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 [...]
AFL Teams Round 20, 2022
FREMANTLE v MELBOURNE DOCKERS B: Chapman, Cox, Aish HB: Young, Pearce, Ryan C: Clark, Brayshaw, Acres HF: Schultz, Lobb, Henry F: Frederick, Taberner, Walters FOLL: Darcy, Brodie, Serong I/C: Logue, Colyer, Mundy, Walker EMG: Banfield, [...]
The Best Elimination Finals
As finals time gets closer, there’s excitement in the air for supporters of those sides who have made the finals. And if your team is still in the running (Not you North fans & Eagles [...]
North v Hawks brawls – 17 players charged – Match Review, Rd 19
Friday No charges laid. Saturday Flynn Perez, North Melbourne, has been charged with Rough Conduct against Jaeger O'Meara, Hawthorn, during the first quarter of the Round 19 match between North Melbourne and Hawthorn played at Blundstone [...]
Hayes out for two – AFL Match Review Panel, Round 18
Friday Jack Steele, St Kilda, has been charged with Engaging in Rough Conduct against Alex Keath, Western Bulldogs, during the first quarter of the Round 18 match between the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda played at [...]
AFLCA Champion Player of the Year – Current Leaderboard
Clayton Oliver is 9 points ahead of the pack in the AFL Coaches Association PotY award after round 18 voting. VOTES PLAYER CLUB 84 Clayton Oliver MELB 75 Christian Petracca MELB 72 Andrew Brayshaw FRE [...]
AFL Teams Round 18
WESTERN BULLDOGS v ST KILDA Friday July 15, 7:50pm at Marvel Stadium BULLDOGS B: Richards, Gardner, Khamis HB: Hannan, Keath, Dale C: Williams, Liberatore, Macrae HF: West, Bruce, Smith F: Bontempelli, Sweet, Weightman FOLL: English, [...]
Mark and Goal of the Year PLUS Rising Star – Rd 17
Mark of the Year - Round 17 nominee The Round 17 Four'N Twenty Mark of the Year nominations are as follows: Tom Doedee (Adelaide Crows) Harry Edwards (West Coast Eagles) Cameron Zurhaar (North Melbourne) Goal [...]
Tribunal Round 17 – Cumming accepts fine for dangerous tackle
Isaac Cumming, GWS GIANTS, has accepted a $2000 sanction for Rough Conduct (Dangerous Tackle) against Connor Rozee, Port Adelaide, during the second quarter of the Round 17 match between Port Adelaide and the GWS GIANTS played [...]
Cumming fined for dangerous tackle – MRP for AFL Round 17
Friday The match day report laid against the Sydney Swans’ Tom Papley for contact against the Western Bulldogs' Josh Dunkley from the third quarter of Friday night's match between the Sydney Swans and the Western [...]
AFL Teams Round 17
GEELONG v MELBOURNE GMHBA Stadium, Thursday July 7, 7.20pm AEST GEELONG B: Z.Guthrie, S.De Koning, J.Bews HB: J.Henry, M.Blicavs, Z.Tuohy C: M.Duncan, J.Cameron, I.Smith HF: T.Atkins, T.Hawkins, P.Dangerfield F: B.Close, G.Rohan, T.Stengle FOLL: R.Stanley, C.Guthrie, [...]
Geelong v Melbourne – Thursday Night Teams
GEELONG v MELBOURNE GMHBA Stadium, Thursday July 7, 7.20pm AEST GEELONG B: Z.Guthrie, S.De Koning, J.Bews HB: J.Henry, M.Blicavs, Z.Tuohy C: M.Duncan, J.Cameron, I.Smith HF: T.Atkins, T.Hawkins, P.Dangerfield F: B.Close, G.Rohan, T.Stengle FOLL: R.Stanley, C.Guthrie, [...]
Massimo D’Ambrosio: Rising Star nom Rd 16 + Mark and Goal of the Year Noms
Massimo D'Ambrosio - Rising Star Nomination Massimo D'Ambrosio during the Round 16 match between Essendon and the Sydney Swans at the MCG. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images via AFL Photos) Essendon's Massimo D'Ambrosio [...]
Hipwood faces AFL Tribunal tonight at 5 PM AEST
The AFL advises the Tribunal will sit tonight, Tuesday July 5, to determine the incident involving Eric Hipwood, Brisbane Lions. All other players accepted their sanctions from the Match Review of Round 16 of the [...]
Round 16 MRP – Hipwood straight to Tribunal
Thursday Direct Referral to the Tribunal: The incident involving Eric Hipwood, Brisbane Lions, Ryan Gardner, Western Bulldogs, and Umpire Jacob Mollison during the third quarter of the Round 16 match between the Brisbane Lions and [...]
AFLW Season 7 Fixture Released – Expansion Complete!
Full Fixture here: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2022-aflw-fixture.1320218/https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/aflw-season-seven.1320247/ Blockbuster opening round: Traditional season opener between Carlton and Collingwood at Ikon Park, Grand Final rematch at Norwood Oval, and Essendon and Hawthorn playing their first AFLW game at the historic [...]
July is women’s coaching month
The AFL is proud to celebrate the second annual, Women’s Coaching Month, for the entire month of July, presented by BHP. L-R AFLW Essendon Senior Coach Nat Wood, AFL General Manager of Women's Football [...]
AFL Teams – Round 16
BRISBANE LIONS v WESTERN BULLDOGS Thursday June 30, 7:20pm at the Gabba LIONS B: J. Payne, H. Andrews, M. Adams HB: B. Starcevich, D. Rich, D. Zorko C: J. Berry, Z. Bailey, H. McCluggage HF: [...]
Round 15 Goal and Mark of the Year Nominees, Plus RISING STAR
Mark of the Year - Round 15 nominees https://youtu.be/xAQDrTtIlks The Round 15 Four'N Twenty Mark of the Year nominations are as follows: Darcy Fogarty (Adelaide Crows) Jack Henry (Geelong Cats) Dylan Moore (Hawthorn) Goal of [...]
“Protected Area” rule change
A common sense rule change? The AFL have today written to clubs communicating an adjustment and clarification to the Protected Area 50m penalty adjudication when there are two players from opposing teams who enter the [...]
Lions v Dogs Teams – Round 16
BRISBANE LIONS v WESTERN BULLDOGS Thursday June 30, 7:20pm at the Gabba LIONS B: J. Payne, H. Andrews, M. Adams HB: B. Starcevich, D. Rich, D. Zorko C: J. Berry, Z. Bailey, H. McCluggage HF: [...]
Stewart out 4 weeks; Sicily fined – Tribunal Rd 16
AFL Tribunal, Tuesday June 28, 5:15pm AEST: Tom Stewart, Geelong Cats, has been charged with Rough Conduct against Dion Prestia, Richmond, during the first quarter of the Round 15 match between the Geelong Cats and Richmond played [...]
Stewart to Tribunal for Prestia hit; Fyfe vs Umpire – MRP Round 15
Thursday No charges or incidents. Friday Jacob Koschitzke, Hawthorn, has been charged with Forceful Front-On Contact against Tim O'Brien, Western Bulldogs, during the first quarter of the Round 15 match between the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn [...]
Majak Daw: I walk away with pride
After a 12-year career spanning two clubs, Majak Daw has today announced his retirement from AFL football effective immediately. Daw joined the Demons in March 2021, during the Pre-Season Supplemental Selection period, after 11 years and 54 games [...]
AFL Teams Round 15
MELBOURNE v BRISBANE LIONS Thursday June 23, 7:20pm @ MCG Melbourne B: J.Harmes, H.Petty, S.May HB: J.Jordon, J.Lever, C.Salem C: A.Brayshaw, C.Petracca, E.Langdon HF: B.Brown, B.Fritsch, T.Sparrow F: A.Neal-Bullen, S.Weideman, C.Spargo FOLL: L.Jackson, C.Oliver, [...]
Jeff Kennett to be succeeded by Peter Nankivell as Hawks president
Hawthorn Football Club has today announced that Vice President Peter Nankivell has secured the unanimous support of the Board to succeed Jeff Kennett as the President at the Annual General Meeting in December. Mr Nankivell [...]