AFL Scores Live: the story explained

Sliding Doors is in full swing for 2026.. and Damo's got plenty on his mind. AFL Scores Live has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Australia.

Key facts

• Sliding Doors is in full swing for 2026.. and Damo's got plenty on his mind.
• STRAP yourselves in, footy fans - Damian Barrett's Sliding Doors is back in full swing for 2026.
• With the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season underway, Damo's got plenty of thoughts about all 18 clubs.
• 17 clubs are now looking for loopholes on how to "beat" the rule changes the AFL made this week to access Academy and father-son players in the national draft...
• Particularly the point about Peter Jackson, who I have dubbed for 20 years the AFL industry's Mr Fixit, being given licence to take a holistic, start-from-scratch investigation into the competitive balance versus growth in the expansion markets debate.

What we know

Going deeper, STRAP yourselves in, footy fans - Damian Barrett's Sliding Doors is back in full swing for 2026.

On the substance, With the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season underway, Damo's got plenty of thoughts about all 18 clubs.

Beyond the headlines, 17 clubs are now looking for loopholes on how to "beat" the rule changes the AFL made this week to access Academy and father-son players in the national draft...

More precisely, Particularly the point about Peter Jackson, who I have dubbed for 20 years the AFL industry's Mr Fixit, being given licence to take a holistic, start-from-scratch investigation into the competitive balance versus growth in the expansion markets debate.

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By the numbers

At this stage, ‘99 times out of 100’: Star slams touchy ump call; huge Origin announcement.

On a related note, plus State of Origin is set for a new look in 2027.

“Now looking back on it yes, I felt it should,” he told Nova 100.

“I feel like it gets paid every other game and 99 times out of 100 and I am just the unlucky one.”

What they're saying

“We are so disappointed that Josh has suffered this latest setback after working so hard to get back on the field,” Richmond General Manager of

“As a Club, we are throwing our arms around Josh and fully supporting him through his rehab and recovery.”

The wider context

On a related note, this is the mightiest rivalry in the AFL, by a very, very long way.

Going deeper, one day, the AFL industry might properly realise this, and give an Adelaide-Port Adelaide game a long overdue, standalone, nationally broadcast free-to-air marquee slot.

On the substance, I still found myself nodding in full agreement with a lot of what he said this week in a self-confessed rant about major AFL issues.

Beyond the headlines, the AFL commission simply cannot waste the opportunity which now looms to properly fix its fixture.

More precisely, there is an aged and world-weary 37-year-old among the ins for Saturday's match against Essendon at Marvel Stadium...

The bottom line

• Plus State of Origin is set for a new look in 2027.
• This is the mightiest rivalry in the AFL, by a very, very long way.
• One day, the AFL industry might properly realise this, and give an Adelaide-Port Adelaide game a long overdue, standalone, nationally broadcast free-to-air marquee slot.
• Searches spiking right now: Western Bulldogs v Fremantle - Round 10, 2026 - AFL Score Centre, ‘Glad it finished the way it did’: Coach responds after ‘crazy’ ARC call stuns Showdown, Richmond v Port Adelaide - Round 6, 2026 - AFL Score Centre, West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans - Round 6, 2026 - AFL Score Centre.