One man who was caught in the middle of the saga was rover Bernie Evans, who is profiled in the latest episode of the regular AFL.com.au series, Life After Footy. "At the end of the day, when the ...

"The players have been playing pranks on each other by setting the shoelaces on fire and signing happy birthday and they've singed the clothing of a performer that they had there," Evans said. He ...

ANDREW Demetriou dealt with some remarkable football administrators during his 16 years in AFL leadership roles, but the former League chief hails the late Ron Evans as unique. Evans, the former ...

MELBOURNE veteran Bernie Vince has not earned a fairytale recall for Saturday's preliminary final clash against West Coast at Optus Stadium, but coach Simon Goodwin says the defender is "keeping his ...

Bernie was joined by Melbourne mascot Ronald ‘Dee’ Man and the AFL's General Manager of National and International Development David Matthews who signed the stadium agreement together with ...

AFL football operations manager Mark Evans is confident the League has reached a point where a homosexual player would feel comfortable coming out. "It ultimately has to be their decision. When a ...

THE DECISION to send Bernie Vince packing wasn't easy, Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says, but it was necessary. Stripped of their picks from the opening two rounds of the NAB AFL Draft for their ...

Speaking on AFL.com.au's Access All Areas on Monday, the League's general manager of football operations Mark Evans flagged the possibility of scrapping compensation picks for unrestricted free agents ...

Bombers chairman David Evans has baulked at the prospect of further equalisation measures, as the gap between rich and poor AFL clubs continues to grow. Addressing members at the club's annual general ...

HAWTHORN'S general manager of football operations Mark Evans has been appointed to head up the AFL's football department. Evans, 47, replaces Adrian Anderson, who resigned last November and finished ...

He will start with the AFL at a date to be determined following consultation with Hawthorn FC. Mr Evans said he was looking forward to joining the AFL and tackling the many challenges of the Football ...

COACHES have reverted to a defensive mindset halfway through the season and AFL football operations manager Mark Evans wants to know why. After a mid-season review revealed the game had opened up and ...