Fight begins for top women's AFL talent

AFL clubs have just weeks to nominate five women who they want as their "marquee players" in the new national competition, as the battle for Australia's top female football talent heats up.

'It felt like the ball was bouncing the right way': Dangerfield

Anyone who has played sport, at any level, knows the feeling – when everything is working and it is your day.

Live AFL: Geelong v North Melbourne

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This is such an important test for top-placed North Melbourne as they confront one of the other leading contenders for the premiership: Geelong.

Bernie Vince talks opportunities and meeting Neale Daniher

Plenty has been said about Neale Daniher this week – about his bravery in the face of his debilitating illness, motor neurone disease.

The PM, footy tipping and me

It was my first season as one of The Age's official "expert tipsters" and only the Village Idiot was saving me from ranking dead last.

Bombers of old ham it up for MND

"We don't like Hawthorn, us Bombers, do we?" Neale Daniher laughed.

Curnow celebrates game 100 with Blues on the rise

Ed Curnow is still not sure he has made it in football.

'Ultimate warrior': Roughead begins cancer treatment

Jarryd Roughead on Tuesday began a year-long course of immunotherapy to treat spots of cancer on his lungs, with his wife by his side.

Torrential rain drenching Metricon Stadium

Torrential rain drenched Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast just hours before the home team were due to host the Sydney Swans.