‘I was in so much pain’:The unspoken ‘big issue’ affecting women athletes
Women in sport

‘I was in so much pain’:The unspoken ‘big issue’ affecting women athletes

Eleanor Cardwell was in so much pain,she couldn’t even complete a warm-up without discomfort,and she was not alone among her netball peers. It’s why she thinks it’s mad that sports bras aren’t treated with the same priority as football boots or mouthguards.

  • byMarnie Vinall

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Once banned from playing,AFLW’s new boss will launch next phase of footy
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AFL 2024

Once banned from playing,AFLW’s new boss will launch next phase of footy

AFLW general manager Emma Moore will report to the game’s football boss,Laura Kane. Both say they would not be expanding the AFLW season further until TV and match-day audiences justify it.

  • byCaroline Wilson
‘There’s nowhere for them to go’:When girls are booted out of football
Women in sport

‘There’s nowhere for them to go’:When girls are booted out of football

At 13,Phoebe Guppy is at a crossroads. Travel over an hour for footy training,or give up the game she loves. Daisy Pearce has been at the crossroads before her,and many more will follow.

  • byHannah Kennelly
Marvel’s $225m upgrade improved women’s facilities. But AFLW still won’t play there
AFL 2024

Marvel’s $225m upgrade improved women’s facilities. But AFLW still won’t play there

Marvel Stadium will not be used for AFLW matches in 2024 despite recently being upgraded with $225 million of state government funding,in part for “improved facilities to support professional women’s sport”.

  • byPeter Ryan
‘I’ve never seen that’:Swans deny any knowledge of AFL drugs cover-up
AFL 2024

‘I’ve never seen that’:Swans deny any knowledge of AFL drugs cover-up

Coach John Longmire and chief executive Tom Harley – both former AFL players – have been quick to distance themselves from explosive claims made by federal MP Andrew Wilkie.

  • byMalcolm Conn
‘I have two,she has one’:Moment Sydney Swans players were caught with cocaine
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‘I have two,she has one’:Moment Sydney Swans players were caught with cocaine

It was a late Saturday afternoon when Alexia Hamilton and Paige Sheppard left the Clovelly Hotel to find a silver Toyota. They have apologised for what happened next.

  • byClare Sibthorpe,Marnie Vinall,Jonathan Drennan andSally Rawsthorne
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Two Sydney Swans women players caught with cocaine
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Two Sydney Swans women players caught with cocaine

The two women were sentenced to a good behaviour bond in a Sydney court in January.

  • byMarnie Vinall,Sally Rawsthorne andClare Sibthorpe
‘Be loud and proud’:Top female athletes on pay,power,passion … and GOATs
Women in sport

‘Be loud and proud’:Top female athletes on pay,power,passion … and GOATs

For International Women’s Day,we asked a star cricketer,a Matilda,a Diamond,an AFLW spearhead,a rugby sevens Olympian and an NRLW captain what they would change if they had the power.

  • byCarla Jaeger,Billie Eder,Emma Kemp andMarnie Vinall
21-day stand down for concussion at all levels below the AFL
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AFL 2024

21-day stand down for concussion at all levels below the AFL

The AFL will maintain a minimum 12-day return to play protocol for the elite competition however all other community competitions will adopt a minimum return to play protocol under new guidelines.

  • byPeter Ryan
The rival stars AFL club bosses most want on their team
AFL 2024

The rival stars AFL club bosses most want on their team

A new generation has emerged,led by a brilliant forward and a precocious midfielder,with one key forward and midfielder no longer rated at the top.

  • byPeter Ryan
Who will – and won’t – be calling the footy on TV and radio in 2024?
AFL 2024

Who will – and won’t – be calling the footy on TV and radio in 2024?

How the commentary teams will change for the 2024 season.

  • byAndrew Wu