Fandemic: How loyal AFL members have been rewarded
The AFL will look forward to welcoming back Victorian footy fans this season – here is how the loyal members have been rewarded for sticking by their club during the pandemic.
The AFL will look forward to welcoming back Victorian footy fans this season – here is how the loyal members have been rewarded for sticking by their club during the pandemic.
Carlton star Darcy Vescio has revealed they are non-binary, becoming the second AFLW player to publicly announce their gender.
Despite two chaotic, Covid-hit seasons teams around the league emerged with healthy profits except for the powerhouse Pies, here is why.
Carlton young gun Liam Stocker is set for an extended stint on the sidelines after an incident at training this week. Will he be ready for Round 1? Here’s the latest.
Carlton teammates have ordained the AFLW’s first Rising Star nominee of 2020 as ‘Big Boy’ in honour of her cousin, Hawthorn ruckman Ben McEvoy — but not everyone is happy with it.
Sam Walsh produced a stunning debut season in 2019 to win the AFL’s Rising Star award. But don’t expect any second year Blues from the 19-year-old, who has spent the off-season in the gym and working on a key facet of his game.
There is still the Marsh Community Series auditions to come, but a stack of young stars are already banging down the door. See who is closing in on a Round 1 berth at your club.
As an 18-year-old out of high school, some draftees will take time to develop. But some will star and become KFC SuperCoach gold in 2020. The Phantom rates every player drafted and their junior numbers.
His beloved Blues might have trounced Richmond in the AFLW season-opener, but radio and TV personality Andy Maher — who doubles as the team’s runner — had a shocker, taking out one of his own players and then going down himself.
He played the early part of last season at 95kg. Now, he is well below that figure thanks to his hard work in ‘The Cage’. He recounts the ‘terrifying’ sessions that got him to where he is now.
Richmond might have been out for its first AFLW clash but it was the Blues that looked more reminiscent of a familiar Tiger outfit. Meanwhile, the night wasn’t much better for Carlton runner and media personality Andy Maher.
Career or football? It’s a tough call more AFLW players are faced with as they try to juggle the growing commitments of the league with full-time work. Carlton’s Darcy Vescio reveals the toll.
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