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Dogs, Demons make changes for AFL opener

The Western Bulldogs have demoted premiership player Lachie Hunter to medical sub and All-Australian defender Jake Lever is a late out for Melbourne.

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Virus crashes AFL's season-opening party

On the same day Melbourne and Western Bulldogs started the new season, COVID-19 reared its ugly head again in the AFL.

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Collingwood-Brisbane AFLW final postponed after COVID-19 hits Magpies squad

Saturday's AFLW qualifying final will be moved to a later date after a wave of COVID-19 cases leaves the Magpies unable to field a full squad.

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Melbourne ready to 'get down and dirty' in AFLW finals campaign

Melbourne star Kate Hore knows how rare a "perfect" performance can be, which is why the Demons expect they will need to grind out wins in the finals if they are to claim the flag.

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Returning Witts ready for Suns' AFL rise

A year spent watching on the sidelines has Jarrod Witts convinced he's coming back from injury into a Gold Coast team on the verge of an AFL rise.

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Geelong hold fire on experienced AFL guns

Mitch Duncan will be one of several big-name absentees for Geelong in their AFL round-one meeting with Essendon at the MCG.

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Collingwood confirm Daicos for AFL debut

Prized Collingwood father-son recruit Nick Daicos will make his AFL debut in the Magpies' round-one match against St Kilda.

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Magpies lose coaches, player to COVID-19

Collingwood will be without two assistant coaches and a player for the AFL round-one match against St Kilda on Friday because of COVID-19 protocols.

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Ruby Sargent-Wilson 'still in awe' as she becomes Sydney Swans' historic first AFLW signing

Ruby Sargent-Wilson says she still can't quite believe her dream of pulling on a Swans guernsey has come true.

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Carlton coach Voss chasing small AFL wins

New Carlton coach Michael Voss is focused on the big picture as excitement builds around what his side can produce in their AFL season-opener against Richmond.

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Fantasy football: Can data science beat intuition to win the game?

Computer algorithms are increasingly used to scout players and analyse matches in professional sport. So can the same be applied to fantasy leagues?

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Epic AFL season awaits as Melbourne attempts to hold off chasing pack

With the AFL season getting underway this evening, Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson run the rule over how the 18 clubs are looking in their pursuit of premiership success.

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Demons, Dogs ready to launch AFL season

Melbourne will unfurl their first premiership flag in 57 years in front of the same team they defeated in last year's AFL grand final.

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Melbourne buried their AFL curse but Demons still long to lift flag at home

The champions have all the pieces and motivation to pick up where they left off in Perth – now comes the hard part

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Lions to greet Power in top AFL gear

Brisbane's Hugh McCluggage admits last season's slow AFL start took a toll on the side as they prepare to host the Power in Saturday's 2022 opener.

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Paddy McCartin's AFL comeback confirmed

Sydney will pick Paddy McCartin to make his AFL comeback this week after concussion issues put his career on hold four years ago.

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Tiger time comes for AFL recruit Gibcus

After joining Richmond as the No.9 draft pick last November, key defender Josh Gibcus will make his AFL debut on Thursday night against Carlton at the MCG.

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Demons, Bulldogs to renew AFL hostilities

Not long ago Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs were the AFL's strugglers, now the clubs command the big stage at the MCG with an intensifying rivalry.

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Dogs' Beveridge bristles at Hunter report

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has labelled a report of prolific midfielder Lachie Hunter's axing as "speculation" before the AFL season opener.

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New AFL season brings new rules on holding the ball, time delays and umpire abuse

Like most years, the AFL has introduced a couple of changed interpretations for rules and one clear crackdown on player behaviour. But how big are the changes for 2022, and what impact will they have?

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Giants' Green aims for more scoring impact

Rising GWS midfield talent Tom Green believes he can be a damaging presence up forward heading into his third AFL season.

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AFL weighs up options for Eagles, Dockers

West Coast may have to call on top-up players for round one as the AFL's two Perth-based clubs brace for more COVID-19 cases this season.

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AFL pushes ‘business as usual’ but not before Melbourne pauses to honour one of its icons

An MCG crowd that embraced Shane Warne will remember him when the new season gets under way this week amid underlying Covid anxiety

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Sam Docherty back for Blues' AFL opener

Carlton defender Sam Docherty will make his AFL comeback in round one, following a recurrence of his testicular cancer in late 2021.

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Eagle Darling's work injury stays private

Star West Coast forward Jack Darling will miss at least the first round of the AFL season while he battles a niggling foot injury.

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