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Hawthorn's out-of-contract key forward meets with Victorian powerhouse: AFL trade news
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (244+ words) Hawthorn key forward Calsher Dear has met with rivals Collingwood as the 21-year-old continues to canvas suitors in a bid to clarify his playing future. Dear is out of contract at season's end, and is yet to put pen to…...
Predicted ins, outs and lineups for the 2026 AFL preliminary finals
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (1244+ words) The top four sides of the home-and-away season are the final four sides standing in September, promising the best preliminary final match-ups the landscape could have possibly hoped for. Fans were treated to a modern classic on Thursday night, as…...
Superstars surge into equal second as race heats up: AFL Finals MVP - Week 3
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (245+ words) Brisbane Lions superstar Zac Bailey went scorched earth on the Adelaide Crows, mere days after shunning the eye-watering offer the club put to the in-demand free agent. The dual-threat, dual-premiership superstar exploded for 23 disposals and 3.3 as his side ran riot…...
AFL Draft watch: Finals galore, plus a mature-ager making waves
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (890+ words) The Victorian Talent League grand final is locked in, Glenelg claimed the premiership in South Australia, while a mature-ager flourished in the VFL. For the first time since 2019, Sandringham will not contest the Talent League grand final, with Gippsland knocking…...
VFL standout on the praise of a great and his own form ahead amid growing AFL interest
10+ hour, 41+ min ago (989+ words) Werribee's Jack Riding is too good to be playing VFL football, and seemingly everyone knows it. The damaging midfielder flirted with a list spot at Hawthorn last summer, putting his best foot forward in an SSP audition that ultimately did…...
Saint requests trade, free agents announce their futures: AFL trade wrap
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (748+ words) Semi-final weekend is now in the rearview mirror, as the greatest three words in the football calendar approach: preliminary final weekend. When the three remaining matches of the 2026 AFL season run their course, the AFL's true silly season will commence,…...
Geelong and Adelaide face very different off-seasons after finals exits
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (366+ words) Geelong were on the wrong end of a modern classic on Friday night, going down to a Fremantle outfit with an instantly perceptible chip on its proverbial shoulder. Adelaide were left at the starting blocks as the reigning, defending, back-to-back…...
Former Richmond player eyeing surprise AFL return ahead of trade period
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (344+ words) Retired Richmond premiership defender Nathan Broad could make a shock return to the AFL, with Fremantle looming as a potential destination for 2027. Broad departed from the Tigers after 191 games and three flags, with a keen eye on moving to Western…...
The FIVE players in the gun going into the AFL Semi-Finals
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (216+ words) There are two types of players when we get to September: those who rise to the occasion, and those who crumble under the finals pressure. For the superstars of the competition, there is an expectation that they will rise and…...
Top AFL Draft prospects to return from injury
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (271+ words) Top five AFL Draft prospects Arki Butler and Gus Teixeira will return for Sandringham on Sunday. It will be Butler's second game since a broken collarbone injury cut short his U18s National Championships on July 3 at Marvel Stadium. He captained Brighton…...