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Horton-Milne and Bertagno headline SFNL's 2026 best and fairest night
Clubs across the Southern Football Netball League gathered to honour the best players of the season, with two awards split between joint winners.
Photo: CityBoy777 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Phoenix end losing skid with 17-point win over Hawks
South East Melbourne snapped a three-game slide at John Cain Arena, denying Illawarra a second straight win to open its NBL27 campaign.
Photo: DaHuzyBru / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Wildcats sink Phoenix at RAC Arena for third home win in a row
The Wildcats have now won three straight at home, though the NBL's release did not include a final score from their clash with the Phoenix.
Carlton holds off Hawthorn fightback for 12-point AFLW win in rain
Carlton captain Abbie McKay racked up 33 disposals as the Blues held off a Hawthorn fightback at Ikon Park, moving to third on the ladder while Hawthorn stays outside the top eight.
Photo: Victorian Amateur Football Association/Revo Fitness / Wikimedia (Public domain)VAFA appoints former AFL player Dean Anderson to lead strategic review
The former AFL player turned leadership consultant will spend October and November consulting clubs and the board before reporting back in December.
Photo: mikecogh / Openverse (CC BY-SA 2.0)VAFA reveals 2026 best and fairest winners, three sections end in ties
A Danish rookie claimed a league medal in her first season in Australia as the VAFA handed out best and fairest awards across 18 sections, with three counts finishing level.
Photo: Victorian Amateur Football Association/Revo Fitness / Wikimedia (Public domain)VAFA Awards Show streams live tonight to crown season's best
Hosts Jason Bennett and Matthew Donald will count League Best & Fairest votes across every division bar the Premier grades as the 2026 VAFA season wraps up.
Photo: Jeon Patton / Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0)Goulding sidelined for weeks as Melbourne United turn to Ili
Guard Shea Ili is set to make his first appearance of the season against the Cairns Taipans while Chris Goulding recovers from injury.
Photo: Flickerd / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)North Heidelberg recruits AFL great Brent Harvey for 2027 NFNL season
The Northern Football Netball League's off-season update also reveals new senior coaches at six clubs and retirements for three of the competition's most decorated players.
Photo: Victorian Amateur Football Association/Revo Fitness / Wikimedia (Public domain)Uni Blues win flag despite kicking three fewer goals than rivals
Captain Marty Gleeson claimed the Jock Nelson Medal on debut in a Grand Final after a last-gasp tackle sealed a four-point win over Old Xaverians.
Photo: Totallynotarandomalt69 / Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)University Blues survive four-point thriller for VAFA flag
James Stewart, the league's leading goalkicker, played his part as University Blues beat Old Xaverians in a tight Premier Men's decider, before Old Xaverians hit back to claim a sixth straight reserves title.
Photo: Kgbo / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Behich urges Socceroos to back up Brazil scare in Brisbane rematch
Melbourne City captain Aziz Behich says the Socceroos have set the bar high after almost beating Brazil, and wants that standard repeated in Tuesday night's rematch.
Photo: Sydneyfc4me / Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)Melbourne City sink Oakleigh Cannons as new recruits impress in pre-season
Socceroo Awer Mabil and Danish midfielder Emiliano Marcondes made their first City appearances as Andrew Nabbout and Liam Bonetig scored in a 2-0 win over the NPL Victoria club.
Photo: Johann JayasinhaCricket Victoria switches on new light towers at Junction Oval
The St Kilda ground's freshly installed lights were turned on for the first time on Friday night, ahead of a Dean Jones Cup clash between Victoria and New South Wales.
Photo: supplied by Multicultural Cricket CommitteeCricket Victoria veteran joins club leaders for multicultural cricket talks in Mentone
Ken Jacobs OAM and McKinnon Cricket Club president Andrew Kane discussed grassroots pathways and women's cricket growth at a lunch hosted by a member of Victoria's multicultural cricket committee.
Photo: Jeanie Mackinder / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Kylie Minogue soars above MCG in bedazzled finale to Grand Final show
More than 100,000 fans watched the singer perform hits including Padam Padam and Can't Get You Out of My Head, joined on stage by William Barton, G Flip and Dom Dolla.
Photo: Flickerd / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Kylie, a Lions three-peat bid and Freo’s history hunt: your guide to Saturday’s MCG grand final
Brisbane and Fremantle meet in a final for the first time, with Kylie Minogue on stage before the 2.30pm bounce and Seven broadcasting the match exclusively.