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

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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

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Haze lifts on Tigers’ AFL season as Swans win delivers more than just a victory

Richmond got many reminders that they’re on the right track at the MCG and that it should not be all doom and gloom at the club

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Afternoon Update: Jacinta Allan to lead Victoria; surging petrol prices fuel inflation; and the US government sues Amazon

Labor MPs elect Jacinta Allan to be premier, replacing the retiring Daniel Andrews

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Michael Willson: the master photographer capturing AFL history from behind the lens

From Tayla Harris’s kick to Lance Franklin’s 1,000th goal, everyone has a favourite photo by the man who sees ‘a picture within a picture’

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Brownlow Medal 2023 red carpet – as it happened

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Collingwood beat GWS in AFL preliminary final – as it happened

The Collingwood Magpies have secured their spot in the AFL grand final after holding on to a one-point lead against the GWS Giants

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AFL semi-final: Carlton beat Melbourne in MCG thriller – as it happened

Blues will face the Brisbane Lions in the AFL preliminary final next week after defeating the Demons in front of a sold-out MCG

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Laura Kane’s rapid AFL rise heralds changing times for women in sport

Not a total upheaval of the status quo, but enough of a shakeup to remind people women are here to stay, on and off the field

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From Collingwood to Hawthorn, your AFL team's position after nine rounds summed up in two paragraphs

Want a quick rundown on where your team is at after nine rounds of the AFL season? From flag favourites Collingwood to potential wooden spooners Hawthorn, Andrew McGarry sums up each side.

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AFL Round-Up: Carlton's revival crushed, Richmond's legends run it back, Sydney reach breaking point

An emotional rollercoaster for Carlton, Richmond party like it's 2017 and Sydney reach their tipping point in a potentially defining round nine. We digest the week that was.

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AFL Round-Up: Melbourne and Port Adelaide thrive on fine margins, and who is to blame for the West Coast situation?

Round eight proves the season will be defined by a series of thrillers, while West Coast's road back to relevance looks like being a long one. We digest the week that was.

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Skill, determination and tactics you won't want to miss: The players to watch in AFLW season seven

Eighteen teams, a pay rise and more contact time. These are the players to watch as AFLW season seven is set to go to a whole new level, Gemma Bastiani writes.

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Melbourne Demons need to fix their second halves ahead of AFL finals series

Defending champions Melbourne are sitting in the top four with two rounds left, but there are areas of the game where the Demons need to clean up quickly to get their title defence on track, writes Andrew McGarry.

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AFL Round-Up: Geelong and Collingwood keep streaks alive, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan emerges, Richmond do it again

Geelong and Collingwood keep their streaks alive, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan explodes and Richmond does that thing again — round 19 had it all. We digest the week that was.

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Who will make the AFL finals, who can grab a top-four spot and the run-down of the final five rounds

Some AFL teams like Geelong have already sealed a finals spot, but which sides are likely to join them, and who will get the double chance? Andrew McGarry analyses the teams in contention.

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AFL Round-Up: Top-eight chaos as 2022 season sits perfectly poised for the run home

It was a week of upsets and top-eight movement, setting the table for the home stretch of an enthralling season. We digest the week that was.

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AFL Round-Up: Mason Cox's masterclass makes Melbourne's malaise real, but Collingwood are here to stay

A Mason Cox masterclass puts Melbourne's fears in sharper focus, while a returning Fremantle champion raises the Dockers' ceiling yet again. We digest the week that was.

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West Coast Eagles chairman Russell Gibbs refuses to put time line on rebuilding club

Eagles chairman Russell Gibbs says it would not be fair to hold coach Adam Simpson to a strict time line for turning the side's fortunes around, but some improvement is expected over the next year.

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From Melbourne to West Coast — your AFL team's position summed up in two lines

Want a quick summary of where your team is after eight rounds of the AFL season? From flag favourites Melbourne to cellar-dwellers West Coast, Andrew McGarry sums up each of the 18 sides in two lines.

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Paddy McCartin fails concussion test in Sydney Swans' comeback AFL win over Hawthorn

Sydney is buoyed by the condition of Paddy McCartin after he suffered a head knock and was subbed out during the Swans' come-from-behind victory over Hawthorn in Launceston.

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Confusion reigns over AFL's crackdown on dissent over umpire decisions

Debate is raging in the AFL about new umpire dissent rules. But has the league just been slow to catch up with a tough stance in other sports?

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Unbeaten Swans face winless Western Bulldogs at Docklands — but they don't have much room for error

The Sydney Swans are full of confidence — and fresh from a landmark game for Lance Franklin — but they cannot afford any drop-off against the winless Bulldogs at Docklands, writes Andrew McGarry.

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AFL Round-Up: Buddy Franklin sparks invasion, MCG calls for evacuation and West Coast's COVID-19 inundation

In a round that had everything, from pitch invasions to lost Swans to a rogue fire alarm, two teams more than any put their hands up as ones to watch. We digest the week that was.

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Meet Good Carlton, the team Blues fans have been waiting a decade or more to enjoy

Carlton's win over the Western Bulldogs, off the back of the win over Richmond, offers definitive proof that at long last these Blues are made of something different.

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