Five quick hits — AFL's star recruits making preseason impact, Lions send a 2025 warning
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.
Photo shows Bailey Smith smiles and holds a football while wearing a Geelong guernseyNorth Melbourne's perfect AFLW season didn't happen overnight
North Melbourne became the first team, male or female, to win an AFL premiership while going through a season undefeated. Gemma Bastiani unpicks how the Kangaroos did it.
Topic:Analysis
Photo shows Kangaroos players celebrate with a group hug after a goalThere may be no formal games in this outback town, but it hasn't stopped these women's footy players
Exmouth-born Mim Strom's record-breaking AFLW season has earned her plenty of plaudits, but women footballers in her home town are struggling to play competitive footy.
Topic:Profile
Photo shows A tall woman smiles through a crowd of footballers.'Our first silverware in 25 years': North Melbourne women's team break club drought
North Melbourne dominate Brisbane in the AFLW grand final to win first flag by an expansion club.
Photo shows North Melbourne win the 2024 AFLW premiership cup.Kangaroos complete undefeated AFLW season with GF win over Lions to clinch premiership
North Melbourne is AFLW premier for the first time thanks to a dominant 30-point grand final win over Brisbane, completing the Kangaroos' undefeated season in style.
Photo shows North Melbourne players gather around the premiership cup to celebrate with a team photo'Narrative before the game': How a grand final coach fuels his side on a range of emotions while the other ignores them
There are a lot of emotions that go into the lead up of a grand final. Here's how each side and their coaches are tackling them.
Photo shows A composite image of AFLW players Jasmine Garner, Breanna Koenen, Kim Rennie and Dakota Davidson.'Hard for the game to grow': Fans disappointed after being locked out of AFLW grand final at limited capacity venue
AFLW fans who didn't get tickets to the grand final are left disappointed after it sold out within hours for the second year in a row being held at Princes Park with a limited capacity.
Photo shows The two teams line up near the logos for the AFLW grand final, the Lions and the Kangaroos as a singer performs.In the uncertain world of the AFLW, this Crows star has been a reliable rock for all fans of the league
Ebony Marinoff's league best and fairest win was felt throughout the women's footy community as the Crows veteran has long been a pioneer and stalwart of the competition.
Photo shows GettyImages-2184352038End of an era as John Longmire hands over to Dean Cox as Sydney Swans coach
The equal longest-serving coach in the AFL, John Longmire, is stepping down as Sydney coach in the wake of a demoralising grand final loss, bringing an era to an end at the Swans.
Photo shows A Sydney Swans AFL coach sits at a desk looking sad as he takes part in a press conference after a grand final.'I pinch myself being up here': Crows star Marinoff claims AFLW best and fairest in tight count
Ebony Marinoff beats Ash Riddell to the AFLW best and fairest by three votes in a thrilling count.
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