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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.

The Conversation

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

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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

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

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‘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

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 Guardian - AU

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - AU

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

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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.

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne entertain as much as contain to beat Geelong with their own game

Demons prove that show can go on even as weather turns with win that cements their AFL premiership credentials

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From AFL footballer to Owl High Priest: Adam White’s unusual journey into horror films

The 44-game Carlton player has produced one of the best horror films of the year and counts Stephen King as a fan. It’s a far cry from his footy career

The Guardian - AU

AFL platitudes are easy. Real action on gender-based violence is tougher but desperately needed

On-field activations are all well and good but they mean nothing if a stronger stand is not taken with the likes of Tarryn Thomas

AAP

AFL club accused of 'oppressive' board electoral system

Businessman Peter Lawrence has taken Melbourne FC to the Federal Court over claims its board election system is oppressive to non-preferred candidates.

The Guardian - AU

Geelong find fresh ways to defy AFL’s law of gravity in rise to top of ladder

The Cats’ ability to discover hidden gems to play alongside the likes of Jeremy Cameron has fuelled their rapid rebound

AAP

City young gun Galic chasing ALW double, Matildas dream

Melbourne City starlet Daniela Galic has a future with the Matildas and overseas in her sights but is focused on completing the A-League Women double.

The Guardian - AU

Collingwood and Essendon’s Anzac Day draw a tortuous but fitting result

It started and ended with silence as two teams hung their heads and pondered what could have been after a thrilling contest

The Guardian - AU

Young gun Harley Reid enters the AFL fishbowl and feasts on the hype

Being the AFL’s No 1 draft pick can be a poisoned chalice. But the 19-year-old West Coast prodigy has sauntered into the game and made it look a breeze.

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