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AFL fines Cats' Smith $1000 for flipping off fan

Geelong's Bailey Smith has been fined $1000 for misconduct over his double-"bird" salute to an Adelaide fan during the Gather Round opener.

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Crows coach Nicks narrows focus in pursuit of AFL scalp

Matthew Nicks doesn't believe Adelaide will start to knock off heavyweight sides and push for an AFL finals berth until they stop leaking so many points.

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Hot Pies storm Adelaide for big AFL win over Swans

Led by Steele Sidebottom and Beau McCreery, Collingwood have dominated Sydney for a 31-point win at Adelaide Oval.

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AFL star Jesse Hogan and his love of chess: ‘Within a month, I was stone-cold addicted’

Having honed his craft during hours spent travelling with the GWS Giants, it hasn’t been unusual for the forward to be up at 3am playing an online game

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Grundy relishing big AFL ruck duels, with Cameron next

Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy's duel with Collingwood big man Darcy Cameron will be a feature of Friday night's clash at Adelaide Oval.

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Worpel back for Hawks as guns return in Gather Round

Hawthorn midfielder James Worpel is among the high-profile players named to return from injuries during the AFL's Gather Round showpiece.

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Tigers leave out Noah Balta ahead of sentencing

Noah Balta has been left out of Richmond's team to take on Fremantle despite completing his club-imposed ban, ahead of his sentencing for assault.

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Car-drawn horse, footy field of bison: farm hits city

AFL footballers have been bumped from their regular home by 35 bison as one entertainer gets ready to show 800,000 people "what's possible with horses".

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'Bucket-list' footy bonanza lines up for $100m goal

A festival of football in Australia's festival state is attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors and delivering a massive boost for the local economy.

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Barossa Valley's AFL game kicks off sales pitch

The Barossa Valley township of Lyndoch will host its first AFL games this weekend with SA's premier showcasing the beauty of the famed wine region.

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Dockers opt for slow approach with Fyfe as guns return

Fremantle are set to welcome back some big guns for their Gather Round clash with Richmond, as coach Justin Longmuir welcomes a "selection squeeze".

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'More anger': Hawks hunt revenge in Port grudge match

Hawthorn star Nick Watson admits the Hawks will travel to Gather Round with "more anger" for their grudge match against Port Adelaide.

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Eagles drop 'disappointed' Kelly for Blues AFL clash

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter says dropping Tim Kelly is a case of rewarding the right behaviours and nothing more.

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AFL boss seeks out coaches in bitter row over salaries

The AFL's football boss has sought out coaches to hear their concerns over the salaries and demands on assistant coaches.

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Concussed Lion Starcevich up to eight weeks from return

Brandon Starcevich is still eight weeks away from playing despite the Brisbane Lions premiership defender returning to training after his latest concussion.

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Dangerfield, Cameron seal Cats' comeback to sink Crows

Geelong have fought back from 30 points down and kicked five goals to one in the final quarter to beat Adelaide in a thrilling start to Gather Round.

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AFL, SA showing no signs that Gather Round will move

AFL boss Andrew Dillon and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas have launched the third Gather Round in Adelaide, with no signs the fixture will move elsewhere.

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Dillon says Richmond's call on Balta AFL return

AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has confirmed that Richmond defender Noah Balta can return to playing during Gather Round as he awaits his assault sentencing.

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Magpies prepared to play long game with De Goey

Collingwood coach Craig McRae concedes the AFL club are prepared to play the long game with Jordan De Goey's injury, but hope he will return to face Brisbane.

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AFL coaches 'disenfranchised', warns Essendon boss

Brad Scott insists he has never seen the AFL coaching ranks so "disenfranchised" and the Essendon boss has urged the league to act fast.

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Rankine in doubt as Crows move on from AFL blunder

All eyes will be on Adelaide star Izak Rankine at Wednesday training as he tries to overcome a calf muscle injury in time for the AFL Gather Round opener.

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Scott accuses AFL of 'cherry-picking' umpiring mistakes

Geelong coach Chris Scott has called on the AFL to stop "cherry-picking" umpiring mistakes to comment on following Adelaide's controversial loss.

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Balta has right to play before assault sentence: Marsh

Noah Balta is awaiting his sentencing for assault but after he completed a club suspension, AFLPA chief Paul Marsh believes he has a right to play for Richmond.

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Allen shows AFL can't handle NRL-style moves: Marsh

Outgoing AFLPA boss Paul Marsh says the fallout from Oscar Allen's meeting with Sam Mitchell shows there is no incentive for players to announce moves early.

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Mental health still footballers' big issue: AFLPA boss

Outgoing AFLPA chief Paul Marsh is proud of the developments in the mental health space at AFL clubs but warns the scrutiny on players is only growing.

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