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Best case, worst case, most likely: How each club could fare in 2025
ESPN's Jake Michaels runs his eyes over every AFL club and identifies the best possible, worst possible, and most likely scenarios for each in season 2025.
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'We're not hiding from it': Swans ready to own Grand Final flop
A 10-goal loss in a Grand Final is a tough mental hurdle to overcome heading into a new season, but Swans skipper Callum Mills says his side is ready to embrace the challenge in 2025, writes Rohan Connolly.
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ESPN's top 20 must-watch AFL players for 2025: 10-1
Who are the AFL players you just love to watch play? Not necessarily the best players in the league, or the most promising, but the ones who make you tune in anytime, anywhere? Here's our top 10.
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ESPN's top 20 must-watch AFL players for 2025: 20-11
Who are the AFL's must-watch players? Not necessarily the best players in the league, or the most promising, but the ones who make you tune in anytime, anywhere? Here's our top 20.
Every club's pass mark for season 2025
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The 50 best AFL players heading into season 2025
The 2025 AFL season gets underway next week. That means it's time for ESPN's annual countdown of the 50 best players in the sport.
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SEASON 2025
Every AFL club's biggest question ahead of season 2025
What's the big question your AFL club must answer in season 2025? We've looked at all 18 teams and posed the most pressing question that fans will be desperate to have answered as early as possible.
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RANKING EVERY CLUB
Preseason AFL tiers: Flag favourites, Victor Wembanyamas, the borderline unwatchable
Who are the favourites for the 2025 AFL premiership? Who are the legitimate contenders? And who should already be booking September holidays? Jake Michaels has ranked every team into tiers ahead of the new season.
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ESPN's AFL Coaching Pressure Power Rankings for 2025
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No. 1 AFL draft pick Sam Lalor injured in contest
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- AFL postpones Queensland games due to cyclone
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- Fremantle star Brayshaw re-signs until 2031
- Petracca, Oliver star, but Freo too good for Dees
- Saints' Owens cleared of major shoulder injury
- Eagles ride like the wind to round up Kangaroos
- Owens latest AFL player hurt in marking contest
- Swans' Gulden to have surgery on broken ankle
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Everything you need to know about the 2025 AFL season
The 2025 AFL season is right around the corner. ESPN has put everything you need to know into one place to ensure you're up to speed by the time we get to Opening Round.
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Expert tips, best tips for Opening Round of the AFL
Who should you be tipping in Opening Round of the 2025 AFL season? Our footy experts have put their heads together to help you out. So open your ESPN Footytips app, take notes, and get ahead of the game!
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AFL injury list: Every team's casualties for season 2025
Stay across all of the latest AFL injury news, suspensions, timetables and expected return dates with our comprehensive list.
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The 50 best AFL players heading into season 2025
The 2025 AFL season gets underway next week. That means it's time for ESPN's annual countdown of the 50 best players in the sport.
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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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'Exactly what we need': How Aussie Rules helped make ESPN a live sport juggernaut
When ESPN was a fledgling station without any meaningful TV rights, it needed content. Enter Aussie Rules football and the VFL, and a partnership which left a lasting impact on both league and broadcaster, writes Shannon Gill.
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AFL 2025 fixture: Five must-watch games in the first month
The 2025 AFL fixture has been released. So, to whet your appetite for the upcoming season, we've picked out the five must-watch games from the opening month.
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AFL player record holders, statistical leaders, and more
Who has played the most AFL games? Who has kicked the most AFL goals? Here are the league leaders in history for all the stats that matter.
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AFL trade and free agency grades - Every club's report card from a wild 2024 transfer period
And just like that the 2024 AFL trade and free agency period is over. Some teams improved, some stagnated, and others, well, got worse. Here's how every team fared over the last two weeks:
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