Huge boost for Lions ahead of blockbuster
Reigning Brownlow Medallist Lachie Neale could make his return for round 12’s top-four clash between the Lions and the Demons.
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Lions make the most of dream start
The Brisbane Lions have pounced on the Greater Western Sydeny Giants’ slow start at the Gabba and raced away to their seventh straight win.
Giants’ awkward Covid-19 blunder
As the AFL scrambles to amend its schedule in response to Melbourne’s Covid outbreak, one team has found itself in a sticky situation.
Lions’ livewire back where he belongs
A stint in the midfield left Charlie Cameron tired and unable to maintain form in front of goals, so he’s happy to have been restored to Brisbane’s forward line.
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Cora loves her Giant anonymity
Cora Staunton tucks into a piece of toast ahead of another tough training session at GWS Giants headquarters and declares “I’m a nobody out here.”
The draft: Deadly No.1 pick built for AFLX
AFLX teams have been locked in after team captains completed the draft. Eddie Betts’ first pick was a surprise on face value, but the star Crows’ forward says the No.1 had “the best GPS numbers in the game”. FULL TEAM LISTS
Why AFLW is key to Giants’ growth
GWS AFLW coach Alan McConnell knows his team is having a huge impact both on and off the field for footy in western Sydney but he wants his players to understand that every moment matters in such a short season.
Giant honour for Davis to continue as leader
Phil Davis has led the way Callan Ward at GWS since the club’s inception and that will continue in 2019, establishing him among the longest serving leaders in the competition.
Netballer is Taylah-made for Giants
Swapping a netball for a Sherrin was a bolt from the blue for Taylah Davies but she is thrilled the change of sport has not taken her away from ‘family’.
Lions prove they’re still an AFLW power
The talk around Brisbane over the AFLW off-season had been about the big name departures but a handful of new faces were pivotal in the season-opening victory over GWS.
Mock draft: Our experts pick their AFLX teams
The stars will be coming out to play AFLX but which ones are still anyone’s guess. Our experts select their squads for the revamped four-team extravaganza.
Giants primed for big season: Barr
Greater Western Sydney’s Nicola Barr isn’t afraid to cross enemy lines — just ask her partner who works for the Swans — and she knows the Giants are ready to take the next step this AFLW season after a breakout year in 2018.
Emotions spill over as Giants teen makes history
Greater Western Sydney’s Haneen Zreika will make history this weekend as the first Muslim woman to play AFLW — and her reasoning for why coach Alan McConnell should pick her was very simple.
Teams: Layton to make AFLW debut
Former Australian netball star Sharni Layton is now the first-choice ruck for the Collingwood AFLW club after the Pies named her to face Geelong in this weekend’s season-opener. SEE ALL THE TEAMS HERE
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