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AFL DRAFT
Are AFL clubs spooked by the 'go-home factor' with a club that doesn't yet exist?
The best Tasmanian draft crop in a generation is emerging just before their home state gets its own AFL team. It's easy to assume these players will jump at the chance to play at home, but the landscape doesn't appear to have shifted greatly ... yet.
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Perennial 'almosts' no more? The Roos are legit, and beating the Dees proved it
AFLW
STOCKS RISING
Stocks Rising: North Melbourne's greatest ever AFLW win?
In Week 1 of the 2023 AFLW finals series Orla O'Dwyer kicked a ridiculous goal, Chloe Molloy and her Swans made some history, and North Melbourne earned the biggest win in their AFLW history. Here's whose stocks are rising as we head into semifinal week.
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AFLW FINALS
WEEK 1
North upset reigning premiers Melbourne in AFLW
North Melbourne are celebrating the greatest win in their AFLW history after they scored an stunning upset 41-point qualifying final win over reigning premiers Melbourne.
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Classy Cats consign Bombers to more finals futility
Geelong have easily beaten Essendon by 18 points for their first AFLW finals win, giving the Bombers women a bitter taste of the club's notorious AFL playoffs futility.
AFLW FINALS
Brisbane pip Adelaide in AFLW qualifying final thriller
Brisbane's Ally Anderson has kicked the match-winner as the Lions upset minor premiers Adelaide by two points in an AFLW qualifying final thriller.
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Swans shine and down Suns in AFLW finals debut
Sydney's remarkable AFLW transformation continues, going from zero to elimination final heroes with a pulsating upset win over Gold Coast.
AFL DRAFT
AFL Draft Power Rankings: The top 50 prospects in 2023
ESPN has released its final AFL Draft power rankings for 2023, extended to include the best 50 prospects from across the country.
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The Devil's leap: Arie Schoenmaker's rise from purgatory to first-round fancy
From being busted with booze at a Tassie Devils footy camp to first-round calculations, no prospect has come from further back than Arie Schoenmaker, and "one of the best kicks in the country" is one to watch come draft night, writes Jasper Chellappah.
AFLW
End of an era: Celebrating the impact of AFLW's 2023 retiring class
AFLW champion Erin Phillips leads a retiring class of 2023 that no doubt leave an indelible mark on the sport.
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THE IMPACT OF ERIN PHILLIPS
Players' perspectives: Erin Phillips leaves a mighty AFLW legacy
Erin Phillips' retirement truly is the end of an era - the first era of AFLW, and current players Imogen Evans and Isadora McLey share their thoughts on the legacy left by one of the game's greats.
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Top Headlines
- AFL opening round locked in for QLD, NSW
- Bulldogs sack AFLW coach Burke after finishing last
- New AFL talent pathway 'first step' for Tasmania
- Dons midfielder Parish defends contract saga
- Rance to reunite with Hardwick on the GC
- AFL legend Barassi farewelled at MCG
- Hawks to shift Wingard to AFL rookie list
- Garner voted best by AFLW coaches for 3rd time
- Lions' Heslop cops equal-longest AFLW ban
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ESPN's ultimate Brownlow Medal predictor and tracker - every player, every vote for 2023
The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. In 2023, ESPN is giving you an advantage with our one-of-a-kind predictor.
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Listen to the ESPN Footy Podcast
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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The AFL's best players 50 - 1
Not valuable. Not skilled. Not must-watch. But who are the 50 best AFL players heading into season 2023?
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Charlie Curnow wins back-to-back Coleman Medals
For the first time in over 100 years a club has produced back-to-back different Coleman Medal winners. Who will reign supreme in 2023?
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