All 18 AFL clubs are now represented in AFLW, which this season runs until November. Photo: AFL MEDIA

There are plenty of opportunities for footy fans to enjoy a range of sports over the coming warm months, including the newfound opportunity of supporting the women’s game or the breadth of Aussie talent in other sports.

The AFLW season
AFL fans can still get their fix until November via the AFL Women’s league. Each AFL club is now represented by an AFLW team with Adelaide starting the season as defending champion. The sport has grown exponentially in terms of female participation since 2015, with over 67,000 women and girls playing Australian Rules football every week.

The 2022 Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup will take place at Flemington Racecourse with total prize money of over £6.7 million up for grabs. Last year, the most famous race in Australia was won by the Chris Waller-trained Verry Elleegant with James McDonald on board. In what will be the 162nd running of the race, the odds on the winner of the Melbourne Cup, which can be accessed via Melbourne-cup.online, are currently wide open, with Deauville Legend the favourite at 12/1.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar and begins on 21 November. Australia faces a tough task to qualify for the knockout stage after being drawn against France, Tunisia and Denmark. It will be the sixth World Cup appearance for the Socceroos and head coach Graham Arnold spoke to foxsports.com.au about the tough qualifying campaign which saw him use a total of 45 players. It is hoped that the experience of his squad will stand his team in good stead, built around a core of players in their 30s including Mathew Ryan, team captain and custodian, defenders Trent Sainsbury and Aziz Behich, Celtic midfielder Aaron Mooy and Melbourne City striker Mathew Leckie.

The Australian Open 2023
The Australian Open, which is the first Grand Slam tournament in the tennis calendar, will take place in Melbourne Park in January 2023. In the men’s tournament, Australia’s hopes for glory are Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios, who made it to the final of Wimbledon this year, ultimately losing to Novak Djokovic in four sets and as reported by abc.net.au, the Canberra-born tennis star divided opinion along the way. In the women’s tournament, following the shock retirement of World number one Ashleigh Barty, Australia’s best chances rest on the shoulders of Ajla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville.