Rivalry with a sting:Essendon and Hawthorn hope to lock in round one clash

Rivalry with a sting:Essendon and Hawthorn hope to lock in round one clash

Essendon and Hawthorn expect to face each other again in round one next year as the AFL prepares for the 2024 fixture release.

  • byPeter Ryan andMichael Gleeson

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The question every AFL recruiter had for top prospect Duursma

The question every AFL recruiter had for top prospect Duursma

Gippsland Power forward Zane Duursma is set to be the third member of his family to enter AFL/W ranks as one of the leading prospects in this year’s draft crop. But when recruiters spoke to him,what they wanted to know had nothing to do with his relatives.

  • byMarc McGowan
The judges’ choice:Who are the top 10 AFLW players right now?

The judges’ choice:Who are the top 10 AFLW players right now?

We looked at the data and consulted five experts to decide who were the top 10 players in the AFLW.

  • byMarnie Vinall
Art or advertising? Why Clover Moore won’t budge on Buddy Franklin mural

Art or advertising? Why Clover Moore won’t budge on Buddy Franklin mural

A rejected artwork depicting Swans great Lance Franklin has opened a debate about whether Sydney has too many murals of male sports stars.

  • byMichael Koziol
What is the state of your club’s list ahead of the AFL draft?

What is the state of your club’s list ahead of the AFL draft?

AFL club list managers are feverishly finalising their squads and figuring out their talent order ahead of the start of the AFL draft on November 20.

  • byMarc McGowan
How the Israel-Hamas war is splitting professional sport

How the Israel-Hamas war is splitting professional sport

Sport stars and leagues have come to be at the forefront of social and political activism. But this conflict is proving much harder to navigate.

  • byCarla Jaeger
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‘Footy front and centre’:Andrew Dillon makes his mark as CEO with new appointments
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‘Footy front and centre’:Andrew Dillon makes his mark as CEO with new appointments

Gillon McLachlan was the dealmaker,but his successor is deliberately re-asserting the game as the league’s priority.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Meet this year’s crop of top AFL draftees
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Meet this year’s crop of top AFL draftees

Our reporters chat to the top prospects for this year’s national draft.

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Joel Smith to test new anti-doping provision

Joel Smith to test new anti-doping provision

To make the most of a special WADA carve-out for recreational drugs,Joel Smith needs the anti-doping system to move more quickly than it normally does.

  • byChip Le Grand
Meet the draft prospect tipped to kick as many goals as Betts,Breust and co.

Meet the draft prospect tipped to kick as many goals as Betts,Breust and co.

For everything Nick Watson does well – and the list is long for the silky-skilled teenager dubbed “the Wizard” for his outrageous bag of tricks – a “but” about his height is never far away.

  • byMarc McGowan
What the embattled Demons can learn from Tim Paine
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What the embattled Demons can learn from Tim Paine

Melbourne are a good club,not a great one,and their improvement can come from within,if they’re willing to look there.

  • byPeter Ryan