The Blues and Eagles will be desperate for a win in today’s elimination final. The winner will face Hawthorn in next weekend’s semi-final. Follow along for live updates, news and analysis.
Injury-ravaged Hawthorn is counting the cost of its heavy loss to North Melbourne in the opening AFLW qualifying final.
It’s been a sensational year for Poppy Scholz and even better season for Carlton, who will head into finals this weekend after a five-year drought. .
North Melbourne registers its 25th consecutive win with a 39-point drubbing of Hawthorn in the first AFLW qualifying final.
North Melbourne has secured yet another Preliminary Final appearance with a 39-point victory over Hawthorn, winning 5.12 (42) to 0.3 (3).
North Melbourne are two wins away from an undefeated season after defeating Hawthorn in an AFLW qualifying final on Friday night.
Top South Australian draft prospect and top 10 bolter Sam Cumming says his boarding school experience has prepared him for a likely interstate move.
An AFL player agent has been fined $13,000 by the Agents’ Accreditation Board (AAB) for multiple breaches of the AFL Players’ Association’s agent regulations.
We put it all on the line with our predicted top 31, and some alternative scenarios.
Former Victoria captain and Fox Footy’s own Garry Lyon has been named the chairman of selectors for the Big V along with Western Australia’s Glen Jakovich for the 2026 AFL State of Origin match.
With her West Coast AFLW side on the cusp of its first finals appearance, coach Daisy Pearce reflects on the huge strides the women's game has made since her own playing days. .
It doesn’t click for every footballer at the same time.
Hawthorn players were noticeably absent from the guard of honour for North star Jasmine Garner after her 100th AFLW game, but the reigning champs are not too fussed about it.
Harley Reid has made eyebrow-raising comments about his call to re-sign with West Coast instead of requesting a trade back to Victoria.
The AFLW All-Australian squad of 42 has been confirmed, with all 18 clubs managing to have at least one player selected — and one in particular dominating.
Warren Tredrea's premiership teammate Josh Carr says he will always remain a Port Adelaide legend despite being sacked from the club's board last week.
Dana Hooker thought her AFLW career could be over last Friday night after losing to Carlton. But a shock result on Saturday has kept the dream alive.
Key forward draft prospect Archie Ludowyke doesn’t shy away from it. He wasn’t happy with his National Championships, which came to a halt after a knee injury.
Sydney has parted ways with AFLW coach Scott Gowans following a disappointing end to its season.
The Sydney Swans are in need of a new AFLW head coach after parting ways with Scott Gowans. .
Zeke Uwland is not your average draft prospect, in fact, he’s far from it.
The boss of the Perth Football League urges clubs to treat the suspension of Osborne Park FC over an end-of-season costume stunt as a "line in the sand moment" for their culture.
In an AFLW trade bombshell, 2023 No.1 pick Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner could walk out on her club and join dominant reigning premiers North Melbourne.
Despite coming from a family with a strong pedigree for football, one of the AFLW's best new talents almost gave it up. Now, she is enjoying putting on a show.
An off-season of change continues at Essendon, with the club looking to a man it once traded away to replace Dean Solomon on the board.
Australia's race discrimination commissioner says the AFL is falling far short of its responsibility to combat "horrific racism" aimed at its players.
A suburban Perth football club is suspended from its league for two years after a "severe breach" of integrity standards, following an end-of-season costume stunt that left City of Stirling workers distressed. .
The future of the AFL’s newest club, the Tasmania Devils, is likely to be settled soon, after a key order over the contentious construction of a billion-dollar stadium was presented to parliament on Tuesday.
North Melbourne may be undefeated for the second home and away season in a row, but a star Melbourne player says the short AFLW season means they haven't proven themselves against everyone.
Hawthorn’s snubbing of North Melbourne champion Jasmine Garner during her guard of honour on Friday night was a “really poor look” according to AFLW expert Kate McCarthy.
Gold Coast academy prospect Dylan Patterson looks like a future star and chose AFL over NRL.
A retired AFL star could be thrown a lifeline as one club considers giving him a train-on spot over summer.
Take a look at who your club has picked up, who it has let go, and find out how many spots they have left to fill ahead of this month’s national draft.
The AFL finals fixtures are officially locked in with the ladder standings confirmed on Sunday evening.
The AFLW’s top eight is locked away for another finals series, and it’s North Melbourne’s flag to lose once more as they look to claim a second straight premiership.
Adelaide has hung on for a thrilling 12-point win over Fremantle that secures its AFLW finals spot and ends the Dockers' season.
Brisbane and Collingwood players have gone at it after the final siren in a fiery AFLW encounter.
Daisy Pearce's West Coast Eagles have reached the AFLW finals for the first time after the Sydney Swans blew their chance in a shock three-point loss to struggling Essendon at Coffs Harbour.
The Port Adelaide Football Club continues to describe Warren Tredrea as one of its greatest-ever players — but on Friday it dismissed him from its board of directors. .
After a shaky start to the season the Brisbane Lions showed faith in a shift in game style to climb up the ladder and guarantee themselves a top-four finish.
Cricketer Usman Khawaja is one of the highest-profile Australian athletes who regularly wades into political issues. Now, Khawaja and other athletes have agreed to form a Players' Coalition to influence policy change on issues ranging from racism and human rights to social media abuse. .
North Melbourne becomes the first male or female VFL/AFL team to win 24 consecutive games after prevailing over Hawthorn by 49 points.
The NBA is dealing with a gambling scandal that touches the biggest name in the biggest basketball competition in the world. The AFL can learn plenty from it.
Will Hayward says his trade to Carlton “probably could’ve been handled better” by Sydney as he and fellow Blues recruit Ollie Florent opened up on their moves.
Noah Anderson gave a shout-out to schoolmate Ben Jepson as the famous Carey Grammar picture featured during the Brownlow Medal broadcast.
Controversial Port Adelaide great Warren Tredrea says he’s “concerned about the actions” of key Power officials after being removed from the club’s board on Friday.
AFL great Warren Tredrea has been dismissed from the board of the Port Adelaide Football Club, the Power has confirmed.
Will Hayward and Ollie Florent were both locked into long-term deals with Sydney before being told they needed to leave while holidaying in South America. .
Endometriosis remains a silent struggle for many women and elite athletes alike. GWS Giants leader Katherine Smith spent years playing through the pain.
If it wasn’t for the Sydney Academy, Max King might’ve been a rising rugby league player.
The Bombers are weighing up a huge play that could reshape the draft.
It’s not often an AFL draft hopeful enhances their prospects and reputation while sidelined with a nasty injury.
We spoke with current players, AFLW commentators and league experts to understand what makes the Kangaroos so good, and to ask the most important question of all: how can they be beaten?.
Welcome to our weekly AFLW blog for round 12. Throughout the season, follow along for updates from every game, as well as news and analysis across the round.
With a new AFL season comes recalibrated expectations, and there’s a range of forecasts for the 18 clubs ahead of the 2026 campaign.
The AFL has already floated more potential rule changes to clubs, just days after confirming seven tweaks for the 2026 season.
Players who collapse at the knees to draw free kicks are in the spotlight, after a raft of rule changes were unveiled this week.
The AFL is going to look different in 2026 ... sort of.
For the second straight year, Port Adelaide’s young talent has dominated the AFL Players’ Association’s 44-person 22Under22 squad.
After his 72-game career ended in 2023, Rhys Mathieson chose to focus on his bodybuilding passion, which he said was already there during his AFL career.
Potential top five draft pick Daniel Annable is one of the hardest workers you’ll find.
Premiership star Dion Prestia says he will “strenuously defend” himself after he and Demons defender Steven May were charged over an incident in 2024.
Dion Prestia and Steven May are charged by police over their alleged involvement in a brawl in a Victorian coastal town last December.
Richmond’s Dion Prestia and Melbourne’s Steve May have been charged by Victoria Police for their alleged involvement in a brawl in Sorrento last Boxing Day.
The national draft is now less than a month away — and like many of the AFL clubs, we’ve settled on our final draft board.
Under the new stand rule, as it is now written, a player – any player – within five metres of a player who is paid a mark or a free kick must stand.
Former Brisbane midfielder Rhys Mathieson has been banned from any level of football for three years after returning a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs.
Rhys Mathieson has been under provisional suspension for a breach of the doping code, via a positive test to a performance-enhancing substance.
A key vote on the future of Tasmania’s AFL team is just weeks away, with several anti-stadium politicians meeting with the league on Wednesday.
The final round of the AFLW home and away season promises to be nervous watching for more than half the competition's fans as eleven sides battle for seven finals spots up for grabs.
A group of Tasmanian politicians opposed to the proposed Hobart stadium has failed to convince the AFL to abandon the contentious project during a meeting in Melbourne.
The AFL confirms the arrival of the last disposal rule as one of seven rule changes aimed at making umpires' jobs easier while shortening the length of games.
The AFL has confirmed seven rule changes for the 2026 season in a holistic attempt at reducing ‘dead time’.
The AFL has made a further seven changes to the rules and umpire interpretations for the 2026 season, including more measures to streamline the length of games. But there’s no change to the league’s demand for a new stadium in Tasmania.
It’s off-season mode now for all 18 clubs as planning for 2026 and beyond begins.
The brutal irony is that the AFL’s demand for a near-bankrupt state to build a stadium to get a football team may lead to loathing and even failure in its home state.
The incoming AFL Commission chairman is not given to intemperate or provocative public statements. You can’t expect vaudeville from a guy who ran a health insurance company.
Outgoing AFL Commission chairman Richard Goyder has lauded Craig Drummond’s “deep understanding of football” after the former Geelong president was endorsed as his replacement.
Former Geelong president Craig Drummond will focus on improving the connection between the AFL Commission and clubs and make fans his top priority when he replaces Richard Goyder as chairman.
Sydney will be without co-captain Chloe Molloy for the rest of the AFLW season in a major setback as their finals hopes hang in the balance.
Sydney’s co-captain will have back surgery later this week as her team prepares to face Essendon on Saturday – a match they need to win to have any hope of playing in the AFLW finals.
Cooper Duff-Tytler kicks three goals for Essendon's reserves as he pushes his way to the top of the draft order.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the league’s decision to put Bailey Smith “on notice” for his off-field behaviour came down to the Cats star needing to abide by the same standards as other players.
It’s time for a little lookback to revisit our bold 2025 season predictions.
North are locked in to finish on top. Eleven other teams are fighting for the remaining seven finals spots. There’s plenty on the line in the last weekend of the AFLW home-and-away season.
Geelong defender Mark O’Connor has capped off an emotional month by helping his hometown club Dingle secure its first Kerry Senior Football Championship title in 77 years with a dramatic comeback win on Sunday.
With representative football confirmed for the 2026 AFLW season, one “mouth-watering” option for an international fixture has emerged with the full support of a star Hawk.
While some suggest that this year's AFLW premiers being all but known has caused some to lose interest, commentators say North Melbourne's dominance is inspirational.
New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields speaks to media after his team's win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Few 2025 AFL draft prospects have an athletic profile like Sam Grlj.
Jacob Weitering remains bullish about Carlton's future despite losing Charlie Curnow in the trade period.
The brutal reality of Kelvin Templeton’s football era are depicted with unsparing detail in his first novel which travels back to the year he lived in a migrant hostel.
Cooper Duff-Tytler’s grandparents emigrated from Sri Lanka to Australia more than 50 years ago. But one small detail stopped him being tied to Essendon.
The AFLW season is drawing to a dramatic conclusion with 12 teams left in the race for finals footy.
North Melbourne equals the VFL/AFL record for consecutive wins and claims the AFLW minor premiership with a 46-point drubbing of St Kilda.
Two years after she took out a domestic violence order against her ex-partner, Aurora realised he was working 10m from her reserved seat at the Gabba — she believes he accessed her details by calling the club’s membership line. .
Brisbane has won its sixth game in a row, defeating Melbourne by nine points to keep its top two chances alive.
The Sydney Swans beat the West Coast Eagles by 17 points to keep their hopes of playing in this year's AFLW finals series alive, while Fremantle, Brisbane and Hawthorn also pick up wins.
Dylan Patterson’s dad will never forget September 1, 2007.
Indy Tahau breaks the AFLW home-and-away season goal-kicking record in Port's breakthrough seven-point defeat of Adelaide.
