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Former Kangaroo Tarryn Thomas eyeing AFL return in 2024

Former North Melbourne player Tarryn Thomas is reportedly keen to return to the AFL in 2025.The Herald Sun reports Thomas’ determination to return the league

AFL Premiership winners – full list

The Australian Football League (AFL), the premier competition of Australian rules football, has seen 16 winners since its inception in 1897. Known as the Victo

Greats fear bump bans ‘turning AFL into Gaelic football’… and stopping players from ‘competing’

Brisbane Lions legend Jonathan Brown has voiced his concern that Australian Rules might be “turning into Gaelic football”. The 256-gamer’s strong stance f

Promising young footy player in intensive care after falling through pub roof

A West Adelaide SANFL player has suffered life-altering injuries after falling through the roof of a Port Lincoln pub.Twenty-four-year-old Sam May was on a foot

New opportunities open to Pacific AFL players

Photo: AFL New opportunities are opening up for young Pacific people who are keen to play Australian rules football. The Australian Government and

‘We did it!’: Country footy team famous for losing finally gets famous win

Wahgunyah, the country footy team that became famous for losing, has finally won a game.The proud club from a small Victorian community on the banks of the Murr

City Football Academy brings world-class touch to Casey Fields | Pakenham Gazette

Melbourne City FC has further entrenched itself into the Cranbourne community through the opening of the new state-of-the-art City Football Ac

In a quest to play footy, these Arnhem Land women want their brothers’ support

In short: Yolŋu women hope a new AFL team in north-east Arnhem Land will give more Aboriginal girls a pathway into professional sport.Women had no local compe

Two and a half men: Inside rise of the ‘2.5 forward line’… and how it drives AFL’s best attacks

At a critical juncture at Marvel Stadium last Saturday, Charlie Curnow flipped the script.With Carlton leading Adelaide by ten points with less than nine minute

‘If in doubt, rule them out:’ The new rule changing local footy

Demons player Angus Brayshaw retired after a series of concussions.Credit: Getty Images.There are also worries the 21-day break will have the unintended consequ

Scrutiny, screaming, and the best seat in the house: Chelsea Roffey’s football life

She said there were moments when being the only woman was hard.“You just feel the pressure … like you’re going out there almost as a cheerleader for your

Commercial creep wrongly lumps Anzac Round with other AFL “occasion” rounds

Next Thursday will be the 30th Anzac Day clash between Essendon and Collingwood, and as usual, it will be close to the biggest AFL home and away game on the cal