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Unvaccinated Eagles star banned from training

West Coast Eagles forward Jack Darling has been barred from training with the club, having failed to meet the AFL’s requirement that all players be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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'We want to be brave with the footy': Alicia Eva

Following a 32-point loss to the Fremantle Dockers on Sunday at VU Whitten Oval, it’s back to the drawing board for the GWS Giants and captain Alicia Eva.

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'We want to be brave with the footy': Alicia Eva

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AFL top 100: Essendon nicknames 40 to 21

Essendon players with distinctive nicknames were hard to find, so the last few selections may be a bit weak.

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De Goey likely to get plea deal charge downgrade over New York bar incident

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Mason Cox takes a swipe at England and the Commonwealth ahead of Kart racing challenge

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2022 AFL Women's season: Round 3 preview

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No love for West Coast in 2022?

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The four players who could make or break Hawthorn in 2022

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AFL top 100: Sydney nicknames 20 to 1

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'He's a w---er': Sonny Bill Williams vs. Barry Hall fight locked in, leaving Gallen in the cold

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'He's a w---er': Sonny Bill Williams vs. Barry Hall fight locked in, leaving Gallen in the cold

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'He's a w---er': Sonny Bill Williams vs. Barry Hall fight locked in, leaving Gallen in the cold

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Mary Konstantopoulos

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'If I had to become Prime Minister to change the rules': Katherine Smith's AFL dream

Katherine Smith was only a little girl when she declared to her parents that she wanted to be the Prime Minister of Australia.

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'If I had to become Prime Minister to change the rules': Katherine Smith's AFL dream

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'If I had to become Prime Minister to change the rules': Katherine Smith's AFL dream

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Geoff Parkes

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Is the AFLW reckless to hit the accelerator while concussion concerns hang over players' heads?

The 2022 AFLW season launched this weekend to a blaze of positive publicity. With club membership up by more than fifteen percent, four new teams slated to make their competition debut in December, and community leagues itching to make up time lost to COVID, there is a lot for fans to be excited about.

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Is the AFLW reckless to hit the accelerator while concussion concerns hang over players' heads?

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Is the AFLW reckless to hit the accelerator while concussion concerns hang over players' heads?

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Tim Miller

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Injury-free stars, a new captain and Alastair Clarkson: What your team wants Santa to bring this Christmas

Christmas is here! But unless you barrack for Melbourne, you’ll undoubtedly be hoping that Santa brings that last piece of the puzzle your team needs to shoot back into premiership contention.

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Injury-free stars, a new captain and Alastair Clarkson: What your team wants Santa to bring this Christmas

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Injury-free stars, a new captain and Alastair Clarkson: What your team wants Santa to bring this Christmas

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'A real shame': Max Gawn reveals heartbreaking hidden cost to Basil Zempilas' GF speech snub

Melbourne captain Max Gawn’s newly released book documenting the Demons’ fairytale run to the 2021 AFL premiership has added an extra layer of emotion to a major oversight in the post-match festivities on that fateful day in Perth.

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'A real shame': Max Gawn reveals heartbreaking hidden cost to Basil Zempilas' GF speech snub

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'A real shame': Max Gawn reveals heartbreaking hidden cost to Basil Zempilas' GF speech snub

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Tim Miller

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2021 AFL Draft recap: Who your team picked, biggest steals and more

The 2021 AFL draft has been completed, with a host of the game’s newest crop of stars set to head to their new homes for the 2022 season.

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2021 AFL Draft recap: Who your team picked, biggest steals and more

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2021 AFL Draft recap: Who your team picked, biggest steals and more

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Future stars or false hope? Every number one pick ranked ahead of 2021 AFL draft

An AFL player that gets chosen with the prized number one pick in their year’s national draft has a heavy burden to carry.

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Future stars or false hope? Every number one pick ranked ahead of 2021 AFL draft

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2022 AFLW: Round 2 statistical forecasts

Long-time readers might probably remember me as that Yank who stays up all night on Fridays and Saturdays to watch footy from half a world away to provide informed statistical analyses for you via the organisation Following Football, which covers all things football-related.

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2022 AFLW: Round 2 preview

Round 2 of the AFL Women’s season is upon us, and it’s a strange sight to see reigning premiers Brisbane Lions sitting in last place on the ladder.

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The four players who could make or break Gold Coast Suns in 2022

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AFL top 100: Nicknames at Port, University, West Coast, Freo and GWS

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AFL top 100: Geelong nicknames 20 to 1

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AFL top 100: Geelong nicknames 40 to 21

This is the first part of my reflection on Geelong’s greatest nicknames.

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The four players who could make or break Collingwood in 2022

It was an embarrassment for Collingwood to have finished 17th in 2021 as they could be touted as footy’s version of Manchester United.

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AFL top 100: Nicknames at Adelaide and Brisbane

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AFL Top 100: Western Bulldogs nicknames 24 to 1

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The four players who could make or break North Melbourne in 2022

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Cooper Johns tries his best to coach teammate to a grand final of a different kind

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Cooper Johns tries his best to coach teammate to a grand final of a different kind

Melbourne Storm player Harry Grant took on AFL player Jeremy Cameron in the Alienware #AWGameDay challenge semi-final.

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Cooper Johns tries his best to coach teammate to a grand final of a different kind

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Mason Cox demolishes Jeremy Cameron, proves he can score goals on and off the pitch

Jeremy Cameron vs Mason Cox in the Alienware #AWGameDay challenge.

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Mason Cox demolishes Jeremy Cameron, proves he can score goals on and off the pitch

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Mason Cox demolishes Jeremy Cameron, proves he can score goals on and off the pitch

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FIFA challenge: Tom Trbojevic vs Jack Silvagni

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Nov

FIFA challenge: Tom Trbojevic vs Jack Silvagni

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FIFA challenge: Tom Trbojevic vs Jack Silvagni

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Jack Silvagni reveals just how seriously Carlton take their FIFA games

Check out the FIFA skills challenge between Jack and NRL star Tom Trbojevic HERE. #EASPORTSFIFA22ANZ

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Nov

Jack Silvagni reveals just how seriously Carlton take their FIFA games

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Jack Silvagni reveals just how seriously Carlton take their FIFA games

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WATCH: Eddie Betts winds back the clock with freak goal in Darwin club match

Eddie’s still got it!

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Nov

WATCH: Eddie Betts winds back the clock with freak goal in Darwin club match

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WATCH: Eddie Betts winds back the clock with freak goal in Darwin club match

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Nathan Buckley happy to finish up as Collingwood coach after getting 'tap' on shoulder

A philosophical Nathan Buckley says he was happy to coach until the end of the year at Collingwood but was also happy to step down immediately after a conversation about where the club was headed.

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Nathan Buckley happy to finish up as Collingwood coach after getting 'tap' on shoulder

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Nathan Buckley happy to finish up as Collingwood coach after getting 'tap' on shoulder

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Schoolboy footy star's sensational high-flying grab is majestic

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Schoolboy footy star's sensational high-flying grab is majestic

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Drop punt gets ridiculous bend to split the goal posts

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Drop punt gets ridiculous bend to split the goal posts

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Local footy player morphs into Malcolm Blight with monstrous goal

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Local footy player morphs into Malcolm Blight with monstrous goal

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Insane 70-metre worm-burner makes an absolute fool out of everyone

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2020

Insane 70-metre worm-burner makes an absolute fool out of everyone

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Freakish rugby player mercilessly breaks some ankles during Aussie Rules match

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2020

Freakish rugby player mercilessly breaks some ankles during Aussie Rules match

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Aussie Rules fullback launches arguably the longest torpedo ever from the goal square

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Aussie Rules fullback launches arguably the longest torpedo ever from the goal square

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