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AFL, Players' Association Agree In Principle to Tougher Illicit Drugs Policy

The overhaul blends universal hair testing with stepped clinical support to center player welfare alongside stronger checks.

AFL Approves Seven Rule Changes for 2026 to Speed Up Play

AFL Fines Geelong $77,500, Orders Two Years of Compliance Oversight

AFL Axes Centre Bounce and Match-Day Sub for 2026

AFL Fines Adelaide Crows and Players for Ignoring Metal Studs Ban

Player and Coach Groups Challenge AFL’s Mid-Season Umpire-Contact Crackdown

AFL Demands Answers as Turf Expert Heads to Sydney Over Hazardous SCG Surface

AFL Warns Bailey Smith Over 'Nose Beers' Comment, Steps Up Drug Policy Review

AFL to fine Geelong for minor third-party payment breaches

Calls Grow for AFL Tribunal Reform After Curtis Suspension Controversy

AFL Bans Joel Smith for Four Years Over Cocaine Use and Trafficking