September 2024
AFL increases soft salary caps for men’s and women’s competitions
The male ceiling will lift by $700,000 by the 2027 season while the AFLW equivalent will rise $300,000 amid other changes.
- Anna Harrington
April 2024
Male mentors drove Mostyn’s career, but she influenced them too
The next governor-general is best known as an advocate for professional women. She also had influential male mentors.
- Aaron Patrick
November 2023
AFLW star Tayla Harris tells why she’s ready to sweep floors
Best known for the photo of that kick, the Melbourne Football Club player and boxer has fingers in many pies.
- Ayesha de Kretser
August 2023
Rival sporting codes want to be part of Matildas fever
Rival sporting codes are hoping the Matildas’ dramatic win against France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday will inspire more girls to play sport.
- Mark Ludlow
March 2023
Women’s sport emerges from economic ‘shadow lands’
Leading sports administrators across cricket, golf and AFL have told the SportNXT conference that women represent the biggest opportunity to grow their sport.
- Patrick Durkin
August 2022
Meet the AFLW player rebuilding the stadium she wants to run out on
Civil engineer Sarah Ford is hoping to make her debut for the Sydney Swans in the AFLW this weekend.
- Gus McCubbing
July 2021
AFL Women’s league head aims to show the men how to be professional
Former Olympic swimming medallist Nicole Livingstone knows from experience that the shelf life of a pro athlete is short, so they must build other skills.
- Hannah Wootton