A new study has found the AFL is Australia’s favourite sports league, yet the challenge of keeping relevant with Gen-Z will determine whether it can retain the crown, SHANNON GILL reports.
Footy at the MCG is in its Taylor Swift era – a record number of blockbusters are drawing bigger crowds than ever before. SHANNON GILL writes the numbers are compelling the stadium to get bigger.
The long wait for a premiership has had a remarkable effect on Montmorency. Demons of near-misses will finally be put to bed if the town’s beloved footy club can prevail as a grand final underdog, writes SHANNON GILL.
Socceroos great Craig Foster has taken aim at Gina Rinehart and the AOC over their sponsorship partnership amid a global campaign on so-called fossil fuel company ‘sportswashing’.
Late cult photographer Rennie Ellis was a ‘people perv’ who gatecrashed some of Australian sport’s most sacred places. Josh Ellis speaks to SHANNON GILL about his dad’s wildest feats, greatest shots and bittersweet fame.
An NRL grand final at the MCG might seem unlikely right now, but if Melbourne Storm CEO Justin Rodski has his way, it could become a reality writes Shannon Gill.
The NRL’s Las Vegas extravaganza has proven to be the jewel in Foxtel’s NRL crown as regular season viewing records were broken in 2024.
The federal sports minister has told all major sporting bodies to increase diversity on their boards or risk losing crucial funding. SHANNON GILL reports that from the country’s biggest sports, half don’t reach the quota.
It’s the biggest show in world sport and Australians have been playing key on-field roles in the NFL for years. Yet as SHANNON GILL finds out, there’s a bunch of Aussies playing crucial roles off the field as well.
40 years ago this week footy administrators gathered for dinner and were hit with a rebel league reality that would forever change the game. SHANNON GILL speaks to the architect of the plan that foreshadowed the AFL, Ian Collins.