Off the bike: Ross' rocky road to Collingwood
There are moments Iilish Ross wonders what might have been. What might have been if not for personal difficulties that made her give up the sporting passion of her teens.
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Time to breathe, please, after Richmond's moment in the sun
It's an undeniable reality of modern footy that the caravan moves on quickly, partly by design and partly due to human nature.
Watts needed to leave his Demons behind
Melbourne and Jack Watts needed to go their separate ways.
Hartung heads Hawks facing nervous wait
Billy Hartung is one of four out-of-contract Hawks in limbo after trade period
Saints in mix to play on Good Friday
St Kilda have emerged in a two-way battle with the Western Bulldogs to feature in Good Friday football next season, with North Melbourne virtually assured of hosting the stand alone game for the second year running.
Highly rated midfielder among women given AFLW lifeline
Highly rated rugby league convert Haneen Zreika has been selected with the first pick in the AFLW rookie draft by GWS, after the Giants overlooked her in Wednesday's national draft.
Schache ready to play his best football with Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs recruit Josh Schache has declared he has learnt to be mentally stronger and is ready to play his best football now he is back home with family and friends.
Mumford: I've done well as the 'fat kid from Bunyip'
Shane Mumford said it would have been a "selfish" decision to play on next year and is proud to have achieved more than what the "fat kid from Bunyip" could have dreamt about.
Saturday Serve: Hannah Mouncey decision a slap in the face for every AFLW player
Not just for Canberra transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey.
We live in a non-binary world and sport is unprepared for it
Hannah Mouncey has shown sport is uniquely unprepared for situations that escape binary division.
Criticism for AFL's 'safe' transgender decision
The inaugural head of Victoria's new Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, Bridie O'Donnell, says the AFL made the wrong decision in deeming transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey ineligible for the AFLW draft.
CEOs to discuss free agency compensation formula
The Brisbane Lions will put free agency compensation on the agenda of the next CEOs' meeting.
Dusty's grandmother gets a tattoo
Richmond superstar Dustin Martin's grandmother Lois Knight has made good on her promise that she would mimic her famous grandson and get herself a tattoo to commemorate his unprecedented individual 2017 season.
Finals push may cost Eagle Nic Naitanui in the long run
Star West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has had more surgery to his reconstructed knee.
Sports Commission developing transgender policies
The sports commission has already been working with the Human Rights Commission for 12 months.
Logan Austin forms Canberra trio at St Kilda
Logan Austin and Jack Steele often said they'd play in the AFL together, but it was always tongue in cheek.
Gone with 30 seconds: Schache a deadline Dog
Josh Schache was very close to staying at the Brisbane Lions. How close? "About 30 seconds I reckon," said Brisbane football boss David Noble.
How the trades unfolded - every player, every trade
From the early move of Jackson Trengove to the Western Bulldogs, take a look back at all of the player trades.
AFL trades: Club-by-club ins and outs
What your club did during the 2017 AFL trade period.
Trade triumph for Bombers as Stringer completes the set
Essendon believe their trio of trades is an indication the club is on the right track
Emotional Gibbs with a case of the Blues
Bryce Gibbs' first media conference as an Adelaide player went for eight minutes. The first five of those were spent giving an emotional farewell to Carlton, where he played 231 games over 11 seasons.
WA trade wrap: Eagles inactivity explained as Dockers score recruiting coup
There is a clear reason behind the Eagles' lack of activity in trade week while the Dockers secured a recruiting coup by landing a second selection inside the top five for next month's AFL draft.
Gibbs to Crows as Blues agree to trade
Bryce Gibbs is finally an Adelaide player after the Crows agreed to deal two AFL first-round draft picks to Carlton.
The Second Coming
This is the homecoming trade period.
Ablett opens up on 'roller-coaster' week
Gary Ablett has paid tribute to his late sister Natasha and thanked Geelong, Gold Coast and the "wider community" for their support after he rejoined the Cats on Thursday.
Ablett returns to Geelong in AFL trade
Gary Ablett will make a fairytale return to Geelong after Gold Coast agreed to a last-minute AFL trade.
Giants duo secure trades away from GWS
Giants defender Nathan Wilson has landed a move to the Fremantle Dockers while Matthew Kennedy is to join Carlton.
Ablett, Hodge, Gibbs and Stringer all find new homes
A frenetic final day of the 2017 AFL trade period. A host of players found new homes, including high-profile players Gary Ablett, Bryce Gibbs and Jake Stringer.
Stringer to Bombers as Bulldogs relent to deal
Essendon have secured a trade for Western Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer after almost a fortnight of tense negotiations.
Deledio yet to watch Richmond's grand final win
Former Richmond superstar Brett Deledio was unable to bring himself to watch the Tigers' remarkable AFL premiership triumph, fearful of how it would mentally affect him.
AFLW right to block Mouncey: Collingwood captain
Collingwood skipper Steph Chiocci says the decision to block transgender athlete Hannah Mouncey from playing AFL Women's made sense because of her physical advantage.
Belconnen star Jodie Hicks scooped up by GWS Giants
From the Big Bash League to the AFL.
How Dons set up Port spending spree
It was in February 2016 that Gillon McLachlan visited Port Adelaide's Alberton home and was given the rounds of the kitchen by coach Ken Hinkley.
Brazill joins Pies from Pies
Remember Collingwood's Ashleigh Brazill? Well now she plays for ... Collingwood. Even for the conglomerate the 2017 Magpies have become, this was something else. Brazill, an internationally capped netballer, on Collingwood's books as a Super Netball star, was picked up at pick 35 in the AFLW draft on Wednesday by, well you guessed it, Collingwood.
Gibbs to Adelaide deal hits major last-minute hurdle
A trade deal for Bryce Gibbs to finally join Adelaide fell over at the last minute due to a mix-up over future second round draft picks.
Dogs won't be hoodoo gurus
The Western Bulldogs won't look back at their painful history of preliminary final losses in the lead up to their Saturday night clash with GWS Giants.
Hogan departure won't be 'catastrophic': Schwarz
Melbourne great David Schwarz says the potential defection of Jesse Hogan would not be "as catastrophic" now as it would have been last year.
Football romance, or the road to the future?
There’s two very contrasting narratives developing heading into the penultimate weekend of the AFL season. And sentimentally, they’re at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Chris Judd: It's time to deny the top four clubs access to free agents
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