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Clarkson to return from Launceston on separate flight

Alastair Clarkson has revealed he will not be on the flight bringing North Melbourne and Hawthorn back from Launceston because of the ongoing racism inquiry.

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Tigers to use team approach to stop Magpies ace Daicos

About to coach his 300th AFL game when they take on Collingwood, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has likened Magpies star Nick Daicos to a young Chris Judd.

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Demons to unveil Jacob van Rooyen against Sydney

First-round draft pick Jacob van Rooyen will make his AFL debut for Melbourne as they welcome back Steven May from injury for the round-three clash with Sydney.

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Flag-favourites Collingwood can go up another level

Veteran midfielder Taylor Adams insists the AFL hasn't seen the best of Collingwood yet this season, despite a scintillating start to the new campaign.

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Fremantle and West Coast prepare for the Western Derby, with the Dockers trying to fix their scoring troubles

As we get set for the Western Derby, Fremantle is under pressure to bounce back after a poor start to the season against their biggest rivals. Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson look at the Dockers and their most glaring weakness — scoring.

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AFL Gather Round is about to put Mount Barker's new football oval on the sporting landscape

This new regional sporting complex at Mount Barker will make its AFL debut when Gather Round comes to town — and residents and the local council hope it could herald the start of a new trend.

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Beveridge identifies McInerney as a Lions midfield key

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says ruckman Oscar McInerney played a key role last week as Brisbane dominated Melbourne at the stoppages.

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Sydney leave it late to beat Perth, go top of ALW

Two late goals have given Sydney FC a 4-2 home win over Perth and lifted them to the top of the A-League Women table with one round left.

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Critics unfair to single out Jackson at Dockers: Serong

All eyes will be on prized Fremantle recruit Luke Jackson on Sunday when he tries to break out of his early-season form slump in the AFL western derby.

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Swallow's 200th a milestone in Suns' history

David Swallow will make history as Gold Coast's first 200-game player when he runs out against Geelong, and the AFL club's desperate to rise to the occasion.

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Coach Longmire not focusing on Swans' MCG return

Sydney coach John Longmire is focusing on the big test against Melbourne rather than addressing the Swans' return to where they suffered a grand final mauling.

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Fears for country football clubs in wake of Wangaratta Magpies salary cap breach penalty

The president of a country football club that lost last year's grand final to a team that breached salary cap rules says harsh penalties could crush teams run by volunteers.

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Bulldogs' 0-2 start has surprised under-siege Beveridge

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is adamant they can emerge from their poor start to the AFL season, with a big game looming on Thursday against Brisbane.

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Ginnivan to make case for return through Magpies VFL

While he has impressed at training during his two-game illicit-drug ban, Collingwood's young star Jack Ginnivan won't be gifted an AFL start against Richmond.

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No resolution for Central Australian football competition as first round draws closer

One month since the Alice Springs Town Council resolved to withdraw support for the upcoming Central Australian community football competition, there is no resolution in sight.

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St Kilda and North Melbourne's rise to the top eight driven by big shifts under new coaches Ross Lyon, Alastair Clarkson

St Kilda and North Melbourne fans' hopes of improvement for their teams under coaches Ross Lyon and Alastair Clarkson have been more than satisfied so far — Andrew McGarry takes a look at the big shifts driving the teams' early success in 2023.

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All to play for in Sydney-Perth ALW encounter

Perth Glory will fight to keep their A-League Women title hopes alive and look to strike a blow to Sydney FC's hopes of a third straight premiership.

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Injured Giant Wehr out, but star duo poised to return

Young Giants wingman Jacob Wehr has had an AFL season to forget, with the latest hit breaking his scapula, which will sideline him for a few months.

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AFL acknowledges link between head trauma and CTE, in submission to Senate concussion inquiry

League ‘supports and adopts’ recent statements from US which accept association between head impacts and neurodegenerative disease

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Country football club stripped of flag over salary cap breach

The Wangaratta Magpies have been stripped of their 2022 Premiership flag and hit with several sanctions after the misdemeanor.

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Magpies' Adams out to make most of AFL twilight years

Collingwood veteran Taylor Adams reflected on his career while sitting out injured during last year's finals and is determined to enjoy what's left.

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Analyse this: Ashcroft goes extra mile on AFL crusade

Will Ashcroft's professionalism is already famous at the Brisbane Lions but the measures the Rising Star nominee has taken continue to surprise his peers.

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Couple at centre of Hawthorn Hawks racism review look into legal options, not taking part in AFL investigation

A couple at the centre of the Hawthorn racism review is considering taking legal action against the club, which they say left them feeling "abandoned" after its public pledge of support after the scandal broke.

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'Ross the Boss' tag embarrasses Saints AFL coach

St Kilda fans have rebooted the 'Ross the Boss' nickname but it doesn't sit comfortably with embarrassed coach Ross Lyon.

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Tigers' Broad cops four-game AFL ban for sling tackle

Richmond defender Nathan Broad has been given a four-game ban at the AFL Tribunal for his sling tackle on Adelaide's Patrick Parnell.

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