Injury-plagued Dolphin reveals his comeback date – and what to expect

Injury-plagued Dolphin reveals his comeback date – and what to expect

From State of Origin duties last year to disappointment this season,Tom Gilbert has drawn inspiration from a Brisbane Lions star.

  • byNick Wright

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The fix-ture is in:Why handicapping teams flies in the face of AFL’s integrity
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The fix-ture is in:Why handicapping teams flies in the face of AFL’s integrity

The fixture should not be another lever for equalisation. The premiership race should be run at even weights,like the Derby – not weighted in the manner of the Melbourne Cup.

  • byJake Niall
The big fix:Revealing the secret formula that goes into making the most-read list in Australian sport

The big fix:Revealing the secret formula that goes into making the most-read list in Australian sport

If you thought footy fans were obsessed with the AFL fixture,spare a thought for the man whose job it is to balance the interests of all 18 clubs and the broadcasters,while accommodating the league’s traditions and quirks.

  • byJon Pierik
See the full 2025 fixture:AFL banks on Blues,Magpies,as Dreamtime at the ’G moves to Friday night
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See the full 2025 fixture:AFL banks on Blues,Magpies,as Dreamtime at the ’G moves to Friday night

The full 2025 AFL fixture has been released,and the league is banking on Carlton and Collingwood being big drawcards.

  • byPeter Ryan andJon Pierik
‘It gave me a lot of perspective’:The sick kids behind Ashcroft’s rise

‘It gave me a lot of perspective’:The sick kids behind Ashcroft’s rise

He is the AFL’s youngest Norm Smith Medal winner,and he’s set to be joined by his brother at the Lions. But off the field,Will Ashcroft is changing lives.

  • byNick Wright
Clash after siren as tempers flare in Hawks-Lions final
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Clash after siren as tempers flare in Hawks-Lions final

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”.

  • byHannah Kennelly
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‘Playing for a million dollars,that’s pressure:’ Inside the Hawks’ stunning rise to AFLW flag contenders
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‘Playing for a million dollars,that’s pressure:’ Inside the Hawks’ stunning rise to AFLW flag contenders

Trailing Richmond in the last term of last week’s final AFLW home-and-away round,Hawthorn needed to avoid defeat to lock in a $1 million bounty for the club. But Hawthorn’s women’s players did not buckle under the pressure.

  • byScott Spits
Forward planning:Lions meet to craft plan for flag defence without Joe Daniher

Forward planning:Lions meet to craft plan for flag defence without Joe Daniher

A month after their grand final win,the Lions are getting serious about the premiership defence and developing a strategy to fill the hole Joe Daniher will leave in their line-up.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Pick a winner:Who your team will target in the AFL draft

Pick a winner:Who your team will target in the AFL draft

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?

  • byMarc McGowan
Can the wounded Swans recover? Four experts give their thoughts

Can the wounded Swans recover? Four experts give their thoughts

After so much hope,the Swans’ season ended in bitter disappointment with a resounding grand final defeat against Brisbane.

  • byJonathan Drennan
AFL trades day five as it happened:Dees ridicule claim on Oliver;Blues pounce on high Hawthorn pick

AFL trades day five as it happened:Dees ridicule claim on Oliver;Blues pounce on high Hawthorn pick

Interim Melbourne president Brad Green takes to social media to ridicule a claim that Clayton Oliver – the star player who is subject to intense trade speculation – had “cleaned out his locker”. On a busier day of the AFL’s exhange period,there were various pick swaps as Carlton secured Hawthorn’s first-round pick.

  • byScott Spits