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- Analysis
- AFL 2025
Movers and shake-ups: Your guide to each AFL club’s positional changes
New year, new beginning. On the eve of a new season, every AFL club is managing changes of personnel. Catch up on all the positional moves, potential or otherwise, with our club-by-club guide.
- Andrew Wu, Marc McGowan, Jon Pierik, Michael Gleeson, Scott Spits and Peter Ryan
‘That’s the dream’: This high school PE teacher wants to make AFL history
Kaitlyn Barr is one of seven female umpires recently promoted to rookie positions within the 2025 senior AFL umpire list.
- Hannah Kennelly
AFL draft first round as it happened: Tigers’ ‘Dusty-like’ pick; Blues like Jagga; Kangas make move on twin
AFL top-draft pick Sam Lalor has put his hand up for Dustin Martin’s famous No.4 jumper and taken early comparisons to the retired Richmond legend in his stride.
- Scott Spits and Roy Ward
- Opinion
- Real life
I thought winning wasn’t everything. Then my netball team made it to the grand final
After a 30-year break, all I cared about was being back on the court. But against the Boyfriend Team, I found myself wanting to claim victory more than anything.
- Carolyn Webb
- The Scoop
- AFL 2024
Players slugged $500,000 amid concerns over ‘disproportionate’ fines and how cash is spent
A war of words has broken out between the AFL and its players’ union over how much money the league is collecting by fining players for on-field indiscretions and how it spends that cash.
- Sam McClure
- Opinion
- AFL 2024
As confusion rules in the AFL, there is urgent need for a rewrite
In trying to minimise concussion, the AFL has tied itself into knots and the players are tripping over them. There is an urgent need for a fresh look.
- Greg Baum
- AFL Briefing
- AFL 2024
How Essendon could benefit from the rule that gave Jamarra to the Dogs; three-match bans stand for Cameron, Bedford
Charlie Cameron and Toby Bedford have both failed in their bids to overturn three-match bans for rough conduct, while Essendon could benefit from a rule tweak come draft time.
- Jake Niall and Peter Ryan
‘Test of strength dating back thousands of years’: Arm-wrestlers wanting to muscle in to the Olympics
From two guys in a Melbourne garage, arm-wrestling is growing in popularity and aspires for Olympic glory.
- Andrew Taylor
- Opinion
- AFL 2024
Too many whingers: Why the footy sook-fest has to stop
The constant complaining in the AFL has gone too far and threatens to tarnish the code’s reputation as Australia’s premier sport.
- Kane Cornes
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