Preseason is underway for all 18 AFL clubs with new recruits already making their mark and the reigning champs firing off an early warning. Here are five quick hits.
Port Adelaide's Molly Brooksby was scared of how sport would affect her body. Now she manages her diabetes with an AFLW career
When Molly Brooksby was first diagnosed with diabetes as a teenager, she was scared of the effects high-intensity sport could have on her body. Fast-forward five years and she’s one of the AFLW’s rising talents and about to play in a preliminary final, at just 19-years-old.
Photo shows GettyImages-2169759605How did your club fare at the AFL draft? Every team's haul analysed
The 2024 AFL draft has been completed, with all 18 clubs adding to their lists with players they hope will be stars of the future. Here's who your club selected and what it means for your team.
Photo shows A group of young men in AFL jerseys sit together on steps for a photoDreams turn to reality as Blues land both Camporeale twins — see every pick taken on night two of AFL draft
The second night of the 2024 AFL draft is full of intrigue and opportunity, with clubs eyeing potential steals and sliders lower down the order. See every pick made on night two.
Photo shows Ben Camporeale and Lucas CamporealeKangaroos get massive boost ahead of AFLW prelim as inspirational skipper returns
North Melbourne skipper Emma Kearney will return from a hamstring injury as the Kangaroos take on the Power for a place in the grand final.
Photo shows A football player kicking a ball'I'd definitely like it': Richmond's top draft pick Sam Lalor hunting Dustin Martin's iconic number in debut season
Shortly after becoming the number one pick in the 2024 AFL Draft, Sam Lalor did not shy away when asked whether he would like to take the number Dustin Martin made his own at Richmond.
Photo shows AFL draftee Sam Lalor stands on stage holding a Richmond guernsey next to former Tigers captain Trent Cotchin.The futures of Richmond, West Coast and others may well be shaped by what happens tonight and tomorrow
The AFL draft offers struggling clubs a ticket back to the top, but not every team approaches it in the same way. The stakes are high for West Coast, Richmond and others and their radically different draft strategies are about to be put to the test.
Photo shows Harry Armstrong and Harvey Langford pose together for a photoInjuries, mindset and maturity: How AFL clubs tackle risk assessments on junior players ahead of the draft
The AFL draft is big business, and clubs do everything in their power to make sure they pick the best of the best. Here's some of the tactics they use pre-draft.
Photo shows Xavier EllisTasmanian AFL team's home base chosen but losing mayor says process was 'awful experience'
After months of community opposition to the once-preferred site for Tasmania's AFL high-performance centre at Rosny, on Hobart's eastern shore, the state government has announced Kingston will now become the home base for the Tasmania Devils.
Photo shows A CGI image of four sports ovals and a tennis courts situated next to the urban kingborough areaEverything you need to know about the AFL draft from live trading to the bidding process as the next generation arrives
With this year's AFL draft just days away, we've answered all the biggest questions from live draft night trading to the controversial points system used for matching bids.
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Photo shows Levi Ashcroft poses for a photo with a medal around his enck after a gameFor teenage AFL draft prospects, the big league is often the reward for going the extra mile
Angus Clarke spent this past winter making an eight-hour round trip twice a week to play his beloved footy. He's one of many regional young footballers sacrificing time and money to get noticed and will soon find out whether his efforts will be rewarded with an AFL draft pick.
Photo shows A young teenage footballer holding a football in one hand while running on a fieldUp and coming Aussie rules stars shrug off private schools' grip on AFL draft
Private school players are over-represented in the AFL draft, and this year 25 players from the top 30 selections are expected to come from private schools.
Photo shows Two young football players linking armsAFL 2025 season draw released, featuring finals rematch in Opening Round and 23 Thursday night games
Collingwood, Hawthorn, Essendon and Carlton will be regular features in prime-time fixtures through the opening 16 weeks of the 2025 AFL season.
Photo shows Collingwood gather around Mason Cox after he kicks a goal, in front of a full grandstand of fansNorth Melbourne to play four 'home' games outside of Victoria for 2025 season
North Melbourne will play six home games in Western Australia over the next three seasons in a deal that will provide significant financial benefit to the club.
Photo shows Jy Simpkin leads players off Perth StadiumAFL draft club by club: Every team's picks and potential targets
With the AFL draft just around the corner, see which picks each club has to work with and the players they could select.
Photo shows Sam Lalor poses for a photo at the draft combine holding a whiteboad with personal profile details on itCollingwood Football Club settles discrimination lawsuit with former Indigenous employee
The club has denied claims by the former head of First Nations strategy Mark Cleaver that Collingwood breached discrimination laws.
Photo shows The Collingwood Football Club logo - a black magpie - on a sign.AFL Gather Round to take place in 'one of the most beautiful wine regions' in the world
The fixture for next year's AFL Gather Round has been announced with two matches locked in at one of Australia's premier wine regions.
Photo shows A footy oval next to a building and another oval still being worked onThe Tiwi Bombers hit rock bottom in 2023. Now an AFL winner is helping turn it around
Tiwi Bombers are bouncing back from the brink, turning on electrifying performances in the NT Football League. A former Richmond Tiger is giving them a hand.
Photo shows A man looks into the camera wearing a read and black sports club shirt.'A difficult and stressful time': Demons reach settlement with ex-president Glen Bartlett, says no basis to 'false' Goodwin drug use allegations
A three-year dispute between the Melbourne Football Club and its former president Glen Bartlett has finally been put to bed as the club looks to rebuild from a horror year on and off the field.
Photo shows Glen Bartlett hugs Simon GoodwinPort Adelaide and Richmond poised for blockbuster AFLW elimination final
Port Adelaide heads into its maiden AFLW finals match on a six-game winning streak but comes up against Richmond, the last team to beat it.
Topic:Analysis
Photo shows Gemma Houghton follows through with kicking a ball, with a defender trying to smotherLeague confirms AFLW grand final will be played at night with venues in several states locked in
The AFLW grand final will be played at night, despite the league having to wait until the preliminary finals are over to know where the game will be played.
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