Some of the players picked in the Real Footy super draft.

We drafted three teams of current AFL players. Which is the best?

In our first Real Footy podcast episode of 2025,we sat down to take part in a super draft,going head-to-head in an attempt to pick the best possible team of current footballers. Vote on which team is the best.

  • Andrew Wu,Peter Ryan andLibby Birch

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Injured AFL players George Wardlaw (North Melbourne),Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs) and Charlie Curnow (Carlton).

Who’s in the emergency room and who has a clean bill of health? A physio’s guide to AFL pre-season

A month out from the first bounce,some injuries could have a big impact on the season proper. Which clubs are in the most trouble,and which are full steam ahead?

  • Libby Birch
Leigh Matthews embraces Chris Fagan after the siren.

Grand final ratings:Fagan’s perfect 10 while one Swan was awarded a 0.5

Who soared,and who flopped,on the AFL’s biggest stage? In a lopsided grand final,the influential players were far easier to spot for the triumphant Brisbane Lions.

  • Libby Birch andBrendan McCartney
Libby Birch has crossed to the Kangaroos’ AFLW team and can’t wait for pre-season training to start.

Bring it on! Why I can’t wait for AFLW pre-season training to start

I’m not the only one who has an exciting new challenge ahead of them this AFLW season. While pre-season training promises to be testing,I can’t wait for it to start on Monday.

  • Libby Birch
Carlton’s Sam Walsh bursts away from Melbourne’s Christian Salem on Friday night

Why Carlton are playing the long game with Sam Walsh’s bad back

Walsh will probably have to manage the condition throughout his career,according to our injury expert. Here’s why he is irreplaceable as the Blues try to improve on last year’s preliminary final berth.

  • Libby Birch andMarnie Vinall
From left:Brisbane Lions duo Jade Ellenger and Dakota Davidson,and North Melbourne’s Jasmine Garner and Jenna Bruton.

The veteran,the gun forward and the MVP:The players who can crack open the AFLW grand final

If the preliminary finals were anything to go by,Sunday’s grand final between North Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions will be epic.

  • Libby Birch
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Young Geelong gun Georgie Prespakis.

All guns blazing:The battles that will decide who plays in the AFLW grand final

This weekend we will see some of the best football in the short history of the AFLW competition. Here is what it’s going to take for each team to reach the grand final.

  • Libby Birch
Brayden Maynard and Darcy Moore.

Bobby dazzler:Hill scores 10/10 as every grand final player is rated

There was no argument about who was best on ground in the grand final. Our player ratings show which other stars shone brightest and who lowered their colours under footy’s biggest spotlight.

  • Libby Birch andEmma Kearney
Patrick Dangerfield.

How long will the Cats and Dogs be hamstrung?

Dual AFLW premiership player and sports physiotherapist Libby Birch takes a look at the injuries and likely rehab time for some of the biggest players in the game after round eight.

  • Libby Birch
Mason Wood.

How long will Pies’ ruck crisis last,and could Wood play for Saints this week?

Dual AFLW premiership player and sports physiotherapist Libby Birch analyses some of the biggest injuries in football and how they will impact players and clubs.

  • Libby Birch