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[ad_1] The AFL season kicks off next weekend with Opening Round. A host of clubs are battling injuries – some more serious than others – with many racing the clock to be available including several setbacks last weekend on the eve of the new campaign. Below is every AFL club’s injury state of play. The … Read more
[ad_1] Essendon appears to have been dealt a devastating injury blow a fortnight out from Round 1, with defender Jordan Ridley left devastated after limping off GMHBA Stadium with an apparent quad injury. Ridley played the first three quarters of the Bombers’ Community Series clash against Geelong before being seen at three quarter-time with ice … Read more
[ad_1] Geelong and Essendon will compete at GMHBA Stadium tonight in both sides’ final clash before the season proper. The Cats will be without Ollie Henry due to a rolled ankle but are otherwise set to field a full strength side as they look to hit the ground running in 2024. The Bombers will be … Read more
[ad_1] Essendon coach Brad Scott has put the onus on star Jake Stringer to deliver more than “flashes of brilliance” as the forward enters the final year of his contract. Stringer, who is nearing the end of a three-year deal he signed with Essendon, has managed just 21 and 25 goals in his last two … Read more
[ad_1] We get our first taste of competitive AFL footy this weekend as match simulation week begins. While there’s only so much we can take away from match simulation — and you wouldn’t expect clubs to fully show their hands — we’ll still learn plenty after a long off-season. Below foxfooty.com.au has listed every club’s … Read more
[ad_1] The AFL returns next week! Well, pre-season games, at least. No matter, after clubs’ long off-season of training and preparing for the season proper, we’ll get our first good look at all 18 sides in 2024, and the players within them. From exciting draftees, to big-name recruits, players ready to take their games to … Read more
[ad_1] The future prospects of a Tasmanian AFL team are likely to be decided at the ballot box after the state’s Liberal government called for an early election. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said on Tuesday he will call for an early election due to a standoff with two former Liberals who quit the party to sit … Read more
[ad_1] We’re just weeks away from Opening Round and the 2024 AFL home and away season. A host of clubs will line up vastly different after busy off-seasons, while plenty of fresh faces should also be unearthed. Foxfooty.com.au predicts every club’s 23-man squad for its first game of the season, taking into account injuries and … Read more
[ad_1] Essendon was the talk of the town throughout the trade period, but the real test comes when the first ball is bounced in 2024. After winning four of their first five matches under Brad Scott, the Bombers spluttered to the finish line after the mid-season bye, winning three matches and losing seven to finish … Read more
[ad_1] The 2024 season hasn’t even started yet – but planning for 2025 and beyond is well and truly underway inside AFL clubs. The best list management teams do years of work, looking down the line at potential free agent and trade targets, plus figuring out who they need to re-sign and who they can … Read more