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Peter Wright’s four-game ban shows AFL is changing – one unconscious player at a time

The rants of Wayne Carey aside, most accept Essendon man’s hit on Sydney’s Harry Cunningham deserved punishment

The Guardian - AU

MP details allegations of secret AFL drug tests

Allegations from a whistleblowing doctor of secret illicit drug tests to allow AFL players to avoid detection have been outlined by federal MP Andrew Wilkie.

AAP

AFL score review system is ‘bush league’ in competition groaning with money

Australian rules football is being derailed by a score review system that lacks the technology to land on enough definitive decisions

The Guardian - AU

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After two exhilarating seasons, Collingwood have been studied and stripped bare

A third successive loss – this time to St Kilda – represents a major premiership hangover. Do the Magpies have the quality of greats to bounce back?

The Guardian - AU

'Save our Jets': club uncertainty unites fans behind a common goal

Fans, former players and politicians rally behind the Newcastle Jets.

Newcastle Herald

AFL announces Tasmania Devils will be new team’s name as playing kit unveiled

The league’s announcement event did not address doubts about whether a Tasmanian side would ever take field

The Guardian - AU

Melbourne’s troubled soul takes giant leap towards redemption with trademark display

Clayton Oliver showed signs against the Western Bulldogs that he is ready to put a summer of off-field sagas and setbacks behind him

The Guardian - AU

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Political barbs over Hobart stadium as election nears

Plans for a new stadium in Tasmania, a condition of the state's licence for an AFL team, have divided the community and the island's politicians.

AAP

37 review – this play about racism in AFL is terrific, thrilling – and a wake-up call

Nathan Maynard’s great footy play is physically intense, following two Aboriginal players in a country team during the Adam Goodes era

The Guardian - AU

Tas Labor open to new stadium if AFL club proves itself

Tasmanian Labor appears open to supporting construction of a new stadium but only after the state's AFL club "proves itself".

AAP

Sam Docherty’s endless ‘kicks in the guts’ show us the power of overcoming adversity

The Carlton defender has endured more setbacks than most AFL players but faces another stint on the sidelines after a third ACL tear

The Guardian - AU

Stop downplaying racism, integrity boss tells sports

Sport Integrity Australia chief David Sharpe says national sports leaders must stop downplaying racism as fresh claims emerge involving the AFL.

AAP

Tasmanian Labor 'naive' about stadium: former leader

Tasmanian Labor, aiming to end a decade in opposition at the March 23 election, is naive to think it can renegotiate the state's AFL deal, a former leader says.

AAP

Afternoon Update: Samantha Murphy’s alleged killer identified; mass coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef; and Rupert Murdoch to marry again

Patrick Stephenson, son of ex-AFL footballer Orren Stephenson, has been charged with murder of Ballarat woman

The Guardian - AU

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Identity of man accused of killing missing mum revealed

A suppression order on the identity of 22-year-old Patrick Orren Stephenson, who is accused of murdering Samantha Murphy, has been lifted.

AAP

Community vigil, mum's alleged killer named

Locals have honoured Samantha Murphy at a community vigil in Ballarat, hours after the identity of her alleged 22-year-old killer was revealed.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney Swans beat Melbourne Demons in AFL 2024 ‘Opening Round’ – as it happened

Goal-by-goal report: The Swans got the new season under way with victory over the Demons at the SCG as Brodie Grundy got one over his former club

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The Matildas are off to Paris, but at home we’re failing our A-League women

At a recent A-League fixture, there was no mention of the women’s game to occur before the men’s. Fans weren’t even let into the stadium on time.

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The Guardian - AU

AFL 2024 predicted ladder part two: Collingwood can win… if they’re Giant killers

To win a premiership, stars need to align on and off field. When the AFL finals come around in 2024 these are the eight sides who’ll fight it out

The Guardian - AU

AFL 2024 predicted ladder part one: Bulldogs could win the flag… or get the spoon

With young squads, new coaches, pre-season injuries or plain bad luck, these are the eight AFL teams we reckon will struggle most

The Guardian - AU

New Collingwood doco: a winner’s cut that depicts an organisation at ease

Take The Steps charts a well-thumbed story but taps into something that goes beyond home-ground editing

The Guardian - AU

Greater Western Sydney Giants under fire over ‘deeply disappointing’ Tabcorp sponsorship

Exclusive: ACT attorney general says while Victorian clubs have taken a ‘responsible approach’ the Giants are ‘going in the opposite direction’

AAP

AFL star Clayton Oliver fined for suspended driving

AFL midfielder Clayton Oliver has pleaded guilty to getting behind the wheel after VicRoads suspended his licence for medical reasons.

AAP

Attacker fined $25k for assault on ex-Kangaroos player

A 21-year-old man has avoided jail and been fined $25,000 for his violent attack on Jack Ziebell outside the North Melbourne player's retirement celebrations.

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The rich Australian history of booing PMs

Are boos for the PM a sign that the recently announced tax changes have backfired on Labor? Or simply the sturdiest tradition Australia has?

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