Tactical responses to AFL rule changes are minimising the effects on the game

A raft of AFL rule changes for the 2026 season have either excited or horrified a range of fans — Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson examine the changes and whether they have had the desired impact.

AFL Commission chair and former Geelong president Craig Drummond apologises for concussion contract

AFL Commission chairman Craig Drummond issues a statement apologising for his part in the Jake Kolodjashnij concussion contract saga.

What the AFL must do to concussion-proof players and the game

The biggest issue is making the sport safer. Prevention is best because often there is no cure for brain damage.
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Dozens of Australian Rules players diagnosed with CTE expose scale of AFL's brain injury crisis

Thirty-three Australian Rules footballers have been diagnosed with CTE, a degenerative brain disease. Global neuroscience experts say the statistics are alarming and need to be urgently addressed by ...

AFL announces new radio rights deal

The AFL has announced today a three-year rights extension with radio partners SEN, Southern Cross Austereo, Nine Radio, ...