AFL Trade week will kick off on Monday and it’s expected to be one of the most hectic in recent memory.

Two of Western Sydney’s biggest sporting clubs will meet in the NRL decider on Sunday in what’s been described as the “worst possible outcome” for the GWS Giants.

Essendon is “greatly disappointed” in coaching legend Kevin Sheedy, believing he has “lost touch” with club members after his extraordinary public response to the appointment of new coach Brad Scott.

History was made at Adelaide Oval on Friday night but it wasn’t the entry that goalless Port Adelaide wanted to write into the history books, Chelsea Randall leading the charge as the ruthless Crows smashed their cross-town rivals by 60 points in the inaugural AFLW Showdown.

Hawthorn veteran Jack Gunston has played his last game for the club, telling the Hawks he’s off to Brisbane for 2023.

As if knowing his incredible 16-year AFL career was coming to an end in under half an hour was not hard enough, Joel Selwood’s grapple with his footy mortality was made even tougher by one of Geelong’s brightest young stars.

The 2022 AFL Grand Final between the Geelong Cats and Sydney Swans will begin at 2.30pm (AEST).

Geelong faces Sydney in the 2022 AFL Grand Final.

Hawks CEO Justin Reeves says the club is “profoundly heartbroken” by the “disturbing” findings of its report around First Nations players’ experiences at the club, but insists it’ll stay confidential.

Daniel McStay has played his last game for Brisbane, with the forward officially informing the club he won’t be signing a new deal.