Cody Atkinson

With a cohesive and suffocating defence, the Adelaide Crows have the tools to put the ghosts of 2017 behind them and reach the top of the AFL mountain.

The Gold Coast Suns stand on the precipice of what few Gold Coast-based sporting teams have done before. This year’s Suns are looking to break a 25-year title drought on the coast after being reshaped in the image of their premiership-winning coach.

The Western Bulldogs host Fremantle at Docklands Stadium in a final round cliffhanger that will see the winner qualify for the finals and the loser most likely have their season end. Here's what could decide the outcome.

The race for the location of the AFL’s 20th team is heating up. As powerbrokers across the nation are starting to stake their claims, Sean Lawson and Cody Atkinson look at the options.

St Kilda's comeback win over Melbourne will go down in Saints folklore, but it wouldn't have been possible without one strategic move that again highlighted the complicated role of the tagger in modern footy.

Geelong's game plan evolves each season, but there are common elements that make the Cats finals contenders on a regular basis.

Unless you're playing at Docklands, weather is always a feature of games of AFL. Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson take a look at how teams adapt to different conditions, who plays better in the wet, and the growing issue of scheduling and heat. 

They went from winning the flag in 2023 to missing finals last year, and as they lead the AFL pack in 2025, the data shows this isn't just good old Collingwood forever.

Football fans have been treated to unique and often peculiar signs shown from team benches, but to those who know, these signs are a crucial form of communication. 

Footy teams and experts talk constantly about the importance of winning clearances, but there is much more to it than simply getting to the ball first.

The best team in the AFL are capable of putting together gloriously slick passages of play via the use of handballs, but for much of the game's history the handball either didn't exist, looked very different or was almost ignored completely.

The AFL approaches expansion at a time where there is more talent in the league than ever before courtesy of veterans extending their primes and young players entering the league ready to cause a splash right away.

Naysayers may suggest Richmond's win over Carlton in round one was a fluke, but there was a method to the way the Tigers achieved the upset defeat.

The 2025 AFL season looks set to be desperately hard to separate the cream from the crop, with no side flawless, and almost every team harbouring hopes of playing footy in September.

After 15 days and 125 matches, the top two seeds will meet in the final match of the Australian Open. Find out where the showdown between Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev will be won and lost. 

A reworked serving style by Madison Keys could be the weapon that helps the American halt the power of Aryna Sabalenka.

Reaching the top of the junior tennis world should indicate a player is on the path to tennis stardom — but there's a reason why that isn't the case.

After a week and a half of furrowed brows and frantic paperwork, the dust has begun to settle on a new footy future for all 18 AFL clubs.

Brisbane are kings of the AFL jungle again, while the Swans mourn another grand final belting. These are the key stats that decided the 2024 premiership.

The Swans and Lions have been the losers in each of the past two grand finals. Each side will rely on their major strengths to claim footy's ultimate prize.

Patrick Cripps wins his second Brownlow Medal with the highest vote-count of all time. Here's how the Carlton midfielder did it.

The race for the AFL premiership is down to just four teams. Here is what they need to nail this week in order to book a grand final spot.

Port Adelaide and GWS need to quickly bounce back from disappointing losses, or their seasons could end prematurely despite being top-four sides.

In a season that went to the very last game to decide who made the eight, the AFL finals look wide open for a shock result — but how will it all play out on the field?

Hawthorn began the 2024 season tipped to finish near the bottom of the ladder, but within months they've become the AFL's most unstoppable force. Here's how they've orchestrated the remarkable turnaround.