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History rewritten as Football Australia erases Matildas team

An internal rift in Australian football history has been reopened in what is meant to be an attempt to heal it, with Football Australia announcing the “histor

‘Farcical’: Matildas greats at war over shock call to hand ‘club side’ top Aussie honour

The Matildas are at war with each other after 15 players were sensationally wiped from history this week. Football Australia on Monday announced it has rewritte

AFL Round 17 Team Tips: Forgotten Bomber’s comeback looms; big call on Hawks skipper amid fresh Giants shock

The Hawks face an anxious wait on their skipper’s availability, while a forgotten Don is set to revive his career.Meanwhile, two star Pies face fitness tests

AFL reveals dates, new venue for 2025 Gather Round

Gather Round 2025 is locked in, with a new venue confirmed in the Barossa Valley

Football Australia Announces Historic Recognition of the 1975 Australian Women’s National Team

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

Vale Alan Westwater

Football Australia is deeply saddened to hear that Socceroo Cap #188 Alan Westwater, a distinguished former Socceroo, passed away suddenly on Thursday, 27 June,

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