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AFL's 'Drive to Survive' style doco set for Feb launch
Brisbane's back-to-back premiership feat, Melbourne's off-field drama, and the emotional final chapter of Nat Fyfe's career will headline the AFL's long-awaited global docuseries which is set to land next month.
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ESPN's 2026 crystal ball predictions for all major Australian codes
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Aussie athlete Power Rankings: Which AFL stars made the 25?
2025 IN REVIEW
The 20 biggest AFL storylines of 2025
From coach sackings to marathon tribunal hearings, retirements of stars to a wild trade and free agency period, the 2025 AFL season had it all. Here are the 20 biggest and most compelling storylines.
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AFLW trade grades: Who nailed it, and who failed?
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LOOKING AHEAD
Way-too-early predictions: Our picks for 2026 premier, best and fairest, and more
Roos to go back-to-back-to-back? Who wins the best and fairest? Which team will fall? While so much can happen over the offseason, ESPN's AFLW experts have nevertheless turned their attention to 2026 for their way-too-early predictions.
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2026 DRAFT CLASS
Way-too-early AFL Draft Power Rankings: The top 10 for 2026
Twelve months out from the 2026 AFL Draft, this is ESPN's way-too-early top 10 prospects to track.
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HOW DID YOUR CLUB FARE?
AFLW SEASON REVIEW
Pass or fail? How each AFLW club fared in season 2025
Who nailed their season and who's got a long summer ahead? Isadora McLeay hands out a pass or fail verdict for every AFLW team whose season is done and dusted for 2025.
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Top Headlines
- Tom Silvagni claims rape trial judge made mistakes
- Hawks sweat pre-season blow to luckless star
- Giants livewire Greene 'touch-and-go' for Origin
- Silvagni launches appeal against convictions
- Hayes pledges support for Silvagnis
- Pre-season ACL injuries sideline AFL pair
- Magpie star granted leave of absence from club
- Saints appoint club great Lenny Hayes to key role
- Fagan unsure where Neale's long-term future lies
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Way-too-early AFL Draft Power Rankings: The top 10 for 2026
Twelve months out from the 2026 AFL Draft, this is ESPN's way-too-early top 10 prospects to track.
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Join ESPN's footy team for some of the best AFL and AFLW analysis and insight on the ESPN Footy Podcast.
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Every AFL club's best and fairest winner for season 2025
The 2025 AFL season might be done and dusted on the field, but now it's time to crown each club's best and fairest winner. So, who was your team's top performer of the year?
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Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000
Since the turn of the millennium, there have been 32 after-the-siren goals kicked which have won the game. We've ranked them -- taking into account shot difficulty, context of the match, conditions, and more to determine which clutch kick rules them all.
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The AFL's best at everything: Picking the top players at 61 different skills
Best kick on the run? Most elusive player? Boundary line specialist? Best swingman? We named the AFL's standout in 61 specific skills.
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'Exactly what we need': How Aussie Rules helped make ESPN a live sport juggernaut
When ESPN was a fledgling station without any meaningful TV rights, it needed content. Enter Aussie Rules football and the VFL, and a partnership which left a lasting impact on both league and broadcaster, writes Shannon Gill.
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AFL player record holders, statistical leaders, and more
Who has played the most AFL games? Who has kicked the most AFL goals? Here are the league leaders in history for all the stats that matter.
