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Cats superstar Bailey Smith.

AFL teams and round 14 expert tips: Bailey Smith back for Geelong

Geelong have brought back superstar midfielder Bailey Smith after he missed last week due to hamstring tightness.

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Collingwood’s Bobby Hill bumps the Brisbane Lions’ Keidean Coleman during the 2023 grand final.

‘It’s not about courage’: Why I choose not to bump

The consequences of bumping are too great, so I opt not to do it and train accordingly, and there are plenty of other players like me at the top level.

  • Libby Birch
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AFLW icons join Hall of Fame with touching speeches; Night of nights for Lyon, Riewoldt and Hodge

Erin Phillips has paid an emotional tribute to her father Greg as she joined him in the Australian Football Hall Of Fame. Phillips and Daisy Pearce are the first AFLW players to be inducted, joining trailblazer Debbie Lee.

  • Scott Spits
Max Gawn of the Demons leads his team out onto the field

Gawn is modern footy’s ruck benchmark, but says this man has him covered in one key area

Gawn puts himself behind the ball, where the opposition either kick it to him, or he forces them to go the long way home around him. So too does Collingwood’s Darcy Cameron.

  • Michael Gleeson
Adelaide’s Jordan Dawson, Collingwood’s Nick Daicos and Geelong’s Jeremy Cameron.

Out with the young and in with the old: A mid-year All-Australian team with a difference

Seven players aged 30-plus make this mid-year 22, as the AFL follows the trend of tennis and American team sports, in which 35 really is the new 30.

  • Jake Niall
Tom Stewart.

‘You can’t risk it’: Stewart warned to stop bumping as Scott defends his star; Hinkley’s Power stun Giants

Geelong took down the Gold Coast but Tom Stewart’s bump on Noah Anderson has raised eyebrows. At the MCG, Sydney strangled Richmond for a badly needed 44-point win. The Power also scored a vital win over the Giants.

  • Scott Spits, Roy Ward and Andrew Wu
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Bomber Darcy Parish is pushing to play his first game since round 10.

AFL teams and round 13 tips: Parish back for Dons, Silvagni returns for Blues

All the ins and outs for AFL round 13. Darcy Parish has been named for his first game at Essendon this year. The teams for Melbourne v Collingwood will be released on Sunday.

Making a splash: Whether it be on the field, or his actions off it, Bailey Smith has been a prominent figure in season 2025.

F-bombs, chickens and swims with Gary Ablett: This is the real Bailey Smith

The Geelong superstar is a bundle of contradictions. And he’s the Brownlow favourite. We look behind the mullet and ripped abs.

  • Jon Pierik
From left: The Brisbane Lions’ Conor McKenna, Collingwood’s Oleg Markov, St Kilda’s Liam Henry and Essendon’s Jayden Laverde.

Footy’s forgotten men: The player at your club who could be looking elsewhere for 2026

The mid-point of the AFL season has arrived, and some footballers have had fewer playing opportunities than others. We look at what that means for a player at each club.

  • Marc McGowan
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 01: Harley Reid of the Eagles kicks on goal during the round 12 AFL match between West Coast Eagles and Geelong Cats at Optus Stadium, on June 01, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

‘I thought we had them’: West Coast puts up fight against the Cats

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter saw plenty of positives despite the late blowout during Sunday’s game at Optus Stadium, and said the team had even managed to “spook” the Cats.

  • Justin Chadwick

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