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Lance Franklin considered retiring from AFL before re-signing with Swans

After months of speculation the 35-year-old has decided to play on with Sydney in 2023 and won’t rule out continuing after that

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Playing, not staying, delayed Buddy's deal

Lance Franklin says whether he would keep playing, and not staying at Sydney, was what delayed his call on a new one-year AFL deal.

AAP

Franklin commits to Sydney for 2023 season

Champion Sydney forward Lance Franklin will continue his decorated AFL career in 2023 after signing a one-year contract extension with the Swans.

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Lions exposed in prelim rout: club great

Brisbane legend Jonathon Brown says his former side needs to address one glaring weakness to be an AFL flag threat.

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Stadium last challenge for Tassie AFL team

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says securing funding for a stadium is the last box required to be ticked before a licence can be granted for a Tasmanian AFL club.

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Cats' Holmes building push for GF berth

Geelong's Max Holmes has hit the track as he attempts to prove his fitness for the AFL grand final but he needs to get through the Cats' main training session.

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Scott backing key to Rohan finals rebound

Chris Scott's backing of Gary Rohan before the AFL finals has bolstered the Geelong forward's confidence for the grand final against his former club Sydney.

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Inside the Game: The rise and rise of Patrick Cripps, from Northampton to Carlton to the Brownlow Medal

It's been a big football journey for the Blues' new AFL best and fairest - Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson analyse the development of Patrick Cripps that took him from Northampton to the Brownlow Medal.

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Club by club Brownlow votes: Each team's 2022 leaderboards in the AFL best and fairest

Before the glitz and the glamour of the Brownlow got underway, we tried to predict every club's top vote getter — did we get it right? Check out every vote for every player.

ABC News

AFL Round-Up: Geelong and Sydney prepare for grand final showdown as Collingwood give us one for the road

The grand final awaits for Geelong and Sydney after the preliminary finals offered up pride, pain and one last Collingwood comeback. We digest the week that was.

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Blues star Cripps celebrates Brownlow win

Patrick Cripps says he never let the hype around his AFL tribunal case get to him as he was eventually cleared and deemed eligible to win the Brownlow Medal.

AAP

Blues' Cripps puts WA town on map again

Patrick Cripps' Brownlow Medal win continues the extraordinary success for Northampton, the small Western Australian town that regularly produces AFL stars.

AAP

Blue-collar Swans worthy victors over brave Magpies in yet another AFL classic

There was no need for any fun facilitators in a game that stacks up alongside classics of the past

The Guardian - AU

The 10 best AFL grand finals of the last 50 years – sorted

Ahead of this year’s final on Saturday, Jonathan Horn looks back over 50 years of VFL and AFL to pick the most memorable, heartbreaking and exciting games

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Patrick Cripps claims 2022 Brownlow Medal

Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has won the AFL's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, for the first time with 29 votes.

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Macquarie Point in Hobart confirmed as new stadium site by Tasmanian government ahead of AFL bid

The announcement comes before the AFL’s 18 club presidents are presented with Tasmania’s formal bid on Monday.

AAP

Holmes' AFL grand final dream still alive

Max Holmes has completed a light training session in a positive sign ahead of Geelong's AFL grand final showdown with Sydney.

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Lions fight back to beat Demons in AFLW

Brisbane coughed up the opening three goals against Melbourne but fought back to post a 15-point win that put them on top of the AFLW ladder.

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Patrick Cripps wins 2022 Brownlow Medal from Lachie Neale and Touk Miller in thrilling count

Carlton captain Patrick Cripps is the 2022 Brownlow Medallist, prevailing by one vote from Lachie Neale in a thrilling count.

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Cats, Swans embrace AFL grand final hype

There will be no shying away from the enormity of AFL grand final week for this year's combatants, Geelong and Sydney.

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Tassie stadium call as AFL decision looms

Tasmania's state government has confirmed the preferred location for a new stadium as it continues the push for an AFL licence.

Newcastle Herald

Cardiff Hawks junior Isaac Heeney set for second AFL grand final with Sydney Swans

"We held on, which was amazing. We have a great group of players."

AAP

McInerney lights up SCG with intercept

Sydney's young guns have bolstered the side going into the grand final, but midfielder Justin McInerney hopes not to get carried away in the moment.

ABC News

Brownlow Medal guide — from Lachie Neale to Clayton Oliver and Touk Miller, the main contenders and likely team top vote-getters

It's a race in six for this year's Brownlow Medal, but who will come out on top, and who will be the leading vote-getter for YOUR team? Andrew McGarry gives a rundown of the top chances.

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Swans ready for AFL's 'team of the year'

Coach John Longmire believes Sydney, who've reached a fourth grand final under his tenure, will be playing the AFL's best team of the year in the grand final.

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