Welcome to the round 2 and 3 review ep! We start this ep chatting about Marielle’s Tillies experience in Sydney! We then celebrate former Brisbane Lions player Leigh Ryswyk - the first AFL men’s player to openly come out as gay (check out the full interview here).
This is followed by what is known (at time of recording) in the investigation into St Kilda player Lance Collard’s alleged use of a homophobic slur in a VFL game. We cover the Tassie Devils undefeated record (we enjoyed these instagram posts from them here, here & here), the AFLs new illicit drug policy and that the Men’s Grand Final timeslot is locked in for the next 2 years.
We also cover the (now confirmed) rumour that Kylie Minogue will be the entertainment at the Men’s Grand Final this year before breaking down the big moments from rounds 2 & 3.
In this week’s best on feed, Monica shares this TikTok from 7sportau and Marielle shares this reel from North Melbourne.
This week’s sources are:
Former Brisbane Lion Leigh Ryswyk becomes first openly gay AFL player by Michael Doyle & Sara Garcia for abc.net.au
Former Brisbane Lion, SANFL stalwart reveals he is gay on afl.com.au
St Kilda first-year player Lance Collard banned for six matches for using homophobic slurs in a VFL game on abc.net.au
Saint under investigations for alleged homophobic slur on afl.com.au
Devils’ delight: Tasmania posts win in historic first game on afl.com.au
Four rule alterations announced ahead of 2026 AFLW season by Sarah Black on afl.com.au
AFL and AFLPA announce landmark new illicit drugs policy on afl.com.au
AFL has made a decision on Grand Final timeslot amid rising speculation by Peter Rolfe for the Herald Sun
AFL ‘strongly targeting’ Aussie icon Kylie Minogue for twilight grand final by Ben Sutton for 7news.com.au
AFL fan cops heavy sanction for throwing bottle at Hawthorn players by Ben Sutton for 7news.com.au
Another star goes down amid surge of hamstring injuries by Josh Gabelich for afl.com.au
‘Everyone was flustered’: How Dogs, Crows contended with no clock by Gemma Bastiani for afl.com.au
AFL concedes timeclock error in Giants-Saints thriller by Riley Beveridge for afl.com.au
Pat Voss issues public apology to Harrison Petty for cry baby taunt: ‘I had no idea’ by Ben Sutton for 7news.com.au
Duff: The significance of West Coast’s drought-breaking win by Mark Duffield on sen.com.au
Club high performance bosses to meet amid surge in injuries by Nathan Schmook on afl.com.au
DDF Crows Umpire Calls Summary
AFL admits to umpire mistake in Adelaide Crows’ close loss to the Geelong Cats by James McKern for news.com.au
The verdict is in: Magpies champion learns his fate at Tribunal by Michael Whiting for afl.com.au
Pies pair likely to miss, mystery over skippers latest setback by Josh Gabelich for afl.com.au
North Melbourne ends 10-year drought against Essendon as Tristian Xerri faces ban for rubbing blood on Andrew McGrath’s face by Dean Bilton, Andrew McGarry & Chris De Silva for abc.net.au
Kangaroos’ Tristan Xerri sent to AFL tribunal after alleged blood-wiping incident on abc.net.au
Double milestones | McDonald and Gawn share moment by David McPherson on melbournefc.com.ay
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