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Sydney’s Riak Andrew.

Swan faces AFL ban over homophobic slur; Kick ‘rehearsal’ to launch AFLW season; Hawks could regain Day

Sydney’s Riak Andrew is facing a lengthy suspension after being cited for using a homophobic slur in the VFL. Meanwhile, Hawthorn star Will Day is firmly in the selection mix to return from injury.

  • Hannah Kennelly and Jon Pierik

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Decorated AFLW player Jasmine Garner shows that even the best can make mistakes. Garner, who kicked the first AFLW goal back in 2017 when she played for Collingwood, had the chance re-enact her history-making moment on Monday with fireworks ready to go off. Except this time, she missed.
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AFLW countdown: Even the best make mistakes

Decorated AFLW player Jasmine Garner shows that even the best can make mistakes. Garner, who kicked the first AFLW goal back in 2017 when she played for Collingwood, had the chance re-enact her history-making moment on Monday with fireworks ready to go off. Except this time, she missed.

New Collingwood AFLW skipper Ruby Schleicher.

Buckley is about to return to Collingwood – he just doesn’t know it; Dons’ high-performance chief departs

The Magpies have named a Fox Footy boundary rider as their newest captain. Meanwhile, Sean Murphy’s departure comes at the height of a horror stretch of injuries for the Bombers.

  • Jake Niall and Danny Russell
Andrew Dillon and Laura Kane.

Skill errors, poor crowds and a $200m loss: Why the league is worried about AFLW

The AFL has told the 18 clubs that the women’s game is losing $50 million a year and that the No.1 priority for AFLW in its pivotal 10th season is for on-field performances to improve.

  • Caroline Wilson
David Dench with his daughter Michelle in 2003 as she fulfilled her football promise.

The one thing missing from David Dench’s North story: His daughter couldn’t play for the club

Dench changed football with his dashing, defensive style of play. His daughter, Michelle, made her name as a champion in the game, too, but before AFLW started. She never got the chance to represent the club they love.

  • Peter Ryan
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‘I just wanted the opportunities that boys had’: Women’s star Erin Phillips joins the Hall of Fame

AFLW legend Erin Phillips’ elevation to the Hall of Fame means the sport has the first father-daughter combination. Her father, Greg, is a Port Adelaide legend. Erin Phillips gave an emotional speech, leaving her father in tears.

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The AFL needs to rethink its approach to AFLW.

Origin of the AFL’s great challenge: What AFLW can learn from the NRL

The Matildas have raised the bar. The NRLW has jumped ahead via Origin. The AFL can’t create a larger footprint for women without thinking bigger.

  • Jake Niall
Carlton premiership player Andrew McKay with daughters Abbie, centre, and Sophie.

‘Something that makes me different’: How COVID shaped the Blues’ new skipper

Abbie McKay, the first father-daughter AFLW captain, talks about her rocky road to establishing her career.

  • Danny Russell
Beaumaris players gather in the changerooms before their memorial game honouring Holly and Bianca.

‘They left us way too soon’: Footy club honours Laos poisoning victims Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones

Beaumaris Football Club, where Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones played in a premiership together in 2022, has celebrated the lives and legacy of the two young women with a game in their honour.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Players from the Kyneton Women’s Football Club

Ire of the Tigers: Why the women broke away from a footy ‘boys’ club’

This team has caused a stir by leaving one of football’s oldest clubs to go out on their own. But the players say they’re fighting for the betterment of women’s sport.

  • Gemma Grant

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