AFL News and Sporting News
Collingwood Welcomes Ash Centra as First Draft Pick
Collingwood has proudly welcomed star midfielder Ash Centra as the club’s first draft pick in the 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft, securing her with Pick One. Centra, a standout talent from Gippsland Power in the Coates [...]
Saints Strengthen AFLW Squad with Dynamic Draft Trio
St Kilda has bolstered its AFLW list with three exciting additions from the 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft: Zoe Besanko, Kyla Forbes, and Alana Gee. This talented trio joins trade signings Charlotte Baskaran, Amber Clarke, and [...]
Collingwood 2025 Board confirmed
Collingwood’s Board for 2025 has been finalized following the club’s Annual General Meeting held at the Glasshouse in the AIA Vitality Centre. The election saw Barry Carp and Renée Roberts re-elected, while Gaye Morris and [...]
The 2025 AFL Fixture: Balancing Tradition, Fairness, and Spectacle
The release of the 2025 AFL fixture has, as always, sparked passionate debate among fans, pundits, and clubs alike. While the AFL deserves credit for maintaining cherished traditions and introducing new initiatives to enhance the [...]
New faces on the AFL All Australian selection panel
Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes and Brad Scott have been appointed by the AFL to the All Australian Selection Panel for the 2022 footy season. Buckley and Cornes replace the retiring Matthew Richardson and Warren Tredrea, [...]
Saints announce CEO succession plan
St Kilda Football Club have announced a succession plan for Chief Operating Officer Simon Lethlean to replace Matt Finnis as CEO of the Club following the conclusion of the 2022 AFL Season. Club President Andrew [...]
Brayden Maynard scores two match ban
Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard's two-match ban for striking GWS' Daniel Lloyd has been confirmed by the tribunal. Tribunal chair Jeff Gleeson, and jury members Wayne Henwood and Jason Johnson, agreed with the AFL’s case that [...]
Seven charges laid in Community Series part one
Charges laid: Nathan Kreuger, Collingwood, has been charged with Engaging in Rough Conduct against Callan Ward, GWS GIANTS, during the second quarter of the 2022 AAMI Community Series Match between GWS GIANTS and Collingwood, played at GIANTS Stadium on Sunday March 6, [...]
Heeney a Blood for life
Sydney Swans star Isaac Heeney is set to remain a Blood for life, after signing a six-year contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of the 2028 season. More Heeney talk on [...]
How the AFL respects ANZAC Day
Through indifference and controversy, the Anzac Day match From the 1910's to the 1950's, no football was played on Anzac Day. In fact, matches were moved between weekends when the public holiday fell on a [...]
Danny Frawley Centre launched
After launching the project just 14-months ago in honour of the late Danny ‘Spud’ Frawley, his family today joined with Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula, Senator for Victoria the Honourable Jane [...]
St Kilda vs Richmond Round 3 – Maddie’s Match
Marvel Stadium will again be turned purple for Maddie’s Match in Round 3 this AFL season. The Sunday afternoon match is sure to be packed now all Victorian matches will be at 100% seating capacity [...]
Melbourne vs Western Bulldogs @ MCG
Round one AFL at the MCG on Wednesday 16th March should be a sellout as footy comes back to Melbourne. The match will be live on Channel 7. The AFL season 2022 opens with a [...]
Changkuoth Jiath a Hawk through 2024
Impressive young Hawk and fan favourite Changkuoth Jiath has re-committed to the club, signing a new two-year extension. The 22-year-old, who forged a break-out year in 2021, will remain at Hawthorn until at least the [...]
Ben McEvoy – Hawks captain for second year
Hawthorn Football Club is proud to name dual premiership ruckman Ben McEvoy as its AFL captain for a second consecutive year. McEvoy will continue at the helm after being appointed the club’s 37th captain ahead [...]
Mills Joins Parke and Rampe as Sydney co-captains
The Sydney Swans will be led by three co-captains again in season 2022, but there’s been a changing of the guard, as the next generation of Swans talent look to make their mark. Keep up [...]
Positive Covid tests for Sydney Swans players, staff
The Sydney Swans this afternoon confirmed some members of the football department, including players, have tested positive for Covid-19 during their leave period. All affected players and staff are double vaccinated and all report to [...]
2022 AFL Community Series Fixture Released
The AFL Community Series in 2022 will see all teams play one match across Thursday, March 3 to Monday March 7, 2022. AFL Premiers Melbourne are first out of the gate, playing Carlton at Marvel [...]
Trade Wrap!
Get all of your trade talk on your club board, or the Trade Forum. All the completed trades are right here.
Simon Goodwin on Melbourne’s prep for the Grand Final
https://youtu.be/r1gvzcwwSyw
MRP: Preliminary Finals
Friday Nothing to report. Everyone on their best behaviour. Saturday It seems nobody wanted to miss out on the Grand Final. No reports or sanctions.
No VFLW Grand Final, and no Premiership awarded
The AFL has today written to all VFLW Clubs to advise the 2021 rebel VFLW Grand Final will not be played, due to the current continuing community lockdown within Victoria. As the final series is [...]
AFL Prelim Finals Teams 2021
All times AEST First Preliminary Final MELBOURNE v GEELONG CATS Friday September 10, 7:50pm at Optus Stadium Melbourne Demons B: C. Salem, S. May, J. Lever HB: J. Bowey, H. Petty, T. Rivers C: T. [...]
Chris Scott dunks on Doc Larkins
Fiery words in defence of the Geelong Football Club's medical team. https://youtu.be/HyBXiURM3uQ Talk now in the Melbourne vs Geelong match thread: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-2021-first-preliminary-final-demons-v-cats-fri-september-10th-7-50pm-est-5-50pm-wst-optus.1284517/unread Geelong forum Prelim Thread - Dees v Cats: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-2021-first-preliminary-final-demons-v-cats-fri-september-10th-7-50pm-est-5-50pm-wst-optus.1284517/unread Geelong forum Gameday: [...]
Lockdown Resort Life with Max Gawn
https://youtu.be/B-NwThY-LZc Changes for the Prelim (Dees Forum) https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/changes-v-geelong-preliminary-final-friday-september-10-7-50pm-aest-optus-stadium-perth.1283583/unread Game Thread https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-2021-first-preliminary-final-demons-v-cats-fri-september-10th-7-50pm-est-5-50pm-wst-optus.1284517/unread
All quiet on the Semi front – MRP Semi Finals 2021
All your Umpiring, MRP and Tribunal talk >> Friday - Geelong vs GWS No charges laid. Incidents assessed: The incident between Geelong's Tom Hawkins and GWS GIANTS' Lachie Whitfield from the second quarter of Friday [...]
Craig McRae – New Collingwood Coach
https://youtu.be/BJz0zmQ6TCo All the talk about Collingwood's new head coach is on the BigFooty thread: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/collingwood-coach-2022.1265053/
VFL Season will not be completed in 2021
The VFL 2021 Thread: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/vfl-2021.1239598/ The AFL has today informed all 22 VFL Clubs that the 2021 VFL Premiership Season will not be completed, due to the challenges surrounding the COVID-19 situation across the country. [...]
Toby Greene – 3 match ban. Season over.
Toby Greene has been suspended for three games by the AFL Tribunal, putting him out for the rest of the season, plus one or more games in 2022 if GWS do not progress to the [...]