1-30: Biggest national draft steals since 2000 ranked
As we approach the 25th AFL national draft this century, our experts have delved into the history books to rank the 30 biggest draft bargains since 2000. Did we get it right?
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Crows unveil new logo: Love it? Hate it? Have your say
Adelaide has unveiled a sleek new logo in its first redesign in nearly 15 years, with the look cementing the Crows’ place in Adelaide and South Australia. Have your say here.
AFL Mock Draft: Bolters, sliders as experts select first 27 picks
With the AFL draft only weeks away, experts CHRIS CAVANAGH and DAN BATTEN put their necks on the line by selecting the draft’s first round. Watch the full mock draft here.
Ralph: Clubs need to ‘move with the times’ and end Mad Mondays
Six players and an umpire have been suspended across two post-season celebrations for offensive costumes in the past month. JON RALPH writes clubs and the AFL needs to ban them.
Pluck of the Irish: McCarthy built for finals after career-best season
Aisling McCarthy could only watch AFLW finals with envy during her time as an Eagle. As ELIZA REILLY writes, the Irishwoman is ready to show she’s born for the big stage.
‘He’s a gun’: VFL Bomber’s phone runs hot ahead of AFL draft
Will Hoare gave no thought to playing in the AFL until player managers began calling him this year. Now he’s interesting clubs as an intercepting key defender.
‘I’m sorry’: Banned umpire’s remorse over bin Laden mask
AFL umpire Leigh Haussen has been banned for a match for dressing as a terrorist at an end-of-season function, less than a month after GWS players faced more severe penalties. Here’s why there was a difference.
Dismantling the Dogs: How 2016 flag team fell apart
The 2016 premiership wasn’t just a dam wall breaking, it felt like something big building. But that young side is almost all gone, with just three players left at the Dogs. Here’s how it all broke up.
Destination Dingley to give Hawks another recruiting boost
Hawthorn’s new facility at Dingley has already played its role in snaring big-name recruits Josh Battle and Tom Barrass, and more recruiting raids could be on the way when it’s done.
‘He can rot at Box Hill’: Inside Harford’s bitter Hawks exit
Daniel Harford never wanted to leave Hawthorn. But, as he tells the SACKED podcast, he had no choice amid a threat that he would be left to “rot in the twos”.
Draper, Dodson, Burgoyne: Inside mail on SA’s best draft prospects
A top-five contender. Father-sons. A speedster tied to Port Adelaide. The best young ruck. Renowned draft expert Kevin Sheehan shares his thoughts on the best of SA’s 2024 draft crop.
AFLW: Devastating injury blow sours Dons’ finals breakthrough
Essendon has clinched the last spot in AFLW finals — but its victory over Carlton could come at a huge cost with a star Bomber in doubt for next week’s elimination final.
Grandson of former AFL supremo emerges as draft prospect
He’s spoken to Port Adelaide twice, while Carlton and Collingwood are visiting him in SA. Meet strong-marking forward Charlie West, whose grandpa is ex-AFL boss Wayne Jackson.
‘You see the dent in my head’: Rohan’s gruesome injury insight
Gary Rohan was pushing for a berth in Geelong’s finals team when he was left with a fractured skull in a freak incident. He opens up SCOTT GULLAN about that blow and his drive to land at a third AFL club.
‘Peanuts’: Huge concern for AFLW future
Former Carlton AFLW coach Daniel Harford has revealed his big concern about the problem he thinks is holding the competition’s development back.
‘Wish we could have been better’: Greene’s admission on GWS antics
GWS captain Toby Greene has spoken publicly for the first time on the club’s infamous Wacky Wednesday, admitting his regrets about the controversial event.
Dockers enter new era as club legend stands down
Fremantle great Peter Bell will depart the Dockers after seven seasons in a key off-field role — and says it was a difficult call to depart the club where he is revered.
Deep dive: Examining the AFL’s most-maligned rule
Who are the AFL’s ‘super subs’? Which club uses the sub most effectively? How did the sub change games in 2024? CALLUM DICK delves into footy’s most contentious rule.
The missing detail in Melbourne’s review
The findings of Melbourne’s football department review are in — with a surprising lack of detail on one issue that plagued the club throughout 2024.
Danger text that helped get new Cats recruit over the line
Geelong has officially signed Jack Martin, and Cats skipper Patrick Dangerfield played a part.
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