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From the Pocket: Australian football is notably richer when it’s open to everyone

Inducting Erin Phillips and Daisy Pearce into Hall of Fame was in stark contrast to the sentiment of previous decades

The Guardian - AU

Farmer made legend, eight footy hall of fame inductees

Erin Phillips and Daisy Pearce are the first AFLW players to join the Australian Football Hall Of Fame as SA great Ken Farmer was made a legend.

AAP

AFLW marquee stars inducted to hall of fame

Daisy Pearce and Erin Phillips are the first AFLW players to join the Australian Football Hall Of Fame as South Australian great Ken Farmer was made a legend.

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Women's trailblazer among batch of feted sports figures

Nicole Livingstone says being a women's sport trailblazer is only part of the reason she's feted in the King's Birthday Honours.

AAP

AFL's illicit drugs code remains work in progress

The AFL's revised illicit drugs policy will be the responsibility of Laura Kane, whose football operations portfolio has been split in two.

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As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?

The Northern Territory government recently announced the Dolphins, the NRL’s newest team that entered the league in 2023, would play a home game at TIO Stadium in Darwin every year from 2026 to 2028.

The Conversation

AFLW players' fixture pleas fall on deaf ears

The AFL Players Association has expressed concern over elements of the new AFLW fixture, revealing key requests had been overlooked by league officials.

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Carlton's new AFLW captain follows famous father

Carlton have chosen a favourite daughter to captain them this upcoming AFLW season, replacing pregnant defender Kerryn Peterson.

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Night and day - Magpies reflect on first AFLW game

Collingwood defender Jordy Allen says the AFLW has changed enormously since the Magpies and Carlton played the historic first match in early 2017.

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'Blown away' Lions coach makes big AFLW call

AFLW mainstay Craig Starcevich doesn't think the competition is a one-horse race, despite North Melbourne's dominance over the Lions in last year's final.

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Magpie-turned-Mariner Rowe to swoop on ALW decider

Irish Collingwood AFLW star Sarah Rowe's return to soccer with Central Coast has her one game away from A-League Women silverware.

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AFL 26 Trailer and Loyalty Rewards Revealed

Big Ant Studios and Nacon have released the official trailer for AFL 26 and announced some loyalty rewards for those who played AFL 23. As a way of saying thanks for the continued support, returning players will receive a few bonuses in the new game.

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AFLW pre-season to begin before fixture release

The AFLW pre-season gets underway in less than a week but players and clubs are still waiting on a fixture to be released.

AAP

Adelaide's dual premiership AFLW coach Clarke to quit

Dual AFLW premiership coach Matthew Clarke will step down as Adelaide's coach at the end of next season.

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The Guardian - AU

Erin Phillips: ‘I wanted to do something that gave me joy again’

After 22 years of elite-level sport, the sportswoman reflects on a career of breakthroughs, being a girl in a man’s world and the joy of acceptance and progress

The Guardian - AU

‘The growth there is enormous’: future of AFL is women’s competition, says Andrew Dillon

The head of the AFL has identified the women’s competition as the single biggest opportunity for growth within the code’s landscape

The Guardian - AU

Time for northern clubs to earn their keep as AFL seeks return on investment

The league has reason to hope GWS and Gold Coast can lay down a marker in non-traditional markets while Brisbane defend their crown in 2025

AAP

Tayla Harris ready to shine after injury, trade drama

Melbourne forward Tayla Harris has moved on from her failed AFLW trade and is firmly focused on returning strong after her shoulder surgery.

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AFL players' millionaires club continues to boom

The AFL now boasts 25 players earning at least $1 million per season, up from 19 in 2023, as the league's coffers recover from COVID-19.

The Conversation

How the AFL and NRL have crept into cricket’s traditional summer timeslot

Most of Australia has four seasons each year.

AAP

Former North coach Shaw signs as Suns' AFLW boss

Former North Melbourne AFL coach Rhyce Shaw has been appointed Gold Coast's new AFLW mentor.

The Guardian - AU

Which sport won 2024? Australian audiences feast on free-to-air despite streaming boom

Matildas ratings bonanza gives way to AFL and NRL blockbuster events in 2024 as more Australians move from traditional TV to online viewing

AAP

Magpies take Centra with No.1 pick in AFLW draft

Victorian midfielder-forward Ash Centra has been chosen by Collingwood as the No.1 pick in the first national AFLW draft, while Gold Coast took Havana Harris.

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Magpies set to take Victorian No.1 pick in AFLW draft

The 2024 AFLW draft will be the first fully national version, rather than state-based, but Collingwood are set to pick Victorian Ash Centra first in any case.

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Harris set to stay with Demons after trade falls over

Hawthorn and Melbourne couldn't reach an AFLW trade agreement on Tayla Harris, who is instead set to remain with the Demons.

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