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Port appoint ex-Essendon coach as football boss

Port Adelaide have named ex-Essendon coach Ben Rutten their new football boss in the latest appointment in an off-field shake-up at Alberton.

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AFL coaches unconvinced on merits of last disposal rule

AFL football performance boss Greg Swann is set to recommend a 'last disposal' rule to the AFL Commission but coaches aren't sure the change is necessary.

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'So beauty': Saints defender boasts hot streak to 150

St Kilda defender Callum Wilkie has become the poster child for finding a different path to AFL stardom, after being overlooked in four drafts.

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Was he the greatest? Debate on as SA footy legend dies

Arguably the greatest Australian rules footballer produced by South Australia has died, leading to nationwide tributes.

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Former AFL player cops secret ban in SA state league

Former AFL player Blake Drury was secretly suspended from a South Australian state league game, with the SANFL and AFL club Adelaide fuming about his conduct.

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Essendon pick talls as injury cover in mid-season draft

Essendon have made two tall selections as injury cover in the mid-season draft while West Coast plucked a 24-year-old halfback with the first selection.

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Veteran's return in doubt amid fresh Port injury blow

Port Adelaide veteran Travis Boak may not return for Saturday's game against Geelong as the Power mull a replacement for injured half-back Kane Farrell.

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Erin Phillips: ‘I wanted to do something that gave me joy again’

After 22 years of elite-level sport, the sportswoman reflects on a career of breakthroughs, being a girl in a man’s world and the joy of acceptance and progress

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Succession plan takes heat off Hinkley: Rozee

Port Adelaide's decision to announce a succession plan between Ken Hinkley and Josh Carr has taken the heat off the senior coach, says captain Connor Rozee.

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AFL great Neil Balme joins Adelaide Crows' board

Adelaide have added legendary figure Neil Balme to their board in a move that has been trumpeted as a significant boost to the AFL club's football expertise.

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Tarryn Thomas cleared for state league football return

The AFL has permitted former North Melbourne footballer Tarryn Thomas to play for stand-alone VFL, SANFL or WAFL clubs in 2025.

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Dew back in September, where his footy history is grand

AFL coaching great Alastair Clarkson says there's good reason why Stuart Dew is working at preliminary finalists Brisbane in a part-time role.

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'Flash' Graham still going after Hall of Fame nod

Former Sturt and St Mary's star Michael Graham has been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame at 72 years of age, but isn't quite ready to retire.

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Butters cleared at AFL Tribunal, Dixon to fight charge

Zak Butters has overturned his one-match ban at the AFL Tribunal, while Port teammate Charlie Dixon will contest his three-match ban at the SANFL Tribunal.

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Power's Dixon rubbed out for three, Butters also banned

Charlie Dixon has copped a three-match suspension for his big bump while playing in the SANFL, while Zak Butters' Brownlow Medal hopes appear over.

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Crows' Clarke steps down as ruck coach to focus on AFLW

Adelaide's AFL ruck coach Matthew Clarke is stepping down from the role to focus solely on coaching the Crows in the AFLW.

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Magpies' Maynard continuing impressive footy dynasty

Before the first bounce of Saturday's AFL grand final, as he does at the start of every game, Collingwood's Brayden Maynard will remember his grandfathers.

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Injured Laird out as Crows toss AFL lifeline to Crouch

Adelaide's Rory Laird will miss the clash against Melbourne because of a shoulder injury with the Crows set to recall Matt Crouch.

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Cats heroes Bartel, Enright inducted into Hall of Fame

Jimmy Bartel and Corey Enright have become the latest Geelong legends to be added into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

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Port Adelaide captain Jonas to remain in reserves

High-flying Port Adelaide will resist the urge to recall captain Tom Jonas even after the defender put in a best-on-ground display for the club's SANFL team.

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South East SA football shake-up plans revealed with SANFL to consult clubs on two-league system

Long-awaited changes to football in South East South Australia have been released, with consultation with clubs to start soon.

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AFL Gather Round: Inside the proud history of South Australian footy and the stars who avoided the VFL

From Barrie Robran to John Halbert, South Australia is a hotbed of footy talent that went largely unnoticed in the east. As the AFL heads to Adelaide for Gather Round, we look back at the best of the bunch.

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Can the AFL's Gather Round reconnect with suburban and country footy more successfully than previous attempts?

With games being played at Norwood Oval and the minuscule Mt Barker Oval, the professionalised AFL is nodding towards its origins in paddocks and fields in regional towns.

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AFL draft beckons for South Adelaide youngsters as Panther pipeline continues to produce talent

Jason Horne-Francis is the talk of the AFL after a stand-out performance against the Lions — but the club that helped nurture his skills believes there could be plenty more young guns within its ranks.

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SACA and SANFL umpire Brett Daniel Allford pleads guilty to child sex offences

A South Australian cricket and football umpire has admitted to committing child sex offences, with an Adelaide court hearing another 12 potential victims have been identified.

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