<![CDATA[AFL Latest News]]> https://www.afl.com.au en-au Copyright 2019 AFL Media editor@afl.com.au <![CDATA[AFL Latest News]]> https://www.afl.com.au/resources/v5.53.20/i/elements/afl-logo.png https://www.afl.com.au <![CDATA['Dream way to finish': Fagan torn on going again or going out on top]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621727/brisbane-lions-coach-chris-fagan-torn-on-going-again-or-going-out-on-top

After 10 seasons at the helm, Chris Fagan said he is yet to decide whether he will go around again

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:18:00 GMT article 1621727 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA['We showed we belong': Serong sure downed Dockers are capable of greatness]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1623295/we-showed-we-belong-caleb-serong-sure-downed-fremantle-dockers-are-capable-of-greatness

Still feeling the pain of defeat, Caleb Serong has no doubt Fremantle has what it takes to be back at the top

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:11:00 GMT article 1623295 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Ashcrofts 'don't lose Grand Finals': Family's fantastic feats roll on]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1623345/will-and-levi-ashcrofts-dont-lose-grand-finals-brisbane-lions-familys-fantastic-feats-role-on

The end of September is a fruitful time for what's becoming Brisbane's most famous surname

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:53:00 GMT article 1623345 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Neale concedes Lions chapter is 'probably' over as Pies move looms]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1623275/lachie-neale-concedes-brisbane-lions-chapter-is-probably-over-as-collingwood-magpies-move-looms

Lachie Neale says his time at Brisbane has been 'the best eight years of my life', but he is likely to move on after a third straight premiership

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:45:00 GMT article 1623275 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA['No sugar-coating it': Wharfie Time not to blame as Dockers reel from GF loss]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621728/no-sugar-coating-it-wharfie-time-not-the-issue-as-fremantle-dockers-reel-from-grand-final-loss

Fremantle was left shattered after Brisbane rode the late momentum to in a third Grand Final in a row

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:24:00 GMT article 1621728 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA['I'll do anything for the team. Anything': The stunning double act that sums up Josh Dunkley]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1623315/ill-do-anything-for-the-team-anything-the-stunning-double-act-that-sums-up-brisbane-lions-midfielder-josh-dunkley

Two moments of desperation in the space of a matter of seconds underlines what makes Josh Dunkley so special

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:17:00 GMT article 1623315 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[The moment: How the Wharfiewobbles stole Freo's dream in 258 seconds]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621722/the-moment-the-fremantle-dockers-were-almost-home-then-the-wharfiewobbles-struck

The Dockers could almost taste the premiership they had long been craving, before the Lions went bang, bang, bang... and bang

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:04:00 GMT article 1621722 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Lion the first two-flag Irishman, considers going around again]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1623369/brisbane-lion-conor-mckenna-the-first-two-flag-irishman-considers-going-around-again

Conor McKenna chose to stay unsigned ahead of 2027 but an important new role, and second premiership medal, could change that

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:58:00 GMT article 1623369 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Stars rise to occasion, tall unable to impact: Every Fremantle player rated]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621726/stars-caleb-serong-luke-jackson-shai-bolton-hayden-young-rise-to-occasion-tall-mason-cox-unable-to-impact-every-fremantle-dockers-player-rated

From Jye Amiss to Hayden Young, we assess every Dockers player's performance in the 2026 Grand Final

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:57:00 GMT article 1621726 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[RECAP: Serong speaks, Fagan unsure on future, Neale confirms move after incredible Grand Final]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621032/grand-final-day-live

Re-live all the action from the 2026 Toyota Grand Final with our live blog

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:55:00 GMT article 1621032 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA['It's all worth it': Allen reveals hidden toll, and what Draper thought of Wharfie Time]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1623328/its-all-worth-it-brisbane-lions-oscar-allen-reveals-hidden-toll-and-what-sam-draper-thought-of-wharfie-time

Brisbane's newest premiership players on the hard road to Grand Final glory

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:40:00 GMT article 1623328 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Lions' Grand Final hero reveals the injury he played through this season]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1623368/brisbane-lions-grand-final-hero-logan-morris-reveals-injury-he-played-through-this-season

Brisbane Grand Final hero Logan Morris has revealed he played through injury in the second half of the season

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:32:00 GMT article 1623368 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Grand Final talking points: Neale's frosty reception, devastation for Pearce, Young again]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621725/grand-final-talking-points-neales-frosty-reception-devastation-for-pearce-young-again

Kylie soaring over the MCG, Hayden Young repeating the dose and a game-saving chasedown - there was no shortage of massive moments during the Grand Final

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT article 1621725 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Flag veterans and GF debutants shine: Every Brisbane player rated]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621768/flag-veterans-and-gf-debutants-shine-every-brisbane-player-rated-2026-afl-grand-final-fremantle-dockers-v-brisbane-lions

From Oscar Allen to Dayne Zorko, we assess every Lions player's performance in the 2026 Grand Final

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:21:00 GMT article 1621768 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[2026 Norm Smith Medal voting]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1622992/2026-norm-smith-medal-voting

Shai Bolton of the Fremantle Football Club has won the 2026 Norm Smith Medal after being adjudged best on ground in the 2026 Toyota AFL Grand Final

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:50:00 GMT article 1622992 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[See the full votes: Bolton joins rare club by winning Norm Smith in losing team]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621724/fremantle-dockers-star-shai-bolton-joins-rare-club-by-winning-norm-smith-medal-in-losing-grand-final-team

Fremantle midfielder Shai Bolton has won the Norm Smith Medal

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:35:00 GMT article 1621724 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[The Unstoppables: Lions come from nowhere to win epic GF, break Freo hearts]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621721/match-report-brisbane-lions-beat-fremantle-dockers-in-epic-grand-final

Brisbane comes from behind to win one of the best Grand Finals in VFL/AFL history

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 07:17:00 GMT article 1621721 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Suns forward goes back-to-back in Grand Final Sprint]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1622458/gold-coast-suns-forward-jed-walter-goes-back-to-back-in-telstra-afl-grand-final-sprint

Jed Walter has claimed victory in the Telstra AFL Grand Final Sprint, held at half-time

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:05:00 GMT article 1622458 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA['So lucky': Kylie lights up rain-soaked MCG on Grand Final day]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621993/copy-text-article-2026-afl-grand-final-fremantle-dockers-v-brisbane-lions

Kylie Minogue dazzled with pyrotechnics, wardrobe changes and a selection of her biggest hits ahead of the Grand Final

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:04:00 GMT article 1621993 at www.afl.com.au <![CDATA[Sons of guns fire as U17s game gives glimpse of the future]]> https://www.afl.com.au/news/1621607/sons-of-guns-koby-bewick-tevita-rodan-and-percy-burgoyne-fire-as-u17s-game-gives-glimpse-of-the-future

The best players from the 2027 draft crop impressed on Saturday

]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:41:00 GMT article 1621607 at www.afl.com.au