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AFL Round 13: Teams, tips, news & more

Round 13 of the 2024 AFL season beings with the Crows hosting the Tigers at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night, as we build up to the traditional King's Birthday b

Trade gamble that could land superstar; ‘masterstroke’ behind AFL ‘revelation’; Talking Pts

Debate is raging around a longstanding Rising Star rule that will prevent the league’s best young player from taking out the prestigious honour.Plus, the temp

Harley Reid’s Rising Star dream officially dead despite Eagles challenging severity of dangerous tackle charge

The West Coast Eagles will try to have Harley Reid's sling tackle downgraded at the AFL tribunal, but even a victory will not be enough to keep him in the race

Three young men from this NT footy team died last year. Anywhere else, there would be outcry

In short: The Djarrak Football Club in north-east Arnhem Land will be missing three team members this season after they died in a series of sudden tragedies las

‘We don’t want you’: Sam Mitchell decries racism after social media abuse of Hawks player

In short: Sam Mitchell says he is appalled after one of his players was targeted in a racist social media post.Mitchell says Hawks fans will not be welcome at t

How the Swans have climbed above a congested AFL pack in 2024

Halfway through most football seasons, the wheat has been sorted from the chaff and contenders distinguished from pretenders.Not so much in 2024.Perched at the

Football Australia hosts 21st Annual General Meeting

The twenty-first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Football Australia Limited was held at 3:00pm (ACST) (3:30pm AEST) on Thursday, 30 May 2024, at Football South

Jimmy Rooney: The Players’ Player

When former Socceroo, Jimmy Rooney, boarded a jet plane from Scotland bound for Melbourne in 1968, he could never have imagined what an impact he would make on

More players accused in Australian football match-fixing investigation

Two more players could be involved in the Australian football match-fixing case that has already resulted in three Macarthur FC players being charged.Midfielder

Ex-footballer Barry Cable fighting child sexual abuse charges

Former Australian Rules footballer Barry Cable will fight child sexual crime allegations dating back to the 1960s.The 80-year-old has been charged with five cou

Opposition watch: Round 12 v Port Adelaide

A look at Carlton's Round 12 clash with Port Adelaide, thanks to Great Southern Bank.