Kate Surman reaches for the football amongst a pack of Port Adelaide and Essendon players
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AFLW player Kate Surman feels ‘uncomfortable’ calling herself an athlete. Here’s why

At 31 years of age, Kate Surman has played 40 games of AFLW across five seasons and three clubs. But the experienced forward still struggles…

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The AFL grand final has finally arrived — here’s all you need to know

It’s time for the AFL’s biggest game of the year, as Collingwood and Brisbane meet in the grand final at the MCG. Here’s everything you…

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Lachie Neale clenches both fists in celebration
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Lachie Neale joins an elite club with his second Brownlow Medal. Here’s how he did it

They usually say the first time is the hardest. For Lachie Neale last night, it seemed a magnitude harder than the last time he stood…

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Erin Phillips looks to handball over her left shoulder
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Want more women’s sport now the Matildas’ run is over? Here’s all you need to know about AFLW season eight

Could AFLW be the beneficiary of the new-found momentum for women’s sport generated by the record-breaking FIFA Women’s World Cup? That’s the question many are…

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From soccer to swimming, here’s how much it costs to put your child in junior sport

Your kid is still wearing that Matildas merch and bugging you to join a local soccer club, but you’re scared off by reports of sky-high…

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Here’s what happened during an AFL trade period that could shape the future of the league

The second season each year starts after the real one finishes, where new hope is given to clubs. The shadow season is the AFL player…

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A tall Geelong ruckman goes for a handball in the middle of the ground as two Sydney defenders scramble to stop him.
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The AFL grand final is close — here’s everything you need to know

The AFL grand final makes its triumphant return to the MCG in 2022, as Geelong and Sydney meet on the last Saturday in September to…

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This tiny town will lose its sports clubs this year. Here’s how it plans to survive

Quambatook footy seniors captain Ricky Wild knew just what to say. As the first bounce approached yesterday in his side’s home game against Hay, their…

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Aussie rules players and a runner on the field.
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Abby Weir loves football, but she’s not allowed to play it anymore. Here’s why

Abby Weir’s love of football began when she was six, and she followed in her family’s footsteps of playing for their local football club, St…

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