The business of success in the AFL could lead to the end of the game’s romantic traditions according to a star veteran who was forced to move clubs.
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Melbourne could enter the AFLW draft with its best ever hand but at a high cost, as more than a handful of clubs come to the trade table.
Ed Bourke
North Melbourne capped off a historic unbeaten season by defeating Brisbane in the AFLW premiership decider. Danielle Laidley rates every Roos and Lions player in her grand final player ratings.
Danielle Laidley
Seven All Australians, four-time best and fairest but there’s no denying Jasmine Garner’s grand final triumph is her sweetest accolade of all.
Jake Santa Maria
North Melbourne have been crowned AFLW premiers after completing an undefeated season with a grand final domination of the Brisbane Lions.
North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney is happy to accept favouritism heading into this year’s AFLW Grand Final and has revealed why she thinks her side truly belongs on the big stage.
Ed Bourke and Ella Zammit
The Kangaroos know taking down an AFLW powerhouse on the last day of the season is not an impossible task – four of them have done it before.
Hugh Boxshall is about to cut his ‘leavers’ celebrations short as he prepares for life under Ross Lyon at St Kilda, with the midfielder among eight West Aussies snapped up at the draft.
Mitchell Woodcock & Samantha Rogers
A former AFL gun sacked after off-field antics made 32 calls to his ex, with the woman hearing only “heavy breathing” down the line, a court has been told.
Liam Beatty
Dumped Eagle Jai Culley is in the frame to find himself back on an AFL list, with several clubs looking to give the former top mid-season draft pick a second chance.
Mitchell Woodcock
After the Barossa Valley was locked in for an AFL game in 2025, another remote location has been handed a match for premiership points.
The dates for North Melbourne’s two WA games have been revealed, with West Coast to head to Bunbury to take on the Roos mid-season.
Glen Quartermain
From little things, big things can grow and North Melbourne’s South West venture could be the catalyst for WA to create its third AFL club, writes Ryan Daniels.
Ryan Daniels
Losing a grand final is perhaps the biggest pain in sport, but North Melbourne have used the hurt to drive them to a new unbeatable level this year.
Bunbury is set to host a historic AFL game next season, with North Melbourne finalising a deal to ‘host’ games against West Coast and Freo in WA.
Ryan Daniels, Dylan Caporn & Jackson Barrett
Former North Melbourne and Collingwood forward Jaidyn Stephenson has spoken for the first time since announcing his shock retirement.
Aaron Kirby
Former Rising Star winner Jaidyn Stephenson’s AFL career is over, despite the North Melbourne speedster still having a year to run on his contract.
Chris Robinson
Caleb Daniel was one of two All-Australians who battled for game time at the Western Bulldogs in 2024 and he’s revealed where it all went sideways.
Optus Stadium’s boss is keen to host North Melbourne if the Victorian club’s push to sell two home games to Perth gets over the line.
Jackson Barrett
North Melbourne are in discussions around selling two home games to Western Australia and hosting both West Coast and Fremantle in their own State.
Dylan Caporn & Jackson Barrett
Jack Darling’s time at West Coast is officially at an end with his pick price revealed after being traded to North Melbourne.
Veteran forward Jack Darling has told West Coast he’d like to finish his career at North Melbourne, requesting a trade to the Alastair Clarkson-coached side this off-season.
Former Eagles coach Adam Simpson has conceded Jack Darling’s marking has slipped away, but has backed his long-time forward’s experience to be an asset for North Melbourne amid an increasingly likely trade.
West Coast veteran Jack Darling has reportedly undergone a medical at North Melbourne as trade talk ramps up over the forward.
Samantha Rogers
