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Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete

Researchers at the Australian Sports Brain Bank have today reported the world’s first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a female athlete.

The Conversation

Longer AFLW quarters to give scoring a boost

Longer quarters and an interchange cap are among the new rules brought in ahead of the 2023 AFLW season.

AAP

Afternoon Update: drug kingpin shot dead; Victoria police accused of racial profiling; and Kyrgios backs Saudi tennis push

The ‘Tony Soprano’ of Australia’s cocaine trade has been killed in his car in an underground car park in Bondi Junction

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‘Culture of silence’: AFL and AFLW players fearful of speaking out on racism, report finds

Players Association report found there is still often a lack of clear or fair process for dealing with human rights issues

The Guardian - AU

AFLW season length still being negotiated: Dillon

The length of the looming AFLW season is still being negotiated by the AFL and the Players Association, AFL chief executive elect Andrew Dillon says.

AAP

The devils and the detail of the $715m AFL stadium dividing Tasmania

A plan to build a new ground during a housing crisis has split the community – and could cost the state a football team

The Guardian - AU

AFLW players return to training with no pay deal and uncertainty over new season

AFLW players return to their clubs for pre-season this week with no pay deal confirmed and no idea how the 2023 season will look except that it will start in early September

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Adelaide Crows touring regional South Australia with new STEMfooty education program

The Adelaide Football Club tours remote schools in regional South Australia with a program to help to teach students about science and maths using football principals.

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How's Ya Mate? mental health round continues expansion with help from Tadhg Kennelley, Kirby Bentley

Tadhg Kennelley and Kirby Bentley connect with young people in Broken Hill and Menindee as ambassadors for How's Ya Mate? — a successful local mental health and wellbeing initiative that hopes to go national.

ABC News

Tasmania granted 19th AFL team licence with 2028 slated for men’s start date

Tasmania will have a team in the AFL, after the island state was officially awarded the league’s 19th licence by CEO Gillon McLachlan

The Guardian - AU

The AFL needs real cultural change. Can the new chief deliver it?

A long, competitive recruitment process to name a new Australian Football League chief executive has concluded with the appointment of an AFL insider.

The Conversation

AFL culture around concussion must change, inquiry told

AFL leaders say the culture and attitudes towards concussions must change to better protect players from head trauma.

The New Daily

After an AFLW premiership, Tayla Harris now has her sights set on another boxing title

She's best known for her time on the footy field, but Tayla Harris is also pretty good at boxing. After a four-year hiatus, she's getting back in the ring and couldn't be more ready.

ABC News

Surfer Lucy Small says women's pay in sport hasn't come far enough two years on from iconic speech

When surfer Lucy Small was handed a cheque worth less than the men's prize two years ago, she knew she had to call it out. On the anniversary of her speech, she says there's still "so much" more to be done.

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AFL Players’ Association claims it has been kept in dark on league’s concussion review plan

The AFL has not provided a timeline or details on how it will care for injured former players despite pledging urgent action, the association claimed in a submission

ABC News

Former Adelaide Crow Jasmine Simmons signs with Port Adelaide Power's AFLW side

The 24-year-old requested the move in an effort to further her career and be a part of the developing club for its second season in the national competition.

AAP

Cancer shock for Sydney AFLW coach Scott Gowans

Sydney AFLW coach Scott Gowans is expected to make a full recovery after his prostate cancer was detected before it had time to spread.

AAP

Blues aim to buck poor form with new AFLW coach

Carlton VFL assistant coach Mathew Buck will take over the Blues' AFLW side, following their 14th-place finish and the axing of Daniel Harford.

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The case for banning Daisy Pearce from AFL changerooms doesn’t stack up

Australian rules football continues to question the validity and integrity of the women who’ve always been part of it

Irish Mirror

Cora Staunton announces retirement from AFLW

The Mayo native retires following six seasons with the GWS Giants.

ABC News

Not all pregnancies are being treated equally in Super Netball

The Super Netball league was the first club sport in Australia to introduce a parental policy for its players but — as negotiations kick-off for the sport's next collective bargaining agreement — there is one key component that needs to be revisited.

ABC News

AFLW footballer Deni Varnhagen returns to Crows training after failed vaccination legal challenge

After more than a year on the sidelines, AFLW player and nurse Deni Varnhagen will return to active elite football, months after she failed in a bid to challenge the South Australian vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

AAP

Walker becomes a Bomber as Carlton secure top-10 pick

Carlton's Brooke Walker has joined AFLW rivals Essendon as the Blues traded her for a top-10 pick in the upcoming draft.

AAP

Saints land AFLW leading goalkicker Jesse Wardlaw

Seven players have moved across five AFLW clubs in a trade headlined by Brisbane star Jesse Wardlaw joining St Kilda.

The Conversation

Why do sports keep changing their rules? We count 4 main reasons

The Australian Football League’s 2023 season is kicking off with changes afoot. Three rule changes, in fact, which may either please or infuriate commentators and fans.

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