By Josh Dunstall . Field Umpires, Bradley Stewart (AFL Sydney, pictured right) and Flynn Kelly (AFL Canberra, pictured left), have been officially appointed to the 2024 Victorian Football League field umpire list. On the eve of the Smithy’s VFL first…
The AFL has released updated guidelines on the Management of Sport-Related Concussion in Australian Football at all levels of the game outside AFL and AFLW. Access the detailed guidelines, which includes a dedicated section on the management of concussion in…
To mark Local Footy Week, AFL, the GIANTS and the Sydney Swans are offering something special on Wednesday, 27 March 2024. Every available AFL player from the GIANTS and Swans playing lists will are headed out across Sydney to join…
By Rod Gillett . Two great champions of our game, Kevin Sheedy and Richard Colless, will join together in conversation on Saturday, 23 March ahead of the Sydney Swans v Essendon match. All footy fans welcome. . Kevin Sheedy and…
Three of the best women umpires across NSW and the ACT have been selected as part of Female Umpire Accelerator Program in 2024. The program recognises umpires who have been performing at the highest level in their local competitions and…
The AFL has launched an all-new set of free resources designed to help coaches of youth-aged Australian rules footballers. There are around 10,000 registered coaches of youth football teams with players in the 13-18 age range across Australia and the…
The AFL has announced important developments in relation to the return-to-play protocols in the concussion guidelines for all levels of Australian rules football. For competitions outside AFL/AFLW of all ages (i.e. adult/open competitions and all junior competitions), the earliest…
The AFL has today announced it will host a gala dinner celebrating the inaugural NSW Australian Football Hall of Fame on Friday, 3 May. Head of AFL NSW/ACT, Tiffany Robertson, made the surprise announcement to guests attending a plaque unveiling…
As the AFL season gets underway this week, we wanted to take the opportunity on behalf of the AFL Commission to thank you for taking part in Australia’s national game and making it the number one sport in the country. Your…
Melinda Hyland (back left) with her family, Julie McLean, Alby (6), Andy (3), Teddy (8). Photo: Damian Jenkins . On Friday, 1 March Melinda Hyland will become the first woman in NSW or the ACT to play 350 senior matches,…
