The Latest Breaking News on AFL

Sense of sporting belonging sustains long-suffering and new Carlton fans alike

The social connection that comes from AFL fandom can help demonstrate the value of sport beyond participation

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2023

Laura Kane’s rapid AFL rise heralds changing times for women in sport

Not a total upheaval of the status quo, but enough of a shakeup to remind people women are here to stay, on and off the field

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2023

Baffling Western Bulldogs win, wait and stew, but are finally sent packing

Luke Beveridge’s side were lopsided, occasionally astonishing and frequently bewildering – and now rue another lost year

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2023

Hard tagged and run ragged: how Hawthorn derailed Collingwood star Nick Daicos

By trusting tagger Finn Maginness, Hawks coach Sam Mitchell gifted every AFL team a blueprint on how to do it

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2023

Lance Franklin retires as arguably the greatest AFL player of his generation

A paragon of preternatural talent and preparation, the Hawthorn and Sydney great was pure theatre on a field

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023

‘We salute him’: Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin given emotional send-off after retiring

Sydney Swans champion Lance Franklin has announced his retirement from the AFL, effective immediately

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023

Toby Greene: studs up, chest out and jaw jutted, the AFL star has done it his way

The GWS forward has walked a troubled track over the years but when at his brilliant best, like at the weekend, it’s easy to forget anyone else is on the field

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023

Court hears of footballer Shane Tuck’s ‘unrelenting’ distress in years prior to his death

Sister of former AFL player, who suffered chronic brain trauma associated with contact sport, says her brother’s brain ‘was rotting away’ before he took his own life

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28, 2023

How Craig McRae’s motley Magpies found ‘flyball’ and built belief

They’re a mix of blithe spirits, father-son thoroughbreds and bargain basement pickups but Collingwood have proved they are united in their ruthlessness

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2023

Magpies right to tout their No.1 status, says Hinkley

Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard warned last weekend that Port Adelaide had better bring their A-Game for Saturday night's AFL blockbuster.

AAP · Jul 21, 2023