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  • Inside the meticulous routine of the game's most lethally accurate goalkicker

    Roos sharpshooter Nick Larkey talks to AFL.com.au's Riley Beveridge about how he has become one of the most accurate shots in the game's history

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  • 'Proud' Petracca reacts as Dees urged to stay calm, Cat to miss weeks

    Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has a message for his players after a winless start to 2025, while Chris Scott was singing the praises of one key Cat

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  • Positional change reignites Swan's career after a year of pain

    Moving from attack to a lockdown role in defence has handed Sydney livewire a new lease of football life

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  • They've achieved the ultimate, but the Lions still have three hoodoos to break

    Michael Whiting takes a look at the hoodoos the Lions have ticked off, and the ones left to conquer

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Latest News

  1. Swan looking forward to facing off against his mentor

    When Luke Parker left Sydney James Rowbottom wasn't happy, but now he's excited to take on his former teammate

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  2. Positional change reignites Swan's career after a year of pain

    Moving from attack to a lockdown role in defence has handed Sydney livewire a new lease of football life

    AFL

  3. Why Suns' defensive beast is feeling 'excited, but nervous' for Crows clash

    Sam Collins is well aware of the threat Adelaide's three-pronged forward line poses

    AFL

  4. Inside the meticulous routine of the game's most lethally accurate goalkicker

    Roos sharpshooter Nick Larkey talks to AFL.com.au's Riley Beveridge about how he has become one of the most accurate shots in the game's history

    AFL

  5. 'Proud' Petracca reacts as Dees urged to stay calm, Cat to miss weeks

    Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has a message for his players after a winless start to 2025, while Chris Scott was singing the praises of one key Cat

    AFL

  6. Danger zone: Veteran stars in Cats' win over Dees

    Geelong has defeated Melbourne by 39 points, with the two sides' captains starring and returning to form respectively

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  7. Cats appoint new head of AFLW

    Dr Dominique Condo will head Geelong's AFLW program

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  8. Cats swing huge late change ahead of Dees clash. LIVE from 7.40pm AEDT

    Follow all the action from the clash between the Cats and Demons

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  9. TEAMS: Port veteran rested, top Saint to miss, Giant back from ban

    The teams for Sunday's round four games have been announced

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  10. MATCH REVIEW: Magpies recruit learns his fate for high bump

    Dan Houston has been charged after high contact with Lachie Fogarty in Thursday night's match

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  11. 'Storm in a tea cup': Sicily, McQualter throw support behind Allen

    The West Coast coach says while Oscar Allen's chat to Sam Mitchell wasn't ideal, he shouldn't feel ashamed

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  12. Opinion
    Opinion

    IF the Pies fielded the oldest team ever in a VFL/AFL game … THEN

    Sliding Doors is back for 2025 .. and Damo's got a full head of steam after a long, hot summer

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    opinion

  13. The 'fork in the road' moment that sparked Freo ruck's long recovery

    Sean Darcy will play in the WAFL this weekend after a lengthy battle with injury

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  14. AFLW clubs, players deal with move of VFLW season

    An overlap of league seasons sees clubs take different approaches to dealing with the situation

    AFLW

  15. Ahead of Eagles and Allen, Kingsley hopes Toby not approached by clubs

    Giants coach says talking to opposition players happens, but admits captains may be off the table

    AFL

  16. Saad El-Hawli broke fast on debut, and has impacted in more ways than one

    Saad El-Hawli had an instant impact for the Bombers, and the mature-age recruit spoke to AFL.com.au's Josh Gabelich about debuting during Ramadan

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Fantasy News
  1. Fantasy
    Fantasy

    Fantasy ready R4: Top five captains, trade targets, draft tips, more

    Calvin brings you everything you need to get Fantasy ready for round four

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  2. Fantasy
    Fantasy

    LISTEN: Top trades in and out, best captains, teams, more

    Calvin, Roy and Warnie bring you the round four teams, latest Fantasy news, best captains and more

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  3. Fantasy
    Fantasy

    Fantasy stocktake: Who to buy and sell ahead of R4

    Roy explores all the Fantasy trade options ahead of round four

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  4. Fantasy
    Fantasy

    LISTEN: Dr Davidson is in, R4 trade targets, cash cow priorities

    Who are Calvin, Roy and Warnie's favourite trade targets?

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Injury Latest

  1. Bombers midfielder to miss weeks with hamstring injury

    The Bombers have confirmed the severity of Jye Caldwell's hamstring injury

    AFL

  2. Bombers forward ruptures ACL in cruel blow

    The Bombers are set to be without SSP signing Tom Edwards for the rest of 2025

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  3. Crows gun learns severity of rib injury in blow

    Crow Josh Rachele is set to be sidelined for at least a month after undergoing scans on his ribs

    AFL

  4. Gulden's return date becomes clearer after serious ankle injury

    Star Swan's recovery given a rough timeline as club deals with injury-hit list

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AFLW News

  1. Cats appoint new head of AFLW

    Dr Dominique Condo will head Geelong's AFLW program

    AFLW

  2. AFLW clubs, players deal with move of VFLW season

    An overlap of league seasons sees clubs take different approaches to dealing with the situation

    AFLW
  3. Opinion
    Opinion

    Who's up? The contenders vying for AFLW's most attractive role

    Sarah Black runs the rule over the the top candidates for Adelaide's head coaching role

    AFLW
    opinion
  4. Exclusive
    Exclusive

    Two-time AFLW premiership coach reveals why he's stepping away

    Adelaide coach Matthew Clarke speaks exclusively to Sarah Black about his decision to step down at the end of 2025

    AFLW

Trade and Contracts

  1. Saints look to lock in young gun, big Don in talks, Teague's new role

    Check out all the latest trade news from around the League

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    trade

  2. LISTEN TO GETTABLE: How Hawks are becoming elite at selling vision

    Join Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge for Gettable

    AFL
    trade

  3. Hinkley confident Power star will stay at Port

    Although contracts haven't been discussed, the Port Adelaide coach thinks Zak Butters will remain at Alberton

    AFL

  4. Giant to wait, short MSD expected, Bombers eye NGA pair

    Check out all the latest trade news from around the League

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Things We Learned
  1. Opinion
    Opinion

    Eight things we learned: Ben McKay has the backing of the person who matters most

    Dayne Zorko will fly past 300 games, Max King's absence has had an upside plus more round three lessons

    AFL
    opinion
  2. Opinion
    Opinion

    Eight things we learned: Hawthorn's depth is scary

    Hawthorn's depth is scary, Geelong has some weak spots plus more round two lessons

    AFL
    opinion
  3. Opinion
    Opinion

    Nine things we learned: No concerns for post-Hawkins Cats

    The post-Hawkins Cats still look dangerous up forward plus more round one lessons

    AFL
    opinion
  4. Opinion
    Opinion

    Nine things we learned: This could be the positional move of 2024

    St Kilda's season has been one of 'what ifs?', a young Lion could take them one step further plus more round 24 lessons

    AFL
    opinion

Footy Feed

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Tribunal and MRP

  1. MATCH REVIEW: Magpies recruit learns his fate for high bump

    Dan Houston has been charged after high contact with Lachie Fogarty in Thursday night's match

    AFL

  2. 'A significant factor': Tribunal hands down verdict on Tiger's push

    Richmond forward Rhyan Mansell faced the Tribunal on Tuesday night

    AFL

  3. League boss says Mansell case differs from pre-season incidents

    As Richmond heads to the tribunal Andrew Dillon says there are 'key differentiators' with similar cases

  4. MATCH REVIEW: Crow cops huge fine for tripping, Eagle cited for umpire abuse

    The Match Review findings from Sunday's round three games are in

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Draft

  1. Top results from U18 pre-season testing day announced

    The AFL has announced top 10 results from the 2025 under-18 pre-season testing days

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    under-18s

  2. KB's grandson, son of Cats great and family ties of 2025 draft

    Callum Twomey looks at the bloodlines that are shaping the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft

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  3. 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships schedule announced

    The AFL has released the schedule for the 2025 Marsh AFL National Championships

    AFL
    under-18s

  4. LISTEN TO GETTABLE: The 10 names to watch in this year's draft pool

    Join Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge for Gettable

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VFL News

  1. TEAMS: Smithy’s VFL Round 3

    The teams are in for Round 3 of the Smithy's VFL

    VFL

  2. Stream your team: Watch all VFL games LIVE and FREE

    You can watch every game of the 2025 VFL season LIVE on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App

    VFL

  3. Another string added to Garner's bow

    Joel Garner wears a lot of hats around the Richmond Football Club and on Saturday he added another: clutch match winning goalkicker

    VFL

  4. rebel Coaches MVP Award – Smithy’s VFL Round 2

    The rebel Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 2 of the Smithy’s VFL

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VFLW News

  1. AFLW clubs, players deal with move of VFLW season

    An overlap of league seasons sees clubs take different approaches to dealing with the situation

    AFLW

  2. Carlton VFLW captain signed to AFLW list

    Carlton VFLW skipper Eliza Wood has been elevated to the Blues' AFLW squad for the 2025 season

    VFLW

  3. LISTEN: State of Play - Episode 3

    Richmond star Joel Garner is this week's special guest on State of Play

    VFL

  4. 2025 rebel VFLW practice match schedule

    The 2025 rebel VFLW practice match schedule

    VFLW

Sliding Doors
  1. Opinion
    Opinion

    IF the Pies fielded the oldest team ever in a VFL/AFL game … THEN

    Sliding Doors is back for 2025 .. and Damo's got a full head of steam after a long, hot summer

    AFL
    opinion
  2. Opinion
    Opinion

    IF Rankine hasn't yet gone near an All-Australian jacket ... THEN

    Sliding Doors is back for 2025 .. and Damo's got a full head of steam after a long, hot summer

    AFL
    opinion
  3. Opinion
    Opinion

    IF big Maxxy is still the best ruck in the game ... THEN

    Sliding Doors is back for 2025 .. and Damo's got a full head of steam after a long, hot summer

    AFL
    opinion
  4. Opinion
    Opinion

    IF Nick Daicos is the best kick in the comp ... THEN

    Sliding Doors is back for 2025 .. and Damo's got a full head of steam after a long, hot summer

    AFL
    opinion

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