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Stirling Coates

Four burning questions for St Kilda ahead of the AFL restart

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The problem with Collingwood’s jumper debate

Ah, the old jumper debacle.

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The problem with Collingwood’s jumper debate

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Gowans’ sacking could create a huge cultural divide

Inaugural North Melbourne AFLW coach Scott Gowans lost his head-coaching position on Thursday, to the shock of AFL media, fans and even himself.

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Gowans’ sacking could create a huge cultural divide

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Five reasons to watch Geelong in 2020

Footy’s almost back, which means that quite soon you won’t be subjected to yet another ‘top ten overlooked top ten draft picks redrafted’ article.

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Five reasons to watch Geelong in 2020

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Each club's state of affairs before the AFL restart: Part 1

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Each club's state of affairs before the AFL restart: Part 1

Stephen Shortis

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AFL top 100: Round 2, Greater Western Sydney versus North Melbourne

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AFL top 100: Round 2, Greater Western Sydney versus North Melbourne

The AFL's brilliant tribute to Dennis Cometti for his Hall of Fame induction

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The AFL's brilliant tribute to Dennis Cometti for his Hall of Fame induction

Jake Benoiton new author

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How Geelong could quickly become the laughing stock of the AFL

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How Geelong could quickly become the laughing stock of the AFL

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Richmond ahead of the AFL restart

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Four burning questions for Richmond ahead of the AFL restart

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Dennis Cometti: Australia's greatest commentator

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Dennis Cometti: Australia's greatest commentator

Lucas Lewit-Mendes

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Who led (my) Brownlow count after Round 1?

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Who led (my) Brownlow count after Round 1?

AAP

AFL closing on new reduced TV deal: Report

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AFL closing on new reduced TV deal: Report

AAP

Crows must change culture: Andrew McLeod

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Crows must change culture: Andrew McLeod

Roar Rookie

How far can Port Adelaide go in 2020?

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How far can Port Adelaide go in 2020?

Clay

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The AFL all-time great alphabet teams: Letter G

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The AFL all-time great alphabet teams: Letter G

Jake Benoiton new author

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The Western Bulldogs have everything to lose in 2020

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The Western Bulldogs have everything to lose in 2020

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How the AFL can go global

How Geelong could quickly become the laughing stock of the AFL

Buddy calls out criminalisation of Indigenous Australians

Buddy Franklin's time at the Swans has been a failure

Eddie McGuire is seething that Port Adelaide wants to wear the prison bars

Four burning questions for Richmond ahead of the AFL restart

Four burning questions for Port Adelaide ahead of the AFL restart

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Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Port Adelaide ahead of the AFL restart

Brendon the 1st said Roar Rookie

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I doubt that will bother Port, it will be a “if the price is right” thing.

He’s a really handy footy player and would i…(more)

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Four burning questions for Port Adelaide ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Port Adelaide ahead of the AFL restart

Brendon the 1st said Roar Rookie

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I doubt that will bother Port, it will be a “if the price is right” thing.

He’s a really handy footy player and would i…(more)

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Four burning questions for Port Adelaide ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for North Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

You can be forgiven for forgetting Round 1’s most thrilling match was an almighty North Melbourne comeback win.

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Four burning questions for North Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for North Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

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Four burning questions for North Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

Editor

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

After a torturous decade, Demons fans only got to enjoy one season in the sun before it all came crashing down.

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Four burning questions for Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

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Four burning questions for Melbourne ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

Editor

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Hawthorn ahead of the AFL restart

An Alastair Clarkson-coached side is never out of the race and the Hawks made sure to hit the ground running in Round 1 with a commanding win over the Lions.

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Four burning questions for Hawthorn ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Hawthorn ahead of the AFL restart

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Four burning questions for Hawthorn ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for GWS ahead of the AFL restart

A stunning run through September saw the Giants make their first grand final last year, before they were obliterated by the all-conquering Tigers.

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Four burning questions for GWS ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for GWS ahead of the AFL restart

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Four burning questions for GWS ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

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Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Gold Coast ahead of the AFL restart

The AFL’s perennial cellar-dwellers claimed their second wooden spoon last season with a miserable three-win campaign and could have scarcely begun 2020 any worse.

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Four burning questions for Gold Coast ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

Editor

Four burning questions for Gold Coast ahead of the AFL restart

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Four burning questions for Gold Coast ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

Editor

Stirling Coates

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Four burning questions for Geelong ahead of the AFL restart

After coming so close, but so far, to a premiership in 2019, Geelong entered 2020 with surprisingly little hype for a reigning minor premier.

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Four burning questions for Geelong ahead of the AFL restart

Stirling Coates

Editor

Four burning questions for Geelong ahead of the AFL restart

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Four burning questions for Geelong ahead of the AFL restart

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The six stories to play out in AFL season 2020

The AFL season is returning in a week’s time and there is a sense of unpredictability about it.

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AFL Round 2: The key questions

These are the questions I’m asking ahead of the AFL restart.

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Joniola new author

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How the AFL can go global

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Why Essendon need Giant Jeremy Cameron: A history of tall forward failures

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Stephen Shortis

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AFL top 100: Round 2, Gold Coast versus West Coast

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Buddy Franklin's time at the Swans has been a failure

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Lachlan Mitchell

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What the AFL can learn from the NRL

Thursday saw the return of the NRL, the first mainstream sport to resume in Australia after the easing of COVID 19 lockdown legislation.

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From the Vault: AFL Round 12

In what is expected to be the final edition of my AFL throwback series, we look back at an elimination final from 2015, a preliminary final from 2006, the emotional comeback and retirement of a Kangaroos club great, one of the biggest upsets of the 2017 season and Melbourne’s failed bid to match the four-in-a-row […]

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Stephen Shortis

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AFL top 100 Round 2: The Showdown

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The 15 most irritating Collingwood moments of all time: Part 3

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Stephen Shortis

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AFL top 100: Round 2, Carlton versus Melbourne

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The game is too long. Shorter quarters are here to stay

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The problem with Collingwood’s jumper debate

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What else has colours of gold and brown? 😛

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It would be appropriate if they made the WACA oval again and East Perth moved there full time. Three great grandstands: …(more)

AFL closing on new reduced TV deal: Report

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Seven? Really?!

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Both seven & fox aren’t in a good place financially. This could get ugly.

How Geelong could quickly become the laughing stock of the AFL

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I could mention post expansion and use the same argument, bar one game when there were 4 games to play in Vic in the sa…(more)

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Eddie McGuire is seething that Port Adelaide wants to wear the prison bars

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I’m not calling my burger joint McDonalds, and the big yellow M is not shaped like the golden arches. Its all just kind…(more)

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Eddie McGuire is seething that Port Adelaide wants to wear the prison bars

Eddie McGuire is seething that Port Adelaide wants to wear the prison bars

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Former AFL player explains the racial profiling he experienced

Former AFL footballer Tony Armstrong delivered a powerful message at the start of the Yokayi Footy show.

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Former AFL player explains the racial profiling he experienced

Former AFL player explains the racial profiling he experienced

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Former AFL player explains the racial profiling he experienced

Kane Cornes and Mark Robinson continue to clash over AFLW competition

Former AFL footballer Kane Cornes and journalist Mark Robinson have continued their stoush over the AFLW competition.

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Kane Cornes and Mark Robinson continue to clash over AFLW competition

Kane Cornes and Mark Robinson continue to clash over AFLW competition

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Kane Cornes and Mark Robinson continue to clash over AFLW competition

The blockbuster fixtures for the next 4 rounds of AFL

The AFL has released the fixtures for Rounds 2 to 5 of the 2020 season after being forced to change who plays who and where as a result of coronavirus shutting down the competition. The season will resume on June 11. FULL FIXTURES FOR ROUNDS 2-5

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The blockbuster fixtures for the next 4 rounds of AFL

The blockbuster fixtures for the next 4 rounds of AFL

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The blockbuster fixtures for the next 4 rounds of AFL

Hardwick: 'This will be one of the greatest premierships ever won'

Richmond Coach Damien Hardwick said the challenges around the 2020 season make it one that only the most resilient clubs will be able to overcome.

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Hardwick: 'This will be one of the greatest premierships ever won'

Hardwick: 'This will be one of the greatest premierships ever won'

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Hardwick: 'This will be one of the greatest premierships ever won'

AFL outlines how footy will return

AFL CEO Gil McLaughlin confirmed there will be Gold Coast hubs for four teams as the season is set to resume on June 11. FULL DETAILS

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AFL outlines how footy will return

AFL outlines how footy will return

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AFL outlines how footy will return

The best ever goal kicked by a 13-year-old?

They breed them fast down in Tasmania

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The best ever goal kicked by a 13-year-old?

The best ever goal kicked by a 13-year-old?

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The best ever goal kicked by a 13-year-old?

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Local footy player dislocates shoulder... while celebrating his match-sealing goal

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Local footy player dislocates shoulder... while celebrating his match-sealing goal

Local footballer decides to try kicking a medicine ball... and the result is predictable

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Local footballer decides to try kicking a medicine ball... and the result is predictable

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Shades of Nick Riewoldt as forward's decision to play on in the goalsquare backfires horribly

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Shades of Nick Riewoldt as forward's decision to play on in the goalsquare backfires horribly

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Forward flukes one-in-a-million station wagon trick kick

Jan

Forward flukes one-in-a-million station wagon trick kick

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The best local footy MARKS AND HANGERS

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The best local footy MARKS AND HANGERS

Skateboarder turns standard 50m goal into a classic comedy

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Skateboarder turns standard 50m goal into a classic comedy

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Have you got a better team song than Williamstown FC?

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Have you got a better team song than Williamstown FC?

Massive bump absolutely FLATTENS hapless footy player

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Massive bump absolutely FLATTENS hapless footy player

Eastern Football League

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Bustling forward BOOMFAs his rival to slot home goal

Aug

Bustling forward BOOMFAs his rival to slot home goal

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Eddie McGuire is seething that Port Adelaide wants to wear the prison bars

Eddie McGuire is seething that Port Adelaide wants to wear the prison bars (0:40)

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It's Richmond's league now: The unstoppable Tigers confirm their place in history

The ball is bounced to start the second half of the preliminary final and the Tigers trail 50-29.

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It's Richmond's league now: The unstoppable Tigers confirm their place in history

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The ball is bounced to start the second half of the preliminary final and the Tigers trail 50-29.

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It's Richmond's league now: The unstoppable Tigers confirm their place in history

It's Richmond's league now: The unstoppable Tigers confirm their place in history

Eddie McGuire is seething that Port Adelaide wants to wear the prison bars

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