AFL
The 2017 AFL Quarter Season Awards: Bontempelli wins the Brownlow, Swans will play finals and Buckley is Gone-Gone-Gone
Don your favourite threads, roll out the red carpet and sit back because we've got 16 annoyingly early-season awards to dish out.
How Clayton Oliver Could Become AFL's Next Superstar
After six games, Oliver is becoming much more than just your average second-year player: he's demonstrating Brownlow Medal qualities and could become the next AFL superstar.
Has Essendon's Anzac Day Medalist Joe Daniher Finally Arrived?
Daniher has largely been that player that battled with consistency or mental lapses with kicking for goal but his days of mediocrity and dropping sitters may be very well behind him.
The Sydney Swans Have Slumped To The Best-Worst Team In The AFL
Their 0-4 start is the first time since 1993 the Swans have started the season with four consecutive losses. No side with the same record has made the finals since the top-eight system was introduced.
What We've Learned From Twenty years Of The Showdown: Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide
The Showdowns have evolved from a niche South Australian sporting antagonism to an all-engrossing obsession by two clubs, something that plays out like a bruising, pressure-filled, Grand Final, but twice a year, and every season.
Why Can't The AFL Get A Handle On Its Racist Redneck Problem?
In the past two years it appears racism at football matches is a growing trend, where a small percentage of fans seem to think calling someone an ape is what football fans do these days.
Are The Gold Coast Suns Already Rebuilding And Just Don't Know It Yet?
It's hard to completely understand whether or not the Suns are just momentarily stale or whether they're slipping into rebuild territory and they just don't know it yet.
The Vice Guide To The Inaugural AFL Women's Grand Final: Adelaide Crows Vs Brisbane Lions
The AFL Women's grand final will boil down to an elite attack versus the league's premier defensive unit, as the Adelaide Crows seek to break down the unstoppable Brisbane Lions.
Champion Hawks Player Hosts Brother's Party, Misses Training, And Gets Benched For Round One
Do host your brother's 21st birthday party, don't forget to turn up for training the next day.
Saints Recruit Jake Carlisle Finds A Halo After Several Tough Years At Essendon
Essendon suffered under the drugs scandal, with their players copping much of the pain. One player has found a new club, and is ready to return to winning ways.
'We're Warriors': Meet Australia's First Professional Female Football Players
They're kicking goals for women in sport Down Under—despite also working busy day jobs. We talked to some of the women making AFL history.
Inside The Sad, Inevitable Decline Of Aussie Rules Legend, James Hird
The story of the Essendon drug saga and James Hird's role in it took another turn for the worst, with the AFL legend rushed to hospital last week after a suspected drug overdose.