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Jeremy Cameron, Gary Ablett jnr and Jack Riewoldt in their draft years before they became AFL stars.

From teens to titans: How 16 of the AFL’s biggest names looked in their draft year

Some are unrecognisable, others haven’t changed a bit. We revisited these stars to see what they looked like and what was said about them as AFL wannabes.

  • Greg Dundas

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The sons of famous fathers are dominating like never before.

Romance on the rocks: Winners and losers from the father-son rule, and why it’s under siege

It’s the only rule in world sport designed to send athletes to the clubs their parents represented. See how your AFL club has gained or missed out.

  • Peter Ryan, Hannah Kennelly and Roy Ward
Joel (left), Adam and Scott Selwood farewell their brother, Troy, at GMHBA stadium.

‘Hey brother, just a quick one’: Selwood family pays tribute to Troy in moving funeral

Joel Selwood’s phone calls with his brother, Troy, always started the same way. He wishes he could have one more.

  • Danny Russell
Patrick Cripps.

‘Totally skewed the voting’: Was Cripps’ 2024 season the best Brownlow year this century?

Patrick Cripps toasted a record-breaking 45 votes to claim this year’s Brownlow Medal, but was it really the greatest season on record?

  • Jon Pierik
Geelong’s Tom Hawkins with (L-R) Alfie Wojcinski (son of David), Jagger Mooney (Cam), Osca Riccardi (Peter), Darby Scott (Robert) and Boston Riccardi (Peter) in 2022.

Cats, Pies set to cash in on footy family ties

This weekend, three sons of ex-AFL players with distinguished records are likely to take to the field for the talent-rich Geelong Falcons - but in a twist, only one is eligible for the Cats as a father-son.

  • Jake Niall
Jason Horne-Francis in full flight.

Footy crowds need to cut down on the boos

Booing always has been a part of sport, but the recent booing of Port Adelaide’s Jason Horne-Francis is over the top.

  • Greg Baum
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Moore please: Former Pies skipper Peter Moore ‘thrilled’ as son gets the role

Peter Moore wants one thing for his son Darcy as Collingwood Football Club captain that he never had leading the club - longevity.

  • Michael Gleeson
Shaun Micallef

Micallef bows out with a Little River bang

The ABC comedian warned the sleepy Victorian hamlet that he’d be making a big noise.

  • Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Tasmania is pushing for its own AFL side.

Talent dilution ‘not an issue’: What a 19th AFL club could mean for list sizes

Colin Carter has argued the case for the 18 AFL clubs to have fewer players in order to off-set a new Tasmanian club which he says will not dilute the standard of the competition.

  • Jon Pierik
Gary Ablett of the Cats leaves the field for the last time during the AFL grand final match between the Richmond Tigers and Geelong Cats at the Gabba in Brisbane, Saturday, October 24, 2020. (Glenn Hunt/The AGE) .

Ablett says goodbye with clipped wing

Cats champion Gary Ablett had anything but a fairytale farewell, injuring his shoulder early in the first quarter to make his final game painful in every way.

  • Peter Ryan

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