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Maeve Bannister

DV services brace for impact before footy finals surge

Family violence is known to spike during annual footy finals weekends. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS)

Men who use violence are being urged to seek help amid the wave of alcohol consumption and gambling linked to footy finals fever that leaves vulnerable women and children at increased risk. 

With AFL and NRL premiership deciders being played out over back-to-back long weekends, police, domestic violence services and other first responders are bracing for what is expected to be an influx of calls for help. 

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