AFL 2025
- AFL Briefing
- Essendon Bombers
Pies and Bombers chasing the Sun: Big Victorian clubs in the hunt for Rowell
Collingwood and Essendon head the list of clubs in pursuit of Gold Coast star Matt Rowell, who also met with Geelong in spring.
- Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Jake Niall
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- Western Bulldogs
Ugle-Hagan to miss Bulldogs’ pre-season camp
Western Bulldogs star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will not attend the club’s pre-season camp in Queensland, as doubt over his availability for the first half of the season continues to grow.
- Sam McClure
Is this the player who could vindicate the AFL’s Israel Folau experiment?
Josaia Delana is a sort of human milestone of the AFL’s incursion into rugby league heartland. Guess who inspired him to switch codes?
- Vince Rugari
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Who has the best youngsters in the AFL? Your club’s under-23s ranked
Nick Daicos is one of the AFL’s biggest stars, but Collingwood are still lacking when it comes to the quality of their youth. See every club’s under-23 players and where they rank.
- Marc McGowan
- Opinion
- UEFA Champions League
This Thursday, we’ll see sporting pandemonium. The AFL and NRL should follow suit
At 7am on Thursday, 36 teams will play at the same time across Europe. It promises to be the most glorious chaos – and Australian football organisers should take note.
- Waleed Aly
‘Some good home truths’: The pre-season trip that could turn things around for Melbourne
After another year of unwanted headlines, Max Gawn says the Demons’ off-season of soul-searching leaves them ready to let their football do the talking.
- Peter Ryan
Tigers young gun to miss start of season: Your club-by-club injury guide
Luckless Richmond defender Josh Gibcus will miss the first six to eight weeks of the season as he recovers slower than expected from his long-term knee injury.
- Michael Gleeson and Peter Ryan
A major sporting venue has dropped its beer prices. After one day, no one is complaining
The budget-draining price of food and drink at Melbourne’s major sporting venues has become a growing point of contention in the current financial climate.
- Danny Russell
Sex abuse charges dropped against AFL Hall of Famer Carl Ditterich
The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions was concerned there were no reasonable prospects he would be convicted.
- Rachael Ward and Holly Hales
The last post: How Luke Sayers came undone
His networking talents helped him to the top of business and football. How a tawdry social media post, not of his doing, forced him to withdraw from public life.
- Jake Niall and Sarah Danckert
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