Jarryd Lyons’ rollercoaster season and footy career has taken an uplifting turn, with the Brisbane Lions midfielder claiming the VFL’s top individual honour after a dramatic vote count. Lyon on Monday night was crowned the 2023 J.J Liston Trophy winner, polling 26 votes from 14 games to win by two votes from Southport star Boyd…
The 2023 AFL season is over for 12 clubs, with some ending with a whimper while others have built a solid foundation to build upon. Two clubs have joined the 10 who missed out on finals and will be looking to make some big moves over the off-season to fast-track their development, while the 10…
A whopping 15 clubs have recorded membership records for 2023 as Collingwood leapfrogged two rival clubs to surge to the top of the AFL club membership ladder. The AFL on Wednesday morning released the total AFL club membership numbers for the 2023 season, which saw the Magpies beat Richmond and West Coast, with the latter…
Geelong have made three more list changes after their nightmare AFL season came to an end last week. The Cats, who dominated the competition last year to win the grand final in a canter, lost five of their final six games to miss the finals for only the second time in coach Chris Scott’s time…
The first round of AFLW has come and gone, but has not ensued without controversy. Moving on from a heartbreaking two-point finals series loss to North Melbourne in season seven, Geelong have begun the new campaign in style with a 48-point win over injury-riddled Western Bulldogs. The Cats dominated the Bulldogs on Saturday, running out…
Western Bulldogs legend Brad Johnson says he’s still not convinced by his former team despite it currently sitting inside the top eight ahead of a defining Sunday fixture. The Bulldogs on Saturday night snapped a 20-year drought at the Cattery by defeating an undermanned Geelong and giving Luke Beveridge’s side a chance to play finals,…
Essendon has been decimated ahead of its Friday night clash with Collingwood, with six players ruled out due to injury. Key forward Peter Wright, number one ruckman Sam Draper and livewire Jake Stringer are among the outs for Thursday night. Opponents Collingwood have regained Bobby Hill and Jordan De Goey for the clash, a win…
Geelong reportedly remains in contention to land Western Bulldogs gun Bailey Smith, with conversations being held behind the scenes. That’s according to AFL journalist Damian Barrett, which comes after reports emerged earlier this year that the Cats were among clubs showing interest in the former No. 7 pick, who’s been forced out of the Dogs…
North Melbourne veteran Jack Ziebell spent Saturday night in hospital after the retiring great was the victim of an alleged unprovoked coward punch outside a South Yarra bar. News of the attack was first reported by SEN, with Ziebell hospitalised as a result of the incident and booked in for facial surgery this week. After…