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Umpiring controversy revved up red-hot Geelong

Geelong star Max Holmes has revealed two controversial umpiring calls that led to Cam Rayner goals "pissed off" the Cats and motivated them against Brisbane.

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Scintillating Cats topple Lions in AFL qualifying final

Geelong have beaten reigning premiers the Brisbane Lions by 38 points in the second AFL qualifying final to charge into a 14th preliminary final in 19 years.

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Geelong beat Brisbane: AFL 2025 second qualifying final – as it happened

Goal-by-goal report: The Cats tamed the Lions with a resounding 16.16 (112) to 11.8 (74) win at the MCG to set up a home preliminary final

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Over the river and into the sky, festival takes flight

Military flyovers and bridges transformed into art installations are some of the free attractions at the Brisbane Festival.

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World Cup to Olympics 'a natural next step' for netball

Netball Australia chair and Diamonds great Liz Ellis is leading the push for the sport's inclusion at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics following the 2027 World Cup.

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Storm shaken with duo joining Hughes on sidelines

Nelson Asofa-Solomona's NRL season could be over, and he'll be joined on the sidelines by Jahrome Hughes and Ryan Papenhuyzen.

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'Stinks': Munster slams Storm attitude as finals loom

Melbourne's brains trust was filthy after the 30-14 loss to Brisbane with the Storm's defence having fallen apart for a second straight week just before finals.

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Zorko sight that set Lynch off as modern Lions aim up

Alastair Lynch thinks a modern-day Brisbane Lions three-peat is realistic, seeing plenty of similarities in this crop to his that dominated two decades earlier.

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Rival tips Walsh to take Broncos to 'Promised Land'

Brisbane have been waiting 19 years for a premiership but Cameron Munster reckons Reece Walsh is the man to help break the drought.

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‘I had to leave home at 13’: Geelong’s Lawson Humphries opening eyes to Indigenous disadvantage

The Cats’ second-year defender is said to be ‘mature beyond his years’ as he studies anthropology and teaches AFL teammates about his people and culture

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Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan review – coming-of-age tale has the makings of a classic

A 12-year-old girl from a family of gamblers and greyhound racers grapples with adulthood as her home life disintegrates in this sharp and empathetic novel set in 1970s Brisbane

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Why Lockyer wants to buy and revive London Broncos

Brisbane legend Darren Lockyer is part of a consortium keen to buy the London Broncos, and has taken note of Tom Brady's approach in his own successful venture.

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Smith doesn't train, coach expresses pride for star Cat

Geelong star Bailey Smith has failed to appear for the cameras at training, but coach Chris Scott has shut down any speculation over his fitness.

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Lions coach keen for AFL pre-finals bye shake-up

The pre-finals bye allowed Brisbane to regain Lachie Neale and Jarrod Berry for their qualifying final, but it hasn't changed coach Chris Fagan's opinion of it.

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The AFL's second qualifying final at a glance

A guide to the AFL's second qualifying final between Geelong and the Brisbane Lions at the MCG.

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Common People Dance Eisteddfod: how a ‘dickhead dancing’ competition snowballed into a juggernaut

The Brisbane project, now in its seventh year, started as a whim – but has developed a cult following, with hundreds of women signing up each year

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Human remains found in missing man search

A search for a man who has been missing for almost two weeks has led to the discovery of human remains at one of several crime scenes being investigated.

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Seeing red: push for road rule change sparks backlash

A state government may make a U-turn and revive a controversial road rule that lets motorists turn left at a red traffic light.

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Storm hopeful injured key forward can play finals role

Melbourne welcome halfback Jahrome Hughes back from injury against Brisbane, and say back-rower Shawn Blore's fractured larynx isn't as bad as first thought.

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Cats young gun takes positives out of second-year blues

Geelong defender Lawson Humphries concedes he's found his second year in the AFL system challenging but believes it holds him in good stead.

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Broncos players warned not to flush title hopes away

Brisbane coach Michael Maguire says "culture is everything" after two off-field incidents involving Reece Walsh and Gehamat Shibasaki before the Melbourne clash

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Hardwick inspiring Hunt, 13 years on from 'that' goal

Karmichael Hunt left Damien Hardwick in despair with his 2012 after-the-siren winner, but the AFL coach is now inspiring the cross-code star's next endeavour.

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AFL finals: why every finalist can – and can’t – win the 2025 premiership

A weekend off has given the eight remaining teams time to work on their strengths and weaknesses – and us an opportunity to assess their chances

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Newborn's fatal heart defect mistaken for lung disease

An inquest into the death of a newborn in hospital has heard how pediatricians tried to save the baby's life but remained unaware of her heart condition.

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Shibasaki dropped for breach in Broncos hammer blow

Brisbane's push for a top four spot has been rocked with Queensland centre Gehamat Shibasaki dropped for disciplinary reasons ahead of the clash with Melbourne.

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