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North Melbourne AFLW sprint test.  Kaitlyn Ashmore and Moana Hope watch on . Pic: Michael Klein

Kearney confident new Roos can make instant impact

North Melbourne AFLW captain Emma Kearney admits she was a little nervous about being the first big name to sign at the expansion club but is now rapt with the list the Kangaroos have put together. How far can they go in 2019?

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Various photos of the week-long Port Adelaide Women's Aboriginal AFL Academy trip to New Zealand from Nov 18-25, 2018. ALL PICS MUST CREDIT: Mark Piovesan.

Davey wants more indigenous players in AFLW

She’s got high-quality football bloodlines and wants to inspire young girls to pull on the boots. Meet the inaugural coach of the Crows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Female Academy.

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Layton's pre-season with the Pies is tracking well. (Pic: @CollingwoodFCW)

New game helping ‘unco’ Sharni take flight

Collingwood recruit Sharni Layton is loving life as she prepares for her first AFLW season. The former Aussie netball star on her battle to master a new sport — and her battle to stay on top off the field.

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Izak Rankine’s sister Kerryann, trekking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing in New Zealand as part of a cultural footy exchange with the PAFC’s Women’s Aboriginal AFL Academy. Also shots of Marlon Motlop in the same spot. MUST CREDIT: PHOTOS: MARK PIOVESAN

Sister’s tears of joy as Izak strikes Gold

She was in New Zealand on a football cultural exchange with Port Adelaide’s Women’s Aboriginal AFL Academy, but long distance wouldn’t stop her watching as her brother Izak was drafted by Gold Coast

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Geelong Cats player Tom Stewart will assistant coach the AFLW team.  Picture: Peter Ristevski

Cats star joins AFLW coaching ranks

Geelong star Tom Stewart will be a busy man next year after the All-Australian defender was appointed assistant coach of the Cats’ AFLW team ahead of their entry into the women’s competition in 2019.

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Adelaide Crows AFLW 'Captain Courageous' Chelsea Randall, with a detail of her tattoo 'Make it happen' on her lower left arm. (AAP/Emma Brasier)

Randall’s motley Mo Bro ring-ins on the move

Crows AFLW club champion Chelsea Randall has assembled a motley crew of men from every Australian state and territory to grow a “mo” this Movember. Now, she reveals the personal reason behind it all.

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