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Historic Recognition of 1975 Women’s Team by Football Australia

Football Australia is proud to announce the historic recognition of the 1975 Australian Women's National Team as the "First Matildas". This landmark decision h

Are these the ‘First Matildas?’ Football Australia rewrites history with 1975 caps

In 1975, a women's football team from Australia travelled to Hong Kong to take part in an international tournament that has since been recognised as the first-e

Rucci’s Monday Review: Equal footings

A much-anticipated national second-tier competition has no clearly defined starting date, but the need for

‘Juvenile envy’ behind AFL’s bizarre Origin calls

Australian football icon Leigh Matthews has declared the AFL does not need to reintroduce State of Origin, despite the success of the rugby league game in Melbo

Proof ‘moment has passed’ for AFL’s ex-No.1 player; radical fix for broken academy rule: Talking Pts

As the AFL prepares to make changes to the draft and trade period, one thing is clear - we’ll never make everyone happy.Plus the undersold fall of the Giants

Port Adelaide get a whiff of success but coach knows which way the wind is blowing | Jonathan Horn

It was appropriate in a way, that the final kick of the Port Adelaide-St Kilda game, the kick that secured the win for the visitors, which perhaps kept Power co

Players to take a unified stance against violence – SANFL

By SANFL Media SANFL players together with more than 12,000 participants in National Pharmacies SANFL Juniors will take a stance against

Stocks on Saturday: Dreaming of Origin

Australian football appears unlikely to reacquaint itself with this concept, but an old man can dream…can

State of Origin can work again for the AFL. Here’s how

There is not much the AFL doesn’t have over the other major football codes in Australia. The competition is in rude health. Crowds and memberships are as big

Selection: Lorenz to debut against Saints

Port Adelaide has announced three changes ahead of its Sunday clash against St Kilda.

Huge hurdles ahead as Socceroos meet World Cup fate

The Socceroos' path to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been set following the tournament's draw ceremony on Thursday with two familiar foes cropping up for the thir

Welcome to the world of bush footy — it’s a bit like the AFL, but the rules are looser

Every week, the players show up at the dusty dirt oval to train.They don't own fancy uniforms or have special equipment and they run barefoot across the pitch,