Former GWS Giants winger and social media sensation Cooper Hamilton has signed with Carlton’s VFL team for 2025. Hamilton played eight AFL games across three years on the Giants’ list before being axed earlier this year. But it was for his presence on the Giants’ widely celebrated social media accounts for which the 21-year-old became … Read more
Premiership coach Chris Fagan will hope to lead the Brisbane Lions into an AFL dynasty after extending his contract until the end of the 2027 season. Brisbane confirmed Fagan’s new deal, which is set to take him beyond a decade in the role, on Thursday morning. It is just reward for delivering the club’s first … Read more
Collingwood have taken Gippsland Power midfielder-forward Ash Centra with the No.1 pick at the 2024 AFLW draft. Coming off a wooden spoon under first-year coach Sam Wright, the Magpies selected Centra in the first national draft in the women’s competition on Monday night. The former basketballer joins Collingwood as their second-ever No.1 pick. Know the … Read more
North Melbourne are grieving the loss of club legend, Barry Cheatley, who has died aged 85. It is the AFL club’s second tragedy this week, with life member Marj Aylett passing away peacefully after a short illness on Monday. Both are being remembered as key figures in the club during its dominant period in the … Read more
Fremantle have revealed they have prised Matilda Banfield from her chosen sport of hockey and signed her as a rookie for the 2025 and 2026 AFLW seasons. Banfield is considered a “Western Australian hockey gun” with the 19-year-old featuring in a number of Hockey Australia’s ‘Futures Squads’. She was also selected as a train-on for … Read more
Geelong’s boom recruit Bailey Smith has spent a whopping $4 million on a hidden home, just off the Great Ocean Road near Torquay. The staggering four-bedroom mansion is said to be an “entertainer’s dream”, is set on approximately 14.34 acres, and offers plenty of privacy for the AFL superstar. The home also has two living … Read more
Patrick Dangerfield expects to line up alongside Bailey Smith at the opening bounce of the 2025 AFL season, urging the boom recruit to express himself in a revamped Geelong engine room. Smith’s high-profile trade to the Cats was due in part to his frustration at a lack of opportunity in the Western Bulldogs’ high-powered midfield. … Read more
Channel 7 AFL commentator Kane Cornes has declared Adelaide a potential top-four bolter in 2025, but has a question mark over whether Matthew Nicks can be an elite coach. The Crows finished a disappointing 15th this year after being widely tipped to be among the finals contenders at the start of the season. However, they … Read more
Keeping explosive midfielder Chad Warner at Sydney beyond next season is new coach Dean Cox’s “top priority”. While Cox has forecast only “little tweaks” to his predecessor John Longmire’s coaching systems, he says enticing Warner to sign a fresh contract is paramount. Warner’s contract expires at the end of 2025 and the West Australian-born midfielder … Read more
Reigning premiers Brisbane have advanced to a record-extending sixth AFLW grand final after absorbing an early buffeting to beat Adelaide by 18 points at Brighton Homes Arena. The Lions were dictated to in the first half on Saturday night before turning the tables after the long break, booting five goals in a row to prevail … Read more
