He was on track for a career in the nation's biggest sport. He threw it away for one very few follow. This is why Matt Wearn made the right decision.

Ryan Griffen watched the dying moments of the Western Bulldogs' grand final win in a petrol station off a highway. The former captain stood mesmerised, unable to look away.

Ben Griffiths is about to depart for the University of Southern California. He identifies similarities between Richmond and US college football - and the areas where they are worlds apart.

Jodie Hicks’s old cricket coach beat melanoma twice. He’s her inspiration. But they disagree on one point.

A shocking injury led to 13 screws and three plates being inserted into Chloe Molloy’s foot. Until that point, the AFLW’s Rising Star believed sport defined her. The experience broadened her outlook.

Phoebe Monahan left her family and friends to join the army. The wolf tattooed on her arm reminds the GWS Giants defender why.

Sarah Rowe hadn't decided which club to join. Then Eddie McGuire made the Gaelic football star an offer she could barely refuse. This is how Collingwood snared AFLW's latest Irish recruit.

She was named All Australian ruckman last season. Yet, the high sent Erin McKinnon into a deep low. This is how the Giants' giant is turning her curse into a blessing.