AFL
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AFL chief says women's league will work but it needs to be given timeAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has called for patience with the new women’s league, saying it will need time to develop
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Suburban football grounds: AFLW about to put a new twist on an old traditionFaded grandstands are to be revived by the new competition, much to the delight of stadium nerds who have become disillusioned with ground rationalisation
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New AFL umpires chief Peter Schwab backs rule change for ruck contestsNew AFL umpires boss Peter Schwab has dismissed player backlash against the new ruck rule, saying it was based on data and club feedback
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Gary Ablett missing from Gold Coast Suns leadership groupFormer captain Gary Ablett has been left out of Gold Coast’s leadership group for the 2017 AFL season and ex-Docker Michael Barlow has been drafted in, without having played a game for the club
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What lies ahead in 2017: the major highlights in Australian sportWomen’s AFL, the year of Kyrgios, more sevens success? 2016 was an ‘annus horribilis’ for some but there is plenty to stoke the spirits in 2017
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Australia's sporting year in review – fairytales, flops and fiascos of 2016A trio of rags-to-riches stories did their best to mask an underwhelming year for Australian sport on the international stage
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The 2016 Rusties: Guardian Australia's alternative sporting awardsWho won the the Todd Carney cup for bad publicity? How about the Mile Jedinak golden microphone for unfortunate gaffes? And then there’s Warnie … Your host Russell Jackson hands out the prizes
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GWS fined $100,000 and lose AFL draft points over Lachie Whitfield sagaGreater Western Sydney have been fined $100,000 and stripped of 1000 draft points over the Lachie Whitfield saga
The box seat: Dane Swan's alt-right education and Sydney FC's Invincibles