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Gold Coast’s Lachie Weller almost quit footy amid injuries and the intense pressure of being traded from Fremantle for pick two.

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Pressure of Brayshaw trade almost ended Weller’s career

Gold Coast’s Lachie Weller almost quit footy amid injuries and the intense pressure of being traded from Fremantle for pick two which the club used to draft Andrew Brayshaw. But now he’ll play Freo in a final.

Craig O'Donoghue

Don Pyke has spoken on a range of issues after a big week for West Coast.

AFLCommentsPremiumEagles CEO Pyke on Brown, Hunter and trade strategy

After a massive week at West Coast, Eagles CEO Don Pyke has addressed the biggest talking points from the week. Here’s what he had to say...

Glen Quartermain

A dazzling final quarter by Ella Roberts (second right) helped the Eagles steamroll the Saints. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumEagles soar late for thrilling comeback win over Saints

West Coast have stormed home against St Kilda to claim a 14-point comeback win and finish their two-game stint in Victoria on a high.

Anna Harrington

Another excellent game from Chloe Molloy has helped the Swans remain unbeaten this season. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumSwans' rise continues after more Molloy heroics

AFLW superstar Chloe Molloy's supreme return from a knee injury has continued, helping keep Sydney undefeated with an impressive five-point win over Geelong.

Oliver Caffrey

Jai Newcombe will play his 100th AFL game in Hawthorn's elimination final against GWS. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLCommentsHawks happy to be road warriors as Giant test looms

Hawthorn are preparing for their first final against GWS and they'll want to make more history with their first win at Engie Stadium.

Roger Vaughan

There's hope Mitch Brown's recent proclamation can help other current and future AFL players.

AFLTime to make AFL safer for everyone: AFLPA president

Players' union president Darcy Moore hopes former player Mitch Brown coming out as bisexual can be an opportunity to shift the AFL's culture around homophobia.

Anna Harrington and Shayne Hope

Adelaide star Anne Hatchard has bounced back from a cut lip to help the Crows easily defeat GWS. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumCrows breeze to comfortable AFLW win over young Giants

Adelaide have capitalised on kicking with a strong wind in the first quarter, setting up their 32-point AFLW win against a youthful GWS team.

Oliver Caffrey

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir.

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Never in doubt: Freo president had eternal faith in Longmuir

In an exclusive interview with The West Australian, Fremantle president Chris Sutherland has explained why the club backed Justin Longmuir during tough times and how the team’s rise was due to his coaching.

Craig O'Donoghue

Aaron Cadman has gone from strength to strength in 2025. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumFinals force: Giant ready to rise above 'cheeky' Hawks

Former No.1 draft pick Aaron Cadman is determined to be the match-winner GWS need as they confront 'smart-arse' Hawthorn while hunting a maiden premiership.

Joanna Guelas

David Swallow is the Suns' last foundation member but could miss out on their first finals foray. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumSwallow inspiring Suns as tough AFL finals call looms

Foundation player David Swallow looms as Gold Coast's unlucky man as the club prepares to end a 15-year AFL finals absence.

Murray Wenzel

The overall winner of AFL fantasy has been denied the top prize.

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AFL Fantasy winner shattered after being denied $70k prize

The footy fan beat more than 150,000 teams only to be told at the last minute he was ineligible.

Ben Sutton

Mitch Brown has come out as bisexual. Instagram

AFLPremiumStar’s caution after ‘seismic’ revelations

As the AFL grapples with its latest homophobia scandal, Players' Association president Darcy Moore says Mitch Brown's groundbreaking announcement demands immediate cultural change.

Tyler Lewis

Caleb Serong and Andrew Brayshaw.

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It’s no longer the Caleb and Andy Show at Flagmantle

Fremantle fans spent years knowing that if Caleb Serong and Andrew Brayshaw didn’t dominate, their team was going to struggle to win, but they’ll enter the finals understanding this team is way, way different.

Craig O'Donoghue

Magpies skipper Darcy Moore is focused on winning VFL/AFL premiership No.17 for the famous club. (Scott Barbour/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumPies won't look back in AFL flag pursuit

Collingwood captain Darcy Moore says the Magpies aren't interested in recent history as they plot a path towards another AFL premiership.

Shayne Hope

Georgia Gee (C) has kicked an equal game-high two goals to help the Bombers down Richmond. (James Worsfold/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumEssendon stay undefeated in AFLW, Tigers rue inaccuracy

Undefeated Essendon have overcome the loss of suspended star Bonnie Toogood to bank a crucial 15-point win over Richmond in Darwin.

Oliver Caffrey

Former West Coast defender Alex Witherden has opened up on the team’s darkest days.

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Hip-E Club divided us: Ex-Eagle lifts lid on Simmo era

Former West Coast defender Alex Witherden has opened up on the team’s darkest days, claiming an infamous Hip-E Club COVID breach in 2022 split the club and ‘left the players on an island’.

Glen Quartermain

Nat Fyfe chats with Stephen Coniglio.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumWe have egged each other on: Coniglio’s hidden inspiration

Stephen Coniglio has been an AFL star since being drafted by GWS at pick two in 2011 but he admits one of his keys to success has been relationships with a host of WA players from throughout the league.

Craig O'Donoghue

Mattaes Phillipou (l) has signed a two-year contract extension with St Kilda. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumSaints lock down another rising star, now for Silvagni

St Kilda have locked away Mattaes Phillipou until 2028, but can they lure Carlton free agent Jack Silvagni their way?

Justin Chadwick

Adam Hunter has posthumously been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

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AFL ‘has failed players’ as Hunter joins alarming CTE list

Adam Hunter has posthumously been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a condition linked to repeated trauma to the head — following the West Coast premiership star’s tragic passing.

The Dockers’ elimination final is a sellout.

AFLVideoCommentsIt’s a sellout! Dockers fans pounce on finals tickets

Fremantle are set to run out in front of a record crowd when they make their finals return against Gold Coast next week.

Aaron Kirby

Matt Flynn wants his team to lift.

AFLVideoComments‘Fitness, strength, mindset’: Flynn says Eagles must lift

West Coast ruckman Matt Flynn says the Eagles will ‘get to work’ in the off-season ‘to lift the standards of the club’.

Glen Quartermain

Mitch Brown in action during the AFL Round 03 match between the GWS Giants and the West Coast Eagles.

AFLCommentsPremiumMitch Brown highlights past homophobia in AFL

Many words have been spoken, and written, including from those who possess the power to implement change and create the culture Brown and others so desperately seek, and so desperately deserve. 

Rhianna Mitchell

Bailey Smith provides hope for meaningful change around mental health discourse after ‘courageous’ act.

AFLCommentsSmith’s ‘powerful and courageous’ mental health act lauded

Bailey Smith is one of the AFL’s biggest stars — but a single off-field act of bravery has been lauded as more powerful and courageous than any of his on-field exploits.

Ben Smith

Nick Daicos insists Collingwood's game is in great shape before a qualifying final with Adelaide. (Matt Turner/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremium'We relish that': Daicos, Pies feeding off criticism

Collingwood have been written off by critics after their late-season form slump but head into their AFL qualifying final against Adelaide full of confidence.

Shayne Hope