Club are weighing up the benefits of development at state league level against the potential cost of injury as the AFLW season nears.

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Check out all the action from the state leagues around the country.

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Bri Davey and Sophie Alexander recall their trips with family to footy's biggest day.

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Carlton forward Tarni Brown will sit out the 2025 season.

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Check out all the results from the 2025 Marsh AFL National Development Championships - U16 Girls.

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A desire to keep herself occupied as an only child helped set Bella Lewis on the path to footy.

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Making the decision to move to Gold Coast was one thing for Lily Mithen, telling her teammates and coaches was another.

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Check out all the action from the state leagues around the country.

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Adelaide players knew 2025 would be coach Matthew Clarke's last at the helm, with most choosing to stick around for one last hurrah rather than pursuing interest elsewhere.

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The best 18-year-olds in the country showed off their skills on Sunday ahead of this year's Telstra AFL Draft.

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Sarah Black previews the names to watch out for in Sunday's AFL National Academy v All-Stars game.

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The 2020 AFLW intake laid the foundation for the future of the competition, but this year's draft crop is set to rival it.

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Gemma Bastiani takes a look at how AFLW teams have used a unique list management option.

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Sydney draftee Zippy Fish kicked an unbelievable goal on the run during the Swans' scratch match against Adelaide on the weekend.

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Check out all the action from the state leagues around the country.

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She was North Melbourne's very first AFLW draft selection but fell out of love with the game a few years later. But Daisy Bateman found a new passion, and she isn't looking back.

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The best women's state league players will face off in a historic clash on Friday night.

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Playing AFL at Norwood Oval may be a novelty that only rolls around during Gather Round, but AFLW players have been playing there for years.

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The only club to win three AFLW premierships, Adelaide's success has come against expectation and has been built on its people, writes Sarah Black.

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The best of best from the SANFLW will face the best players from the rebel VFLW on Friday at Alberton Oval.

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Chloe Baker-West and Bailee Martin starred in their respective round one Coates Talent League games.

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Rising Star winner shares her tips and tricks for a great weekend in Adelaide.

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Check out all the action from the state leagues around the country.

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A lot goes into organising an away trip, but luckily for Essendon's AFL team, the person organising their interstate games has firsthand experience travelling as a player.

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Dr Dominique Condo will head Geelong's AFLW program.

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

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

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The League has locked in the dates for the 2025 trade and draft periods for both the AFL and AFLW.

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

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A fixture for a series of AFLW scratch matches this pre-season has now been agreed.

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Matthew Clarke will step down at the end of the 2025 season.

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Long-serving defender hangs up the boots, citing her waning motivation.

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Ten teams will compete in the 2025 Marsh AFL National Development Championships U16 Girls in April.

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Her two brothers are taking the AFL world by storm, but Lucy Ashcroft is charting her own footy path.

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Collingwood has re-signed Ash Centra for another year - before she's even played a senior game.

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Ebony Antonio has announced she and her partner, former Docker Kara Antonio, are having a baby.

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The Bombers have landed their new AFLW list manager.

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From her greatest fear to her hopes for a future celebrity doppelganger, some of Ally Dallaway's fun facts did surprise us.

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Georgia Garnett's music journey started thanks to the help of a Giants teammate - now, she's DJIng at Gather Round.

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Several deals fell over during the AFLW trade period last year which is why, as Sarah Black argues, it's time to introduce future pick swaps.

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It was the hardest year of her career, but Ellie Blackburn's foot injury forced her to take a step back from footy.

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The Saints have landed a new general manager of AFLW.

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Heroic individual performances, team efforts and the Hollywood Hawks - 2024 was full of memorable matches. Sarah Black nominates her 10 best of the year.

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She's taken on some of the AFLW's most dangerous forwards, but there's one surprising thing Lucy Cronin is afraid of.

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Ella Roberts grew up a Fremantle supporter but has resisted the pull of returning to the Dockers.

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Before there was the AFLW, there were exhibition matches. Before the eh.

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A proposed series of scratch matches between non-Victorian AFLW teams is unlikely to go ahead as clubs grapple with how to best utilise the state leagues.

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Richmond's new AFLW specialist forwards coach Brendan Fevola is already making a great impression on the team, and hasn't lost his ability to kick a big goal.

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The AFL, VicScreen and the Melbourne International Film Festival are teaming up to offer four filmmakers the chance to get their footy-based short film onto the big screen.

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AFL Executive General Manager of Football Laura Kane is pleased to announce the appointment of Annie White as AFLW Umpire Head Coach.

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She's the sister of Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch, but from working as a nurse to her greatest non-footy lesson, there's plenty you didn't know about Beth Lynch.

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Musician and songwriter Alex Lahey joined the Between Us podcast to chat about her love for the Saints, and how the AFLW helped her fall back in love with football.

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She's experienced the growth of women's sport firsthand across two disciplines, but Kirsty Lamb is also working off field to bring elite men's and women's sport to life.

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Earlier this year, a group of 10 girls aged between 14 and 16 from the conflict-zone Colombian town of Puerto Tejada came to Australia for an immersive footy experience.

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She may be part of one of footy's most famous families, but Narelle Long is forging her own path within the sport.

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Chloe Molloy reveals her struggles during her knee reconstruction.

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The League has moved to change the rules for the $1m prize awarded to the champion club across the men's and women's competitions.

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After building Essendon's AFLW list from the ground up, list manager Georgia Harvey is moving on to a new role at the club.

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She's an All-Australian defender who's known for her courageous intercept marks, but there's plenty you may not know about Katie Lynch.

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Black Fern Grace Brooker approached AFLW clubs and has landed at Essendon.

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Chantel Emonson will be moved to the inactive list as she welcomes her first child.

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Essendon has appointed Ben Brown as head of AFLW development.

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Eliza McNamara is known as one of the best runners in the AFLW, but there's plenty you may not know about her.

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There was plenty of movement over the trade and draft periods, so catch up on.

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In addition to starring on the footy field, AFLW players are full of good tips for life off it.

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Geelong assistant footy manager Brett Johnson leaves the club after six years.

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Richmond has ended its VFLW alignment with Port Melbourne, leaving the Tigers without a confirmed second-tier program for 2025.

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From playing footy to labouring to fishing and hunting, Greater Western Sydney youngster Fleur Davies is making the most of her off-season in the NT.

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Which of Kaitlyn Srhoj's teammates is she named after? The Giants midfielder is full of surprises.

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After a failed trade request to join Hawthorn, Tayla Harris says she's now focusing on her rehabilitation from a shoulder reconstruction.

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Carlton captain Kerryn Peterson has been placed on the inactive list for the 2025 AFLW season, with the defender expecting her first child.

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A cohort of Indigenous AFLW players attended the Indigenous All Stars camp in Perth last week.

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North Melbourne's AFLW team won a flag the right way, according to the club's AFL coach Alastair Clarkson. He's hoping the men's team can follow suit.

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AFLW players say they hope to one day be a part of their own Indigenous showcase in the wake of the men's exhibition game.

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Carlton legend Brendan Fevola has joined Richmond as the club's specialist AFLW coach.

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West Coast draftee Lucia Painter made the long drive from Bendigo to Perth with her dad and dog, but had to leave her two blue-tongue lizards behind. She tells Sarah Black about the journey.

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Eilish Sheerin's trade to North Melbourne was the shock of trade period, but she had very little idea of how it unfolded.

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From the sweet story behind her middle name to her preferred mode of transport, there's plenty you may not know about Hawthorn's Kaitlyn Ashmore.

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While most AFLW players are enjoying a hard-earned break over summer, list managers are busy tweaking clubs' lists. Catch up on all the off-field moves.

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North Melbourne pulled off an undefeated season before clinching the 2024 NAB AFLW premiership, but there were plenty of tough lessons along the way.

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She's the energiser bunny of the AFLW, but there's plenty you may not know about St Kilda's Serene Watson.

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Rhyce Shaw is set to take over as the Suns' AFLW coach.

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It was a busy season of AFLW in 2024, but some players' off-season has been even busier! From travelling all over the world to new animals, this is how AFLW players are spending their summer break.

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From wearing the same pair of undies to eating exactly the same meal before every game, there's no shortage of kooky superstitions among AFLW players.

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As we prepare for the 10th AFLW season, we take a look at what you can expect in season 2025.

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From her coffee order to her best friend at the club, get to know more about Greater Western Sydney young gun Zarlie Goldsworthy.

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She now plays at the highest level, but Fremantle's Emma O'Driscoll's love of the game started with running water for her local footy side in rural Western Australia. She reflects fondly on the role country footy plays in the fabric of Australia.

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It was a wild 2024 for Sarah D'Arcy, who went from playing AFLW to featuring for the Tiwi Bombers in a matter of weeks.

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The Hawks have a versatile gun at their disposal after drafting Daisy Flockart.

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From her biggest fear to her go-to gameday hairstyle, get to know more about Brisbane smooth mover Ally Anderson.

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There's no shortage of talent among AFLW players, but not in the way you might think.

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These star players made an immediate impact in their new colours.

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Earlier this year, a group of 10 girls aged between 14 and 16 from the conflict-zone Colombian town of Puerto Tejada came to Australia for an immersive footy experience.

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From her biggest fear to her favourite person at the club, get to know more about Collingwood star Ruby Schleicher.

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Gemma Bastiani has compiled her predicted starting 21 for each team after the conclusion of the Trade Period and Telstra AFLW Draft.

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The women's football community is mourning trailblazing player Sal Rees, who died on Monday.

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Our reporters run the rule over your club's 2024 AFLW campaign.

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Here's what the 18 AFLW clubs want to find under the tree this Christmas.

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Our reporters run the rule over your club's 2024 AFLW campaign.

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Sophie McKay was overcome with emotion after her name was called on draft night. Here's why.

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