It has to happen: a kid drafted from the TAC Cup then enjoys a 15-year playing career, followed by a few years as an assistant coach and then a couple of decades coaching AFL teams. About half of the ...

WATCH: CAMEOS in Neighbours and City Homicide, Leigh Matthews’ bizarre 1970s TV role and the child acting talents of Demon Jay Kennedy-Harris revealed. Central character Ted Bullpitt (“money on the ...

A team comprising footballers from rural Victoria would stack up against any 22, with hall of famers, premiership players and Brownlow medallists galore. For the purposes of this exercise we’ve left ...

PICTURE SPECIAL: IT’S a Top 10 that would stand up against any team of footy greats. Who are the best indigenous players ever to pull on a pair of footy boots? A top 10 that covers the full range of ...

But there are also a substantial number of artists who have sought to explore Australian football identity through their brushwork. Even in 1889, a decade before the formation of the VFL, Arthur ...

PIC SPECIAL: GAZZA’S shoulder has prompted Retrogram to go to the vault to find 10 examples of footballers wearing unusual protective guards. Expect the discussion to spark up again when Ablett ...

Australian football has had bald premiership captains and coaches, All-Australians and Norm Smith Medallists. We’ve even seen one Brownlow medallist kiss the bald head of another while presenting the ...

WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEOS: FROM Warwick Capper to Steve Motlop and a misguided “footy rap”, footballers have not been shy at picking up a microphone. Whenever attention turns to the subject of league ...

PICTURE SPECIAL: TEN classic images from the vault of footy stars including Buddy, Richo and Ben Cousins on canvas. But there are also a substantial number of artists who have sought to explore ...