AFL News for the 2024-2025 Season
AFL News is a source of information dedicated to covering all aspects of the Australian Football League (AFL). It includes updates on match results, player performances, injuries, trades, and team strategies. AFL News also features expert analysis, interviews with players and coaches, and commentary on significant events within the league. It serves as a comprehensive platform for fans to stay informed about their favorite teams and players, as well as to follow developments and trends in the league. Whether through websites, TV broadcasts, or social media, AFL News keeps enthusiasts engaged and knowledgeable about the sport.
AFL news as it happens – 25/9/2013
FREMANTLE expects to name an unchanged line up for Saturday's grand final, despite numerous players pulling up sore from their preliminary final triumph over Sydney. Luke McPharlin, Michael Johnson, Aaron Sandilands, Chris Mayne and Zac [...]
AFL news as it happens – 24/9/2013
GOLD COAST champion Gary Ablett has claimed his second Brownlow medal after holding off former Geelong team-mate Joel Selwood in a scintillating count. Ablett shot off to an early lead along with Sydney midfielder Daniel [...]
All-Australian Team 2013
All-Australian Team. Photo by @GilAlbertson B: Corey Enright, Scott Thompson, Michael Johnson HB: Jarryd McVeigh, Harry Taylor, Sam Mitchell C: Ryan Griffen, Joel Selwood, Scott Pendlebury HF: Patrick Dangerfield, Travis Cloke, Kieren [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 9/9/2013
SYDNEY champion Adam Goodes could make a spectacular return this week after surviving a gruelling training session. Goodes, who hasn't played since round 13, had struggled to return to running following a knee injury. Swans [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 2/9/2013
THE AFL has confirmed the schedule for the first week of finals. • Friday night - Hawthorn v Sydney - 7:50pm AEST - MCG • Saturday afternoon - Geelong v Fremantle - 2:20pm AEST - [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 30/8/2013 – Updated 1:11pm
GEELONG looks likely to host a qualifying final at Simmonds Stadium should the cats finish in a top two position. AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou said this morning that Simmonds Stadium is seriously being considered due [...]
Essendon Sanctions Announced
THE Essendon Football Club has been removed from the 2013 finals series and James Hird has been suspended for 12 months after the AFL Commission handed down the biggest punishment in the league's history. It [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 27/8/2013 – Update: 12:07pm
THE AFL has announced that an interchange cap of 120 rotations will be introduced for the next two seasons. The 120 rotations is cumulated over the course of the match and is not divided up [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 26/8/2013
THE AFL will meet this morning where it is likely that Essendon will be booted out of the finals. The meeting, commencing at 8am, will bring some closure to the Essendon saga which has been [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 22/8/2013
ESSENDON Coach James Hird is set to sue the AFL over the handling of the Essendon supplement scandal. Speaking to News Limited, Hird's lawyer, Stephen Amendola, said that Hird "will be instituting proceedings in the [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 12/8/2013 – Updated 4:55pm
UPDATE: THE Match Review Panel has have offered four players suspensions this week as Essendon lose two stars. Essendon's Dustin Fletcher and Patrick Ryder, Hawthorn's Campbell Brown and Melbourne's Mitch Clisby have been offered two, [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 8/8/2013 – Updated 1:10pm
ESSENDON coach James Hird remains defiant in the face of continuous speculation that he will resign from his position. Speaking today, Hird put to bed any concerns Essendon supporters may have by replying with a [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 7/8/2013 – Updated 5:45pm
ELEVEN Essendon players are alleged to have taken the banned peptide Thymosin Beta 4 . Fairfax Media are today reporting that the interim ASADA report of the Essendon supplement program of 2012 provides strong circumstantial [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 6/8/2013 – Updated 6:20pm
ESSENDON coach James Hird was allegedly advised to stand down by a club lawyer before the Bombers' round three triumph over Fremantle. News Limited are today reporting that club lawyer Tony Hargreaves advised James Hird's [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 5/8/2013 – Updated 7:15pm
FORMER Essendon champion Tim Watson believes that the AFL has already made the decision internally to strip Essendon of its points over the supplement scandal. Speaking on SEN with Robert Walls, Watson, the father of [...]
AFL News As It Happens – 2/8/2013
THE AFL has tonight confirmed that an interim report from ASADA into the 2012 supplement program at Essendon has been made available to the league. With ASADA recently attaining new coercive powers to compel [...]
Stephen Milne charged with 4 counts of rape
St Kilda forward Stephen Milne has been charged with rape over an incident that allegedly happened in 2004. Victoria Police today confirmed that Milne has been charged with four counts of rape following a review [...]
WADA: AOD-9604 a prohibited substance
BigFooty Discussion Thread: http://bit.ly/WADAAOD In a statement issued last night, WADA (World Anti-Doping Authority) confirmed that as the drug AOD-9604 has not been approved for human use it is a prohibited substance. Following a number [...]
Essendon to be investigated over possible use of performance-enhancing drugs
Essendon have come forth in a press conference regarding a possible breach of Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority regulations. The belief is that players were asked to sign waivers regarding the club's fitness program and everything [...]
Trade Period Final Week: Final 48 Hours Wrap – Chaos reigns as Tippett trouble overshadows fringe trades
The 2012 trade period finished not with a whimper, but with bang. Not only were an assortment of players on the fringe and outer finding new homes, but perhaps the biggest trade of all - [...]
Trade Period Final Week: Day 3 Wrap – Stevens deal done; Adelaide reaches Tipping point
Koby Stevens became a Bulldog today, but the news barely registered a blip on the radar as Adelaide dropped a Tippett bombshell. In a day marred with controversy, there was still some [...]
Trade Period Final Week: Day 2 Wrap – Hickey and Hombsch head home
Jack Hombsch is back in South Australian colours, albeit different ones, after being traded today. After the tepid stalemate that was Monday, the trade rivers began to flow today - but the floodgates haven't [...]
Trade Period Final Week: Day 1 Wrap – No progress for big men
Jesse White's future is in limbo after Adelaide turned down a deal with the Swans as part of the Kurt Tippett trade. The first day of what we expect to be a [...]
Trade Period Week 2 Wrap: Free agency done, chaos to come
Collingwood forward Chris Dawes got a fresh start in the first trade of the week, moving to Melbourne for a first round pick. Free agency is over and the final week of the [...]
Trade Period Week 1 Wrap: Ohh, we’re halfway there…
The first week of the trade period has come to a close - along with the second week of free agency, and we've had quite a bit of action, with six trades total taking place. [...]