AFL

Richmond great Dustin Martin fends off Gold Coast and Geelong champion Dustin Martin.

Who’s better, Dusty or Gaz? Here’s what the man who’s played with both thinks

Dion Prestia has played side by side with two of the modern-day greats, Dustin Martin and Gary Ablett jnr. Here’s what he said when asked to pick between them.

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by Steve Barrett

Richmond snap losing streak with second win, Adelaide’s season in tatters

by Marnie Vinall

Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan, Essendon’s Zach Merrett, Sydney’s Isaac Heeney, and Carlton’s Charlie Curnow.

Opinion

Flag favourites, disasters and the side that’s just plain boring: Kane Cornes’ mid-season verdict on every club

by Kane Cornes

AFL teams and expert tips for round 13: Libba back for Bulldogs

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson said the strain of the Hawthorn racism saga contributed to his recent outburst on the bench.

AFL Briefing

Clarkson says strain of Hawthorn saga led to bench blow-up; Holding the ball clarified again

by Andrew Wu

Insight & Analysis

A 50-disposal gun, an almost flawless prospect and Cripps 2.0: AFL draft hopefuls to watch

We spoke to AFL club recruiters to find out which of this year’s prospects are at the top of their boards at the midway point of the season as the national under-18 championships take centre stage.

Horne-Francis is emerging, but not yet ready to come to grips with Cripps

In key takeouts this week: Carlton’s big dog hands Port’s young pup a lesson, the race for this year’s Rising Star award gets blown wide open and forget the premiership for the moment; Melbourne simply need to focus on making the finals.

Marc McGowan

Sports reporter

Bring it on! Why I can’t wait for AFLW pre-season training to start

I’m not the only one who has an exciting new challenge ahead of them this AFLW season. While pre-season training promises to be testing, I can’t wait for it to start on Monday.

Libby Birch

AFL columnist

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Melbourne and Collingwood have arguably the fiercest rivalry in the AFL.

Analysis

AFL 2024

‘We were busy celebrating’: Moore reflects on May’s jibe ahead of mouth-watering King’s Birthday clash

When it comes to Melbourne and Collingwood’s recent rivalry, the Demons have been all talk, and the Magpies all action.

by Andrew Wu

Ellie Blackburn of the Western Bulldogs.

Analysis

AFLW

Wasting talent: Why 11 games a year is not enough for AFLW players

Many AFLW players fear the lack of games at the top level and the reluctance by some clubs to let them play in their state league is shunting their development as footballers.