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The Latest Breaking News from AFLW

Magpies snare Emily Smith as AFLW recruit

WBBL wicketkeeper Emily Smith will cross codes to play for Collingwood in the AFLW after signing a rookie contract.

AAP

Footballer of the Year Vikki Wall admits she couldn't turn down AFLW switch

The Meath powerhouse will join North Melbourne when the All-Ireland title holders exit this year's Championship

Irish Mirror

North Melbourne confirm signings of Meath star Vikki Wall and Cork's Erika O'Shea

Having been played in the Irish springtime in recent years, the new AFLW season will start in August, which makes it far more difficult for Irish players to combine the two codes at the highest level

Irish Mirror

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Boost for Dublin GAA as Lauren Magee staying home rather than returning to Australia for another AFLW season

She may well be the first in a wave of ladies football stars who have to now choose to play either football or Aussie Rules for 2022

Irish Mirror

Hawks swoop on Gilroy before AFLW deadline

Irish defender Aileen Gilroy has swapped one set of stripes for another on AFLW expansion signings deadline day, joining Hawthorn from North Melbourne.

AAP

Players waiting in the wings to bolster female AFLW coaching ranks

Port Adelaide's Lauren Arnell is the first former player to take the reins as an AFLW head coach and she has "no doubt" more will follow in her footsteps as the pool of retired athletes grows.

ABC News

Blues' Walker to juggle AFLW, NRLW

Brooke Walker has signed with Parramatta in the NRLW and will miss the opening two-to-three weeks of the AFLW season before returning to Carlton.

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Newcastle City junior Asha Turner Funk invited to AFLW Draft Combine

The 18-year-old is keen to make the most of the opportunity.

Newcastle Herald

These are strange times to follow Essendon but new AFLW team can buoy fans

As their AFL men’s side slumps, long-suffering Bombers fans are finding hope in the women’s debut in August

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: election legal challenge, coal emissions fall, NDIS participants stuck in hospital

Friday: Teal independent plans legal action after AEC says some Covid-positive people ‘may not be able to vote’. Plus: the moments that lit up the campaign

The Guardian - AU

Givvus A Celebratory Saussie Roll Because AFLW Players Are Set To Receive A 94% Wage Increase

Pay for AFLW players has nearly doubled ahead of the new season.

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New CBA sees AFLW players receive 94 per cent pay rise with season set to start in August

The AFL and AFL Players Association have finally agreed on a collective bargaining agreement, with the upcoming AFLW season to begin in the last week of August this year.

ABC News

AFLW players to get huge pay rise

AFLW players have been handed an average 94 per cent pay rise under a new collective bargaining agreement with the AFL.

AAP

Grieving Alberti keeps fighting for AFLW

Susan Alberti, one of the AFLW's fiercest supporters, turned 75 this week, but amid the celebrations she is grieving the death of her husband Colin North.

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Nine Brand New Local Shows Are Coming To Disney+ Including One About An Infamous Aussie Cult

Also on the line up are docu-series about the AFLW and The Matildas.

AAP

Alberti bemoans delay in AFLW start date

While the details of the next AFLW season should be known soon, prominent women's football supporter Susan Alberti says it's taken far too long.

AAP

AFLW start date to be known within days

The starting date of the next AFLW season will be known within days, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan says.

AAP

AFLW players still waiting on CBA

The AFLW pre-season is rapidly approaching but there is still no collective bargaining agreement in place ahead of season seven, slated to start in August.

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AFLW talks remain at a standstill: Pearce

Melbourne captain Daisy Pearce says the length of the new AFLW season remains a sticking point in negotiations over the next collective bargaining agreement.

ABC News

'I didn't want to be gay': Ash Brazill opens up about the importance of Super Netball's new Pride Matches

Collingwood Magpies co-captain Ash Brazill says Australian netball's new Pride Matches will help to change misconceptions about the sport, but that it shouldn't just be up to clubs fly the rainbow flag.

AAP

Port lure Dockers AFLW star Houghton

Port Adelaide's aggressive AFLW recruiting drive has netted Fremantle star Gemma Houghton ahead of their inaugural season.

ABC News

Brisbane Lions' new Springfield training facility raises AFL benchmark, with men and women equal priorities

The Brisbane Lions will set a new AFL benchmark for high-performance environments — for both their men's and women's sides — when the club's $80 million training base is unveiled in September.

ABC News

Is Gil the one? The search begins for CEO of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games

Gillon McLachlan has led the AFL to unprecedented highs, but also overseen historic lows. Is he the right person to lead Australia's next Olympics?

ABC News

AFLW players, coaches frustrated ahead of proposed season start

A lack of clarity about the expected start date in August is again raised by players and coaches, with preseason preparations potentially only weeks away.

AAP

AFLW season situation 'bad': Blues coach

Frustration is at boiling point from AFLW players and clubs with Carlton coach Daniel Harford saying the lack of a timeline for next season is a "bad outcome."

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