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Stephen Dank is running out of time, with a hearing no-show taking his drawn-out saga to the point of exhaustion for the AFL Tribunal.
By national sports correspondent Mary Gearin
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The AFL appeals board is urged to dismiss Stephen Dank's appeal against his lifetime ban from the AFL over the supplements saga after he fails to appear at a scheduled hearing.
By Guy Stayner
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Gerard Whateley is joined by The Australia's Gideon Haigh, The Age's Caroline Wilson and News Corp's Richard Hinds to examine the crisis engulfing Australian cricket and the other major sporting issues of the week.
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Greater Western Sydney has previously recruited from the NRL and now the emerging AFL powerhouse has looked to athletics with the signing of Commonwealth Games representative Jake Stein.
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Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin say it is a proud but awkward moment for them as they become joint 2012 Brownlow Medal winners in place of Essendon's Jobe Watson.
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On this episode: Chairman of selectors Rod Marsh falls on his sword over Australia’s disasterous run of form. Ange Postecoglou maintains his team’s World Cup qualifying campaign is still on track. Sam Mitchell is still coming to grips with being awarded the 2012 Brownlow Medal.
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Dockers player Shane Yarran is charged with assault after an incident involving a family member on the weekend, the club says.
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A few hours after Jobe Watson officially loses his Brownlow Medal, Essendon announces a huge financial loss
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Western Bulldogs Premiership player Joel Hamling finds the lure to move home to Western Australia to be closer to his ill father too strong.
By
Clint Thomas
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The AFL needs to hold onto fans when the "novelty" of the new women's league wears off in three years' time, a top US official behind the WNBA says, adding for the female audience it was not "just about the game".
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On this episode: Australian Cricket Captain Steve Smith says he’s had enough. Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin have been retrospectively awarded the 2012 Brownlow Medal. Australia faces France before the Grand Slam campaign resumes against Ireland and England.
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Greater Western Sydney midfielder and former number one draft pick Lachie Whitfield is suspended for six months by the AFL for an anti-doping breach.
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The 2012 Brownlow Medal is awarded to Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin, the AFL Commission announces, after Essendon's Jobe Watson handed the best and fairest award back last week.
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New West Coast Eagles recruit Sam Mitchell refuses to be drawn on whether he will accept the 2012 Brownlow Medal, after Jobe Watson said he would return it in the wake of the Essendon doping scandal.
By Tom Wildie
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Essendon captain Jobe Watson announces he will hand his 2012 Brownlow Medal back to the AFL.
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On this episode: Accusations of turmoil at the top but the Australian Cricket team denies it has a culture problem. The AFL has improved the pay deal for its women footballers. The Brisbane Roar refuse to reveal who’ll replace striker Jamie Maclaren.
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The AFL and players association have negotiated a more lucrative pay deal for the first two years of the new women's league.
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In the sporting world, the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin off the Australian coast, are probably best known as an assembly line producing a host of exciting AFL footballers.
Bindi Bryce
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Western Australia's most promising young football talent makes waves in the draft combine, with two players coming out on top of the pack for endurance and goal-kicking categories.
By Kearyn Cox
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Adelaide Crows defender Sam Shaw retires from football due to the ongoing effects of concussion but says he has lived out a lifelong dream to play AFL.
By sports reporter Loukas Founten
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Adelaide Crows great Brett Burton is the AFL club's new head of football, after David Noble moved to the Brisbane Lions.
By Loukas Founten
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Midfielder Michael Barlow is set to continue his AFL career in Queensland as the discarded Fremantle Docker signs a deal with the Gold Coast Suns.
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On this episode: South Africa closing on victory at the WACA. Essendon players suspended over the supplements scandal returned to team training today. Western Sydney Wanderers are still sitting on one win for the A-League season.
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Next year's AFL Women's competition is filled with athletes like GWS Giants' Mai Nguyen, who are willing to make sacrifices, writes Pat Galloway.
By Patrick Galloway
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In this episode: Meet the duo riding tandem around the world, a tribute to a long lost mate, using sport to build communities and stormy weather, the story of a young indigenous forecaster. #AustraliaWide.
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On this episode: Cricket Australia is throwing its support behind a radical plan to restructure the scheduling of international matches. The AFL has refused to rule out moving next year’s Grand Final to a twilight game. Steve Blake is the Sydney Kings latest American recruit.
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With the 2017 AFL fixture out in the wild, it is time to start preparing for the biggest games of the season. We have dug out a handful of dates you should keep free next year.
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Thursday night footy is given a greater prominence in the 2017 AFL fixture, with Sydney and the Western Bulldogs the main beneficiaries of the league's new prime-time slot.
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In the 120 years since the VFL/AFL was formed, just one Indigenous person has umpired the game at the highest level, but Levi Wauchope is keen to change that.
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In the 120 years since the VFL/AFL was formed, just one Indigenous person has umpired the game at the highest level, now the sport is pushing for more to join the ranks and it is setting its sights on Indigenous youth.
By
Damian McIver
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The first AFL match for premiership points in China will be played in round eight of the 2017 season, between Port Adelaide and the Gold Coast Suns.
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The AFL schedules the first ever Good Friday match in a round 4 clash in the 2017 season with North Melbourne hosting the Western Bulldogs at Docklands stadium.
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Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men have taken a stand against domestic and family violence by hosting a unique social gathering.
By Sam Davis and Brendan Mounter
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Michael Barlow says he is "off to find a new jumper" as the Fremantle Dockers confirm the AFL midfielder's contract will not be renewed after seven years at the club.
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The AFL will welcome the banned Bombers back with a bang in a round one, in a Saturday night blockbuster against Hawthorn at the MCG.
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Marco Rojas scores in the 93rd minute to give Melbourne Victory a dramatic 2-1 A-League win over Adelaide United.
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Carlton football boss Andrew McKay says Bryce Gibbs' trade to Adelaide failed because the Crows undervalued the midfielder.
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On this episode: Hawthorn secures its target but only narrowly beats the siren of the AFL Trade deadline. Mitchell Starc expects to be fit for next month’s first test against South Africa in Perth. Nick Kyrgios has once again tested the patience of his fans.
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It was 2011 when Amna Karra-Hassan played her first game of Australian Rules football and the 28-year-old hasn't looked back since.
By
Amanda Hoh
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Movement at Richmond on the final day of the trade period, with Brett Deledio off to GWS, while the Tigers add Geelong on-baller Josh Caddy.
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Gold Coast midfielder Jaeger O'Meara finally traded to Hawthorn after late, late agreement to send the Western Australian to Glenferrie Oval.
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Richmond star Brett Deledio has told the Tigers he wants to be traded to Greater Western Sydney with just one day left in the AFL trade period.
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On this episode: The Australian Rugby Union refutes claims its not doing enough to fund the games grass roots. Geelong veteran Jimmy Bartel has announced his retirement. International Stayer Qewy has strengthened its bid for a place in the Melbourne Cup.
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Geelong favourite Jimmy Bartel calls time on an illustrious AFL career, retiring from the game in which he claimed three premiership wins and the 2007 Brownlow Medal.
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A spokesman for the Vietnam Swans moves to allay the Bulldogs' concerns about Tom Liberatore's exploits on his post-season trip to Asia.
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Gold Coast Suns chairman Tony Cochrane unleashes on Hawthorn's handling of the Jaeger O'Meara trade as the deadline looms with no deal struck.
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On this episode: Hawthorn loses another of their multi premiership winning stars. Nick Kyrgios has agreed to seek the help of a sports Psychologist to avoid an 8 week suspension. The Wallabies finally hope to break through for their first win against the All Blacks at Eden park in 30 years.
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Imagine representing Australia on the international stage in a sport you have never heard of, before an audience of fanatical fans. Welcome to the Kabaddi World Cup 2016.
By Loretta Florance and Marcus Thompson
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Australia has competed in the Kabaddi World Cup 2016, unfortunately they did not come anywhere near the finals.
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Player movement continues at Hawthorn, with vice-captain Jordan Lewis traded to Melbourne for an exchange of lower-round draft picks.
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Tom Liberatore is in the midst of one of the all-time great premiership celebrations, but the Western Bulldogs want him to "be a touch smarter".
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Dual international Ellyse Perry says the glut of options for female athletes in Australia at the moment is going to improve the standard across the board.
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A dozen teenage girls from the Tiwi Islands get a rare glimpse inside the Essendon Football Club as part of a mentoring program to inspire young women across Australia.
By Iskhandar Razak
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On this episode: A superstar Hawk becomes an Eagle. Nick Kyrgios has escaped suspension after his on-court meltdown at the Shanghai Masters. Round 2 of th A-League kicks off with a re-match of last year’s Grand Finalists.
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Western Bulldogs premiership defender Matthew Boyd ends speculation about his future by signing a one-year contract extension.
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Hawthorn's four-time premiership player Sam Mitchell will wear the colours of the West Coast Eagles in 2017 following a remarkable trade between the two clubs.
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Hawthorn star Jordan Lewis has held talks with Melbourne about a trade, prompting the Hawks to declare he is a required player just days after flagging the shock departure of fellow four-time premiership veteran Sam Mitchell.
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The regeneration of Hawthorn's list after falling short of a fourth consecutive premiership continues with Bradley Hill traded from the Hawks to Fremantle.
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Four Tasmanians including three Burnie Dockers players are picked in the first national women's AFL draft.
By
Ted O'Connor
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The Adelaide Crows' female players will juggle full-time work and other professional sports as they play in Australia's first women's league.
By Lauren Waldhuter
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Hawthorn's busy AFL trade period continued on Wednesday when the Hawks swooped on star Sydney midfielder Tom Mitchell.
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The AFL Commission will meet next month to decide whether Jobe Watson keeps his 2012 Brownlow Medal, as ASADA claims the truth has been revealed about Essendon's supplements saga.
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After 1,345 days, the Essendon drugs saga looks like it is finally coming to a close.
By national sports editor David Mark
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AFL fans post photos of their shoeless feet on social media to protest against the sport's pay proposal for female players, which does not include boots.
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Greater Western Sydney selects midfielder Nicola Barr with the number one draft pick of the inaugural AFL Women's League Draft.
Peter Lusted and staff
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Hawthorn champion Sam Mitchell delivers the biggest bombshell of AFL trade week, expressing interest in joining West Coast - and the Eagles say they are confident a deal will be done.
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Veteran player agent Peter Jess expects Jobe Watson to be stripped of his 2012 Brownlow Medal after Essendon players' last-ditch appeal against their doping ban fell flat.
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The Fremantle Dockers finalise a trade with Greater Western Sydney for forward Cam McCarthy, with the Giants receiving the third pick in the AFL draft as part of the deal.
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Daniel Wells will join Collingwood from North Melbourne on a three-year deal, while Hawthorn premiership forward Luke Breust outlined he will not be moving to the Gold Coast Suns.
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When Western Bulldogs supporter Rob McCarthy woke up after having a heart attack at the MCG on grand final day, he only wanted to know one thing.
By Kathy Lord
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Adelaide says Carlton star Bryce Gibbs has requested a trade to the Crows, while Ty Vickery's move to Hawthorn is confirmed.
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A 10-week trial of AFL and softball matches in remote communities creates a social buzz in WA's central desert, helping bringing people together.
By
Hayley Roman
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Brent Harvey confirms his retirement from AFL football after a record 432 matches with North Melbourne.
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Hawthorn moves to bolster its tall stocks with the addition of Richmond free agent Ty Vickery as the AFL's free agency period opens.
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Western Bulldogs midfielder Lin Jong has spurned interest from rival AFL clubs to sign a new deal with the 2016 premiers.
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The AFL hands Brisbane a lifeline in the form of a priority pick in this year's draft after another dismal season.
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The WNBL's most capped player, Jess Bibby, is the latest sportswoman to change codes, making the leap to the AFL.
By national sports correspondent Mary Gearin
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The Jock McHale Medal awarded to Luke Beveridge but passed on to injured captain Bob Murphy will sit in the Western Bulldogs' club museum.
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Builder Andrew McMahon was "in a panic" when he started a what was meant to be a "small" fire that burned down a South Melbourne hotel part-owned by former AFL star Dane Swan, a Melbourne court is told.
By Emma Younger
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One of Geelong's all-time greats, three-time premiership player Corey Enright, has announced his retirement from the AFL.
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The Brisbane Lions are looking to two Tasmanians to help turn around their fortunes and ascend from the depths of the AFL ladder.
By
Scott Rollinson
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On this episode: The NRL bans two players from Kangaroos selection for off field issues. The Brisbane Lions have appointed Chris Fagan as their new coach. A-League expansion is on the agenda heading into season twelve of the competition.
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The Geelong Cats will trial a new uniform that includes short sleeves and a "Patty pocket", named after start recruit Patrick Dangerfield, to store mouth guards when lining up for a goal.
By Joanna Crothers
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The Fremantle Dockers continue their cleanout after a dismal 2016 AFL season, delisting six players including veterans Tendai Mzungu, Matt de Boer and Clancee Pearce.
By
Blake Kagi
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Chris Fagan has been appointed as the new head coach of the struggling Brisbane Lions for the 2017 AFL season, with the former Hawthorn football operations manager replacing the sacked Justin Leppitsch.
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Gun Melbourne forward Jesse Hogan has resisted the temptation to head back to his home state of Western Australia, signing a two-year contract extension with the Demons.
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Travis Cloke is so desperate to move from Collingwood to the Western Bulldogs that he is willing to take a huge pay cut to help get the deal done.
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Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge apologises to fans after "tired" players do not show up to premiership celebrations in Ballarat.
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On this episode: The Sharks soak up the adulation after their historic Maiden premiership victory. The Western Bulldogs have broken a drought in Winning the AFL Grand Final. Daniel Ricciardo has claimed his first Formula One victory in two years.
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The Western Bulldogs have broken a six-decade premiership drought to bring home the AFL grand final, and club president Peter Gordon knows exactly what it took to get the job done.
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The Age newspaper is forced to apologise after it runs a half-page advertisement commiserating AFL premiers, the Western Bulldogs, over their apparent grand final loss.
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The Sydney Swans have vowed their AFL grand final loss to the Western Bulldogs will drive them to improve, but they feel even flatter and more frustrated a day after their defeat.
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Massive crowds have flocked to Whitten Oval in Footscray to cheer on the Bulldogs after their historic AFL grand final victory on Saturday.
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The Western Bulldogs' win in the 2016 AFL grand final is surely one of the greatest stories ever in Australian sport and in life.
By National Sports Editor David Mark
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Thousands of Western Bulldogs supporters have packed Whitten Oval in Footscray, as they welcome home their premiership-winning team.
James Dean and staff
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Dale Morris and Tom Boyd stood tall for the Western Bulldogs when it counted in their drought-breaking AFL grand final victory over Sydney.
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Injured Bulldog Bob Murphy watches his team win the grand final, before coach Luke Beveridge hands up his medal to the Dogs' favourite.
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Western Bulldogs fans are elated after the club's first AFL premiership in 62 years, but Swans supporters have raised concerns about the umpiring in the grand final.
By Yvette Gray and Patrick Wright
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Grand finals are often decided by the little moments, and in 2016 it was the Western Bulldogs who came up trumps. Relive the magic moments that made the difference for the Dogs.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Western Bulldogs pulled ahead in a hard-fought final term to defeat the Sydney Swans for their first premiership in 62 years (footage courtesy Channel 7).
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The Western Bulldogs have won their first premiership in 62 years, defeating the Sydney Swans 13.11 (89) to 10.7 (67). (Footage courtesy Channel 7; Pic: AAP)
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The 62-year wait is over - the Western Bulldogs have won their second-ever premiership, beating Sydney by 22 points at the MCG.
By
Andrew McGarry
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The Western Bulldogs found a way to win against the Sydney Swans in one of the best grand finals in recent years. Relive the action in our live blog.
By
Dean Bilton
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Fans waiting decades in the hope of seeing a Western Bulldogs premiership queue early to be let into the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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With history ready to be made by the tortured Western Bulldogs, Luke Beveridge and his team are determined not to let the occasion get the better of them.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Sydney Swans are on the cusp of a second flag in five years and coach John Longmire says a timely injection of youth has made the difference.
By
Dean Bilton
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More than 100,000 AFL fans have lined Melbourne streets to watch the grand final parade.
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Sydney Swans star Lance Franklin has labelled boxer Anthony Mundine's call for a boycott of the national anthem at the AFL grand final as "pretty stupid".
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If Western Bulldogs want to claim their first flag in 62 years, they will need to find a way to stop Sydney's Lance Franklin.
By
James Coventry
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Western Bulldogs fans outnumber Swans on the streets of Melbourne for the grand final parade as the Dogs get ready for their first decider in 55 years.
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Matthew Suckling says the two premierships under his belt are not enough to take the sting out of being overlooked by the Western Bulldogs for Saturday's AFL grand final.
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Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs' coaches John Longmire and Luke Beveridge know a fast start will not be enough in what looms as a neck-and-neck grand final.
By
Dean Bilton
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The passion and emotion of the old Footscray faithful is turning this weekend's grand final into "one of the biggest sporting things we've seen", the AFL's boss says.
By Stephanie Chalkely-Rhoden
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Look back on all the colour from this year's AFL grand final parade as Sydney and Western Bulldogs fans filled the streets of Melbourne.
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Seven Sydney players will represent both club and state in the AFL grand final, following the Swans' recruitment from all over NSW.
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Western Bulldogs fan and club Vice President, Susan Alberti has promised to get a tattoo on her ankle if her beloved doggies can win their first Grand Final in more than 60 years.
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As the first woman to win a Golden Whistle in the history of Riverland football Stephanie Morrison is a strong ambassador for girls in the sport.
By
Catherine Heuzenroeder
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The only team in Melbourne's sprawling, multicultural west has made a concerted effort to embrace the new communities flocking to the area, and it is paying off for both the club and the fans.
By Madeleine Morris
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The Swans name Jarrad McVeigh and Callum Mills for Saturday's AFL grand final, while the Western Bulldogs are unchanged.
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On this episode: Bulldogs fans dare to dream of breaking the AFL’s longest premiership drought. History beckons for the Cronulla Sharks. Disgraced former England Football Manager Sam Allardyce claims he’s a victim of entrapment.
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Though the Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs share an ambition, they will be out to achieve glory in contrasting ways. Get the low down on the 2016 AFL grand final in our preview.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Sydney Swans have rebuilt on the run after a thumping loss in the 2014 decider, with smart recruitment and development leading the club back to another grand final.
By
Andrew McGarry
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Thousands of Western Bulldogs fans gather at Whitten Oval for the team's open training session ahead of the Dogs' grand final date with destiny.
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A former Footscray player who missed the club's only premiership in 1954 because he was best man at his brother's wedding will be at the MCG on Saturday thanks to the generosity of a stranger.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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After standing by the Western Bulldogs through many dark days, the most die-hard fans will finally get to see the team of the mighty west play in the AFL grand final for the first time in 55 years. And they couldn't be more ecstatic.
By Margaret Burin
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In the lead-up to the 1954 VFL grand final, Footscray's Don Ross didn't train with his team for a month. Instead, the ruck-rover was marching six hours a day and doing military rifle drills.
By Ben Lisson
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Sydney cops a massive blow ahead of the AFL grand final with star defender Aliir Aliir ruled out with a knee injury.
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The Western Bulldogs have faced financial crises, potential mergers, rebranding, and more than their share of heartbreak since their lone premiership triumph in 1955. See how they battled through it all en route to the 2016 AFL grand final.
By
Dean Bilton
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On this episode: Ben McGlynn says The Swans will be out to rain on the Bulldogs parade in the AFL Grand Final. Sharks fans are hoping they finally will win their first title since coming into the Comp back in 1967. There’s some good news on the injury front for Australian Olympic BMX star Sam Willoughby.
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Scott Jeffery becomes the first Tasmanian-born umpire to officiate a grand final when he runs out on Saturday.
By Scott Rollinson
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Sturt Football Club's 2016 SANFL grand final win is celebrated as its colours are unveiled atop the West End Brewery chimney in Adelaide.
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The Frankston Football Club, one of the few remaining non-AFL affiliated teams in Victoria's state competition, is left stunned at the looming decision by the league to terminate its licence.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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Herb Henderson played in the Bulldogs' only premiership triumph in 1954 and he is hoping the club will break its 62-year flag drought this Saturday.
By
Alister Nicholson
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The Sydney Swans kick-start their grand final week with the cheers of dedicated fans spurring them on.
By
Amanda Hoh
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When people talk about the spirit and sense of community around the Western Bulldogs AFL side, you need to believe it, writes ABC's Michael Rowland.
By Michael Rowland
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Brownlow Medal winner Patrick Dangerfield says he has no doubt he can improve on a record-breaking performance for Geelong in season 2016.
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Patrick Dangerfield speaks after winning the Brownlow Medal.
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Patrick Dangerfield wins his first ever Brownlow Medal, capping off a superb first AFL season with Geelong.
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On this episode: Tributes are flooding in for the Late Arnold Palmer. NRL Boss Todd Greenberg has praised the Sharks for turning their club around. Grand Final week for The Bulldogs is a distant memory, the last time they were there was 1954.
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Lance Franklin thinks a premiership with the Sydney Swans may be the only way to answer his critics, even after his most consistent season since 2008.
By Frank Ienco
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The Western Bulldogs players and fans are trying to contain the well of emotion that could threaten to drain players' energy before Saturday's AFL grand final.
By Iskhandar Razak
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Geelong's Patrick Dangerfield has won the 2016 Brownlow Medal with a round to spare, clinching it with a record vote haul. Look back at how the vote count unfolded in our live blog.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Saturday Agenda.
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The Saturday Agenda.
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The Saturday Agenda.
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The Saturday Agenda.
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Whether they play NRL or AFL, for many professional footy players this weekend's grand finals will be a great unknown.
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Take a look back on the top five performances from Patrick Dangerfield's stellar debut season for Geelong in 2016.
By Andrew McGarry
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Sydney's Jarrad McVeigh and Callum Mills are in the mix to be passed fit for the grand final but Aliir Aliir is still in doubt to face the Western Bulldogs.
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The feel-good story of the Western Bulldogs reaching the AFL grand final is soured slightly as many fans are unable to attend due to the limited amount of seats allocated to members in favour of corporate tickets.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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AFL Tasmania is not ruling out testing country footballers for ice use after a coroner finds the drug contributed to the deaths of two players.
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This year's AFL and NRL grand finals played host to two drought-breaking victories, as the Western Bulldogs and Cronulla Sharks got off the list of sport's longest losing streaks.
By
Jon Healy
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The celebrations continue as Sturt wins its first premiership in 14 years after a tight contest with Woodville West Torrens at Adelaide Oval.
By Mark Addinall
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Melbourne is already turning red, white and blue in support of the Western Bulldogs, who will play in their first AFL grand final in 55 years on Saturday.
By Karen Percy and Patrick Wright
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A family counts down as the Western Bulldogs beat the GWS Giants in the AFL's second preliminary final.
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All signs point to Patrick Dangerfield for the 2016 Brownlow Medal, but could an upset be on the cards? Check out all the frontrunners in our preview.
By Andrew McGarry
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They are braced for a fast and furious grand final, but the Western Bulldogs hope their grit in clutch moments can propel them past Sydney to their first AFL premiership in more than half a century.
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The grand final awaits with Sydney and the Western Bulldogs the winners from prelim final weekend. Sift through the wreckage to see who were the weekend's heroes and villains.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Western Bulldogs move into the grand final for the first time since 1961 after beating GWS by six points in the game of the season.
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The Western Bulldogs move into the grand final for the first time since 1961 after beating GWS by six points in the game of the season.
By
Dean Bilton
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Sydney Swans midfielder Luke Parker says the team is unfussed about who they face in the AFL grand final.
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The Swans' injury hits keep coming and they could make three changes for the AFL grand final.
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Adelaide Crow Rory Sloane takes out the club's highest individual honour for the second time, winning the Malcolm Blight Medal at the Adelaide Convention Centre last night.
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Sydney forward Ben McGlynn plans to embrace his tortured AFL grand final past and not let it ruin a rare shot at premiership glory.
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The Sydney Swans romp into their third grand final in five years, comprehensively beating Geelong by 37 points at the MCG.
By
Dean Bilton
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On this episode: Grand Final berth’s on the line in the NRL and AFL. There’s been an outpouring of support and well wishes from across the globe for severely injured two time BMX World Champion Sam Willoughby. Former Essendon captain Jobe Watson will play on for the Bombers in 2017.
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Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron is adamant his young side will not be unnerved against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday when they seek to secure a spot in the AFL grand final.
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Essendon star Jobe Watson has confirmed he will return to the AFL, ending weeks of speculation about his future.
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Jobe Watson confirms he is back at Essendon, ending weeks of speculation about his AFL future.
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Sydney names Kurt Tippett and Gary Rohan in their preliminary side, but the pair are no certainties to line up for the Swans against Geelong at the MCG.
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On this episode: The Sharks refuse to get distracted by a team they’re not even playing. Western Bulldogs have captured the imagination of the footy following public. Australia’s Paralympics team is back home from its successful campaign in Rio.
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Plenty of footy fans consider preliminary final weekend the best of the year, and with two different but equally tantalising games awaiting, they are likely to be right.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Western Bulldogs are a game away from a drought-breaking AFL grand final and hardened fans cannot contain their enthusiasm.
By Ben Lisson
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Western Bulldogs midfielder Jack Macrae says he would happily shed his team's likable image if it meant ending the club's premiership drought.
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On this episode: Ricky Stuart plays some mind games with the Refs before the clash with the Storm. GWS Vice Captain Heath Shaw says the young Giants won’t crumble under the pressure cooker atmosphere of a Grand final Qualifier. Australian Sports Broadcaster Norman May farewelled at a memorial service at the SCG.
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A new gambling awareness campaign will run during the AFL finals campaign, aimed at countering a rise in problem teenage gamblers.
By Karen Percy
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Basketball has lost some promising talent to the AFL in recent years, but Sydney Kings big man Craig Moller is swimming against the tide.
By Frank Ienco
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Melbourne parking officers will walk off the job over the AFL grand final long weekend, potentially costing the council up to $1 million in lost revenue.
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The Collingwood Football Club launches its new netball franchise with fanfare, rejecting criticism that including five national players in its side will make the competition uneven.
By Mary Gearin
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The manager of Greater Western Sydney Giants forward Cam McCarthy hopes a trade can be reached with the Fremantle Dockers within the next fortnight.
By Clint Thomas
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On this episode: Cats coach Chris Scott with selection headaches ahead of the showdown with the Swans. St George Illawarra has officially announced it’s out of the race to sign former Parramatta star Kieran Foran. The Socceroos goal keeper Matt Ryan to prove his fitness for Australia’s upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
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Woodville-West Torrens is aiming for redemption when it plays Sturt in the SANFL grand final at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
By Chris McLoughlin
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Geelong veteran Jimmy Bartel receives a vote of confidence from coach Chris Scott ahead of the preliminary final against Sydney.
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The AFL will look for a midweek sell-out of the Greater Western Sydney versus Western Bulldogs preliminary final after disappointing sales to Giants members were balanced by a strong pick-up from the Melbourne club's supporters.
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The dream of an all-Sydney AFL grand final is edging closer to reality, with the Giants and the Swans just one win away from meeting in the decider.
By Jennifer Browning
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A club restructure and a playing list overhaul are some of the changes behind Sturt Football Club's remarkable turnaround from eighth place last season to a spot in the 2016 SANFL grand final.
By Malcolm Sutton
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AFL legend Kevin Sheedy reckons the "sooks and whingers" complaining about Greater Western Sydney's meteoric rise need to "get a life".
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Adelaide captain Taylor 'Tex' Walker says he is "angry" about his side's performance against the Swans, but concedes the Crows were outplayed.
By Daniel Keane
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With the race for the 2016 AFL premiership down to just four, sift through the wreckage to see who were the weekend's heroes and villains.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Sydney Swans will play Geelong for a spot in the 2016 AFL grand final after seeing off Adelaide by 36 points in a bruising SCG semi-final.
By
Dean Bilton
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Glenorchy wins the Tasmanian State League grand final, defeating North Launceston by 20 points at York Park.
By Scott Rollinson
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The inaugural Brisbane Lions AFL women's team coach Craig Starcevich says he is impressed by the skill and toughness of the players, adding female players are more receptive to his coaching than men.
By Matt Watson
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A flock of diehard Adelaide Crows fans makes its way behind enemy lines, travelling to Sydney for the must-win semi-final against the Swans.
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The Western Bulldogs beat three-time reigning premiers Hawthorn by 23 points to reach an AFL preliminary final against fellow youngsters GWS.
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The Adelaide Crows leave Adelaide for Sydney after naming an unchanged line-up for Saturday night's AFL semi-final against the Swans.
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On week two of the AFL finals, the underdog always looms most dangerously. Can the Bulldogs or Crows stun the Hawks or the Swans this weekend?
By
Dean Bilton
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With the kick-off of an inaugural national AFL women's competition approaching, a turf war may be looming which will only benefit female athletes.
By
Dan Colasimone
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Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is expecting a strong response from his troops after last week's tense two-point loss to Geelong in their qualifying final.
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Collingwood has made another step to propping up its support staff for Nathan Buckley by appointing former Adelaide Crows head coach Brenton Sanderson as an assistant.
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If there were any doubts about Patrick Dangerfield's impact at Geelong, the superstar recruit has erased them with a stunning first season at the Cats.
By Andrew McGarry
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Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield wins the ABC's AFL Footballer of the Year award, as the Cats midfielder prepares for next week's preliminary final.
By
Andrew McGarry
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On this episode: The Banned Bombers come in from the cold. Netball is seeking to cement its status as number one sport for women. Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson have won Australia’s first Paralympic Gold Medal.
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Past and present Essendon players have been able to return to their AFL clubs following their suspension from the Bombers' 2012 supplements scandal.
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Less than a month after crashing out of the Rio Olympics javelin competition with a shoulder injury, West Australian Kim Mickle signs with the Fremantle Dockers in the new AFL women's league.
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Geelong star and overwhelming Brownlow Medal favourite Patrick Dangerfield has dominated voting to win the AFL Players' Association's Most Valuable Player award.
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On this episode: Giants ruckman Shane Mumford apologises for sledging Lance Franklin over his mental illness battle. The NRL integrity unit is looking into Titans star Jarryd Hayne over a video that’s emerged. Nick Kyrgios is confident he will overcome a hip injury in time for the Davis Cup.
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Olympic basketball silver medallist Erin Phillips is set to play for the Adelaide Crows before returning to the United States to play in the WNBA.
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Sturt Football Club coach Martin Mattner refuses to get caught up in the hype surrounding the Adelaide Crows' SANFL side ahead of this weekend's preliminary final.
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GWS Giant Shane Mumford says he has apologised to Lance Franklin over comments he made relating to to the Sydney Swans star's mental-health battle.
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Want-away Gold Coast Suns midfielder Jaeger O'Meara confirms Hawthorn is his preferred destination for 2017.
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GWS will play a preliminary final without Steve Johnson after the Giants' forward opts not to challenge a one-match ban for a high bump on Sydney's Josh Kennedy.
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The issue of mental health in sport resurfaces after allegations Sydney Swans star Buddy Franklin was sledged during a game against the GWS Giants.
By Michael Edwards
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Hawthorn veteran Sam Mitchell is backing team-mate Isaac Smith to rebound quickly from his crucial miss at goal in last Friday's qualifying final loss to Geelong.
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Steve Johnson is set to miss GWS's preliminary final after being offered a one week ban for his hit on Sydney's Josh Kennedy.
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Western Australia's Sports Minister downplays tensions with Australian Football League clubs over the move to the new Perth Stadium, saying she expects a quick resolution.
By
Jacob Kagi
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Greater Western Sydney co-captain Callan Ward says it will not be a problem keeping the Giants grounded after their sensational qualifying final win.
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Crows fans intending to fly to Sydney to watch their side take on the Swans in Saturday's semi-final could be forced to fork out for hefty airfares if they travel by plane.
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Sydney cops a double injury blow ahead of its semi-final against the Crows, lose Kurt Tippett and Callum Mills to injuries.
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With the first week of the 2016 AFL finals in the book, sift through the wreckage to see who were the weekend's heroes and villains.
By
Dean Bilton
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Eddie Betts leads Adelaide through to a semi-final meeting with Sydney in a 62-point elimination final win over North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval.
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GWS captain Phil Davis says the "hard times" the club endured during its first years in the league has steeled it for an assault on the 2016 AFL premiership.
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GWS turns the race for the 2016 AFL premiership on its head with an outstanding debut finals performance and a 36-point win over the Sydney Swans.
By
Dean Bilton
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AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick outlines the code's long-term plan, which is to become the most popular sport across the entire east coast of Australia.
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Hawthorn winger Isaac Smith came desperately close to living out every AFL footballer's dream at the MCG on Friday night.
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Robbie Gray becomes the first Port Adelaide player in more than 100 years to win the club's best and fairest award three years in a row.
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Isaac Smith hooks a set shot after the siren and Geelong beats Hawthorn by two points to reach the preliminary finals, adding another stunning chapter in the great Cats-Hawks rivalry.
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On this episode: The Bulldogs basking in their big upset to open the AFL Finals. The NRL Finals series has arrived and the Canberra Raiders are daring to dream. Wallabies Captain Stephen Moore says he’s confident the team can turn around its fortunes with a much needed win over South Africa.
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West Coast captain Shannon Hurn insists the Eagles do not need to make significant changes to their list, despite their season coming to a shock end with a 47-point elimination final loss to the Bulldogs.
By
Blake Kagi
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Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge senses his team might be ready to achieve AFL greatness this year after getting the finals monkey off their back in stunning fashion.
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The Bulldogs lead at every change and hold West Coast to their second lowest score of the year, winning by 47 points at Subiaco Oval.
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On this episode: One of Rugby League’s most respected voices fears the game is wide open to the risk of match fixing. The AFL finals begin when West Coast hosts the Western Bulldogs. Japans Kei Nishikori has upset Andy Murray at the US Open
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Retired Tasmanian teacher Kim Crawford is chasing recognition from the AFL and NRL, claiming he invented their finals system.
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The finals are finally here and four enticing games have been served up as the race for the 2016 AFL premiership intensifies.
By
Dean Bilton
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A calf injury means speedy West Coast winger Lewis Jetta won't play in the elimination final between West Coast and the Western Bulldogs on Thursday.
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Saturday Agenda from round 23 of the AFL season.
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Saturday Agenda from round 22 of the AFL season.
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Saturday Agenda for round 19 of the AFL season.
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Saturday Agenda for round 18 of the AFL season.
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Saturday Agenda for round 17 of the AFL season.
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A retired Tasmanian teacher chases recognition from the AFL and NRL, claiming he invented their finals system.
By
Scott Rollinson
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On this episode: The Raiders go into battle to save the Finals campaign of Jack Wighton. Sydney Defender Callum Mills has won this year’s rising star award. Serena Williams has broken Roger Federer’s record of the most number of matches won in Grand Slams.
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Sydney's Callum Mills wins the AFL's rising star award, pipping Western Bulldogs' pocket rocket Caleb Daniel.
By
Cameron Best
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It has been and gone now, but the reaction to the AFL's pre-finals bye week has put its future up for serious debate.
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Former Adelaide Crows captain Nathan van Berlo announces his retirement from AFL football but will continue playing in SANFL finals.
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A famous Northern Territory football family produces another AFL player — and this time, the recruit in question is a woman.
By Damian McIver
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On this episode: A huge blow to the Raiders Premiership hopes with Star Fullback Jack Wighton facing suspension. The AFL’s chief executive Gill Mclachlan has defended the League’s pay offer to female footballers. Wallabies Star David Pocock has defended his back row partnership with Michael Hooper.
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Richmond Football Club president Peggy O'Neal rejects a bid to overthrow the Tigers' board, but concedes tough decisions need to be made to improve players' on-field performances.
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Eagles captain Shannon Hurn believes his team can defy history to win the AFL Premiership, despite finishing outside the top four.
By
Jacob Kagi
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AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan defends the league's initial pay offer to female footballers, saying next year's women's league is beginning from a "standing start" despite bumper TV ratings on Saturday night.
By
Ben Lisson
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After falling out of the 2015 finals in straight sets, the Sydney Swans will hope this year's return to the SCG will deliver the same result as their last finals trip there in 2005.
By
Scott Rollinson