender awaits sentencing for assault later this month.
Star Fremantle recruit Shai Bolton will face his former team Richmond for the first time in Sunday's Gather Round clash at Barossa Park.
Justin Chadwick
Richmond’s opponents have found success in tagging midfielder Tim Taranto this season, in-depth statistics have revealed, as Fremantle weigh up a similar move.
Jackson Barrett
Fremantle are weighing up giving Richmond’s Tim Taranto extra attention on Sunday in a bid to stop him spearheading their young midfield group.
Richmond has officially resisted bringing Noah Balta straight back into their AFL side as he awaits sentencing over a serious assault charge.
