Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Essendon will have three candidates, including club legend Kevin Sheedy and a challenger, contesting two positions in the club’s upcoming board election. Sheedy and fellow incumbent board member Tim Roberts are standing for the two board spots, along with challenger Graham Evans, who […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Sunday’s AFLW grand final between North Melbourne and the Brisbane Lions is officially a sellout. The AFL confirmed on Monday night that 13,000 tickets for the showpiece event at Ikon Park had been snapped up within a day of going on sale. Sold […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It’s been guernseys and footy boots for players in the women’s AFL league over the past three months, but at Monday night’s W Awards, it was all heels and dress shoes as the sporting stars let loose. AFLW stars shone on the coral […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Hawthorn draftee Nick Watson has vowed to be a serial on-field pest, declaring he is ready to “get under the skin” of opponents when he makes his senior debut. Watson, dubbed “The Wizard” for his crafty bag of tricks as a small forward, […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Nicole Livingstone will step down as the AFL’s general manager of women’s football after this weekend’s AFLW grand final. Livingstone will finish up after seven seasons in the role. She joined the AFL in November 2017, after its inaugural season, and has overseen […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Billionaire mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest is poised to take his first steps into rugby league after finalising a multimillion-dollar partnership with the St George Illawarra Dragons. The Dragons, one of Australian sport’s most iconic brands, are on the verge of signing off […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A full month before Christmas, Collingwood have already broken the AFL record for merchandise sales, with post-premiership merchandise reaching $11.5 million in retail sales. Since the Magpies celebrated a thrilling grand final win over the Brisbane Lions, fans have splurged on everything from […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Michael Maguire believes he can transfer the spirit and camaraderie that took New Zealand to the top of world football to the State of Origin arena after being forced to relinquish his international role. Maguire won 12 of 18 Test matches while in […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When the NRL rubber-stamped the return of Michael Jennings earlier this week, it would have done so in the hope the veteran centre wouldn’t bring more damaging headlines. Yet Jennings’ chequered past continues to haunt him and the game. The former NSW and […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Jeff Kennett has labelled successor Andy Gowers petty and potentially vindictive after the former Hawthorn president had his life membership of the club put on hold. Gowers rang Kennett on Monday to confirm the former state premier would be awarded life membership, but […]