Baby Max is here: The year keeps getting better for the Gawns

The Grand Final victory capped an incredible season for Gawn, who skippered the Demons for the second successive season, ...

‘Probably playing League’: How AFL lured freak athlete away from NRL as Swans ‘dream’ looms

“Sydney’s Academy is awesome, I can’t speak highly enough for them. The amount of respect I have for them, the amount of ...

The running machine who is hoping to join his brother in the AFL

HUNTER Holmes remembers the countdown to the 2020 Telstra AFL Draft with a mixed sense of uncertainty and nerves. His older ...
Adelaide Now

Max Holmes has urged the AFL to change the pre-finals bye after defender’s Grand Final heartbreak

Holmes said his heart was aching for Stewart, knowing the personal pain of missing a grand final – albeit in different circumstances. The midfielder cried all the way home to Geelong from Melbourne ...

The AFL’s messaging for Geelong star Bailey Smith borders on pathetic

The AFL boss and Hocking had a meeting at Smith’s home way back in June, after the “nose beers” social media controversy, ...

AFL announce seven rule changes for 2026 season

The AFL has made a further seven changes to the rules and umpire interpretations for the 2026 season, including more measures ...
The Mercury

Max Holmes has urged the AFL to change the pre-finals bye after defender’s Grand Final heartbreak

Max Holmes knows all too well the feeling of missing a Grand Final, and has urged the AFL to change the pre-finals bye week after a heartbreaking concussion to Tom Stewart on Friday night. Holmes said ...