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Cox: Twilight AFL Grand Final 'needs to happen'
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Cats vs Crows
Crows lose trio for hoodoo away trip to Geelong
Captain Jordan Dawson is among a key Adelaide trio ruled out of their hoodoo trip to Geelong.
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SIX POINTS IS BACK!
Dons surely win the spoon; the attacking 'behemoth' taking footy by storm
This week's Six Points feature the dismal Bombers, another week of poor fixturing, why the Brownlow Medal should be a two-horse race, and a truly wild Ben King stat.
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DOIN' THE EAGLE CLOCK
Inside West Coast's preparation for a 9:30am game
The Eagles face their earliest start in AFL history this weekend, but the club says the tough "reality" of travel as a Perth-based team is just part of the job.
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Walsh: 'Ridiculous' that Eagles play footy at 9:30am AWST
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ARE WE OVERREACTING?
AFL overreactions: Criticism of the fixture has been way over the top
Is the widespread criticism levelled at the AFL's fixturing fair? Should Ben Keays have been penalised for telling a fan to delay the game?
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ESPN's rolling AA after Round 2: So many key forwards!
ROUND 2 IN REVIEW
AFL Stocks: Pull your head in Patty, big-money man's worst game ever
Patrick Voss needs to pull his head in after copping a misconduct fine, and a big-money star had the worst game of his career by far! Plus, the crazy Ben King stat you have to see to believe. Here's whose stocks are up and down after Round 2.
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Cut the hysteria about the state of the game and let the season settle
The first quarter of Thursday night's game between Hawthorn and Sydney lit up social media. 'Game's gone', was the premise. But all fans had to do was wait a quarter, and there's an important lesson there somewhere, writes Rohan Connolly.
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Expert tips, best tips for Round 3 of the AFL
Who should you be tipping in Round 3 of the 2026 AFL season? Our footy experts have put their heads together to help you out. So open your ESPN Footytips app, take notes, and get ahead of the game!
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Listen to our AFL podcast - the ESPN Footy Podcast with Champion Data
Join ESPN's footy team for some of the best AFL analysis and insight on the ESPN Footy Podcast.
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ESPN's Brownlow Medal predictor and tracker - every vote for 2026
The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. In 2026, ESPN is giving you an advantage with our one-of-a-kind predictor.
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We're misty-optically: Paying tribute to Dennis Cometti, a footy commentary icon
It's inevitably the witticisms which first spring first to mind when think of Dennis Cometti, but, more broadly, he was Australian football's greatest ever caller and will be sorely missed, writes Rohan Connolly.
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The 50 best AFL players heading into season 2026
It's that time of year when ESPN's Jake Michaels counts down his 50 best players in the AFL. Spoiler alert: two-time Brownlow medalist Patrick Cripps has made the cut.
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Hold your horses: AFL's Origin revival was real, but its long-term future is not
AFL Origin's return was a clear success, but one brilliant night is not enough to prove it's truly back for good.
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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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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.
