Ava Usher is the Telstra AFLW Rising Star for round nine

Hawks Aidan Schubert and Sam Butler have been traded to the Suns

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The Suns and Demons clash in round nine of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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Watch Gold Coast's press conference after round nine’s match against Melbourne

Gold Coast wins its sixth game in a row to press its claims for a top-four spot

The Suns and Demons clash in round nine of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Jorja Livingstone gets a couple of super bounces on a brilliant long-range effort to give Melbourne some hope

Mikayla Nurse celebrates her maiden major in style as her teammates rush in to share the moment

Alyssa Bannan conjures a clever snap in the dying seconds of the term to beat the siren in style

Ava Usher takes the mark before backing herself to slot a sensational opening major

The teams are in for AFLW round nine's matches

Gold Coast coach Rhyce Shaw has praised his young group as they head towards a finals appearance

Georja Davies faced the AFLW Tribunal to challenge a one-match suspension

Watch Gold Coast's press conference after round eight’s match against Brisbane

Charlie Rowbottom is awarded the QClash medal after amassing 36 disposals and a crucial goal, as she leads Gold Coast to their first QClash victory

The Lions and Suns clash in round eight of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

A dawn has risen in Queensland, with Gold Coast notching its first QClash win

Charlie Rowbottom and Havana Harris go back-to-back with a pair of elite finishes to steer the Suns closer to history

Charlotte Mullins is penalised for making high contact on Niamh McLaughlin, as Clara Fitzpatrick is helped from the field with an injury concern

Lucy Single executes a brutal fend-off on Sophie Conway before producing an unbelievable finish on the run

Anne Hatchard produces this fine curling finish to get Gold Coast on the board late in the opening term

Meara Girvan is penalised for this dangerous tackle on Cathy Svarc during the opening term

Lily Postlethwaite picks off an errant Gold Coast switch and snaps the opening goal of the QClash in style

It didn't seem Charlie Rowbottom had much to improve but she saw it differently

The Lions and Suns clash in round eight of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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Gold Coast coach Rhyce Shaw refuses to write off their rivals as they look for a breakthrough win in the QClash

Havana Harris has re-signed with the Suns for another three years

Dekota Baron is the Telstra AFLW Rising Star for round seven

The Suns and Saints clash in round seven of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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Watch Gold Coast's press conference after round seven’s match against St Kilda

Watch Gold Coast's young guns take the game by storm in a scintillating second-half display

St Kilda held a half-time lead on the back of four goals from Jesse Tawhaio-Wardlaw, but then Gold Coast lifted three levels

The Suns and Saints clash in round seven of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Annabel Kievit is helped from the field after sustaining a suspected lower leg injury in this incident

Sunny Lappin gets involved in a fast chain from half back, before finishing the play with an electric dancing finish

Dekota Baron wins the aerial contest and loses her opponent before jetting away to a magnificent finish

Sunny Lappin causes the turnover with a superb smother, before setting up Lily Quigley going back the other way

Daisy D'Arcy snaps superbly in traffic for a rare goal, before Anne Hatchard bursts to a brilliant finish

Lily Mithen's fresh start on the Gold Coast helped her reignite her love for footy

The Bombers and Suns clash in round six of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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Gold Coast kept Essendon to one goal at Windy Hill for a third-straight win

The Bombers and Suns clash in round six of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Havana Harris slots a ripper to bag her second goal of the afternoon after being tucked up against the fence

Anne Hatchard is full of jubilation after slotting a great goal on the run from outside 50

Havana Harris and Dekota Baron show their elite forward prowess to pour more scoreboard pressure on Essendon

Ava Usher splits the middle to hand the Suns a bright start away from home in blustery weather

The Suns may be young, but their group of new recruits are setting the standard

The Suns and Magpies clash in round five of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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The Suns and Magpies clash in round five of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Watch Gold Coast's press conference after round five’s match against Collingwood

Gold Coast was again bolstered by it's exciting first-year guns as it downed a fast-starting Collingwood

Maddy Brancatisano escapes the tackle and buries a fine finish before she sets up Dekota Baron to seal the win

Sunny Lappin lights up the contest with two electric goals to give Gold Coast the advantage

Anne Hatchard gets her quick feet moving with a superb snap to reward Charlie Rowbottom's grunt work

Dekota Baron launches at the footy and sticks a magnificent Mark of the Year contender

Despite some heated discussions, Sunny Lappin's choice of club was an all-family affair

The Power and Suns clash in round four of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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The Power and Suns clash in round four of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Watch Gold Coast’s press conference after round four’s match against Yartapuulti

The thrilling final moments between Yartapuulti and Gold Coast in round four of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Gold Coast leapfrogged Yartapuulti to ninth on the ladder

Havana Harris contests the throw in before she kicks a terrific goal to give Gold Coast the lead

Matilda Scholz glides across and sticks a spectacular intercept grab to wow the commentary team

Sunny Lappin pounces on the footy and kicks a sensational running finish to get the Suns rolling

After a storied career as an Adelaide and Port Adelaide champion, Erin Phillips heads home working with Gold Coast

After three rounds, there are plenty of players who have started the year in fine fashion

The Suns and Cats clash in round three of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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The Suns and Cats clash in round three of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Watch Gold Coast’s press conference after round three’s match against Geelong

Despite being hit hard by injuries, the Cats have overcome the Suns

Rachel Kearns rolls through this sensational finish from range after a brilliant dash from the contest

Aishling Moloney threads her 50th career goal with a magnificent finish whilst facing away from the goals

Alannah Welsh lays a terrific tackle before she slots a superb checkside to get Gold Coast on the board

Check out all the amazing 2026 AFLW Indigenous Round jumpers

The teams are in for AFLW's round three matches

Rhyce Shaw is loving watching his energetic, fun and "cool" Gold Coast side hit its stride this AFLW season

The Eagles and Suns clash in round two of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

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Watch Gold Coast's press conference after round two’s match against West Coast

Gold Coast has strolled to a comfortable win over West Coast off the back of some gun youngsters

Alannah Welsh puts on a dominant display for her side slotting five goals in a convincing win against West Coast

The Eagles and Suns clash in round two of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Ava Usher explodes with pace to kick a wonderful goal on the burst in the third quarter

Sunny Lappin celebrates a milestone moment with her teammates after drilling her first AFLW goal

Alannah Welsh dribbles through two brilliant goals in the opening quarter, including her first at the top level

Ava Usher boots her first AFLW goal after Havanna Harris wins a free kick with a superb tackle before finding her teammate with a neat pass

New players, change of coach, meeting expectations - what's the biggest watch on every AFLW team?

The teams are in for AFLW round two's matches