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Port Macquarie teenager Emilee Franklin has had her hard work rewarded following selection in the Northern NSW national girls football squad. She will be joined in the squad by Mid North Coast trio Claire Downie,

Collingwood have snared veteran Carlton tall and former champion basketballer Alison Downie to be the club's No.1 ruck for next year's AFLW season. After playing every game for the Blues in the first five years of the competition,

Collingwood has signed Alison Downie for the 2021/22 AFLW campaign, while Abbey Green has announced her retirement from football

Defender Meg Downie is hanging up the boots after five seasons at Melbourne, sharing the news of her retirement with teammates over the weekend. It concludes a 22-game pursuit at the top level for Downie,

He also questioned the financial impact of the rule. “I know we’re having a laugh about it, but that is classed as his debut game,” he said on Fox Footy’s On the Couch. “Couple of issues here. It just shouldn’t happen. You’re gonna have …

Despite the delayed start for their No.2, the Demons’ injury list is relatively light ahead of their 2021 campaign. Draftee Isabella Simmons is the only other recent addition – she suffered an injury of a similar nature to Downie’s last week at training,

It’s official; Connor Downie will don the brown and gold in 2021. The Hawks were hopeful to nab the exciting youngster, with the opportunity to match the North Melbourne bid on him thanks to his development through the club’s Next Generation Academy.

Basketballer Yao Ming inspired his entire country when he became an NBA star, and now young Connor Downie is hoping to do the same in the AFL. The Eastern Ranges product is proud of his Chinese heritage — his mother moved to Australia from China when she was 24 — …

The AFL has made no secret of its desire to grow the competition in China. A home-and-away game was first played in Shanghai three years ago, and Melbourne battled the Brisbane Lions in an exhibition match there back in 2010. But the best way to grow a …

If I can’t keep them safe, I can’t teach them anything.” ~ 2020 Australian of the Year for Queensland Rachel Downie