A game in a paddock: thoughts on footy in the country

I tell Nick Dal Santo, a boy from Bendigo, about my favourite – which is to say, most improbable –story from country football. “I can’t beat that, to be honest with you,” he says with a laugh.

Bombers re-sign young onballer

Essendon has confirmed young midfielder Darcy Parish has committed to the Bombers for a further two years.

School for Swans

The academy programs of the northern state clubs raise the old question at the heart of the AFL – do we want a national game, or to maintain a parochial passion?

Australia's most heated rivalries

Everyone loves a good rivalry. The fan fare, the passion, the love and the hatred is what makes sport for what it is. Luckily enough for sporting fans in Australia, living in a multi code dominated sporting sphere allows us to experience many derbies across the sporting calendar. Here are 10 of our favourite derbies in Aussie sport.

Nike unveils irreverent new Australia-specific ads

“It’s amazing what you can do when you don’t give yourself a choice”

Goal and mark of the year nominations

These finalists are sure to give judges a headache as they determine the best goal and mark of the year from AFL season 2016.

Inside AFL's numbers game

Numbers and stats are ruling sport – and data is now a key part of AFL, both for fans and players and staff. Find out more in this fascinating short doco taking you inside The Numbers Game...