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Former Richmond player Jeromey Webberley will coach the Tasmania Devil men's side as it enters its first season with the Victorian Football League. 

Elated Gold Coast fans say "15 years of struggle" are finally paying off for the club, as the Suns look towards a QClash semi against Brisbane this weekend, hailed as a "massive" moment for Queensland footy.

Chloe Molloy kicks a stunner and Zippy Fish stars as the Swans account for the Dockers in the AFLW.

Dockers coach Justin Longmuir says the AFL should issue fines of up to $10,000 to players for staging.

After 248 games, two Brownlow Medals, two AFL Most Valuable Player awards, three All-Australian nods — but no premiership — Nat Fyfe makes a graceful exit from football in the wake of Fremantle's finals loss. 

AFL barracking is again in the spotlight after the recent booing of a player who was the victim of a slur. Confronted by some of the language they recently heard at a match, footy fans Angela and Archie came up with a "light way to get around a bit of a serious topic".

Ten years after AFL great Adam Goodes was forced to leave the game, Indigenous player numbers have dwindled, online racist abuse is rife and insiders say elite private schools have dramatically narrowed the talent pathways. How can the league turn it around? 

Brisbane's premiership hopes have taken a major hit with Eric Hipwood to miss the rest of the season and Lachie Neale suffering a calf injury in their loss to Geelong. 

Having lost their past 10 games at the Gabba, the Gold Coast Suns are confident they can buck history in the QClash semifinal against Brisbane after downing Fremantle in Perth. 

As football teams across Victoria gear up for finals season, a different kind of preparation is underway in the state's domestic violence support services.