62 h. ago AFL teams and expert tips: Melbourne welcome back Viney; Dons to unveil 10th debutant for 2025

Mid-season draftees Archer May and Lachlan Blakiston will debut for Essendon against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday. Melbourne have made one change for Sunday’s game against Port Adelaide.

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3 d. ago AFL teams and round 14 expert tips: Essendon to unveil 10th debutant for 2025

Mid-season draftees Archer May and Lachlan Blakiston have been named to debut for Essendon against Geelong at the MCG on Saturday.

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4 d. ago AFL teams and round 14 expert tips: Bailey Smith back for Geelong

Geelong have brought back superstar midfielder Bailey Smith after he missed last week due to hamstring tightness.

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5 d. ago AFL teams and round 14 expert tips: Jack Macrae returns to take on Dogs

The Saints recalled the former Western Bulldogs midfielder to take on his old club.

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5 d. ago Tasmania election date confirmed, Devils’ future to be decided

The election is about to be called, but the delays have cast a shadow over the future of the AFL’s 19th team.

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5 d. ago Tasmania election date confirmed as Devils, AFL search for certainty

The election is about to be called, but the delays have cast a shadow over the future of the AFL’s 19th team.

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6 d. ago I love Tassie footy and we need a team. But the AFL’s stadium ultimatum takes a special kind of arrogance

The still unborn Tasmanian Devils are now front and centre in the island’s culture wars. It didn’t have to be like this.

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9 d. ago AFL teams and round 13 tips: Parish back for Dons, Silvagni returns for Blues

All the ins and outs for AFL round 13. Darcy Parish has been named for his first game at Essendon this year. The teams for Melbourne v Collingwood will be released on Sunday.

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9 d. ago AFL teams and experts’ tips: Parish back for Dons, Silvagni returns for Carlton

All the ins and outs for AFL round 13. Darcy Parish has been named for his first game at Essendon this year. The teams for Melbourne v Collingwood will be released on Sunday.

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1 week ago Tasmania Devils AFL team in peril after premier loses crucial vote

A motion of no confidence has been passed against Tasmania’s premier Jeremy Rockliff by one vote, as the island state’s political chaos leaves the future of the AFL’s newest club in peril.

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1 week ago AFL 2025: AFL teams and experts’ tips: All the changes for round 13

The Dogs welcome back veteran midfielder Adam Treloar for the Thursday-night match against the Hawks, who have lost three key players.

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1 week ago At risk of losing the Devil they know, the AFL stands firm to keep Tassie’s footy dream alive

Like Jeremy Rockliff, the Tasmania Devils live to fight another day. Meanwhile, the AFL is refusing to budge, not even one millimetre, as uncertainty surrounds state parliament and the bid for the AFL’s long-awaited 19th team.

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1 week ago Tears, tension as Tassie Devils fight for survival and so does the state’s premier

The turmoil in Tasmania’s state parliament apparently has nothing to do with the AFL’s in utero team, but the Devils and the fancy new stadium they need could be collateral victims of the sorry saga.

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2 w. ago Clubs respond with relief to AFL’s dramatic head office restructure

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has restructured his executive team in the middle of the season, which will see football split into two parts.

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2 w. ago We drafted three teams of current AFL players. Which is the best?

In our first Real Footy podcast episode of 2025, we sat down to take part in a super draft, going head-to-head in an attempt to pick the best possible team of current footballers. After round 11, we check back in on where the teams are at and who the frontrunners are. Vote on which team is the best.

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2 w. ago AFL teams and experts’ tips for round 12: Injuries force Dons to opt for youth against Lions

The injury-hit Bombers have named their team for Thursday night’s match against the reigning premiers as they strive to stay in finals contention.

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2 w. ago Dillon defends his leadership team, says Bailey Smith’s ‘nose beers’ post was no laughing matter

Andrew Dillon was speaking at the unveiling of a new $54 million package to help compensate past players for severe injuries that hamper their future earnings.

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3 w. ago The six coaches on Tasmania Devils’ radar to lead the AFL’s 19th team

Nathan Buckley has declared his interest in the job, and now Tassie has revealed the list of heavy hitters it has in its sights to possibly lead the fledgling club into the AFL.

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3 w. ago ‘Well, we’re out of a job’: Tassie boss on what happens if stadium proposal falls over

Tasmania Devils chief executive Brendon Gale also publicly listed six potential candidates to lead the AFL’s 19th team.

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3 w. ago Tigers leave Nankervis out, Blue Hollands misses for personal reasons: AFL teams and experts’ tips for round 11

The Tigers ruckman has been managed, while Elijah Hollands will miss Carlton’s clash for personal reasons and Collingwood veteran Steele Sidebottom takes a weekend off.

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