What makes a champion? That’s the question being asked of the AFL’s all-club award as Hawthorn lament their heartbreaking loss to Port Adelaide and the AFLW starts planning where to play its grand final.
Alex Dodson turned down the chance to play in the NBL for the Adelaide 36ers after emerging as the best ruck prospect in this year’s AFL draft class. Will the Tigers pounce?
Hawks coach Daniel Webster was asked about the fiery post-match altercation,including whether comments had been directed at Hawthorn captain Emily Bates,and said:“something might have been there”.
We now know the ins and outs,the draft picks and the list spots that are available,so what will your club’s strategy be at the national draft and what players do they have their eyes on?
Adelaide overcame both the Magpies and a burst water pipe to prevail by 43 points at Victoria Park on Sunday and bolster their hopes of an AFLW top-two finish.
The St Kilda defender will play for Hawthorn next year,while Collingwood,Melbourne and Gold Coast have also made free agency signings.
We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period,and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.
Adam Treloar says it would be a travesty if club great Marcus Bontempelli finishes his career without a Brownlow Medal. Meanwhile,the AFL has hired a former Eagles boss to fill a key role.
Their Friday night elimination final at the MCG has caused a scheduling headache for the Western Bulldogs and their AFLW team,while Carlton’s attempt to overturn the ban on goalsneak Matthew Owies playing in week one of the finals has failed,and the Saints have delisted Seb Ross.
It’s Mad Monday for 10 AFL clubs that failed to reach the finals. But behind that frivolity will be serious soul-searching as they come to terms with what went right,what went wrong and why they failed to meet their own expectations.
The Swans set a new home and away season crowd record at the SCG as they easily accounted for the Adelaide Crows to further cement top spot.