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A look at the highlights of an eventful A-League Women round one, when Western United sprung a surprise on champions Melbourne Victory.

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Rojas, Pollicina star in City ALW win

Rhianna Pollicina and Maria Rojas were the party poopers for Wellington Phoenix in their first home A-League Women match, as Melbourne City won 4-1.

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NBL derby delight as Phoenix crush United

South East Melbourne have ended a run of four straight NBL losses against Melbourne United with an emphatic 84-69 win in the local derby.

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Perth loss puts WBBL finals hopes on rocks

Melbourne Stars beat Perth Scorchers in a close WBBL clash in Moe to ensure the Brisbane Heat play in the finals and leave Perth relying on other results.

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Breakers score NBL win over JackJumpers

New Zealand Breakers have maintained their recent dominance over the Tasmania JackJumpers, beating them 84-76 in Launceston to stay among the NBL pacesetters.

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Deadeye fly-half out to kick on at Wildfires

"At the moment, I'm pretty one dimensional with kicking," he said. "If I can be a triple threat player, that will help the team a lot."

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ALW champions Victory to embrace pressure

Melbourne Victory hope to win three consecutive championships but coach Jeff Hopkins is taking a level-headed approach to their title defence.

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In-principle agreement on Tassie AFL side

The Tasmanian government and AFL have reached an in-principle agreement on commercial terms for the island state's 19th licence bid.

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Lions lure Irishman McKenna to AFL club

Irish speedster Conor McKenna has decided to come out of AFL retirement to play with the Brisbane Lions, turning down interest from Essendon and St Kilda.

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Glory ready to make ALW finals splash

Perth Glory will attempt to push for an A-League Women finals berth now that they no longer have to deal with border closures and relocations.

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Kennett cops blame for Hawks' funding hole

Victoria's state government is withholding $15m in funding for Hawthorn's new headquarters and outgoing Hawks president Jeff Kennett admits he is to blame.

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Jets ready to swoop on Roar in ALW opener

Brisbane Roar are without Katrina Gorry for the start of the A-League Women season and Newcastle hope they can take full advantage in their opening-round clash.

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Wildcats claim back-to-back NBL wins

Perth Wildcats have recorded their second win on the trot after surviving a late fightback from South East Melbourne Phoenix.

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Tyrone's Conor McKenna to sign for Brisbane Lions

The Tyrone All-Ireland winner has courted the interest of a number of clubs but has plumped for the Lions, who can sign him in the supplemental selection period in the off season which doesn’t impact on their draft pick.

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Tyrone star Conor McKenna set to sign with AFL side Brisbane Lions

The Eglish native won the Sam Maguire with the Red Hands in 2021, but is poised to resume his AFL career

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Hawks players back big AFL youth focus

The departure of Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O'Meara emphasised Hawthorn's AFL focus on youth, which had been a feature of Sam Mitchell's first season as coach.

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Hawks' new nest landmark as election looms

President-elect Peter Nankivell has announced a milestone in construction of Hawthorn's new HQ, the day before polling opens for the AFL club's board election.

ABC News

Case dropped against Adelaide man charged with assaulting umpire, spectator at junior footy game

Police had alleged the Adelaide man assaulted a teenage umpire and another man at a junior girls' football match. The man was set to stand trial today, but the police prosecutor withdrew the charges.

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Hawks' finances strong ahead of election

Hawthorn have defied poor on-field performances to post a strong financial result for 2022 as the AFL club's boardroom stoush reaches boiling point.

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Please, not the Brownlow! Here’s why this latest AFL scandal strikes at the heart of all fans hold dear

Footy has long been an equaliser. And ‘fairness’ gives us the chance to believe

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Feathers fly ahead of Hawks board election

Outgoing Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett has fired off more headline-grabbing tweets ahead of the AFL club's December 13 board election.

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Brownlow arrests shock former AFL umpire

Shane McInerney, who umpired a record 502 AFL games, says the arrests over an alleged Brownlow Medal betting ring are devastating for the umpiring community.

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SA Premier Peter Malinauskas criticised over 'sloppy seconds' remark about AFL round win

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas has apologised for using the term "sloppy seconds" during a press conference, following calls from the opposition, the Greens and a gender equality advocate. He says he only understood the meaning of the phrase after someone in his office explained it to him.

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Umpire among arrests over suss Brownlow betting

A person with inside knowledge of Brownlow Medal tallies is accused of leaking the information of the major AFL awards to a betting ring.

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Arrests over suspicious Brownlow betting

Sporting Integrity Intelligence detectives have interviewed four men over suspicious betting activity linked to the AFL's Brownlow Medal.

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