Marnie Vinall is a multi-Quill-award-winning sports journalist, podcaster and broadcaster with the ABC Sports team.
In 2024, she won a Quill for her reporting on the 2023 Women’s World Cup and in 2025 for her work uncovering discrimination and inequalities in women’s community football.
Ava Usher and Havana Harris are just two of nine players in the Gold Coast Suns AFLW team with surf lifesaving backgrounds. It is common on the coast, but players say it's definitely helped them excel on the field.
Former AFLW player and coach Lauren Arnell has criticised the standard of Collingwood, while emphasising the responsibility of coaches to "put on a show" to grow the game.
GWS player Tilly Lucas-Rodd said the conversations around AFLW Pride Round are important to keep platforming, as the joy is a counter to the discrimination queer people still face in sport.
Leticia McKenna has made the most of her first chance in the Matildas starting side, scoring two goals in Australia's 7–1 win over Haiti in France. Follow live.
The Matildas keep challenging, but Germany were too strong for Joe Montemurro's charges in Karlsruhe.
The Gold Coast Suns' Katie Lynch would like the power of the AFLW's dedicated Pride Round to be extended across the whole code.
Sam Draper walked into a successful program that had just won back-to-back premierships. He helped it secure its third.
Umpiring, teams without a win and big risers: These are the topics fans are talking about midway through the AFLW 2026 season.
North Melbourne has lost for the first time in almost three years, with the two-time defending AFLW premier falling to a shock 7-point defeat to Hawthorn in Cairns.
Multiple Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) clubs express disappointment with how women's competitions are being handled this season, as players across the league say the women's competition is being treated as secondary.
The AFLW Dreamtime match inspired plenty of youngsters, but it's just one part of the code being strengthened in the NT.
The women's team receive an outpouring of support including a record crowd as 16,672 fans filled the stands to watch them play.
Sydney Swans fans react to an emotional week, where a scandal continues to engulf the club, as they prepare to watch a historic double-header at the SCG.
Sydney Swans players have been brought to tears after the men's and women's sides won on Sunday following a tumultuous week for the club.
As the Sydney Swans AFLW side gear up for a historic double header, they have been put under an uncomfortable spotlight through no fault of their own.
With his playing days not far behind him, 30-year-old Colin O'Riordan feels like he can connect with the team at an emotional level.
The AFLW opened its 2026 season with a double-header at Docklands Stadium, with fans enjoying the pizzazz of the bigger stadium and being sheltered from the rain, while missing some of the community element of the suburban grounds.
Hannah Priest was drafted at 27-year-old as a cross-code athlete and ended up captaining the club for six seasons.
Josh Fraser's bid to become Carlton's next full-time coach receives a massive boost as the Blues record a thumping win over the Brisbane Lions.
The calm and composure of Darren Crocker's Australia side will come up against a chaotic and quick Irish team.
These Irish families get up at all hours of the night to watch AFLW and host viewing parties with 30-plus people for big games.
Macedon Football Netball Club is proud to do things its way. But it is in a pinch with its women and girls team.
Zipporah "Zippy" Fish announced herself immediately on the AFLW stage with a breakout debut season.
Ahead of her professional debut, Tina Rahimi sat down for a lengthy interview about representation, the Islamophobia she encounters, and re-learning her identity after an Olympics heartbreak.
The AFL has introduced four double-headers this season, meaning games will be played at bigger venues, while the league remains steadfast on boutique grounds for standalone matches.
