Lucky 13? How Suns can unlock Trade Period — again
Gold Coast holds the keys to another AFL Trade Period as the opening day of official dealing approaches, with its first-round pick set to shape the fates of several clubs — and key players.
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Best 23s: How your club could look in 2025
Trade period hasn’t even started and already there are a host of big moves pending among AFL clubs. We’ve predicted how every team will line-up in 2025 once the trade period, free agency and drafts take place.
‘Extraordinary money’ Pies, Port are offering Giants flanker
Harry Perryman has one top-three finish in a best-and-fairest – four years ago. That hasn’t stopped a bidding war reaching crazy levels. LATEST TRADE BUZZ
Freo spearhead’s surprise role in AFLW star’s career-changing move
A forgotten Dockers forward has been revealed as one of the unlikely sources of inspiration behind Fremantle’s best AFLW score under coach Lisa Webb. ELIZA REILLY finds out more.
AFL Finals locked in after absurd final day
In one of the closest finals races in recent memory, the eighth and final place on the AFL ladder has gone right down to the wire.
Power lock in home final as Blues fans rejoice at Freo stumble
Fremantle had a simple equation: win and you’re in. For Port Adelaide, it was win and you secure a home final. For Carlton, it was pray. ELIZA REILLY unpacks the crazy end to season 2024.
‘Can’t pay that’: Umpiring drama baffles greats
Toby Greene is the latest player to bear the brunt of some umpiring controversy after being penalised for holding the ball in a tense clash against Fremantle.
‘Killed us’: Brain fade leaves season in ruins
Fremantle’s finals hopes are no longer in their own hands with the side ruing a late brain snap that cost the Dockers any chance of victory.
The win that revealed true flag favourites
Make no mistake, writes LACHLAN MCKIRDY, after what happened at Engie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Giants should now be premiership favourites. Here’s why.
Danger zone: Cats skipper puts Freo’s finals bid in jeopardy
It felt like a final at Optus Stadium on Saturday, writes ELIZA REILLY. And, despite the valiant effort of Fremantle’s young stars, it was a battled-hardened Cat who had the final say.
Watch: Docker banned over dangerous tackle
Fremantle is set for a second suspension in as many weeks, with forward Tom Emmett to miss a must-win clash against Geelong after being handed a ban.
Scott: A loss to Freo still would’ve been ‘step forward’
Brad Scott was enormously proud of his players’ effort in Essendon’s win over Fremantle. So much so that if the Dons hadn’t got over the line, the match still would have shown growth.
One-point AFL thriller saves Bombers season
Essendon has brought their season back to life after pulling off a massive final quarter comeback in one of the games of the AFL season.
Tribunal: Fyfe, Uwland learn fate after challenging bans
Gold Coast’s Bodhi Uwland and Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe both fronted the tribunal on Tuesday night. SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON has the details on how they went.
Heated derby results in 18 charges as Eagle banned by ‘Maynard rule’
An incredible 18 charges were handed out from Saturday night’s Western Derby, with the ‘Brayden Maynard rule’ finally resulting in a ban, while Nat Fyfe has also been rubbed out.
Rucking hell for Demons as Darcy, Jackson dominate
Media pundits who claim ruckmen are overrated had the perfect case study for a game where one side had two, highly paid rucks and the other had none. MARK DUFFIELD writes Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson had an absolute day out.
‘Basins for urination’: Freo’s flight horrors laid bare
With no direct flight option from Launceston to Perth, the Dockers took the chartered flight path after their loss to the Hawks, unaware of the horrors they would endure heading home.
Facing his Demons: Jackson ready for reunion after Meek lesson
Fremantle ruckman Luke Jackson wants to continue testing himself against the AFL’s big and brash ruckmen despite being overpowered late by Lloyd Meek against Hawthorn. And that could start with a reunion with Melbourne mentor Max Gawn on Sunday, writes ELIZA REILLY.
‘Fairytale’ side continues unlikely finals push
Sam Mitchell made a decisive move that swung the game the Hawks’ way as they shocked Freo and kept their season alive.
From ‘liability’ to hero: The move that means September for Hawks?
With Luke Jackson and the Dockers taking control in the third term, as he said himself, Hawks skipper James Sicily ‘was a bit of a liability’. But then Sam Mitchell made a call – and it could be a season-defining one.
‘An evolution:’ Inside Jaeger O’Meara’s Freo reinvention
It became clear to Jaeger O’Meara at the end of last season that Fremantle’s midfield had outgrown him. He tells ELIZA REILLY how a shift to the wing has reinvigorated his career.
‘He’s never forgotten his roots’: The making of Justin Longmuir
Justin Longmuir’s rise from a shy country kid to an AFL star to a 99-game coach could forget where he came from. But as ELIZA REILLY found as she visited his home town of Koorda, the Longmuir name runs deep in the WA wheatbelt.
Dockers condemn Richmond to historic low
The Tigers started fast over in the west, but it didn’t take Fremantle long to seize control. And the result leaves Adem Yze’s side in uncharted territory.
McDonald shank, Draper brilliance earn Dockers win for the ages
Josh Draper stood tall in the absence of skipper Alex Pearce, helping lift Fremantle to a last-gasp win victory over Sydney as West Australian Logan McDonald — who has been linked with the Dockers — missed a late chance to snatch the game.
‘Tripped him’: Villain’s errors cost Swans
Sydney’s long winning streak is over, with a maligned Swan committing two costly errors in a shock one-point loss to Fremantle.
Three-horse race for WA’s best draft prospect ahead of AFLW combine
It’s still unclear who Western Australia’s first-picked prospect at the AFLW draft will be with three players still in contention ahead of Sunday’s combine reports ELIZA REILLY.
Going, staying, in limbo? Where trade period’s biggest deals are at
The AFL trade period officially kicks off today. Which deals will get done and which are still up in the air? Get the latest on all the key players.
Pies star big loser from shock AFL trade
A bombshell trade request has taken the footy world by surprise, as a Collingwood star looms as a big loser of the AFL Trade Period.
It’s a Tighe: Aine stakes claim as Freo’s best player
If Kiara Bowers is Fremantle’s best AFLW player then Aine Tighe is the Dockers’ most important. But that pecking order could be rewritten by the end of the season writes, ELIZA REILLY.
What Dons’ top draft picks must get right in 2024
Harrison Jones, Zach Reid and Nik Cox were meant to help drive Essendon to the next level. Where are they at? Mick McGuane looks at the Bombers and what the high picks must get right.
Analysis: Tired Freo throw everything at Port for little reward
Fremantle looked like a team that has thrown everything at season 2023 for very little reward against Port Adelaide, writes ELIZA REILLY.
Brutal AFL banner is all-time savagery
The GWS Giants thrashed Essendon to keep their finals hopes alive and they roasted the Bombers’ unwanted 20-year drought.
Embarrassing 17-goal Dockers blitz raises serious Eagles concerns
West Coast started well on Saturday night, but then it went very, very wrong as the Dockers went on a blitz that shattered Derby records. Here’s what happened.
Legend’s damning assessment of AFL star
AFL legend Nathan Buckley took aim at former Brownlow Medal winner Lachie Neale in a scathing takedown of his current form.
Lions’ ordinary away form to again be tested
Lions star Josh Dunkley is keen to prove doubters “wrong” despite Brisbane’s lesser form in away matches.
‘Swiss Army knife’: How Young’s Freo future is evolving
Rebounding defender or big-bodied midfielder? Hayden Young could be both for Fremantle, writes ELIZA REILLY.
‘Not Mundy 2.0:’ Johnson makes own name in the midfield
Matthew Johnson has heard all about the David Mundy comparisons. But he wants to carve out his own place in Freo history, writes ELIZA REILLY.
‘Better bring their A game’: Pies’ warning to Port after Docker blitz
The Pies have kept their stranglehold on top of the AFL ladder, with a barnstorming second term blowing away Fremantle and sending yet another warning shot to the rest of the AFL.
Ex-Freo star caught eight times over
A former AFL star has been caught driving with a scarcely believable amount of alcohol in his system in Western Australia.
Analysis: The long and short of Fyfe’s fracture
A thin midfield rotation just got even thinner. But Nat Fyfe’s latest devastating setback could prove a blessing in disguise for Fremantle writes ELIZA REILLY.
Round one derby gaining momentum as AFLW moves away from stadiums
Lisa Webb’s reign as Fremantle coach is set to kick off with a western derby. Just don’t expect it to be at Optus Stadium writes ELIZA REILLY.
Power play: Does coach swap appeal for Hinkley, Dimma?
Could a direct coach swap be on the cards for 2024, and would it appeal for Damien Hardwick to return to Port and Ken Hinkley to head to Punt Rd?
Run home: More tests coming but hot Pies can’t be topped
The Pies have set the benchmark so far in 2023, but can anyone run them down or is the minor premiership a certainty? See the predicted run home.
‘Seriously wrong’: Damning vision exposes team
Footy legends have turned a blowtorch on Fremantle after vision showed there is something very wrong at the AFL club.
Cats rubbish reports of monster Sean Darcy offer
A report of a huge offer made by Geelong to prise Sean Darcy out of Fremantle have been played down in a big way by the Cats.
‘Shadow of himself’: Deal stuns Cornes
AFL 300-gamer Kane Cornes believes Fremantle has missed a trick after the difficult call the club has seemingly refused to make.
‘How many times?’ Coaches box return no lure for Bucks
Nathan Buckley says his return to the coaches box has nothing to do with a potential senior coaching return and explained why he spent time with Fremantle.
Buckley image sets AFL tongues wagging
Nathan Buckley has been spotted in a surprising image sure to spark speculation amid a potential AFL coaching merry-go-round.
History repeats in AFL thriller
Fremantle may be making the MCG its home away from home after again claiming a major scalp at the famed venue.
Reason for protester’s AFL pitch invasion
A protester who ran onto Optus Stadium during an AFL game on Saturday has outlined his reasons for the stunt.
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