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Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich is not shying away from the magnitude of the Lions's AFLW clash against Adelaide.
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For Tennant Creek 13-year-old, Boyd Cook, it was a day he'll long remember — kicking a footy with players from the Collingwood Football Club.
By the National Reporting Team's Jane Bardon
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Free-to-air AFL coverage suffers its biggest blow since South Australia joined the national competition in 1991, with five interstate games to receive delayed broadcasts.
By Malcolm Sutton
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The GWS Giants are making their presence felt amid the crowded Australian sporting landscape, with franchises in the AFL, AFLW and Super Netball.
By Patrick Galloway
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Port Adelaide president David Koch repeats his threat that the Gold Coast Suns will not play again in China if they wear red-and-gold jumpers in Shanghai.
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Jonathon Patton signs on with the GWS Giants to remain at the AFL expansion club through to the 2020 season.
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This year is shaping up to be a memorable year for women in sport — depending on which sport you play.
By Shahni Wellington
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Kate Sheahan accepts her AFLW career could be over after just one minute on the field following a knee injury during her first game for Collingwood.
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Meet Harry Miller, a former Hawthorn footballer and now the coach of a junior Indigenous team set to make their mark at the AFL Diversity Championships in April.
By Emma Lee Pedler for ABC Open
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Adelaide keep its unbeaten streak in the AFLW alive with a come from behind 23-point win over the Fremantle Dockers.
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Brisbane, Collingwood and Melbourne claim wins in the fourth round of the AFLW as the competition begins to take shape.
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Over 10,000 footy fans will attend the West Coast's and Fremantle's pre-season clash in sweltering Geraldton.
By Glenn Barndon
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Western Australia's football foes, Fremantle and West Coast, are tipped to play in front of record crowds at this weekend's sold-out pre-season derby in Geraldton.
By
Sarah Taillier
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Former AFL champion Ben Cousins is refused bail in a Perth court after being charged with aggravated stalking of his former partner and the mother of his children, after a magistrate says the risk he will reoffend is too high, given he is a "very heavy meth user".
By
Nicolas Perpitch
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AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says the league never misled Essendon over the doping scandal, as a recording emerges of angry senior Bombers officials accusing AFL of lying to them.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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AFL umpires' coach Hayden Kennedy says the centre bounce is detrimental to officiating the game and is taking a physical toll on officials.
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Professional Footballers Australia has just released ambitious plans to make Australia's W-League the biggest in the world.
By Danny Tran
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Captain Erin Phillips' long-range goal gives Adelaide a thrilling three-point win over Carlton and keeps the Crows' unbeaten streak going.
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Federal sports minister Greg Hunt says a government inquiry into the Essendon doping saga is possible after the 'Justice for the 34' group presented him with new information.
By Tracey Holmes
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Gerard Whateley is joined by Olympic gold medallist Kim Brennan, Australian netballer Sharni Layton and Western Bulldogs footballer Emma Kearney for a special show discussing the rise of women's sport in Australia.
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The Brisbane Lions make it three from three with a win over Collingwood while GWS and Fremantle play out the first ever AFL Women's draw.
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An 1896 premiership football trophy won by a Tasmanian club is returned to Launceston after being displayed in the wrong museum for 15 years.
By
Carla Howarth
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Jarryd Roughead kicks a goal in his first game in 500 days as Hawthorn wins after the siren against Geelong in preseason game in Launceston.
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Football journalist and draft expert Emma Quayle becomes the first female recruiter in the AFL after joining Greater Western Sydney.
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Tyres were squeaking, and footballs were thudding against the shiny wooden floor of the Somerset recreation centre as players warmed up ahead of a come-and-try wheelchair AFL match.
By
Fred Hooper
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Think sport and art don't mix? The artists behind a PIAF show described as "a large-scale public artwork that culminates in a huge party" in Fremantle want you to think again as they celebrate women in football.
By Sarah Collard
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Mike Fitzpatrick reflects on the ups and downs of his 10-year reign as AFL chairman, including Essendon's doping saga, the AFL's expansion plans, gambling and the new women's league.
By Patrick Wright
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Long-time chairman of the AFL Commission Mike Fitzpatrick announces he will step down from the role, to be replaced by ex-Wesfarmers chief Richard Goyder.
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Port Adelaide Football Club players run a super clinic for school children in the Riverland at the Berri Football Club. Filmed by ABC video journalist Isabel Dayman.
ABC Riverland: Isabel Dayman
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Industrial action over a new pay deal for AFL players is "unlikely", the AFL Players Association says, as negotiations between the players and the league continue.
By Ben Lisson
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Nat Fyfe is appointed captain of the Fremantle Dockers as they seek to rebound from a dismal campaign last year — and maintains he wants to remain at the club after his contract runs out at the end of this season.
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Two-time Olympic athlete Kim Mickle will miss the remainder of the inaugural AFLW season with Fremantle Dockers because of a knee injury.
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Geelong defender Harry Taylor becomes the second high-profile AFL player to raise concerns about the prevalence of gambling advertisements, saying he is worried about the impact it has on children.
By Damian McIver
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The Magpies will be without Sophie Casey for two weeks after she is handed ban for knocking out Melbourne's Meg Downie.
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We're two rounds into the inaugural AFL Women's season, and some observations are starting to become trends. Here's what we know after round two.
By
Dean Bilton
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The Tiwi Bombers call on Michael Solomon to resign for "publicly embarrassing" the cash-strapped side.
By
Avani Dias
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New opportunities for women from Indigenous and multicultural backgrounds to play football at an elite level are giving rise to an ambition to make it to the top.
By Damian McIver
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After leading by 19 points at half-time, Collingwood goes scoreless in the second half as Melbourne wins at Princes Park.
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Carlton is unbeaten after two rounds of the AFL Women's season, coming home with a wet sail to beat GWS by 13 points.
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Adelaide remain undefeated after upsetting the Western Bulldogs in Friday night's AFL Women's encounter.
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Gillon McLachlan says the AFL offered support to James Hird during his recent health crisis, and believes the league would welcome the former Bombers coach back.
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The whereabouts of Essendon star Jobe Watson's Brownlow medal has been a mystery ever since he renounced the award in November. Until now.
By Gerard Whateley
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The AFLW's boom opening round prompts a venue change this weekend, with Princes Park to host a double header.
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Meet the under-12 girls from the Flemington Junior Football club, who are following in the footsteps of their AFL Women's heroes and say they're "probably a little bit better" than the boys.
By Jane Cowan
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Ben McDevitt confirms he will not renew his contract as ASADA chief executive when his three-year term is up in May.
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Dyson Heppell is the new Essendon captain, while former Bombers skipper Jobe Watson is included in the club's leadership group.
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Former Fremantle Docker Shane Yarran pleads not guilty to a charge of assaulting a family member.
By
Joanna Menagh
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Adelaide midfielder Ebony Marinoff and Western Bulldogs defender Bailey Hunt receive the first AFL Women's rising star nominations.
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The media success of the new women's AFL competition is "almost inconceivable" and the game is breaking new ground where netball and soccer could not, an expert says.
By Damian McIver
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The first weekend of AFL Women's has wrapped up and while it's too early to call the league a definite success, the opening round can certainly be considered one.
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Now that the first round of AFL Women's is over we can reflect on what we have learned.
By sport editor David Mark
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Four Essendon footballers fall victim to a "frightening" aggravated home burglary, waking to hear their four cars being stolen from their home in Melbourne's north-west.
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The word 'inspiration' is used too often when speaking about sports, but watching women go around in AFL kits in front of thousands of fans has been fairly labelled just that by those at both ends of the spectrum.
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Brisbane overcome Melbourne and woeful conditions to win their AFLW opener at Casey Fields.
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A Tasmanian football club formed out of the ashes of the 1967 bushfires hangs up its boots, a far cry from the glory days of years gone by.
By
Ted O'Connor
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Kelli Underwood presents Offsiders Summer Edition on location from Melbourne's Olympic Park precinct on the opening weekend of the AFL Women's league. She's joined by Caroline Wilson from Fairfax Media, SEN's Francis Leach and the ABC's National Sport Correspondent Mary Gearin.
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Among the dozens of women running out to make history in the AFLW this weekend are four Tasmanians, three hailing from Burnie in the north-west.
By
Emilie Gramenz
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Scott Rollinson
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Led by Erin Phillips and Chelsea Randall, the Adelaide Crows roll over the top of the GWS Giants in the second AFL Women's match.
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Carlton star Darcy Vescio is still buzzing after her standout performance in the first ever AFLW game, and says the lockout crowd is proof of how far women's football has come.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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The AFL will consider moving AFL Women's games to bigger venues after a capacity crowd attended Carlton's season-opening win over Collingwood.
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More than 20,000 fans watch Carlton's Darcy Vescio shine as the Blues beat Collingwood in the first match of the inaugural AFL Women's season.
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Goldfields clubs flag concerns with ineffectiveness, lack of flexibility of new player payment rules for 2017 footy season.
By
Sam Tomlin
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John Wibberley
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A capacity crowd of 24,500 packs into Princes Park to watch history in the making, as the inaugural AFL women's league gets off to a thrilling start with a "shining" match between Carlton and Collingwood.
By James Hancock and staff
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AFL Women's is finally here! And with the inaugural competition underway, get up to speed with everything you need to know.
By
Dean Bilton
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It's set to be a groundbreaking moment in Australian sport tonight, as fierce rivals Carlton and Collingwood go head to head at Princes Park in Melbourne for round one of the new women's national Australian rules football competition.
Bindi Bryce
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Pre-season footy fever hits the Kimberley with 55 stars gathering for the Indigenous AFL camp.
By Leah McLennan, Vanessa Mills and Jacqueline Wright
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The first round of the AFLW is genuinely ground-breaking and young girls who dream of playing football now know it can become reality. But it's important for people to rein in their expectations in its debut season.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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Moana Hope believes the challenges of her youth give her the emotional toughness she will need for the first match of the AFL women's competition.
By Lauren Day
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The Western Bulldogs are the team to beat in the AFL women's league, while Mo Hope and Daisy Pearce are expected to take the game by storm, according to the eight captains on the eve of their first season.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden and Peter Lusted
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In just a few days, several hundred women will jump from amateur status to semi-professional with great expectations ahead of the inaugural AFL women's season.
By
Daniela Intili
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The Adelaide Football Club is the latest in the AFL to find a new apparel provider following uncertainty surrounding supplier BLK, whose parent company, World Rugby Specialists, went into administration.
By Loukas Founten
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Aggravated robbery charges against AFL player Trent Dumont and a co-accused are dropped in a South Australian court, with defence counsel saying it is "scandalous" the case took two years to be resolved.
By Rebecca Opie and staff
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An Adelaide taxi driver who says he was pushed to the ground and robbed by AFL player Trent Dumont and another man "presumed" they took his money, a court hears.
By court reporter Rebecca Opie
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North Melbourne Football Club player Trent Dumont faces trial after being accused of pushing over a taxi driver in Adelaide, holding him to the ground and stealing $70.
By court reporter Rebecca Opie
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AFL star Patrick Dangerfield enlists some high profile help for a social media post announcing his impending fatherhood.
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Sport may not be art - but it can be artistic, beautiful, powerful and emotional, writes ABC's David Mark.
By National Sport Editor David Mark
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Cancer-free Jarryd Roughead will take on captaincy of the Hawks for the 2017 season.
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AFL player Michael Johnson makes a brief appearance in the Perth Magistrates Court accused of assaulting a man in a kebab shop, who was reportedly filming while the player was in the store with his pants pulled down.
By
Joanna Menagh
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Brilliant forward Eddie Betts is rewarded for his stellar form since leaving Carlton, signing a three-year contract extension with the Adelaide Crows.
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More than 2,000 people turned out to watch Fremantle secure a convincing win over Adelaide in the first AFL Women's pre-season clash in Darwin.
By Carmen Brown
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In the seven weeks since the Gold Coast Suns picked Ben Ainsworth in the AFL national draft his life has changed dramatically.
By Elise Kinsella
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Uncertainty continues to cloud the move of Western Australia's two AFL clubs to the new Perth Stadium, with the State Government still unable to say when a deal will be done for West Coast and Fremantle to play at the Burswood venue.
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The father of James Hird says he had no suspicion his son was on the path to being taken to hospital for a suspected overdose.
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To his critics, nothing former Essendon coach and star player James Hird says or does will ever be enough.
By
Tracey Holmes
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The Essendon Football Club offers its support to former coach and player James Hird, after he was hospitalised following a suspected overdose.
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Former Essendon footballer and coach James Hird is reportedly receiving medical treatment following a major health scare.
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Professional athletes train day in, day out to be at their physical peak, but according to one professor it is often what is between their ears that sets the best apart from the rest.
By
Brett Williamson
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GWS recruit Amanda Farrugia hopes to become a role model for young Australians when the first season of the AFL Women's league kicks off in 2017.
By Brendan Arrow
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The AFL fines Greater Western Sydney $100,000 and strips it of draft points after club officials are found to have helped former number one draft pick Lachie Whitfield avoid a drug test.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge is among a handful of AFL players who quickly made their disapproval clear after the AFL banned the third man up at ruck contests.
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Melbourne defender Heritier Lumumba retires from the AFL after struggling with concussion, and a dispute with the club over the handling of his condition
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Emmanuel Irra has gone from war-torn Uganda to the rookie list of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the space of 11 years, since moving to Australia as a child.
By Alina Eacott
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Almost every interview is interesting in its own way, 7.30 host Leigh Sales says. From Malcolm Turnbull to Renee Zellweger and Neil Finn, she counts down her 10 most memorable interviews of 2016.
By Leigh Sales
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Richmond Captain Trent Cotchin and former Hawthorn, now West Coast player Sam Mitchell have become the first current AFL players to be retrospectively presented with Brownlow medals.
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Richmond captain Trent Cotchin and former Hawthorn, now West Coast player Sam Mitchell become the first current AFL players to be retrospectively presented with Brownlow medals.
By Guy Stayner
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The AFL Players Association says it is disappointed the league will not negotiate with them about a new deal to tie players pay to revenue from the game.
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The AFL announces the fixture for the inaugural women's competition, with traditional rivals Collingwood and Carlton going head-to-head in the season opener.
By Patrick Wright
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Geelong's Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield says a player strike during the AFL preseason competition next year is a possibility if the league cannot reach a collective bargaining agreement by February.
By Mary Gearin and staff
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One of Australia's pioneering dual sportswomen, Emma Kearney, says cricket is "threatened" by the AFL.
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Hawthorn's star forward Jarryd Roughead says he has been given the all-clear by doctors after his latest round of cancer treatment.
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It's become an all-too-regular occurrence for a famous person to front the media and apologise for their behaviour — but why do we buy into them?
By
Brett Williamson
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Port Adelaide Football Club sanctions Jarman Impey with a one-match ban and a $5,000 fine for his involvement in a five-car crash following a party at the home of team-mate Angus Monfries.
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One of Australia's pioneering dual sportswomen, Emma Kearney, says cricket is "threatened" by the AFL, after she was asked to sign a form committing her to prioritise cricket.
By Mary Gearin
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One of the most influential women in the AFL, Susan Alberti, steps down as vice-president of reigning premiers the Western Bulldogs, but promises she will continue help break ground for the women's competition.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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A Port Adelaide football player who was involved in a five-car crash had been drinking with team-mates and driving recklessly in the lead-up to the incident and was uncontactable for several hours after, the club says.
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AFL player Jarman Impey was involved in two crashes at Norwood last night before fleeing the scene, the Port Adelaide Football Club confirms.
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Sporting clubs in north-east Victoria are pledging support to a policy to promote respect and gender equality in their community.
By
Annie Brown
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Bob Murphy's return to the playing field is about to take a crucial step, with the Western Bulldogs captain to hit the training track with the AFL premiers on Monday as he returns from a serious knee injury.
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Two-time Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett ends his six-year tenure as Gold Coast captain, as speculation grows he may retire before seeing out his contract with the Suns.
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The AFL Anti-Doping Appeal Board dismisses Stephen Dank's appeal against his life ban for multiple doping offences.
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It is day one of Swans preseason training and AFL number 11 draft pick Oliver Florent is still coming to terms with his new life.
By
Jennifer Browning
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Ben Long, Brandon Parfitt and Willie Rioli are all headed south to continue their footy careers after being successfully drafted by the AFL.
By
Kristy O'Brien
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The Bombers end speculation by taking Canadian-born defender Andrew McGrath with pick one of the 2016 AFL draft.
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Disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank fails to supply evidence to prove the reasons for his absence from his appeal against a life ban for multiple doping offences.
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Fremantle Dockers player Michael Johnson is charged with assault after an alleged altercation in a Perth kebab shop earlier this month.
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The AFL draft is almost here, and it is time to get up to speed with this year's crop of rising stars. Bone up on some of the players likely to hear their names read out first.
By
Dean Bilton
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Toowoomba's Zimra Hussain, 10, is named the inaugural number one ticket holder for the Brisbane Lions AFL women's team.
By
Peter Gunders
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On this episode: Tickled pink Australia’s bowlers have some early success with the Pink Ball. The AFL has changed the GWS Giants with brining the game into disrepute. Spain holds a one shot lead at The World Cup of Golf in Melbourne.
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The AFL has charged Greater Western Sydney for a breach of integrity rules over the Lachie Whitfield case.
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Nine-year-old Paige dreams of playing AFL football for her beloved Carlton Football Club, and for the first time ever it is a real possibility, as female fans begin to dream big thanks to the AFL women's competition.
By Stephanie Chalkley-Rhoden
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The troubled Richmond defender is released from his contract with the club so he can deal with his with mental health issues.
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Essendon agrees to pay confidential settlements to 18 past and present players who lost earnings as a result of the AFL club's supplements saga.
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The Brisbane Lions say they knew nothing of Craig Lambert's issues related to the Lachie Whitfield saga before recruiting him, but the AFL did.
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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.