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'Regenerated' Hawks skipper eyes Bombers grudge match

'Regenerated' Hawks skipper eyes Bombers grudge match

Hawthorn skipper James Sicily is edging closer to full fitness and eagerly anticipating a round-one showdown with arch-rivals Essendon next year.

Lion faces up to Carlton challenge ahead of AFLW prelim

Lion faces up to Carlton challenge ahead of AFLW prelim

Lion faces up to Carlton challenge ahead of AFLW prelim

Lion faces up to Carlton challenge ahead of AFLW prelim

Brisbane's Belle Dawes has fired back at Carlton young gun Sophie McKay to continue the playful banter ahead of their AFLW preliminary final.

New Port coach and Hawks boss cut from same cloth

New Port coach and Hawks boss cut from same cloth

New Port coach and Hawks boss cut from same cloth

New Port coach and Hawks boss cut from same cloth

Port Adelaide's new director of coaching Andy Collins says there's great similarities between new Power coach Josh Carr and Hawthorn's mentor Sam Mitchell.

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Blues barge into AFLW prelim after hammering Hawks

Blues barge into AFLW prelim after hammering Hawks

Not even a second-quarter lapse could prevent Carlton from setting up a preliminary final date with Brisbane, after emphatically downing Hawthorn.

Demons knock out Crows, advance to AFLW prelim final

Demons knock out Crows, advance to AFLW prelim final

Kate Hore booted three goals and Tahlia Gillard produced two super chasedown tackles as Melbourne reached the final four by defeating Adelaide.

'Unhinged' Jakovich bites back at Origin rival Lyon

'Unhinged' Jakovich bites back at Origin rival Lyon

Offering umbrellas to the soft Vics and questioning the big-game mettle of Garry Lyon - Glenn Jakovich is having fun stirring the State of Origin pot.

Crows peaking at right time ahead of AFLW semi: coach

Crows peaking at right time ahead of AFLW semi: coach

Adelaide are hitting their straps, but coach Matthew Clarke knows there are multiple reasons to be worried about the threat posed by AFLW rivals Melbourne.

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Blues wary of wounded Hawks in AFLW semi-final

Blues wary of wounded Hawks in AFLW semi-final

Blues wary of wounded Hawks in AFLW semi-final

Blues wary of wounded Hawks in AFLW semi-final

Hawthorn appear to be limping towards another straight-sets exit from the AFLW finals, but Carlton coach Mathew Buck is not taking the Hawks lightly.

'Challenge for everyone': Dogs star on forward's exit

'Challenge for everyone': Dogs star on forward's exit

'Challenge for everyone': Dogs star on forward's exit

'Challenge for everyone': Dogs star on forward's exit

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan's final season at the Western Bulldogs was a "challenge for everyone", captain Marcus Bontempelli admits.

'We want to belt them': Vics talk up AFL Origin revival

'We want to belt them': Vics talk up AFL Origin revival

'We want to belt them': Vics talk up AFL Origin revival

'We want to belt them': Vics talk up AFL Origin revival

Victoria want to "belt" Western Australia in the AFL's first State of Origin match in 27 years, naming Marcus Bontempelli among four walk-up starts in the team.

Stadium passes first debate, bigger test to come

Stadium passes first debate, bigger test to come

Stadium passes first debate, bigger test to come

Stadium passes first debate, bigger test to come

An order to build an AFL stadium has passed one house of Tasmania's parliament, with the premier saying the project is an opportunity the state can't lose.

AFL shrugs off Rankine missing spicy Magpies-Crows game

AFL shrugs off Rankine missing spicy Magpies-Crows game

AFL shrugs off Rankine missing spicy Magpies-Crows game

AFL shrugs off Rankine missing spicy Magpies-Crows game

AFL minor premiers Adelaide will open their 2026 campaign with a grudge match against Collingwood at the MCG, although there will be one very notable absentee.

Crows to accelerate contract talks with coach Nicks

Crows to accelerate contract talks with coach Nicks

Crows to accelerate contract talks with coach Nicks

Crows to accelerate contract talks with coach Nicks

Adelaide chairman John Olsen says the Crows will soon accelerate talks with head coach Matthew Nicks about a contract extension.

'We don't need set stand down rule': AFL chief

'We don't need set stand down rule': AFL chief

'We don't need set stand down rule': AFL chief

'We don't need set stand down rule': AFL chief

AFL chief Andrew Dillon has defending the league's handling of a Geelong player's sex assault case while ruling out a no-fault stand down policy.

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Giants star set for 'unprecedented' off-season surgery

Josh Kelly is set to miss at least the first half of the 2026 season following hip surgery, one of three GWS stars to go under the knife in the off-season.

Crows 'back of the pack' as Dees regroup for finals

Out to claim their first AFLW finals victory in three years, Melbourne coach Mick Stinear believes heavyweights Adelaide are finally showing vulnerabilities.

Crows, Port to bookend AFL Gather Round

The AFL has released the fixture for Gather Round, when all 18 clubs play in South Australia.

Crucial politicians air AFL stadium cost worries

Ahead of a do-or-die vote on approval for a contentious stadium, a pair of key independent politicians have flagged issues with the project's price tag.

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'100 per cent innocent': AFL star cleared on rape claim

Stood-down AFL star Tanner Bruhn is poised to return to the football field after prosecutors dropped rape charges against him.

Cats gun was banned by AFL despite no stand-down policy

The AFL stood down Geelong midfielder Tanner Bruhn, who has had sexual assault charges dropped, for the duration of his rape case.

The celebration that caused a Carlton 'heart attack'

Carlton dynamo Sophie McKay's eye-catching "fake hammy" celebration was adored by AFLW fans, but not so by her father, Blues great Andrew.

AFL defends finals wildcard as critics question move

Despite pushback from fans and past players, AFL boss Andrew Dillon says clubs have responded positively to the league's wildcard finals shake-up.

Merrett a no-show as Bombers kick off pre-season

Essendon kicked off their pre-season without Zach Merrett, who is set to be replaced as captain after his failed attempt to leave for Hawthorn.

Richmond to host 'home' AFL games in Tasmania

Richmond will play a home game in Tasmania for the next two AFL seasons in a multi-million deal.

AFLW to face more crossover with men's comp: Dillon

AFL chief Andrew Dillon says the women's competition will face more crossover with the men's league with the introduction of two more men's finals next year.

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