AFL News and Sporting News
Richmond Star Noah Balta Pleads Guilty to Assault – Suspended for 2025 Season Start
Richmond Football Club's key defender, Noah Balta, has pleaded guilty to assault following a late-night incident on December 30, 2024, at the Mulwala Water Ski Club near the New South Wales-Victoria border. The altercation resulted [...]
George Wardlaw Suffers Another Hamstring Setback Ahead of 2025 Season
North Melbourne midfielder George Wardlaw has suffered yet another injury setback, with a hamstring strain sustained during a late January 2025 training session placing his availability for Round 1 in doubt. The young star was [...]
Hawthorn Star Will Day Returns to Full Training, Eyes Versatile Role in 2025
Hawthorn’s young star Will Day has made a triumphant return to full training after recovering from the collarbone injury that prematurely ended his 2024 season. The 23-year-old sustained the setback during the penultimate round against [...]
Mattaes Phillipou Sidelined with Stress Fracture, Dougal Howard Injured at Training
Mattaes Phillipou will miss the start of the 2025 season after scans confirmed a stress fracture in his right femur. The 20-year-old had been enjoying his most promising pre-season before the setback, which will require [...]
‘Fakers’ the subject of rules changes for 2023
The Australian Football League (AFL) has announced changes to its rule interpretations for the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. The league aims to simplify the game for officiating, minimize delays, and reduce player exploitation of [...]
January transfer targets for some of the Premier League’s big guns
(Image via https://twitter.com/thespursweb) The time has arrived when Premier League teams look to replenish their squads following a wave of injuries and move on any deadwood as they strive to achieve their aims, be it [...]
Swans mourn the passing of Barry Round
The Sydney Swans, and the football world as a whole, is mourning the passing of Bloods Champion, Barry Round. We are joined in mourning by his local club Warragul, the Western Bulldogs, and Williamstown - [...]
Round 1 Fixture – AFL Season 2023
ROUND 1 FIXTURE Thursday, March 16 Richmond v Carlton, MCG, 7.20pm AEDT Friday, March 17 Geelong v Collingwood, MCG, 7.40pm AEDT Saturday, March 18 North Melbourne v West Coast, Marvel Stadium, 1.45pm AEDT Port Adelaide [...]
AFLW Tribunal – Players cop sanctions
Sanctions accepted: Tahlia Gillard, Melbourne has accepted a reprimand for Rough Conduct (Dangerous Tackle) against Teah Charlton, Adelaide Crows, during the fourth quarter of the AFLW Finals Week One match between Melbourne and the Adelaide Crows played at IKON [...]
AFL Investigation into allegations of racism at the Hawthorn Football Club
AFL Statement - Independent investigation The AFL has committed to running an independent investigation of allegations of racism referred to the AFL by the Hawthorn Football Club that provides a supportive and respectful process for those [...]
AFLW Match Review Panel – Tayla goes to the Tribunal
The AFL advises Melbourne's Tayla Harris has elected to challenge her charge through a written submission to the Tribunal with the outcome to be communicated tomorrow, Thursday November 3. All other players accepted their sanctions [...]
A guide to renting an apartment in Australia
Moving into a new apartment is both exciting and stressful, particularly if it’s your first time. Aside from actually finding your dream home, there’s a lot of documentation to organise, not to mention the logistics [...]
T20 Men’s World Cup – Australia 2022
The 2022 T20 World Cup gets underway in Australia on Sunday. Talk T20 World Cup in the forum >> Australia hope to defend the cup we won in the UAE in 2021. Can Australia become [...]
Leading into the deadline, here’s where AFL trades stand
With the player trading deadline at 7:30 AEDT tonight, the following paperwork had been formally lodged with the AFL as at 5pm, Tuesday October 11: 1. Hawthorn traded Jack Gunston to the Brisbane Lions for its [...]
All the AFL trades you can eat!
Keep up with the trade period in our super-duper live trades thread on the famous BigFooty Trade Hub. The AFL wishes to advise the following paperwork has been formally lodged with the league as part [...]
Grand Final Day 2022 – The Ultimate Info Guide. (Yes, you can stream it.)
Can I stream the Grand Final? You can watch the AFL Grand Final live in HD on the 7plus app on the following devices: Telstra TV Samsung Tizen (2016 and later) Fetch TV Apple TV [...]
Grand Final Teams 2022
Geelong v Sydney at the MCG, 2.30pm AEST GEELONG In: Nil Out: M.O'Connor (Medi-Sub) B: J.Kolodjashnij, S.De Koning, J.Bews HB: M.Duncan, T.Stewart, J.Henry C: M.Blicavs, J.Selwood, Z.Tuohy HF: B.Close, J.Cameron, I.Smith F: T.Stengle, T.Hawkins, G.Rohan FOLL: R.Stanley, [...]
MRP Prelims 2022
Geelong v Brisbane Jack Henry (#38, Geelong) reported for Forceful Front-On Contact against Zac Bailey (#33, Brisbane) in the second quarter. Graded as Careless Conduct, Low Impact, High Contact. Sanction is $3000 fine or $2000 [...]
Daniher returns – AFL Teams for the Prelim Finals
GEELONG CATS v BRISBANE LIONS Friday September 16, 7:50pm at the MCG CATS B: Z. Tuohy, S. De Koning, J. Bews HB: Z. Guthrie, J. Henry, T. Stewart C: I. Smith, J. Selwood, T. Atkins [...]
Jarrod Berry to fight suspension at Tribunal tonight – AFL Semis
The AFL advises the Tribunal will sit tonight, Tuesday September 13, to determine the incident involving Jarrod Berry, Brisbane Lions. All other players accepted their sanctions from the Match Review of The AFL Finals Week Two matches. AFL [...]
MRO for Semi-Finals – AFL 2022
Brisbane v Melbourne Jarrod Berry (#7 Brisbane Lions) - charged with unreasonable or unnecessary contact to the eye region (first offence) - against Clayton Oliver (#13 Melbourne) in the 3rd quarter. This has been graded [...]
AFL Preliminary Finals Tickets
Week Three - 2022 Toyota AFL Finals Series Ticketing Release times Friday, 16 September First Preliminary Final, Geelong Cats vs. Brisbane Lions at the MCG, 7.50pm AEST Saturday, 17 September Second Preliminary Final, Sydney Swans v Collingwood [...]
AFL Statement – Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Statement from AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan The AFL is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We extend our sympathies to the Royal Family and the people of the United [...]
Joe Daniher out – AFL Semi-Finals Teams 2022
MELBOURNE v BRISBANE LIONS Friday September 9, 7:50pm at the MCG SECOND SEMI FINAL DEMONS https://twitter.com/melbournefc/status/1568031733563662336?s=20&t=5TOLD6XrGTmIeTaNpYurjQ B: C. Salem, S. May, H. Petty HB: A. Brayshaw, J. Lever, M. Hibberd C: T. Sparrow, C. Oliver, [...]
Mostly harmless – Finals Week 1 Match Reviews
Thursday - Lions v Richmond Offending Player Reportable Offence Victim Player Quarter Grading Sanction Early Plea Brisbane Lions vs Richmond – Thursday 1 September 2022 Nick Vlastuin #1 Richmond Tripping (Second Offence) Lincoln McCarthy #11 Brisbane [...]
AFLW Rd 3 – Indigenous rounds; local derbys
The full fixture for Round Three of the 2022 NAB AFLW Season Seven has been confirmed. The huge weekend of AFLW will see the Queensland clash between the Brisbane Lions and the Gold Coast SUNS [...]
Need a ticket to the AFL semi finals?
The AFL recently announced a price freeze on all tickets for all matches at all venues across Weeks One to Three of the 2022 Toyota AFL Finals Series with entry level reserved seat Week Two remaining [...]