The average AFL wage is more than $400,000 — but footy wasn’t always so glamorous. Mal Michael tells the SACKED podcast about living on $250 a week and the meeting which stopped him quitting football.
The No. 1 pick has been named at the AFL Draft but fans are furious at the system that allowed the reigning premiers to get an absolute steal.
Just when Alastair Lynch felt as if he was getting his life, and his footy career, back from the brink, it took another turn. Lynch tells SACKED how a medication almost ended his career.
The Lions knocked on the premiership door for years, now they have a collection of talent that could set them up for another 21st century dynasty, writes Jon Ralph. But there’s one big question.
The Brisbane Lions rained down 18 goals on the hapless Sydney Swans defence, with four apiece to Kai Lohmann and Cal Ah Chee. Watch every single one and relive the Lions’ glory here.
Brisbane has surged to its first AFL premiership in 21 years, shattering records on the way to a 60-point triumph over a Sydney side which was left to lament another Grand Final flop.
The Brisbane Lions have been knocking on the door for years, now after a ridiculous finals series they finally have their flag. But this might be just the beginning, CALLUM DICK writes.
The Brisbane Lions stormed to victory in the 2024 AFL grand final and these fans were there to celebrate every second of it.
A Jason Akermanis-esque goal to Eric Hipwood will be repeated on highlight reels for years, but it was the second-quarter Brisbane blitz which won the Lions their 2024 premiership. JON RALPH unpacks it.
Brisbane Lions forward Charlie Cameron has become the latest player to commit AFL Grand Final day’s biggest faux pas.
Joe Daniher’s captain Harris Andrews and father Anthony said all signs pointed to the playing on in 2025, but the man himself was nowhere to be found to answer the question on his future. JON RALPH has the latest.
Chris Fagan called it dancing on thin ice— and boy, did the Lions dance. GLENN MCFARLANE examines the key moments from a season like no other, which led to Brisbane’s first premiership in 21 years.
They were the loudest, yelling for their biggest footy stars to step up. But then thousands of Sydney Swan fans started to leave their seats, to flee the ground.
Will Ashcroft played the 2024 grand final in just his second season, but you wouldn’t know it. The young Lion reveals the moment he thought he could win the Norm Smith Medal. SEE ALL THE VOTES.
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