Bailey Smith’s Brownlow Medal credentials continue to grow in his first year at Geelong, but the Cats aren’t the only club smiling after the convoluted trade that sent him to the coast in the off-season.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan returned to the Whitten Oval on Monday, leaving the Western Bulldogs hopeful he can return to the field this season, while a significant departure from the AFL has been confirmed.
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has returned to the Western Bulldogs following a lengthy leave of absence.
The deluge of debutants at injury-hit Essendon is set to continue, with teenage ruckman Vigo Visentini called up for Thursday night’s clash with Fremantle in Perth.
The round finished with a Carlton-West Coast clash that was tricky to assess.
Saints great Leigh Montagna says it’s time for the club to pull the cord and commit to a rebuild for the remainder of the season.
West Coast has been urged to put co-captain Oscar Allen on ice for the rest of the season – no matter the severity of his latest setback – amid his increasingly likely departure.
One of footy’s most underrated rivalries produced another bizarre game, with the league’s luckiest team getting away with it again.
Already the oldest club attempting to win a flag ever, Collingwood's veterans could go around again in 2026, according to Tom Morris.
The Blues have almost got their win-loss record back to parity, but Charlie Curnow’s sore calf looms as a serious concern, while a missed mark by Christian Petracca captured the attention of TV commentators.
Sometimes all the talk is too much.
As good and honest and earnest as some players are, and have been, for St Kilda, they are not players that are taking the team anywhere. Now’s the time to start selling hope for next year.
Harley Reid will likely face MRO scrutiny again after throwing this elbow at Carlton's Lachie Fogarty.
Both club administrators are respected and trusted. But they are about to learn that no one barracks for the AFL.
A bombshell report claims Collingwood is “very, very confident” of landing one of the game’s top goalkickers.
Nathan Brown praises North Melbourne, despite their loss to Fremantle on Saturday night.
Carlton have secured their first back-to-back win since Round 7, with a seven-goal first term setting them up for a 34-point victory over West Coast on Sunday night.
Harry McKay's knee injury isn't healing as first hoped, with Carlton to decide this week whether their star forward requires surgery, as West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen avoids serious injury in the loss to the Blues.
Bailey Smith has earned widespread praise from his teammates after another starring role in Geelong’s 95-point thrashing of Essendon on Saturday night.
Geelong’s key defender is unlikely to play this week’s blockbuster against the Lions. While North, who sold two “home” games, are looking on with envy as Pies play 14 of their 23 games at the ’G.
Fremantle duo Luke Jackson and Josh Treacy have come to the rescue as the Dockers overcame a major late scare to secure a thrilling six-point win over North Melbourne at Optus Stadium.
As Melbourne sit at 5-8, with little prospect of playing finals, Goodwin has nonetheless done enough to coach this team in 2026. But they shouldn’t be rushing to re-contract the coach beyond 2026.
Port Adelaide are still alive in 2025 off the back of a brilliant seven-goal effort to young gun Mitch Georgiades on Sunday.
Carlton have their sights set on just a second win outside of Victoria when they face last-placed West Coast in Perth on Sunday.
It was described as the game Fremantle just needed to win.
Essendon coach Brad Scott lamented his charge’s defensive-half turnovers after the Bombers conceded 14 second-half goals to lose to Geelong by 95 points on Saturday.
Jeremy Cameron lights up the Cats with five goals in three quarters.
Alastair Clarkson’s men fall just short of victory in Perth against Fremantle while the Cats thumped the Bombers at the MCG and GWS Giants stunned Brisbane at the Gabba in a big Saturday of AFL action.
A new week, but the same issue for the Lions has reared to cost them dearly against the Giants, as they face an anxious wait on one of their key men.
Play was stopped for a long time after Brisbane defender Jack Payne injured his knee.
Amid serious exteneral doubts, the Giants have resurrected their 2025 campaign with a stirring upset win over the Brisbane Lions, who’ll again rue missed chances in front of goal.
North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson thinks his team is definitely "on the right path" despite Fremantle hanging on for a win in Perth. It comes after a young Essendon side was handed a hefty 95-point defeat by Geelong.
Fremantle have held off a surging North Melbourne in the last quarter on Saturday night, putting themselves back in the top eight with a scrappy — but heart-stopping — one-goal win.
A rampant Geelong outfit took an undermanned Essendon to the sword on Saturday evening at the MCG, kicking 14 second-half goals to see them romp home by 95 points.
It felt like Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks was expecting — and fully prepared — for the question post-game on Friday night.
Geelong reaffirmed their status as Collingwood’s greatest premiership danger, as Patrick Dangerfield rediscovered the power that will have opposition defenders sweating bullets.
Carlton has been hit with an ill-timed mid-season injury blow, with star midfielder Sam Walsh to be sidelined for up to six weeks.
A number of players in a Victorian women's league are calling for a male player to be suspended over allegations of sexual assault.
Andrew Demetriou insists he’s retired and has barely attended a game in an official capacity since he departed the AFL, but the former league chief has emerged as a loyal and trusted confidante of the man now reshaping the competition and its administration.
Questions have been asked of whether Friday night’s prime-time slogfest between Hawthorn and Adelaide is a reminder that Tasmania needs a new, roofed stadium to consistently host AFL games as the Devils’ existence hangs in the balance.
The Hawks struggled early but found a way to fightback and steal the win after Jai Newcombe’s goal with just minutes remaining.
The latest on a pair of Suns stars’ futures. Plus a rival club still leads the race for a high-flying Giant weighing up his next move.
With mid-season draftees Archer May and Lachie Blakiston set to take on the Cats, the Bombers are up to 10 debutants this season, as they start to weigh up their options for the next trade period.
Friday the 13th will be remembered as a horror show for Adelaide after its horrible goal kicking costs it victory in a three-point loss to Hawthorn.
Hawthorn has overrun Adelaide in a hard-fought three-point victory in tough, wintry conditions on a cold Friday night in Launceston.
Mid-season AFL draft no.1 pick Tom McCarthy tells his parents he will be debuting this weekend against Carlton.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin calls Kysaiah Pickett's decision to re-commit to the club a massive endorsement of the club's oft-criticised culture.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin sat down with captain Max Gawn and defender Steven May this week, conceding their on-field stoush at the MCG last Monday was “not the look we want”.
Goalkicking accuracy is a talking point that consistently gets raised in the AFL — but how does 2025 compare to the years that have come before?.
Essendon winger Xavier Duursma says country kids who make it to the AFL carry a deep pride in where they've come and often a "chip of their shoulder" given the extra challenges they've faced to get there.
It’s in Australia’s fastest-growing municipality. It’s coming off a flag. It also hosts English classes for new migrants, and is the beating heart of its community.
After ongoing speculation, there is finally an update on the future of Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli.
Scouts believe this year’s AFL draft crop is the thinnest in a while, so what could it mean for clubs with early picks?.
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon insisted there was “no magic bullet” to fix the issues plaguing his struggling team as another season threatens to peter out into obscurity.
Tom Harley's AFL career almost only lasted for one game. Now, the former Port and Geelong player has become one of the most important people in footy.
AFL coach Ross Lyon has been caught up in a verbal sparring match with a journalist when questioned over the Saints’ lowly Thursday night crowd figure.
Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli comes from the field with a sternum complaint.
North are backed by philanthropists, cricketers and entrepreneurs. Then a rumour went around that Australia’s most famous supermodel was a Shinboner.
Nine's Tom Morris speaks to Brayden Maynard after the star defender inked a new deal with Collingwood.
Burgeoning superstar Sam Darcy kicked three goals on return from his knee injury to help lift the free-scoring Western Bulldogs to a comprehensive 72-point win over St Kilda.
Playing his first match since Easter, Sam Darcy impresses in his return from injury with three goals, as the Western Bulldogs humiliate St Kilda with a 72-point victory.
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks says a "lack of accountability" remains a problem in reporting around players' futures as a story involving Taylor Walker and Nasiah Wanageen-Milera dominates headlines. .
Current commission chairman Richard Goyder is seeking a fresh term but is facing pressure from several club bosses to anoint a successor after more than eight years at the helm.
The Western Bulldogs have welcomed back rising star Sam Darcy in style with another mauling of St Kilda on Thursday night.
Tradition has won out and there won’t be an AFL night grand final in 2025, with a daytime start once again locked in.
In a stunning twist to one of the year’s most talked-about contract sagas, Kysaiah Pickett has signed a seven-year contract extension with Melbourne that now locks him away from rivals until the end of 2034.
Two-time Geelong premiership captain Tom Harley leaves his post at the Swans to take up a role that is likely to see him leading the AFL one day.
The mid-season byes have delivered a flurry of contract activity, rocketing a Demon into the top bracket of earners, and locking away a heart-and-soul Magpie. A famous Blue could be next.
The consequences of bumping are too great, so I opt not to do it and train accordingly, and there are plenty of other players like me at the top level.
The issue plaguing a Victorian powerhouse in their push towards September has been laid bare, while another contender has a big headache.
Melbourne sign Kysaiah Pickett to a seven-year contract extension reportedly worth around $12m.
The extra seven years taking him through until the end of 2034 at a cost of $12 million would make any club twitchy.
Melbourne superstar Kysaiah Pickett has committed his long-term future to the Melbourne Football Club, signing a new deal that is one of the biggest in AFL history.
Alex Cincotta isn’t Carlton’s most recognised figure, nor is he their flashiest.
A team tipped most popularly by Fox Footy experts to win this year’s premiership; all is not right in the land of the Giants, whose season teeters precariously entering Round 14.
Mid-season draftees Archer May and Lachlan Blakiston will debut for Essendon against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday. Melbourne have made one change for Sunday’s game against Port Adelaide.
Sydney CEO Tom Harley has officially become the AFL’s second-in-command to complete the league’s administrative revamp.
Harley Reid is ‘leaning towards’ a call on his future amid speculation over where he’ll play his footy in 2026.
A vote to approve the Tasmanian Devils’ new stadium has officially been delayed, with the state to hold a snap election on July 19.
While demand for Harley Reid’s signature would be high if he decided to return home to Victoria at the end of this season, it now appears he’s leaning towards fulfilling his first AFL contract.
Tom Harley will join the AFL as the new chief operating officer, ending his tenure at the Sydney Swans.
The AFL has poached Sydney chief executive Tom Harley who will join the league to work alongside CEO Andrew Dillon as the chief operating officer.
The election is about to be called, but the delays have cast a shadow over the future of the AFL’s 19th team.
The Demons have welcomed back a key soldier after a six-week absence, while Port Adelaide has become the latest to confirm a mid-season draftee debutant. Round 14 teams!.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has been talking to troubled forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and is hoping to have him back “really soon” amid ongoing speculation about the former No.1 draft pick’s future.
After sustaining what appeared to be a season-ending knee injury in April, Sam Darcy will make his return for the Western Bulldogs when they meet St Kilda on Thursday night.
Western Bulldogs star Sam Darcy will complete a remarkable comeback from a knee injury less than eight weeks after it was feared his season was over.
Saints star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has reached out to Adelaide veteran Taylor Walker after the duo were central to a trade report.
The Western Bulldogs have confirmed young star Sam Darcy will make his highly-anticipated return.
Erin Phillips and Daisy Pearce's contribution to football in Australia go further than the years they played in the AFLW.
Sport is a rite of passage in small towns, and it's becoming a hub for young mums, boosting mental and physical health.
Garry Lyon – a Melbourne champion, five-time All-Australian and one of Fox Footy’s biggest stars – is an Australian Football Hall of Fame member.
If there were Brownlow Medal votes given out at this year’s Australian Football Hall of Fame event, Peter Darley put himself right in the mix for best-on-ground honours.
Welcome back to the Power Rankings.
Erin Phillips gave an emotional speech during her Hall-of-Fame speech, joining her father Greg in the exclusive group.
Erin Phillips and Daisy Pearce become the first AFLW players to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
The game has tilted towards veterans in 2025 as individuals overcome the doubters to remain at their best late in their career. We examine what decisions clubs should make about their ageing veterans.
Garry Lyon’s stellar career in football as both a player and a media commentator has been recognised. He became a Melbourne hero in his 58th game. He became a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame just before he turned 58.
AFLW great Erin Phillips has given an emotional speech upon her induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, joining her father Greg in the prestigious group.
Erin Phillips has paid an emotional tribute to her father Greg as she joined him in the Australian Football Hall Of Fame. Phillips and Daisy Pearce are the first AFLW players to be inducted, joining trailblazer Debbie Lee.
