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Mick Stinear will coach Geelong's AFLW side in 2026 after a hugely successful stint with Melbourne. (Dylan Burns/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremium'Extensive experience': Cats land AFLW coaching great

Geelong have pulled off an AFLW coup, luring one of the league's most respected and successful figures as their new coach.

Roger Vaughan

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir.

AFLCommentsPremiumHow will Freo improve in 2026? JL on Dockers’ growth areas

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has revealed the main changes he’ll look to make in 2026, but there is one key element of the team which is giving him enormous confidence that they’ll keep rising up the ladder.

Craig O'Donoghue

Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner's bid to join North will come down to the last day of the trade period. (Rob Prezioso/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumKey AFLW trade period deals to go down to wire

Several major AFLW deals are set to go down to the wire on the final day of trade period, including Sydney's move for Brisbane star Taylor Smith.

Anna Harrington

WA’s Lawson Humphries has re-signed with Geelong.

AFLCommentsPremiumWA Cat recommits until end of 2028

Lawson Humphries will not be returning to an AFL club in his home State anytime soon, with the Wickham product signing on for a further two seasons with Geelong.

Josh Kempton

Ex-Bombers skipper Dyson Heppell fires off a handball against Collingwood, the club he's now joined. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumFormer Bombers skipper joins Collingwood coaches

Collingwood have signed a former Essendon captain as a development coach, while also pinching a ruck coach from AFL rivals Melbourne.

Steve Larkin

Jobe Shanahan is keen to make a big impact as he approaches Year 2 at AFL level.

AFLCommentsPremiumShanahan opens up on pre-season focus as Waterman bond looms

Young West Coast forward Jobe Shanahan has revealed his main focus for improvement as he approaches Year 2 at AFL level.

Jake Santa Maria

Izak Rankine has been allegedly targeted by a series of threats on social media.

RANKINE THREATSVideoPolice arrest man over alleged threats to Izak Rankine

The 31-year-old has been charged after a lengthy investigation.

Ben Sutton

Josh Treacy and Harley Reid will both be staying in WA with their clubs across next pre-season.

AFLCommentsDockers, Eagles to stay in WA for second straight pre-season

The AFL’s pre-season fixture is out, and it’s good news on the travel front for both our WA clubs. See the schedule here!

Chris Robinson

Melbourne defender Jake Bowey will need foot surgery, sidelining him for six months. (Daniel Pockett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumDemons lose defender for start of next AFL season

A Melbourne premiership player will be sidelined for six months, with a pre-season injury meaning he will need foot surgery.

Roger Vaughan

Key forward Nick Larkey is North Melbourne's new captain. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumLarkey to take over from Simpkin as Kangaroos captain

Nick Larkey, North Melbourne's co-vice captain this season, is about to be confirmed as their new captain after a vote among players.

Roger Vaughan

Zac Dawson was a keen onlooker at Freo training on Monday.

AFLCommentsPremiumTRAINING NOTES: Zac’s back! Blast from the past at Freo HQ

As former Dockers defender Zac Dawson watched on, plenty of eyes were on how Luke Jackson, Sean Darcy and Mason Cox were positioned at centre square set-ups. Get the latest from the track here!

Craig O’Donoghue

Melbourne veteran Eden Zanker will be at Fremantle next season. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumDockers secure Zanker in bumper AFLW trade with Demons

Melbourne's Eden Zanker, one of the AFLW's leading forwards, is headed to Fremantle after a trade was confirmed following weeks of speculation.

Roger Vaughan

Former North utility Jaidyn Stephenson is training with Port in the hope of returning to the AFL. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumWannabe impresses at Port in bid for AFL lifeline

Port Adelaide forward Jack Lukosius says a player out of the AFL system for a year is impressing in a bid to win a list spot.

Steve Larkin

Liam Baker has missed West Coast’s past two training sessions.

AFLCommentsPremiumTRAINING NOTES: Why Baker’s missed back-to-back sessions

West Coast’s club champion has sat out main training for the team’s past two sessions, and now, we can reveal the reason. Get the latest news from Mineral Resources Park here.

Mitchell Woodcock

Brisbane defender Darcy Wilmot has signed a two-year contract extension with the AFL premiers. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremium'Doof doof to strangers': how young Lion set tone

Darcy Wilmot, who has two premierships and 14 finals appearances in his 83-game career, has extending his Brisbane Lions contract until 2029.

Murray Wenzel

West Coast recruit Tylar Young in front of the No.20 locker.

AFLCommentsPremiumYoung hopes to become latest star to don No.20 at Eagles

West Coast recruit Tylar Young says he hopes he can live up to the Eagles’ famous No.20 guernsey he’s inherited from one of the club’s greatest ever.

Mitchell Woodcock

Anne Hatchard will reunite with Erin Phillips after a trade from Adelaide to Gold Coast. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremiumGold Coast pull off bombshell trade for AFLW superstar

Gold Coast's bold bid to rise up the AFLW ladder has landed Adelaide superstar Anne Hatchard in one of the biggest moves in the competition's history.

Oliver Caffrey

Chris Scerri at Freo training.

AFLCommentsPremium‘Speed off the charts’: Train-on eyes quick impact at Freo

Chris Scerri has come from obscurity to the verge of a contract at Fremantle, but his former coach says he’s got plenty of attributes to make it as an AFL player.

Mitchell Woodcock

West Coast Eagles recruit Harry Schoenberg pictured at Eagles HQ, Lathlain, on Friday. Carwyn Monck

AFL CommentsPremiumResilient Schoenberg on why he deserves second crack at AFL

A vulnerable and honest Harry Schoenberg has opened up on a frustrating final season at Adelaide and why he feels he deserves another chance in the AFL after receiving a rookie lifeline from West Coast.

Mitchell Woodcock

Alex Pearce has welcomed an end to the long-running debate over Tasmania entering a team into the AFL.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumTasmanian Freo skipper weighs in on home state’s AFL entry

Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has welcomed an end to the long-running debate over Tasmania entering a team into the AFL.

Glen Quartermain

Fremantle training, Alex Pearce.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumPearce hopes finals heartbreak will make Freo stronger

Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has spoken of the ‘sleepless nights' he endured in the wake of this year’s heart-wrenching finals exit to Gold Coast.

Glen Quartermain

Fremantle training, Alex Pearce and other team mates during sprinting drill. Sandra Jackson

AFLCommentsPremiumTRAINING NOTES: Train-ons impress, draftee shows speed

Fremantle has a tough decision to make between two Victorians for the final spot on its list - a pocket rocket or a versatile big man. And both were among those to impress at training on Friday.

Glen Quartermain

Cooper Duff-Tytler has only been an Eagle for just over a fortnight, yet he’s already been dubbed an athletic ‘freak’.

AFLCommentsPremiumThe quick-learning Eagle set to take AFL world by storm

Cooper Duff-Tytler has only been an Eagle for just over a fortnight, yet he’s already been dubbed an athletic ‘freak’ with an incredible football brain by West Coast forward Jake Waterman.

Mitchell Woodcock

Tasmania Devils CEO Brendon Gale and chairman Grant O'Brien had plenty to smile about. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS)

AFLPremium'Work starts now': Devils ramp up after stadium tick

The Tasmania Devils have declared the real work starts now after a late-night stadium approval vote secured their AFL and AFLW licence.

Ethan James and Oliver Caffrey