Carlton are shaping as favourites to claim their first AFLW premiership as games resume for the first time since the 2020 season ended prematurely.
Oliver Caffrey
Former West Coast midfielder Alec Waterman says his potential AFL lifeline from Essendon came “out of the blue”, as he flew out of Perth today to trial with the Bombers.
Braden Quartermaine
Former West Coast midfielder Koby Stevens, who was forced into an early retirement at the age of 27, says players are manipulating the league’s concussion protocols.
Chris Cavanagh
Waratah won its fourth successive Foundation Cup when it beat a hot and cold Wanderers by 38 points at Gardens Oval
GREY MORRIS
It’s been more than five months since Elliot Yeo last played an AFL game, but coach Adam Simpson says his star is still in a race to be fit for round one.
Catherine Healey
Fremantle’s young star Adam Cerra had a breakout season in 2020 but the 21-year-old’s now been tipped for permanent move to an inside mid role with the Dockers this season.
Josh Garlepp
After 332 games across 16 seasons chasing an elusive premiership, David Mundy couldn’t be happier with the drive of his younger teammates as they seek to end a six-year finals drought in 2021.
Representative footy is back, lady Buffaloes make history and interleague clash sparks interest. WHAT WE LEARNED FROM A WEEKEND OF REP FOOTY ACTION
GREY MORRIS and NATHANIEL CHAMBERS
The Giants' AFLW side was left shocked when Jacinda Barclay died last October and they have planned a season-long tribute for her.
Justin Chadwick
The return to representative football could again involve AFL opposition with the Gold Coast Suns a 2022 target
Essendon has labelled today ‘a day of sadness and pain’ as a former AFL star reveals he turned down an invitation to be an Australia Day ambassador.
WITH the postponed Round 13 match between Waratah and Tiwi Bombers done and dusted the NT News can exclusively reveal all the stats from the game. CHECK THEM OUT here
NATHANIEL CHAMBERS
There are calls for the AFL to invest in new technology to detect concussion symptoms as a former Saint reveals how players game the system.
Teenage Subiaco forward Nick Martin has been rewarded for his breakout WAFL season with a train-on invitation at West Coast and the chance to earn a spot on their list.
Jordan McArdle
Breaking a 32-year premiership drought when captaining Collingwood to the 1990 AFL flag remains Tony Shaw’s greatest football memory
WANDERERS took on Waratah in the Australia Day clash at Gardens Oval in the NTFL. And we were there to LIVE-STREAM the game EXCLUSIVELY for you. WATCH THE REPLAY here
Raphaella Saroukos
Just days after the late Shane Tuck became the third AFL player diagnosed post-death with CTE, the league is set to enforce a major change to its concussion protocols.
Michael Warner
West Coast midfielder Dom Sheed is focusing on re-signing with West Coast amid a star-studded year of free agents.
Craig O'Donoghue
Hawthorn winger Tom Scully has missed the past fortnight of AFL pre-season training as he deals with a personal issue.
Anna Harrington
Collingwood made their first AFLW finals appearance in 2020 and are out to match it with the league's best, starting with their season opener against Carlton.
The two-time premiership defender, who will be based in Geraldton, will have a variety of roles at his former WAFL club East Fremantle.
Hawthorn has confirmed it granted the former number one draft pick “time off” from his football commitments ahead of the 2021 season.
Two-time premiership Eagle Glen Jakovich has revealed the one glaring issue with Fremantle’s premiership chances in 2021.
Another edition of the NTFL’s Foundation Cup is also the finals launch pad for rivals Waratah and Wanderers
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