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AFL 2025
Dons urge members to vote against anti-pokies push; Pies and Hawks keen to swoop on Harris
An acknowledgement that their 190 poker machines in two venues are causing social harm would affect its financial independence from the AFL, Essendon says.
- by Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan
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Kangaroos captain’s revelation; Watt celebrates flag, cautious about night GF
North Melbourne star Emma Kearney reveals the real reason she almost missed premiership as club chief Jennifer Watts tells fans to revel in flag joy
- by Marc McGowan
‘I didn’t know if I was going to get back’: Kearney’s rocky road to premiership glory
North Melbourne capped off a dominant, undefeated season on Saturday night – outclassing the Brisbane Lions to clinch their maiden AFLW premiership.
- by Hannah Kennelly and Roy Ward
The staggering numbers behind Lions’ invasion, and why it’s just the start
These are the huge figures which illustrate the Brisbane Lions’ rise, and why this could just be the beginning of their Queensland takeover.
- by Nick Wright
AFLW grand final 2024: North Melbourne win first AFLW premiership capping off undefeated season
The Kangaroos have capped off an unbeaten season with a victory over Brisbane Lions in the AFLW grand final tonight. Follow along for all the big moments and post game reactions.
- by Roy Ward and Hannah Kennelly
‘Never been done before:’ How this player could make AFL history on Saturday
North Melbourne’s Libby Birch has the chance to achieve something no male or female player in AFL history has accomplished.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Adelaide Crows
Marinoff backs up her AFLW best and fairest win with prestigious MVP
The day after winning the AFLW best and fairest, the Crows star pipped a North Melbourne gun to the MVP award.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Stylists haven’t yet come for the AFLW, and that’s why we love it
Sneakers, waistcoats and personality mingled with black-tie glamour at the W Awards, the much cooler younger cousin of the Brownlow.
- by Melissa Singer
Garner-ing support: Will this be the year this AFLW star finally wins the best and fairest?
Jasmine Garner has won almost every award there is to win in the AFLW, some of them multiple times. But she’s never won the league’s best and fairest. Is that about to change?
- by Hannah Kennelly and Roy Ward
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AFL 2025
‘Wants to see improvement’: Why this star free agent has put contract talks on hold
A gun midfielder will be one of the hottest free agents of 2025 if he doesn’t put pen to paper on a new deal.
- by Jon Pierik and Roy Ward
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Port Adelaide Power
How a sleep-deprived mum sparked the biggest comeback in AFLW history; heat on undefeated Roos ahead of prelim
After giving birth to daughter Marlie in January, Port Adelaide coach Lauren Arnell chats about juggling motherhood with her coaching career while the heat is on undefeated North Melbourne ahead of their preliminary final on Saturday.
- by Hannah Kennelly and Roy Ward