AFL

While Tasmania's MPs will pass the proposed AFL stadium through the lower house on Thursday, it's become a much tougher task ahead to win over the parliament's key upper house decision-makers.

The Brisbane Lions secured a spot in their sixth consecutive preliminary with a win over Melbourne on the weekend. Yet with North Melbourne's dominance, the Queenslanders are "underdogs" in the race for the flag once again.

Footy fans are not impressed with the AFL's new finals-extending Wildcard Round, but it is all part of Andrew Dillon's grand plan for total domination of Australian sport.

Richmond will run out for a home game in Tasmania for the first time in its history next season in a decision the club says it has not taken lightly.

AFL teams ranked ninth and 10th will be in contention to win the premiership from next season, with the league introducing a wildcard round.

Brisbane defeats Melbourne for the first time in AFLW finals, as the Lions win on the road to clinch a preliminary final spot, and Adelaide ends St Kilda's season.

Injury-ravaged Hawthorn is counting the cost of its heavy loss to North Melbourne in the opening AFLW qualifying final.

North Melbourne registers its 25th consecutive win with a 39-point drubbing of Hawthorn in the first AFLW qualifying final.

Warren Tredrea's premiership teammate Josh Carr says he will always remain a Port Adelaide legend despite being sacked from the club's board last week.

The Sydney Swans are in need of a new AFLW head coach after parting ways with Scott Gowans.

Despite coming from a family with a strong pedigree for football, one of the AFLW's best new talents almost gave it up. Now, she is enjoying putting on a show.

North Melbourne may be undefeated for the second home and away season in a row, but a star Melbourne player says the short AFLW season means they haven't proven themselves against everyone.

Adelaide has hung on for a thrilling 12-point win over Fremantle that secures its AFLW finals spot and ends the Dockers' season.

Daisy Pearce's West Coast Eagles have reached the AFLW finals for the first time after the Sydney Swans blew their chance in a shock three-point loss to struggling Essendon at Coffs Harbour.

The Port Adelaide Football Club continues to describe Warren Tredrea as one of its greatest-ever players — but on Friday it dismissed him from its board of directors.

After a shaky start to the season the Brisbane Lions showed faith in a shift in game style to climb up the ladder and guarantee themselves a top-four finish.

AFL great Warren Tredrea has been dismissed from the board of the Port Adelaide Football Club, the Power has confirmed.

Will Hayward and Ollie Florent were both locked into long-term deals with Sydney before being told they needed to leave while holidaying in South America.

Dion Prestia and Steven May are charged by police over their alleged involvement in a brawl in a Victorian coastal town last December.

The final round of the AFLW home and away season promises to be nervous watching for more than half the competition's fans as eleven sides battle for seven finals spots up for grabs.