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UPDATE NOTES BELOW
Added 150+ new visuals
Added 25+ set shot animations
Added sponsor boards to changerooms
Added Bruce Reville “Bruuuuce” audio
Added Adam Saad “Woof” audio
Improved protected zone player behaviour
Enabled interchange while auto-interchange active
Balanced non-preferred foot kicking spray
Balanced tackle pressure kicking spray
Balanced sprint into tackle free kick likelihood
Updated AFL player ratings
Updated AFL team best 23 selection
Updated twilight and afternoon match time-of-day transitions
Updated tactics boards to reflect tactic changes
Updated coin toss official clothing
Improved stability
Season 2 of Pro Team has arrived!
UPDATE NOTES BELOW
Added multi-player tackles
Added Player Career camera slider (distance)
Added Pro Team ladder leaders Rivalry Run
Added Pro Team Card visual to Set Shot Details HUD
Added mid-season draftees
Updated and improved commentary
Improved Academy downloads
Improved auto interchange logic
Improved tactics
Improved audio
Improved stability
Build Number - 1245
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This page aggregates Steam news feeds, patch notes, and developer announcements for AFL 26, sourced from official Steam community posts.
Major updates, balance changes, and seasonal events often correlate with player-count spikes — cross-reference announcements here with the live charts on the main AFL 26 statistics page.
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