There’s a brand spanking new $35 million sitting outside the salary cap up for grabs. Jay Clark looks at the AFL stars that are set to score a huge pay packet — and what it means for the trade market.
Laura Kane knew what she was stepping into. If it didn’t go right, she would have to deal with an underlying current of old-school misogyny. But, SCOTT GULLAN asks, is the pile-on fair?
Luke Beveridge has shot down Port Adelaide chairman David Koch’s claims his players made ‘culturally insensitive’ remarks, while also questioning the Power’s handling of the saga.
It’s nearing half-time in the footy TV wars and bragging rights well and truly belong to one side. SCOTT GULLAN investigates the numbers in Footy Classified’s battle with The Agenda Setters.
After cancelling her appearance at the league’s Indigenous launch in Darwin this week, inclusion and social policy boss Tanya Hosch is expected to vacate her role amid growing pressure.
Plenty have tried to reverse the decline in the number of Indigenous players in the AFL. Now, one of the game’s greatest talents thinks he’s come up with a long-term solution.
Dan Houston’s Collingwood career started with a bang against his old club, but since then the All Australian has been ‘underwhelming’. Jon Ralph finds out why.
It was the purported trade to Collingwood that had Adelaide supporters concerned. But the Crows fended off Mark Keane from the Magpies’ clutches. Go inside the negotiations here.
Short turnaround. Five team changes. A midfield smacking. The Hawks won’t leave Darwin too displeased with an eight-point loss – but is a big concern brewing?
The Magpies have returned to premiership contention after missing finals in 2024 — and Nathan Buckley can pinpoint one big reason why.
Despite Sam Mitchell referring to the ‘complicated situation’ during the week, club legend Cyril Rioli made a rare – and celebrated – AFL appearance on Thursday night.
For all the blood and thunder of those early decades, Robert Walls’ final chapter in football saw his warmth and humanity emerge for all to see. Here’s the entire one-of-a-kind story in full.
Some clubs have been thrust into the primetime spotlight and others sent off-Broadway. Jon Ralph unpacks the winners and losers from the AFL’s round 16-23 fixture.
Australian rules legend Robert Walls was able to achieve one emotional final victory before his death.
Carlton great and Australian Football Hall of Famer, Robert Walls, has passed away, choosing voluntary assisted dying over a second gruelling cancer fight. And his family say, the legend was ready to go.
Andrew McQualter has blown it up and started again when it comes to West Coast’s midfield. Eliza Reilly breaks down the key changes and what it means for stars including Harley Reid.
Sydney’s finals hopes are flickering and a loss to Carlton will only add to the pressure mounting on the club. Can the Swans get their season back on track? Brodie Grundy has no doubt.
Is 1000m gained enough for you to get on the John Noble bandwagon? Were you burnt by CJ too? Plus, the two main men at the Suns continue to show their class in our SuperCoach takeaways.
‘I’ll get ‘em next time,’ a smiling Robert Walls said after we had coffee on Saturday, MIKE SHEAHAN writes. He knew there would be no next time, but that morning was as uplifting as his remarkable life.
The simple answer is that injuries have denied Dean Cox a proper crack in his first season as Swans coach. But dig a little deeper, writes Garry Lyon, and it becomes clear Sydney is a shell of the team which made last year’s Grand Final.
Brisbane Lions Grand Final star Keidean Coleman will play his first game in more than a year. Meanwhile, Ross Lyon has given SuperCoach teams a headache. See the full round 10 teams.
Pressure is mounting on league bosses in the wake of the botched investigation into Lachie Schultz’s on-field concussion and the senior AFL staffers at the heart of the error can be revealed.
Would you rather be Essendon or Richmond for the next five years? Would you rather have Zak Butters or Harley Reid for the rest of their careers? Mick McGuane has his say on eight 50-50 calls.
Stuck on how to finish your SuperCoach team? Or just can’t decide who to target this week? The Phantom looks for the answers to both questions in the ultimate trade guide.
A barefoot Luke Jackson ruled out a move back to Victoria in March. But the noise about a reunion with the Dees continues to rumble, and it could unlock something we haven’t seen in a decade.
An Essendon cheapie is a key to this week’s SuperCoach trade plans. See who’s dumping Caleb Daniel and Matt Flynn, and their brand new premium recruits.
Andrew Dillon is a decent man and football people want him to succeed. But the AFL CEO is being hamstrung by both his executive team and the commission above him, writes Michael Warner.
Ten years on from Adam Goodes’ war dance, the league still asks how they can get the legend back to the game. It’s why the AFL’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round still possesses a tinge of sadness.
Sydney started the 2023 season 3-6 with a slew of injuries and stormed home under John Longmire to make finals. Can 2025’s Dean Cox-led Swans do the same? The numbers say so.
An embarrassed AFL has taken full responsibility for the Lachie Schultz concussion debacle and the incorrect statement which claimed its umpires did not see the Pies star in a distressed state.
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