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Sam Docherty close to making inspirational AFL return for Carlton following cancer battle

Carlton says Docherty is "still a chance" to play in round one, with the former Blues co-captain making significant progress after undergoing chemotherapy last year to treat testicular cancer for the second time.

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AFL preseason games begin this week. Here's how to watch and what to look out for

After months of gruelling training and intra-club games, things are about to ramp up for our male AFL players. Here's how to watch this year's preseason games and what to look out for.

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Blues confident McKay plays in AFL opener

Coleman medallist Harry McKay is the latest Carlton star to be added to their injury list, with the key forward in doubt to face Richmond in their AFL opener.

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Port's Butters ready for AFL challenge

Port Adelaide's Zak Butters says he's among a batch of younger players who must step up to ease the midfield load on established stars at his AFL club.

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Miller elevated to Suns' AFL co-captaincy

Fresh off a career-best 2021 that saw him achieve All-Australian honours, star Touk Miller has been elevated to co-captaincy of the Gold Coast Suns.

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AFL, West Coast Eagles condemn racist slur directed at Liam Ryan's toddler sons

West Coast Eagles and the AFL are strongly condemning a racist comment on a tweet depicting Liam Ryan's twin toddler sons at an AFLW game.

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AFL plans for normality in 2022: McLachlan

The AFL will push ahead with its most normal season since 2019, with league boss Gillon McLachlan declaring games will proceed amid COVID-19 outbreaks.

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Some AFL fans uncertain at attending games

A survey by the AFL Fans Association has found one in four fans are more likely to watch games at home than return to venues when COVID-19 eases.

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AFLW's Kirsten McLeod wants to raise awareness about the ongoing symptoms of concussion

AFLW premiership player Kirsten McLeod faces 12 months on the sideline due to the ongoing effects of concussion. Emerging evidence suggests that women's experience of concussion differs from men's, with the reason lying at the intersection of the biological and political.

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Tigers confident on Martin, Lynch recovery

Dustin Martin and Tom Lynch missed Richmond's intra-club match on Saturday but are on track to play in round one of the AFL season against Carlton.

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Eddie Betts's protege Waylon Davey sets out on ever-more-popular footy path via Melbourne private school

Waylon Davey comes from football family royalty in the Northern Territory, but as the teenager treks the private school path to the AFL, he and his family know there are plenty of challenges ahead.

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Sport celebrates WA's March 3 reopening

WA's hard border will come down on March 3 in a move that will make it easier to schedule A-League, AFL, NBL, Super Rugby, and netball games in Perth.

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Western Bulldogs beat Geelong by 12 points in round seven of AFLW

The Bulldogs maintain their challenge for a top-six spot with a 12-point win over Geelong at Whitten Oval. Look back at all the stats and scores.

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Daniher quietly extends at Lions to 2025

Joe Daniher's two-year contract extension will see him remain at Brisbane until 2025 after his successful AFL move from Essendon last year.

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Full crowds back at Victorian AFL venues

Crowd capacity limits have been lifted across Victorian venues in time for the 2022 AFL season, which begins on March 16.

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Jade Gresham shines in Saints' AFL hit-out

St Kilda star Jade Gresham continues to build his fitness base as he attempts an AFL comeback after two years interrupted by serious injuries.

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Fit Cameron over AFL soft tissue setbacks

Geelong forward Jeremy Cameron has enjoyed a strong preparation for the 2022 AFL season, free of the hamstring issues that plagued him last year.

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North's vaccine doubt on Anderson in AFL

North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell doesn't know if Jed Anderson will return to club as the AFL's vaccination deadline looms for West Coast's Jack Darling.

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Fyfe, Ziebell stay on as skippers in AFL

Nat Fyfe has been appointed as Fremantle's skipper for a sixth straight year, but Michael Walters has stepped down from the leadership group.

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Port send Fantasia for knee surgery in AFL

Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas says Orazio Fantasia has been sent for a knee operation in Victoria to bypass South Australia's ban on elective surgery.

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Adelaide man Robert Joseph Patard admits to murdering man in broad daylight

Shaun Russell was beaten to death while walking home after the 2019 AFL grand final, and less than a week into his murder trial the accused, Robert Patard, has changed his plea to guilty.

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Bombers stars Stringer and Shiel sidelined

Essendon stars Jake Stringer and Dylan Shiel have missed the AFL club's intra-club hit-out on Wednesday morning through injury.

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D-Day looms for Jack Darling's AFL career

West Coast are nervously waiting to find out if star AFL forward Jack Darling will get the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks.

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AFL cops big financial hit during COVID-19

The AFL has revealed it spent $76 million during the past two seasons to keep its competition running during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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