AFL creates ’18 Collingwoods’ telling clubs to back end contracts
Irate AFL clubs have warned there will be “18 Collingwoods” forced into back-ending contracts to get under the reduced salary cap next year.
Tag: AFL
AFL gives Magpies, Bulldogs time to talk about Treloar deal
The AFL has given the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood more time to negotiate how much the Magpies will contribute towards new Dog Adam Treloar’s contract.
Fate of AFL trio shows how players are exposed
How Collingwood’s fire sale of contracted AFL players exposes the fault lines around players’ rights.
20-minute quarters ‘most likely’ to return in AFL next season
The AFL look set to revert to 20-minute quarters in 2021 as they continue to reposition key elements of the game disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
AFL trade period deadline day: Treloar traded to Dogs, Cameron becomes a Cat in frantic final minutes
We’ll be with you through today and into the evening as trade period ends for 2020.
Inquiry calls for Eagles and Dockers’ power over WA football to be reined in
A Parliament inquiry has called for WA’s two AFL clubs to have less power over the state’s peak football body.
AFL trade period day six as it happened: Pick 13 ‘on the table’ for Cameron, Dogs waiting on Treloar results
Join us for live coverage of day six of trade period.
McKenna floats possible AFL return in future, as Dons deal for Dunkley
Conor McKenna has raised eyebrows with his assertion that he may one day return to the AFL; the Dons work to put together a deal to land Bulldog Josh Dunkley.
St Kilda the AFL trade period’s ‘new darlings’
As potential deals involving Adam Treloar and Josh Dunkley dominate discussion, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan dissect the latest AFL trade developments.
McKernan signs with Saints, back-up talls in demand
It was slow going on day three of the AFL trade period as clubs continued to haggle over picks and players but the ruck rollercoaster continued at pace.
As it happened – AFL trades: Dogs ‘blindsided’ by Dunkley, McKernan a Saint
Join us for live coverage of day three of the AFL trade period. In Friday’s only official move involving a player, Shaun McKernan joins this third AFL club – St […]
As it happened: AFL trade period, day one
The AFL’s trade period officially opens today. Stay up to date with all the moves here.
Don’t miss a move this AFL trade period
The on-field action is over for the year, but off the field, things are only just heating up with the trade period officially starting on Wednesday.
‘A fascinating deal to watch’
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall preview the 2020 AFL trade period.
Trade likely as Crows miss pick No. 2 for Crouch
Adelaide are strongly considering forcing St Kilda into a trade for Brad Crouch after the AFL’s compensation offer for the midfielder fell below the top band.
‘Country footy is way behind’: The missing concussion discussion in local level Aussie Rules
The risk of CTE, the degenerative brain disease discovered in Polly Farmer and Danny Frawley, could be greater in amateur footy than in the AFL.
Crows and Saints sweat on compensation, Broad set to stay a Tiger
Adelaide and St Kilda are sweating on what the AFL’s secret free agency compensation formula delivers for them in a bid to land Crows midfielder Brad Crouch as early as […]
Prime time Gould backlash food for AFL thought
The sharp response to commentator Gus Gould’s critique of the Melbourne Storm during the NRL grand final could add fuel to a push for a permanent night AFL grand final.
AFL grand final: Five moments that mattered
It’s hard to remember a bigger big-game player than Martin in the past 10 years, and this performance is a reminder of that.
AFL grand final live updates: Tigers, Cats square off at the Gabba
Follow our live coverage of the 2020 AFL grand final between the Geelong Cats and Richmond Tigers at the Gabba.
2020 hindsight: how the AFL found a way through the season
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan always believed the footy season would make it through to the end, but it has been a seat-of-the-pants ride.
My way then the highway: If this is the end, it’s a grand finish for champions of their codes
The NRL and AFL are unlikely to ever have again champions such as Cameron Smith and Gary Ablett jnr bowing out in grand finals on the same weekend.
AFL grand final 2020: Gabba finale the fairytale of a season to celebrate
Fears of a fake premiership were whitewashed early as players sacrificed to play some frenetic football and set up a compelling and historic 2020 AFL grand final.
Ben Brown meets with Melbourne
Ben Brown has met virtually with Melbourne as the AFL’s looming key forward carousel gathers pace.
Brownlow Medal 2020: Neale surges to the lead, Gawn makes a charge
In a shortened AFL season, Brisbane’s Lachie Neale could poll somewhere in the range of 25 votes from 17 matches. That’s good going. He’ll be hard to beat.
Brownlow 2020: All the looks from the virtual carpet
Black ties were out, replaced by a relaxed vibe more conducive to the AFL hubs spread across the country.
‘Like the only person left on the world’: When will the MCG fire back to life?
For only the sixth time since 1902, the MCG will not host an AFL grand final. But the ground is in superb condition, and its keepers are turning their minds […]
Zoom make-up, virtual gown fittings: welcome to Brownlow 2020
Improvisation is the hottest accessory on the imaginary red carpet as the AFL’s night of nights faces its most unusual test yet.
AFL finals 2020 live updates: Wasteful Geelong Cats take the early edge against Brisbane Lions in preliminary final
Geelong face the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on Saturday night for the right to meet Richmond in the 2020 grand final next week.
Love it or not, we’re all a bit obsessed with the Brownlow red carpet
From the ‘DIY’ days of buying a dress from the local shops, to the country’s biggest red carpet – AFL’s annual best-and-fairest award has been on a journey.