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Baffling rules, shorter breaks in play and violence: impressions from the US of the NRL

Selling the game in Vegas was worth a try but pyrotechnics, booming music and its commonality to other sports won’t work in the long run

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Webster faces big ban, 'please explain' for Clarkson

Two St Kilda players were on the receiving end of a spray from North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson after Jimmy Webster's heavy bump on Jy Simpkin.

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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

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Demons coach Goodwin rejects 'drug culture' suggestions

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has joined fellow club leaders in insisting the AFL club does not have a drug culture.

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Dees star Clayton Oliver cleared for AFL season opener

Melbourne star Clayton Oliver will play in the AFL opening-round clash with Sydney after overcoming health issues that set him back over the summer.

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Collingwood intent on swooping historic AFL flag double

Collingwood captain Darcy Moore insists the players have bought in to coach Craig McRae's mantra of "evolution" as they eye back-to-back AFL premierships.

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‘Fast, brutal, brilliant’: NRL’s Las Vegas gamble comes up trumps

Rugby league may not be the world game - yet - but the NRL’s showcase event in Las Vegas has proven it is capable of thriving on a global stage.

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Crows' injured Thilthorpe to miss start of AFL season

A knee injury suffered in Adelaide's final practice match has sidelined emerging forward Riley Thilthorpe, who will miss the start of the AFL season.

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Saints' Webster in trouble for high bump on Simpkin

St Kilda defender Jimmy Webster sparked a huge melee with his high bump on Jy Simpkin in the Saints' AFL practice match win over North Melbourne at RSEA Park.

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Newman embraces hype as Blues launch AFL flag tilt

Carlton head back to the Gabba for an AFL opening-round showdown with Brisbane, eager to live up to the hype around their 2024 premiership chances.

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Giants' AFL flag quest more than beating Magpies

GWS coach Adam Kingsley gets the appeal of the Giants' opening-round clash with Collingwood, but the big picture is way more than beating the reigning premiers.

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Flag focus over Brownlow for Lions' co-captain Neale

Brisbane Lions ball-magnet Lachie Neale insists an AFL premiership is his only target despite again entering a new season among the Brownlow Medal favourites.

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Demons aim high after AFL off-season from hell

A tumultuous off-season has turned a blowtorch on Melbourne as they seek to use adversity to their advantage in launching another AFL premiership assault.

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Memories of allegedly murdered men marked in Mardi Gras

The deaths of two young men broke hearts in the community as Sydney's annual Mardi Gras parade paid tribute to the pair.

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Sanders sizzles in Dogs' pre-season win over Hawthorn

The Western Bulldogs' big guns were outstanding in the midfield and forward line as draftee Ryley Sanders shone in a big AFL pre-season win over Hawthorn.

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Adelaide's Thilthorpe in AFL trial-game injury scare

Adelaide's Izak Rankine has kicked four goals in a 67-point AFL trial-game win over West Coast, but an injury cloud hangs over the Crows' Riley Thilthorpe.

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Swans recruit Taylor Adams sidelined for a month

Sydney will begin their AFL premiership pursuit with boom recruit Taylor Adams and former captain Luke Parker sidelined for four weeks because of injuries.

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Eagles, Dockers look to put year of gloom behind them

Season 2024 could mark the end of the road or a bright new chapter for West Coast coach Adam Simpson and Fremantle counterpart Justin Longmuir.

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Port's Butters hurt in trial game win over Fremantle

Port Adelaide's dynamic midfielder Zak Butters has suffered an ankle injury in a 39-point AFL trial win over Fremantle.

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Max Holmes stars for Cats as Bombers lose Jordan Ridley

Essendon defender Jordan Ridley sustained a quadriceps injury in his side's 12-point AFL practice match defeat to a Max Holmes-inspired Geelong.

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Early alarm bells as GWS Giants beat Hardwick's Suns

The GWS Giants have warmed up for the AFL season with a comfortable win against the Gold Coast Suns, who struggled to compete at times at Manuka Oval.

The Guardian - AU

‘Light and love’: family and friends to honour Jesse Baird and Luke Davies at Sydney vigil

Darlinghurst event will celebrate lives of former TV presenter and Qantas flight attendant who were allegedly murdered by Sen Const Beau Lamarre

AAP

Powell-Pepper ban sets harsher penalty precedent: Port

Coach Ken Hinkley says the four-game ban for Port Adelaide's Sam Powell-Pepper sets a clear precedent of harsher penalties for concussion incidents in the AFL.

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Meat the coach: Dimma's Suns AFL rebuild takes hold

Damien Hardwick's arrival at the Suns has encouraged structural change on and off the field as they chase a maiden finals campaign in their 14th AFL season.

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Demons new boy Caleb Windsor sizzles, eyes early debut

No.7 draft pick Caleb Windsor and St Kilda recruit Jack Billings are in the frame for selection in Melbourne's AFL season-opener against Sydney.

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