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As the NRL edges into Darwin, does the AFL need to be more proactive in the NT?: (News); Created on 02 June 2025; ... between the NT and the Parramatta Eels, which ran from 2014 to 2025. The NRL announcement came soon after the AFL’s Gold Coast played two “home” games at TIO Stadium during Sir Doug Nicholls Round[3], ...
15 years ago, I urged the AFL to launch a mental health round. Now it’s time for action: (News); Created on 20 May 2025; The death of former AFL footballer Adam Selwood, less than four months after the death by suicide of his twin Troy, is an unfathomable tragedy for the Selwood family. The devastating news has sent shockwaves ...
Footy’s ‘code wars’ are back, but which is actually the No. 1 Australian sport: the NRL or AFL?: (News); Created on 12 May 2025; ... Australian Football League (AFL). This animosity likely stems from a phenomenon known as “the Barassi Line”, a cultural and... Every now and then, so-called “code wars[1]” erupt between the major ...
We simulated the upcoming AFL season four different ways – here’s what was predicted: (News); Created on 07 March 2025; The 2025 AFL season is just around the corner and fans are pondering the big questions: who will play finals? Who will finish in the top four? Who’s getting the wooden spoon? The start of a new season ...
AFL and NRL pre-seasons are among the longest in world sport – here’s why: (News); Created on 18 February 2025; Australia’s love affair with the major football codes – the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) – is well documented. However, one aspect that stands out to many observers, ...
How the AFL and NRL have crept into cricket’s traditional summer timeslot: (News); Created on 28 January 2025; ... dates for the AFL and NRL seasons – has resulted in football receiving more local media coverage[4] and attention from fans during the summer. For many Australian cricket fans, the season will be finished ...
Motor neurone disease campaigner, former AFL champion Neale Daniher, is 2025 Australian of the Year: (News); Created on 25 January 2025; Neale Daniher, a campaigner in the fight against motor neurone disease and a former champion Essendon footballer, is the 2025 Australian of the Year, Himself a sufferer from the deadly disease Daniher, ...
Without more investment and better leadership, the AFLW risks slipping back into the shadows: (News); Created on 27 November 2024; The AFL Women’s (AFLW) league was launched in 2017 as the Australian Football League (AFL) responded to growing demand for a professional platform for women in Australian rules football. Interest had ...
It’s clear footy has an Indigenous participation problem, and the AFL draft is only part of the solution: (News); Created on 19 November 2024; ... and Eddie Betts, Indigenous athletes have long shone brightly on Australian Football League (AFL) fields. However, there has... From revolutionary Geelong ruckman Graham “Polly” Farmer, to the electrifying ...
Olympic athletes live much longer than ‘average Joes’ – but elite AFL and rugby union players don’t: (News); Created on 29 October 2024; ... examined survival and longevity in three groups of male elite Australian athletes: Australian Football League (AFL) players, rugby union national team players (the Wallabies), and summer Olympic athletes ...
The latest AFL drama shows Australian sport still can’t eradicate misogyny: (News); Created on 18 October 2024; Disturbing details[1] emerged this week about AFL men’s football team GWS’ end-of-year event, themed “controversial couples”. The AFL handed down a range of sanctions[2] to the players involved, ...
What are the 10 greatest upsets in VFL/AFL grand final history?: (News); Created on 27 September 2024; The Brisbane Lions are the underdogs for Saturday’s AFL grand final against Sydney. After defeating Geelong in Victoria for the first time in 20 years, they have reached the grand final from fifth on ...
GPS tracking is everywhere in pro sports but many AFLW players are uncomfortable with it: (News); Created on 05 September 2024; The 2024 AFLW season kicked off last week, continuing the growth of a variety of sports that were once considered only for men. This growth has resulted in more women athletes entering elite sporting ...
The AFL’s illicit drug policy is under fire but the bigger issue is that not all sports have one: (News); Created on 28 June 2024; In March, Australian MP Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege to allege the Australian Football League (AFL) was operating an “off the books” illicit drug testing regime that is at odds with its obligations ...
Does the AFL ban on skinfold testing avoid fat shaming – or has footy ‘gone soft’?: (News); Created on 30 April 2024; Microgen/ShutterstockThere was, perhaps unsurprising, outcry from some sections of the sports media when it was revealed the AFL was removing body composition testing (including skinfold testing) in its ...
Are 2 mid-career AFL retirements a sign Australian athletes are taking brain health more seriously?: (News); Created on 19 April 2024; This week, Collingwood AFL player Nathan Murphy announced his retirement, brought on by his concussion history and ongoing issues. The 24-year-old’s seemingly sudden retirement, following Angus Brayshaw’s ...
Darwin Dingoes, Canberra Capitals, Cairns Crocodiles? Weighing up the options for the AFL’s 20th team: (News); Created on 15 April 2024; There was plenty of fanfare and goodwill across the Australian Rules football community when the AFL’s 19th team, the Tasmania Devils, officially launched in mid-March. Tasmania’s debut season has been ...
Will introducing independent doctors at games help the AFL tackle its concussion problem?: (News); Created on 08 April 2024; The Australian Football League (AFL) recently announced it is “considering appointing independent doctors at all AFL games to assist club medical staff in identifying and assessing players for potential ...
Automate Analysis and Enhance Lab Safety with New NexaFlo™ Segmented Flow Analyzer: (PR Newswire); Created on 04 April 2024; WESTBOROUGH, Mass., April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Speed up analytical processes while also enhancing lab safety with a new segmented flow analyzer from KPM Analytics. NexaFlo™ is the fourth generation ...
Protection racket or fair medical model? Why the AFL’s illicit drugs policy is a necessary duty of care: (News); Created on 28 March 2024; Earlier this week, independent MP Andrew Wilkie accused the AFL of conducting “off the books” illicit drug testing to identify players using substances of abuse, then inappropriately withdrawing them from ...