r/AFL is a subreddit with 477k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses afl, round 11, essendon, worst, and carlton, and they frequently recommend/review football boots, boots, and gift ideas.
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Popular Themes in r/AFL
#1
News
: "Neale Daniher has passed away"
8 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Down by 38 points at half time, North kick a goal after the siren to beat the Suns by 6 points"
5 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Should AFL players be able to opt out of being bet on?"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Adam Simpson on AFL360 essentially just ruled himself out of the Essendon coaching race, joining Hinkley; says process won't be fair with the Hird spotlight"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Most easy and obvious rebrand any AFL club could do right now. The Western Sydney Giants"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/AFL
#1
Afl
: "GWS HAVE BROKEN THE RECORD FOR HIGHEST 3RD QUARTER SCORE IN V/Afl HISTORY"
131 posts
#2
Round 11
: "With the byes upcoming, this'll be the last reliable ladder we have until Round 16 due to the byes in Round 12-16, but this is the ladder after Round 11, huge movement happened this weekend"
41 posts
#3
Essendon
: "Hird announces his interest as coach, takes partial responsibility for the position the club is in due to supps saga and says it's time to make Essendon great again"
35 posts
#4
Worst
23 posts
#5
Carlton
: "Josh Fraser is the first Carlton coach to win their first 3 V/AFL games in charge since David Parkin in 1981."
17 posts
#6
Pendlebury
: "The last play in AFL history without Scott Pendlebury on an AFL list."
14 posts
#7
Coach
: "Adam Simpson on AFL360 essentially just ruled himself out of the Essendon Coaching race, joining Hinkley; says process won't be fair with the Hird spotlight"
13 posts
#8
James Hird
: "Ken Hinkley believes the spectre of James Hird looming over the Essendon job will turn a lot of prospective applicants away."
12 posts
#9
Coaching
: "James Hird confirms interest in Essendon Head Coaching Role"
12 posts
#10
Round
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/AFL
Football Boots
6 reviews
#1
Asics
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Adidas
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Puma
4.0★ from 1 review
Boots
3 reviews
#1
ASICS
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Gift Ideas
2 reviews
#1
Specky Magee
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Sherrin
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AFL
#1
Post-Match Discussion Thread
: "Post Match Thread: North Melbourne vs Gold Coast"
3 posts
#2
⠀
: "A senior footballer sexually assaulted teen on end-of-season trip. He wasn't the one who left the club"
2 posts
#3
Serious/Confirmed
: "Neale Daniher has passed away"
1 post
#4
/r/AFLcirclejerk
: "[Giants] AFL venue number 16 for Harvey today! For reference, Scott Pendlebury has played at 11."
1 post
#5
Premiership
: "Lets raise some money for MND!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/AFL
Yearly
+10k members(2.0%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026