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From the Pocket: Patrick Cripps reaches milestone after having to scrap the whole way

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The Guardian - AU

Race driver's bankruptcy led to 'medley' of drug abuse

A former V8 Supercars racing driver started abusing multiple drugs after COVID-19 restrictions forced his business into bankruptcy, a judge has heard.

AAP

Fremantle’s top-four spot suggests a deep run into September and beyond

There is nothing illegitimate about the Dockers’ ladder position and with a young roster there may be cause for hope

The Guardian - AU

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'It felt like a do-or-die moment': Clare Wheeler's journey to an Olympics

'She's tough. She's physically tough and she's mentally tough.'

Newcastle Herald

From the Pocket: St Kilda are a grim watch with Ross Lyon’s limitations exposed

Early in Lyon’s tenure the Saints were super fit and relentless. But it’s since stalled and the coach seems bewildered by it all

The Guardian - AU

Port Adelaide get a whiff of success but coach knows which way the wind blows

The Power’s win over the Saints in a forgettable AFL clash is likely to only temporarily release the pressure on Ken Hinkley

The Guardian - AU

The AFL’s illicit drug policy is under fire but the bigger issue is that not all sports have one

In March, Australian MP Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege to allege the Australian Football League (AFL) was operating an “off the books” illicit drug testing regime that is at odds with its obligations under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code.

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Ex-AFL agent Ricky Nixon sentenced over postie attack

Former AFL player manager Ricky Nixon has given the middle finger to media outside of court before being sentenced over an attack on a postman.

AAP

From the Pocket: if Tom Hawkins has played his last game, he bows out with nothing more to prove

What’s extraordinary is that Hawkins made it this far, writes Jonathan Horn in our weekly AFL newsletter

The Guardian - AU

Australian Rules Cleared Of Anti-doping Breaches

An inquiry Monday cleared Australian Rules players and support staff of feigning injuries to cover up illicit drug use, but recommended the sport overhaul its approach amid fears of "criminal infiltration".

International Business Times

A curious Oz columnist, a lucky lobster, and what do AFL players think of Gil’s new gambling gig?

Plus: a less than smooth visit to Australia for Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Crikey

As McLachlan jumps to Tabcorp, sport’s gambling addiction grows stronger

Tabcorp’s incoming CEO McLachlan apparently ‘has a proven track record of delivering growth’. How much of that came from the toxic gambling industry?

Crikey

The prince of Punt Road: AFL fans rise as one for Dustin Martin’s 300th

Few footballers have meant more to fans than he has to Richmond, and none could have drawn a crowd like the 92,311 who saluted his 300th game

The Guardian - AU

Swans hit dizzying AFL heights in their best start to a season since 1935

The ladder leaders’ Big Three were in exquisite touch against Geelong but their shutdown defenders played an equally crucial part at the SCG

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Accidental activist among King's Birthday sport honours

An amateur Australian Rules player who became a self-described accidental activist is among sporting recipients in the King's Birthday Honours List.

The Guardian - AU

‘Neutered dog’ Ross Lyon teaches Harley Reid old tricks to win battle for St Kilda

West Coast young gun started the AFL clash full of confidence and cheek until brought down a peg or two by the Saints and their coach

The Guardian - AU

Dustin Martin holds up his end of the bargain as the AFL’s silent superstar

Richmond’s triple premiership player and Norm Smith medallist lets his football do the talking – and the game is better for it

The Guardian - AU

Controversy reigns as AFL umpires turn blind eye to common sense

An umpire’s job is to apply the rules. But many of us want our officials (and those who instruct them) to have a better feel for the game’s big moments

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The Guardian - AU

Magical Mariners take their place in A-League pantheon with back-to-back titles

Modern football fairytales dictate that Cinderella only gets to go to the ball once. But again, the Central Coast Mariners are A-League champions

The Conversation

It’s not just retiring athletes who need mental health support – young sportspeople need it, too

Retiring from professional sport can be anguishing for some athletes.

The Guardian - AU

Essendon leave middle of the road behind as their ‘edge’ leads them to second spot

The Bombers have found their groove and backed up the hype to lead the chasing pack behind the AFL benchmark Swans

The Independent UK

Three soccer players arrested over alleged match-fixing involving yellow cards in Australian league

Football Australia says three A-League players have been arrested for alleged betting corruption after police claimed they manipulated the number of yellow cards they received in games last year

AAP

Former AFL star cries as he is jailed for drug plot

Ex-St Kilda star Sam Fisher will spend up to five years and four months behind bars after admitting involvement in an interstate drug trafficking plot.

The Guardian - AU

Remembering Cam McCarthy goes beyond black armbands and bouquets

The former AFL player was known to mates and Dockers supporters as ‘Dardy McCrafty’ and embraced being ‘a bit of a weirdo’

AAP

'Desperate' Giants bent on first Super Netball win

Desperate to avoid their fifth consecutive loss, the Giants are gunning to take down Sunshine Coast Lightning to finally open their Super Netball account.

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