Phillips expects Ponter to play in AFLW final
AFLW premiership cup ambassador Erin Phillips says Adelaide star Danielle Ponter will most likely play in their qualifying final against North Melbourne.
Australian rules football
Pert quits Demons, Joel Smith to learn fate
Melbourne CEO Gary Pert has quit in the latest off-field development at the embattled AFL club, while player Joel Smith is facing a ban of up to four years.
Old rivalry flares up as Bombers fight for AFLW finals
Essendon are within touching distance of an AFLW finals spot but old enemy Carlton are determined to end their season with an upset win.
Parkin stands by Blues’ Voss whom he sacked at Brisbane
Coaching great David Parkin is confident Michael Voss is the man to lead Carlton back to AFL premiership glory.
Demons change AFL assistant coaches after review
Melbourne have overhauled senior coach Simon Goodwin's assistants as a result of a review into the embattled AFL club's football department.
Tim Membrey officially a Pie, Martin joins Cats
Former St Kilda forward Tim Membrey has joined Collingwood on a two-year deal, while Jack Martin has linked up with Geelong.
Drugs ban: Joel Smith suspended until 2028 AFL season
The AFL has given Joel Smith a four-year drugs ban, effectively ending a career that has unravelled after he tested positive for cocaine in 2023.
Roos thrash Suns to claim AFLW minor premiership
North Melbourne will enter the AFLW finals high on confidence after Alice O'Laughlin's career-high four goals led her side to a 63-point win over Gold Coast.
Lions confident Conway will be ready for AFLW finals
Brisbane star Sophie Conway left the field with a shoulder injury in the last quarter of their 27-point win over St Kilda, a week out from the AFLW finals.
Hawks snare $1m prize money with AFLW win over Tigers
Hawthorn have overcome a final-quarter deficit to post a 23-point win over Richmond that helped secure the club $1 million in prize money.
Luckless Bombers star Toogood out of AFLW finals
Essendon captain Bonnie Toogood's AFLW season is over due to a serious ankle injury.
AFLW clears Sheerin of serious umpire contact charge
Richmond star Eilish Sheerin has been found not guilty of intentional umpire contact after being referred to the AFLW Tribunal.
Fagan insists ‘humble’ Lions have more success in them
Brisbane premiership coach Chris Fagan believes the Lions have more success in them after they broke through for their first AFL flag in 21 years.
Bodey to return for Hawks, Hore a chance for Demons
Hawthorn are set to receive a massive boost with All-Australian forward Greta Bodey cleared to return from injury, while Melbourne's Kate Hore is facing a test.
Roos star Jasmine Garner a ‘generational’ AFLW talent
Jasmine Garner's reputation continues to grow, with her hot form putting North Melbourne within one win of claiming the AFLW's minor premiership.
AFLW finals beckon for Port after fifth-straight win
Port Adelaide have easily beaten Gold Coast to further cement their top-eight berth, while Suns star Daisy D'Arcy appeared to suffer a serious knee injury.
Bombers, Tigers draw to complicate AFLW finals scenario
Essendon and Richmond have drawn the inaugural Dreamtime in Darwin clash, further complicating their AFLW finals hopes with one round left.
Saints’ AFLW finals dream over after loss to Bulldogs
Jesse Wardlaw and Tyanna Smith have missed chances to secure what would have been a crucial AFLW win for St Kilda against the Western Bulldogs.
Lions hit back as ‘Dreamtime in Darwin’ ends with draw
Brisbane flexed their muscle in a thrashing of Sydney as the 'Dreamtime in Darwin' clash between top-eight rivals Essendon and Richmond ended in a draw.
Lions flex AFLW scoring muscles in Swans thumping
Key forward Taylor Smith kicked three goals as the Brisbane Lions ran rampant in a 68-point win over Sydney in week nine of the AFLW season.
Brisbane dynamo Rayner re-signs until 2031
Cam Rayner is the latest Brisbane Lions star to commit to the reigning premiers, shunning free agency and signing a six-year extension until the end of 2031.
High-flying Hawks leave Demons’ finals hopes in limbo
Injury-ravaged Melbourne are up against it to make the AFLW finals after suffering a six-point loss to current league leaders Hawthorn in Cairns.
Demons won’t let AFLW finals hopes go without a fight
Melbourne will have to win their final game of the AFLW regular season and hope other results go their way in order to make finals.
‘Brutal’ AFLW means no time for Bombers to lament loss
Essendon must re-group quickly from their club-record loss to North Melbourne, with the AFLW finals only two games away.
Hawks primed for big AFLW test against resurgent Demons
Hawthorn and Melbourne open the AFLW's Indigenous round in Cairns with a massive clash, two weeks out from the finals.
Paxman remains in doubt for Demons’ massive AFLW clash
Paxy Paxman's foot injury continues to be an issue for the Melbourne star, ahead of the AFLW Indigenous round opener against second-placed Hawthorn.
Dockers thinking big in AFL after recruiting Bolton
Fremantle are bullish about next season in the wake of recruiting Shai Bolton and are also confident they can attract Chad Warner if he wants to return to WA.
Taranto, Hopper living through Tigers transformation
Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper will help guide a big crop of draftees at rebuilding Richmond - a much different scenario to when they arrived two years ago.
GWS players banned, fined by AFL over function debacle
GWS forward Jake Riccardi is among players who have been banned, while the AFL has also fined senior teammates over their function debacle last month.
Daisy-led Eagles keen to bust AFLW derby hoodoo
West Coast have never beaten Fremantle in an AFLW western derby, but they now have Daisy Pearce as coach and will fancy their chances of causing an upset.
Starcevich defends under fire Hyett after Dogs flop
Brisbane Lions coach Craig Starcevich has come out in defence of peer Tam Hyett after the Western Bulldogs came under fire for their dour AFLW loss to Essendon.