1+ hour, 3+ min ago (676+ words) NORTH Melbourne, like Ash Riddell's votes, are far from perfect heading into the NAB AFLW Grand Final against arch rival Brisbane. The reigning premiers will play their third successive premiership decider against the Lions on the back of a record 26-game winning streak that goes back to early last season. Riddell added to the Roos' 2025 accolades when she won the league's best-and-fairest award for the first time on Monday night, despite two games in which the prolific midfielder failed to poll a vote despite breaking her own AFLW disposals record. But North's incredible season came close to coming unstuck in last weekend's preliminary final, when Melbourne jumped the Kangaroos with the opening three goals. The Kangaroos held their nerve and won by 10 points, with Riddell saying they learned plenty from the scare. The Kangaroos and Demons clash in the first…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (468+ words) HUGH McCluggage has likened the club's pursuit of more premiership glory as an addiction as Brisbane tries not to focus too firmly on another club three-peat. Like 12 months earlier, there was barely a mention of September's dominant Grand Final defeat of Geelong when the Lions returned to pre-season training this week. "When you get there (to a Grand Final) it's exciting but you don't want anyone else to taste it, you get selfish," star Lions midfielder McCluggage said. "The smiles, the pure joy, the adrenaline." "You lap it up for a little bit, but yesterday you're doing laps in 38 degrees and you're back down to earth pretty quickly." Replicating the efforts of the 2001-03 triple premiership side will be an obvious talking point this year. "We're our own team, taken a different journey to get there but you've got the fans…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (494+ words) NEWLY crowned Telstra AFLW Rising Star Zippy Fish says she was disappointed to see Swans head coach Scott Gowans depart the club. The teenage sensation, who attended her first AFLW Awards on Monday night, spoke with Tagged co-hosts Jordyn Allen and Emma O'Driscoll about the changes at Sydney. "He (Gowans) was a good person and good to chat to," Fish said on Tagged. "So yeah, a bit devastating to see him go, but he called his time and he was ready to step down." Though a successor hasn't been named, Fish is excited to work with her new leader as well as with new Swans CEO Matthew Pavlich. "Obviously, we've had a new CEO change as well, 'Pav'," Fish said. "But yeah, looking forward to meeting the new coach and hopefully he'll be able to get the girls and bring…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago (562+ words) WEST Coast has boosted its midfield by confirming the signings of experienced trio Deven Robertson, Finlay Macrae and Harry Schoenberg. The trio was signed on the opening day of the pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) and will bring a total of 130 games of AFL experience to the club, as well as a combined 17 seasons on a list. The SSP window, which runs until February 20, opened on Monday and allows clubs to add extra players to their list following the national and rookie drafts last week. The triple signing had been expected, with AFL.com.au reporting West Coast's interest in Macrae earlier this month. West Coast received four extra rookie spots " along with an end-of-first-round draft pick " as part of a special assistance package granted by the AFL at the end of September and have been scouring the market for…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago (594+ words) Sit back and enjoy the full replay of every match from every round during the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, as 18 teams battle it out for premiership glory....

11+ hour, 52+ min ago (1022+ words) FREMANTLE is in the box seat to secure a move for Melbourne's AFLW spearhead'Eden'Zanker, who shapes as being the headline name in this year's Trade Period. It's understood Zanker, who has links to Western Australia, has a preference to get to the Dockers after a standout season for the Demons that included 22 goals. West Coast has also shown an interest in the key forward throughout the year and is likely to continue monitoring negotiations across the Trade Period, though Fremantle is now considered best placed to seal a move Zanker. The deal could put Melbourne in a strong position to trade for Gold Coast's'No.1 pick, with the Suns set to auction off the top choice to stash as many early draft selections as possible. Rival clubs believe Gold Coast could have as many as five of the top six or…...

11+ hour, 57+ min ago (513+ words) GRAND Final heartbreak looms for at least one North Melbourne player this week, with the toughest of selection decisions facing coach Darren Crocker. Hard-nosed midfielder Mia King has missed the past five matches due to a PCL injury and was a test for selection last week against Melbourne. She ultimately missed out and will need to tick off all medical and strength markers at training this week if she is to be declared available for selection. A fully fit King would be a walk-up start in North Melbourne's best 21, but it would be an enormous ask for the 24-year-old to jump straight into a Grand Final after an extended break on the sidelines. Brisbane successfully gambled on Lachie Neale in the men's Grand Final earlier this year after he had similarly faced a fitness test in the days leading up…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago (383+ words) Watch full-match replays of every match from the 2022 NAB League, as 13 teams of next-generation talent from Victoria and Tasmania clash in this Under-19 competition. The Bushrangers and Giants clash in round two of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Bushrangers and Thunder clash in round three of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Bushrangers and Knights clash in round four of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Tasmanian Devils and Northern Territory clash in round five of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Bushrangers and Rebels clash in round five of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Devils and Jets clash in round six of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Knights and Cannons clash in round seven of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Bushrangers and Power clash in round eight of the NAB League U18 Boys Competition The Bushrangers…...

13+ hour, 23+ min ago (859+ words) NORTH Melbourne champion Emma Kearney has the option of signing on next year, but will make a call on her playing future after Saturday's Grand Final. The 36-year-old made the All-Australian squad this year and has a contract offer from North Melbourne for an 11th season, with the decision in her hands. She said a third premiership (having won one with the Western Bulldogs in 2018, and the Roos last year) might change her mind, but she's quite happy still playing. "I'm still sort of weighing it up at this stage, but, yeah, I've got a contract there waiting for me. I'll play this last game and then see from there, but I'm really enjoying it, so chances are I'll play on," Kearney told reporters on Tuesday. "I remember playing at Melbourne Uni (prior to AFLW). I was playing against Debbie Lee,…...

13+ hour, 30+ min ago (785+ words) PERHAPS it should come as no surprise that Brisbane has turned one All-Australian full-back into two this year, with Jen Dunne needing to only walk across the corridor at the Lions' training facility to pick the brain of one of the best in the game. Dunne was one of 15 players to receive their first blazer at Monday night's AFLW Awards, continuing a breakout third season for the Irishwoman. Since being recruited by the Lions in 2023, the Gaelic football star has been a sponge for information, desperate to improve in her new sport. She has a wealth of knowledge to tap into within her own team through the likes of captain Bre Koenen, Shannon Campbell and Nat Grider. But earlier this year, a chat with the captain of the Lions' all-conquering men's side kick-started another leap forward in her game. "It…...