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.
Almost every AFL club is poised to get busy this trade period. See who your club is looking at, who they should be chasing and how they will get their deals done in our ultimate guide.
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.
Having seen Collingwood and Geelong flop the year after winning AFL premierships, the Brisbane Lions are intent on not falling into the same trap.
Premierships bring power and an Olympic champion has urged the Brisbane Lions to use theirs now – and turn their AFL title into something much bigger.
Lions coach Chris Fagan has revealed outgoing champion Joe Daniher planned to retire after last year’s heartbreaking grand final loss, and promised the club 12 more months to win a flag.
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has revealed Joe Daniher’s retirement was far from a surprise as he exits as a premiership winner.
Brisbane’s AFL premiership heroes have hit the red carpet with their WAGs for the club’s annual best and fairest awards.
Brisbane’s chances of repeating as premiers next season took a big hit after Joe Daniher called it a career. So where do they turn now? They’re set to be aggressive to get the man to replace him.
It was a closely fought battle for the Merrett-Murray Medal, the prize awarded to the Brisbane Lions’ player of the season.
The Brisbane Lions premiership celebrations are still in full swing but the team has been rocked by some bittersweet news.
Brisbane Lions star and grand final hero Joe Daniher has made a long-awaited call on his future.
Joe Daniher has retired, walking away from a $1m contract at the peak of his powers. JON RALPH unpacks what it means for Brisbane’s premiership defence and how the Lions can replace their spearhead.
In Grand Final week, Joe Daniher didn’t let anything slip that it would be his last game. Instead, he spoke to CALLUM DICK about not owning a TV, loving coffee, and what makes him tick.
Brisbane’s road to the 2024 premiership was the result of a decade’s worth of work, combining strategy and meticulous planning. Callum Dick lifts the lid on the Lions’ unsung heroes.
Joe Daniher’s player agent says if the Brisbane Lions star does retire, it will be at the “peak of his powers”.
Lachie Neale said ‘something snapped’ in his troublesome foot during Brisbane’s Grand Final win. Now, the Lions have revealed whether the blow will hamper their skipper’s pre-season.
Brisbane Lions have publicly conceded Joe Daniher has likely played his last game at AFL level as they brace the fallout to have a drastic impact on their draft and trade strategy.
Brisbane’s premiership celebrations show few signs of slowing down, but there seems to be no rush for Lions star Joe Daniher to announce whether will retire or play on next season.
With the Sydney Swans dealing with more grand final heartbreak, a club great has dropped a sledgehammer on the playing group.
The victorious Brisbane Lions celebrated their AFL grand final win well into Monday, leading to one big admission.
St Kilda president Andrew Bassat has labelled a traditional AFL rule “rubbish” in a heated speech at the club’s best-and-fairest function.
One Ashcroft proved unstoppable on grand final day – and in less than two months Brisbane will have two of them. Will Ashcroft has warned rival clubs that the best is yet to come from the Ashcroft name.
Less than 48 hours after their grand final triumph, the Brisbane Lions have rocked some hilarious Mad Monday efforts.
Oscar McInerney will have a special place reserved in Brisbane folklore, but will his grand final heartbreak change tradition? The AFL boss has weighed in. HAVE YOUR SAY
Jarrod Berry lost his mum as a teenager. His dad Troy can see a bit of her in the Lions star, and how that will help him to overcome last year’s agonising loss – and his role in it.
The likely teams for this Saturday’s grand final have been known for days, but that hasn’t stopped Chris Fagan from pulling one surprise ahead of the biggest game of the season. FULL TEAMS.
Sydney took an underdone Sam Reid into the 2022 decider and it cost the Swans — dearly. Our experts give their verdicts on the changes each Grand Final side should make and if leaving Callum Mills out was the right call.
Brandon Starcevich has opened up on the agonising moments after Brisbane’s 2023 Grand Final loss and how a raw admission from teammate Jarrod Berry has fuelled his push for redemption.
Brisbane Lions’ Irish player Conor McKenna will play whatever role is asked of him in Saturday’s AFL grand final.
Will Ashcroft has Grand Final success in his blood — and one of his father’s premiership teammates is expecting the young Lion to relish his first taste of footy’s biggest stage.
Fraser and Darcy Fort will face off in grand finals in consecutive days. And it is fitting considering their strong connection throughout their football journeys.
Brisbane ruckman Oscar McInerney has spoken for the first time since the injury that ended his hopes of a premiership medal.
There’s a long list of legendary stories of players getting through AFL grand finals with injuries and a key Lion can join the list this week.
Swans captain Callum Mills “trained 100 per cent” at the SCG on Wednesday and has now learned his fate for the grand final.
To celebrate Brisbane’s charge to the AFL grand final, we have created posters of the stars. DOWNLOAD NOW
Isaac Heeney struck a nerve with the former Collingwood president ahead of Saturday’s grand final against the Lions.
Popstar Katy Perry is battling a number of dramas ahead of her highly anticipated appearance at this weekend’s AFL grand final.
Brisbane has welcomed a triple-premiership defender to its board as the club looks to add some more silverware, with the elevation strengthening the Lions’ links to Fitzroy.
Another untimely injury wasn’t going to stop Lions defender Jack Payne missing the AFL grand final for the second consecutive year.
Forged in the fires of finals football, these five young cubs are showing the competition what they’re made of. And Chris Fagan will need them all at their best in Saturday’s grand final.
The stars of this year’s AFL Grand Final started their football careers in six Australian states, the Northern Territory and Ireland. Find out where Sydney and Brisbane’s heroes hail from.
Brisbane Lions co-captain Lachie Neale has paid tribute to the club’s medical staff as he opened up on his ongoing heel problem.
Oscar McInerney’s Grand Final dream is officially over after scans on Monday confirmed he would miss the decider against Sydney. How will the Lions replace him — and will Callum Mills play?
More than 1000 fans have gathered to cheer on the Brisbane Lions in their final home training run before they head to Melbourne for Saturday’s AFL Grand Final.
A Brisbane Lions defender is determined not to waste his AFL grand final opportunity at the MCG on Saturday.
One of Brisbane’s most valuable players is intent on improving his grand final record in Saturday’s AFL decider.
One of Sydney and Brisbane Lions will achieve Grand Final redemption this year. We examine how their current sides compare to their last crack at the ultimate prize and deliver our verdicts on the changes.
Brisbane Lions players and their partners are missing none of the glitz and glamour of AFL’s biggest night, with a red carpet rolled out at the Gabba for the Brownlows.
Callum Mills trained fully at the SCG on Monday, but there’s a bit more of a cloud over a Swans forward. See all the pics, plus the latest on the Swans’ injuries.
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