AFL

Noah Mraz is one of three AFL draft prospects The Age followed throughout the year.

What’s it like to be a draft hopeful ahead of the big night?

The AFL draft has finally arrived, and The Age checked in with the three prospects we have followed all year to see how they are feeling ahead of the biggest moment in their sporting lives to date.

by Marc McGowan

Indigenous Western Bulldogs star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.

Reality bites as crisis in the number of Indigenous AFL players gathers pace

by Peter Ryan

If The Age’s predictions ring true, Sam Lalor, Alix Tauru and Jagga Smith will be the first three players selected in next week’s 2024 AFL draft.

One sleep to go: The latest mail on who your club will pick in this year’s AFL draft

by Marc McGowan

Richard Goyder wants to remain as AFL chair until 2028

by Michael Gleeson

Channel Seven commentator Brian Taylor and Fox Footy’s Gerard Whateley are set to call Friday night footy in 2025.

Analysis

Fox Footy has given viewers a choice. Will they pay up?

by Peter Ryan

Insight & Analysis

The fix-ture is in: Why handicapping teams flies in the face of AFL’s integrity

The fixture should not be another lever for equalisation. The premiership race should be run at even weights, like the Derby – not weighted in the manner of the Melbourne Cup.

The big fix: Revealing the secret formula that goes into making the most-read list in Australian sport

If you thought footy fans were obsessed with the AFL fixture, spare a thought for the man whose job it is to balance the interests of all 18 clubs and the broadcasters, while accommodating the league’s traditions and quirks.

Jon Pierik

Sports journalist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

The good, the bad and who you play twice: Club-by-club look at the 2025 fixture

We have broken down next year’s AFL fixture to reveal the good and the bad for your club, including who your team plays twice and how many top-four and bottom-four games are on the agenda.

Andrew Wu, Marc McGowan and Michael Gleeson

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Sam Lalor is set to be the AFL’s No.1 draft pick this year.

AFL 2024

He’s tipped to go No.1, but this draft hopeful might not even be the best athlete in his family

Sam Lalor, who is likened to Dustin Martin, is the popular choice to join the Tigers on Wednesday night and be the dux of this year’s draft class. His family is chock-full of sporting talent.