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The Latest Breaking News on AFLW

'Proudest achievement': AFLW star steps down as captain

North Melbourne's only AFLW captain is standing down from the role ahead of the club's premiership defence.

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Dalton's stellar sports career dimmed by back injury

Chloe Dalton, who has played three sports at an elite level and won an Olympic gold in sevens rugby, has been forced to retire from the AFLW due to injury.

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Footy, rock’n’roll and the PM: how the Community Cup gained a cult following

The beloved annual event – a ‘music festival interrupted by a fairly average game of Aussie Rules’ – sees ‘cultural athletes’ limber up for a good cause

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From the Pocket: Australian football is notably richer when it’s open to everyone

Inducting Erin Phillips and Daisy Pearce into Hall of Fame was in stark contrast to the sentiment of previous decades

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AFLW marquee stars inducted to hall of fame

Daisy Pearce and Erin Phillips are the first AFLW players to join the Australian Football Hall Of Fame as South Australian great Ken Farmer was made a legend.

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Lions boss to join 'mothership' in AFL shake-up

A renowned administrator of AFL clubs is joining the league's headquarters as part of an executive reshuffle.

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AFLW players' fixture pleas fall on deaf ears

The AFL Players Association has expressed concern over elements of the new AFLW fixture, revealing key requests had been overlooked by league officials.

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Kane's role split, Hosch going in major AFL changes

After months of growing concerns about how the game is being run, the AFL has split the management of football operations into two roles.

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Night and day - Magpies reflect on first AFLW game

Collingwood defender Jordy Allen says the AFLW has changed enormously since the Magpies and Carlton played the historic first match in early 2017.

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'Blown away' Lions coach makes big AFLW call

AFLW mainstay Craig Starcevich doesn't think the competition is a one-horse race, despite North Melbourne's dominance over the Lions in last year's final.

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Selwood fondly remembered as AFL world mourns

A minute's silence has been held before West Coast's AFL clash with St Kilda to pay tribute to Adam Selwood, who died on Saturday.

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Magpie-turned-Mariner Rowe to swoop on ALW decider

Irish Collingwood AFLW star Sarah Rowe's return to soccer with Central Coast has her one game away from A-League Women silverware.

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AFLW pre-season to begin before fixture release

The AFLW pre-season gets underway in less than a week but players and clubs are still waiting on a fixture to be released.

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Mental health still footballers' big issue: AFLPA boss

Outgoing AFLPA chief Paul Marsh is proud of the developments in the mental health space at AFL clubs but warns the scrutiny on players is only growing.

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Adelaide's dual premiership AFLW coach Clarke to quit

Dual AFLW premiership coach Matthew Clarke will step down as Adelaide's coach at the end of next season.

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Tassie AFL mascot's devilish name nods to British slang

Standing six feet tall and boasting fearsome teeth and a scraped knee, Tasmania's AFL mascot has won over some but been likened by others to a pinata.

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President Moore: Pies skipper elected to key AFLPA role

Collingwood captain Darcy Moore will lead the AFL and AFLW players through the next round of pay talks with the league.

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Devils' mascot unveiled, now AFL list debate awaits

Negotiations between the AFL and 19th side Tasmania around list concessions and draft picks are expected to be finalised by June.

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‘The growth there is enormous’: future of AFL is women’s competition, says Andrew Dillon

The head of the AFL has identified the women’s competition as the single biggest opportunity for growth within the code’s landscape

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Tayla Harris ready to shine after injury, trade drama

Melbourne forward Tayla Harris has moved on from her failed AFLW trade and is firmly focused on returning strong after her shoulder surgery.

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AFL players' millionaires club continues to boom

The AFL now boasts 25 players earning at least $1 million per season, up from 19 in 2023, as the league's coffers recover from COVID-19.

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Former North coach Shaw signs as Suns' AFLW boss

Former North Melbourne AFL coach Rhyce Shaw has been appointed Gold Coast's new AFLW mentor.

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Maddi Levi: ‘I’m not the only one who suffers with self-doubt’

Australian cross-code athlete’s own expectations weigh heavy even as she soars to greater heights as World Rugby’s sevens player of the year

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Magpies set to take Victorian No.1 pick in AFLW draft

The 2024 AFLW draft will be the first fully national version, rather than state-based, but Collingwood are set to pick Victorian Ash Centra first in any case.

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Harris set to stay with Demons after trade falls over

Hawthorn and Melbourne couldn't reach an AFLW trade agreement on Tayla Harris, who is instead set to remain with the Demons.

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