For Brisbane Lions forward Sabrina Frederick-Traub, and her counterpart from the Adelaide Crows Sarah Perkins, the game is the perfect response to all those who had told them 'no'.
The technology of Formula 1 is forever racing ahead, but 2017 sees an even bigger shake-up than usual as the sport responds to criticism that it became too predictable in recent years.
Port Adelaide's Aaron Greaves played and then coached football at lower levels believing he was travelling down the right road — but as it turned out, it was his teaching qualification which fast-tracked his coaching.
ABC Adelaide news reader Jessica Harmsen confesses she doesn't follow the AFL as the 2017 season gets underway.
The cars are faster, wheels are bigger, cornering should be quicker, and the reigning champ has retired. So who will step into the breach to claim this season's F1 drivers' championship?
Is 2017 the year that Aussie Daniel Ricciardo can break through for his first Formula One world championship? Two former world champions certainly think so.
Need the low down on every AFL club, but don't have the time to pore over lists, stats and trends? We've got you sorted.
We asked, you voted! The results have been tallied, and The People's Predictions for the 2017 AFL season can be revealed. What do the fans think of the year ahead?
Between the 1830s and the 1850s, hundreds of Indigenous warriors and dozens of British settlers were killed across south-east Australia. Echoes of that conflict recur in Aussie rules.
Think you know your sport? Test your knowledge of the sporting week that was with our quiz.
Brisbane Lions marquee Sabrina Frederick-Traub hopes fans don't miss a "once in a lifetime" event after the AFLW grand final's shock switch to the Gold Coast.