The centre bounce is no more, and the substitute has been scrapped in favour of five on the bench, in sweeping changes announced by the AFL on Wednesday.

THE AFL Commission has approved two changes to the Laws of Australian Football and AFL Regulations which will see the ...

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The AFL Commission has approved rule changes to remove the centre bounce and the substitute from the 2026 season.

The AFL has scrapped the centre bounce and removed the substitute rule under significant changes to be introduced for the 2026 season. But a decision on the mooted 'last disposal' out of bounds rule ...

The AFL commission has approved two major rule changes for season 2026. Both the centre bounce and the sub rule have been ...

Footy legend Leigh Matthews has urged the AFL to go further than its decision on Wednesday to scrap the centre bounce for ...

The AFL is for the first time playing music in between goals during a grand final. It has been confirmed the league is breaking with tradition to play pop music and iconic ballads of yesteryear after ...

This week Grandma started telling us about the time before the footy was on TV, when “the bounce” was nothing other than a ...

The AFL believes scrapping the centre-bounce "party trick" will attract more umpires to the game and make them better decision-makers in the process.