The good,the bad and who you play twice:Club-by-club look at the 2025 fixture
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AFL 2025

The good,the bad and who you play twice:Club-by-club look at the 2025 fixture

We have broken down next year’s AFL fixture to reveal the good and the bad for your club,including who your team plays twice and how many top-four and bottom-four games are on the agenda.

  • byAndrew Wu,Marc McGowan andMichael Gleeson

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

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
Winners,losers and an AFL first:Unpacking the 2025 fixture
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AFL 2025

Winners,losers and an AFL first:Unpacking the 2025 fixture

A double-header at Marvel Stadium will be a first,and we take a look at what it will mean for footy fans as we enter an era of a new broadcast deal.

  • byPeter Ryan
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
See u in 154 days:Hawks-Power grudge match gets blockbuster timeslot

See u in 154 days:Hawks-Power grudge match gets blockbuster timeslot

There was never any doubt the AFL would fixture Hawthorn’s next match against Port Adelaide in prime time ... and the league hasn’t let the public down.

  • byPeter Ryan
‘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
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Night or day? AFLW stars relaxed as grand final timeslot remains unconfirmed
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Night or day? AFLW stars relaxed as grand final timeslot remains unconfirmed

Just weeks out from the decider,the AFL is yet to confirm whether the AFLW grand final will move to a night-time slot.

  • byHannah Kennelly
The AFL draft is just weeks away. Here’s where the top-40 prospects could land

The AFL draft is just weeks away. Here’s where the top-40 prospects could land

The draft is rapidly approaching and the 2024 class has recruiters salivating over its depth of talent and variety. We rank the top-40 players.

  • byMarc McGowan
A tough nut,a cult figure and a champion:Your club’s key 2025 free agents

A tough nut,a cult figure and a champion:Your club’s key 2025 free agents

Coveted would-be free agent Cam Rayner’s six-year extension at reigning premiers Brisbane has dramatically changed the player movement landscape for 2025.

  • byMarc McGowan
The AFL flag blueprint:Is your club in the premiership window?
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AFL 2025

The AFL flag blueprint:Is your club in the premiership window?

There’s a blueprint which history suggests is required to be in premiership contention next season. What does that look like,and where does your team sit? We take a look.

  • byJon Pierik
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