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analysis:The rise of the north and a shock new Giant: Recapping the 2023 AFL draft

The number one pick was all but confirmed, but the 2023 AFL draft shows a surprising shift into the northern states as the Suns strike local gold. 
A composite photo of Jed Walker and Phoenix Gothard

How did your club fare at the AFL draft? Every team's haul analysed

The AFL draft has been completed, with all 18 clubs adding to their lists with players they hope will be stars of the future. Here's who your club selected and what it means for your team.
Nick Watson, Colby McKercher, Harley Reid, Jed Walter and Zane Duursma pose for a photo

AFL draft wraps up with some shock sliders and mature-age surprises

West Coast made it a Reid double, selecting key forward Archer Reid with the first pick on the second night of the AFL draft. See every pick made from round two onwards.
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Archer Reid handballs away under pressure

Tongala Football Netball club reacts as Harley Reid is drafted by the West Coast Eagles

The hundreds of people gathered at Tongala Football Netball club cheer as Harley Reid is drafted by the West Coast Eagles with the first overall pick.
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Reid becomes an Eagle as home town Tongala celebrates and Gothard, Ryan shocks bring joy

Harley Reid is officially heading to West Coast after selecting the Tongala young gun with the first pick of the 2023 AFL Draft, with some surprising draft picks creating some memorable scenes later on.
Four kids all wearing white shirts with the face of football player Harley Reid

West Coast Eagles take Harley Reid with first pick in AFL draft — see all the first round selections

The West Coast Eagles take Harley Reid with the number one pick in the AFL draft on a long opening night of high drama. Look back at how it unfolded — and get the lowdown on every first-round pick — in our live blog.
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Harley Reid and Nic Naitanui hold up the West Coast Eagles' number nine guernsey at the AFL draft.

Meet the regional Victorian players to watch in tonight's AFL draft

Some of the countryside's best young Aussie rules footballers will be hoping their dreams can become reality when the 2023 AFL Draft gets underway tonight in Melbourne.
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Footballer Harley Reid carries the ball forward for Victoria Country

AFL draft: When it is, how to follow and who will be number one pick

The AFL draft has arrived, with intrigue and drama expected as a new group of young stars hit the league. Here's when it is, how to follow it and who is expected to be taken with the number one pick.
Zane Duursma and Caleb Windsor hold footballs and pose for a photo

James Leake and Colby McKercher share plenty in common, but their paths to the AFL draft have been vastly different

Colby McKercher has been on recruiters radars for years, so the upcoming AFL draft holds no fears for the gun Tasmanian. It's in stark contrast to his good friend and Launceston teammate James Leake, who before this year was eyeing a career as an accountant.
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Composite image of James Leake and Colby McKercher

'That hurt some of the players': Burke reveals his one regret after Bulldogs sack the AFLW coach

Sacked Western Bulldogs coach Nathan Burke says he regrets calling out the fitness of his players mid-season, as the club finished bottom of the ladder.
Nathan Burke

Blues recruit Elijah Hollands given AFL ban for drug charge

Carlton recruit Elijah Hollands will not be eligible to be selected for the first two games of the AFL season after being hit with a conduct unbecoming charge.
AN AFL footballer in a suit and tie is pictured on his way to a courthouse for a court appearance.

AFL to start 2024 season with four-game 'Opening Round' in northern states

The 2024 AFL season will start with four fixtures in Queensland and New South Wales the week before the traditional Carlton-Richmond meeting in round one.
A Carlton defender grimaces as he tries to smother a kick from a Brisbane Lions player during a final.

AFL draft club by club: Every team's picks and potential targets

With the AFL draft just around the corner, see which picks each club has to work with and the players they could select.
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Harley Reid and Ollie Murphy pose for a photo, both wearing medals around their necks

AFL releases fixture for Adelaide's Gather Round

All 18 AFL teams will again travel to Adelaide next April for four days of football across three venues.
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'Why not us?': The mindset that is driving the Swans' historic AFLW campaign

After beating the Gold Coast Suns in their first finals appearance, the Sydney Swans welcome the fact they will start underdogs in their semifinal against minor premiers Adelaide.
Chloe Molloy raises two fingers to show she had kicked two goals for the Swans in their AFLW elimination final.

Thousands attend service to farewell AFL legend Ron Barassi

Ron Barassi has been remembered at a state memorial service at the MCG where he won a staggering ten premierships as a player and a coach.
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Tributes flow for AFL legend Ron Barassi

Ron Barassi is remembered as a competitor and thoroughly decent man at a state memorial service at the MCG.
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AFL community farewells Ron Barassi, 'the greatest' to have ever played the game

Football legend Ron Barassi has been remembered as the father of modern AFL in a state memorial service at the MCG, with tributes labelling him an "outstanding human" and "competitive mongrel".
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An older man wearing a red and blue AFL scarf, in a suit, smiles widely in happiness.

'Biggest verdict ever': Western Bulldogs ordered to compensate survivor

Michael Magazanik the lawyer representing Adam Kneale says it's the biggest verdict ever for an abuse survivor in the Australian legal history.
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Western Bulldogs AFL Club ordered to pay landmark sexual abuse amount to survivor

The Western Bulldogs ordered to pay a record $5.9 million to Adam Kneale who was sexually abused at the club forty years ago.
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Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs captain releases second children's book

Marcus Bontempelli Western Bulldogs captain talks about is new book 'Little Bont's Brave Play'. 
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Lions dealt major blow on finals eve as defender cops equal-longest AFLW ban

The Brisbane Lions could be without Dee Heslop for their entire finals campaign, as the AFLW tribunal hands down its punishment following an incident that left Melbourne's Rhi Watt concussed.
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A Brisbane Lions AFLW player kicks the ball during the 2022 season.

Erin Phillips to present AFLW grand final medal amid calls for it to be named in her honour

Newly retired AFLW great Erin Phillips will present the best-on-ground medal at the grand final amid talk the award should be named in her honour.
Erin Phillips smiles while holding up a small medal

AFL draft top 30 — ranking the best prospects set to take the league by storm

The 2023 AFL draft is just around the corner, and a new crop of young guns are ready to make their mark at your club. Here are our rankings of the 30 best talents set to be drafted this year.
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Artwork graphic of Zane Duursma, Harley Reid and Ryley Sanders

Swans squeeze into AFLW finals as Saints' season comes to an end

The make-up of the finals series comes down to the last match of the regular season, with Sydney's victory over Fremantle meaning St Kilda just misses out on finishing inside the top eight.
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A Sydney Swans AFLW player pumps her fist as she celebrates a goal.