1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (498+ words) By Murray Wenzel and Andrew Stafford Seven scintillating minutes set the tone as the Brisbane Lions kept their AFL three-peat hopes alive with a 53-point defeat of Adelaide at the Gabba. The Lions, chasing a third straight premiership, will face…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (538+ words) Kylie Minogue’s AFL Grand Final homecoming is set to be the biggest pre-game production the league has ever staged, just as NRL boss Peter V’landys has taken a cheeky swipe at the rival code’s entertainment plans. The Melbourne-born superstar will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (503+ words) The story’s not finished yet. Sydney coach Dean Cox wants the AFL world to remember that. And he wants his Swans to remember that too, urging the understrength outfit to bottle the energy from their 53-point qualifying final triumph. The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (473+ words) Geelong are adamant star midfielder Max Holmes will be better for his limited elimination final appearance ahead of a huge AFL semi-final against Fremantle. Holmes only played 60 per cent game time on return from a broken ankle suffered on July…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (874+ words) One of football’s greatest coaches has been shown the door, a controversial AFL experiment is over and the player market is already going berserk. Scott Podmore looks at a huge week in footy. Just when September football was supposed to…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (427+ words) Carlton forward Ben Ainsworth is pinching himself to be in an elimination final, but has declared the Blues “not done yet”. After being 1-8 when Josh Fraser took over as coach from Michael Voss, Carlton have risen to be in a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (589+ words) The blazers have been handed out, the speeches made and the best players of 2026 recognised, and now comes the bit footballers really want. An AFL Awards night on Tuesday produced history for Melbourne champion Max Gawn and further evidence that…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (587+ words) There was beer, there were shirts off, and there was a belt being used in a way belts generally aren’t intended to be used. And, inevitably in 2026, there were cameras. The AFL is certainly under the blowtorch right now, and…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (315+ words) For long-suffering Essendon supporters, James Hird was the fairytale option. Instead, the Bombers are set to turn to another favourite son, with former midfielder Mark McVeigh poised to become the club’s next senior coach as the club officially finished wooden…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (428+ words) Scott Pendlebury is in doubt for Collingwood’s wildcard match as coach Craig McRae concedes the Magpies could be unwilling to risk the veteran off a fresh injury. Pendlebury was ruled out in the second quarter of Friday night’s 63-point loss…...