THE current, simplified final eight system was introduced in 2000 ... There are two preliminary finals played with the winners both proceeding to the AFL Grand Final. The losers are eliminated.

Winning your own footy, winning the ball back off the opposition, hitting targets with disposals (especially kicks) and ...

One of the outstanding features of Australian Football is its finals series, which have produced some of the AFL's greatest moments. Since 1931, when the McIntyre final four system was introduced, the ...

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. Jeremy Cameron of the Geelong Cats celebrates. (Photo by Mark ...

The AFL and NRL seasons are getting longer, seemingly every year. This poses some major difficulties for cricket in summer.

Brisbane has won its first AFL premiership since 2003 after dismantling ... They've also become just the second side under ...

With concerns about the Brisbane Lions' ability to regenerate their list after seven years without playing a final ... Evans said the AFL would prefer to investigate structures for helping clubs ...

THE AFL has closed a possible loophole in its new bidding system that will stop clubs from being able to trade out early picks and start matching bids for top-rated players with late draft selections.

The Suns are also unchanged, with Clay Cameron to wear the green vest. On Thursday, the Club announced that draftee Jake Lever would make his AFL debut at Metricon Stadium. Lever was one of four ...