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Ron Barassi: pioneering player and formidable coach who embodied Australian rules football

Few have dominated and defined their sport the way Barassi did – he changed the game forever and leaves an incalculable legacy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2023

Singing the Blues: Robbie Williams’s musical tribute to Carlton player after AFL win

‘De Koning’s in the air, everywhere I look around,’ Williams sang to tune of Love Is In The Air

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2023

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For mermaid-like underwater vision

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin: how family and self-belief shaped a football great

Through his culture, dedication and skill, the quiet former Sydney Swans forward crafted himself into one of the AFL’s best athletes

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2023

Lance Franklin retires as arguably the greatest AFL player of his generation

A paragon of preternatural talent and preparation, the Hawthorn and Sydney great was pure theatre on a field

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023

Afternoon Update: hope lost of finding Taipan crash crew; Sydney records hottest July; and the wife behind a famous author

The defence minister, Richard Marles, has said a thorough investigation will be launched after a helicopter crashed on a training mission in Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023

‘We salute him’: Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin given emotional send-off after retiring

Sydney Swans champion Lance Franklin has announced his retirement from the AFL, effective immediately

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2023

Swans' Parker relieved over AFL tribunal's Rampe call

AFL players are supportive of the league's attempts to protect their heads but Sydney's Luke Parker believes there is still scope for some accidental contact.

AAP · Jul 19, 2023

Franklin set to spearhead Swans against Fremantle

Hampered by injuries throughout the AFL season, veteran forward Lance Franklin is on track to play a third consecutive game against Fremantle this week.

AAP · Jul 17, 2023

Swans' Dane Rampe banned over off-the-ball bump

Sydney are set to be without co-captain Dane Rampe for AFL clashes with Fremantle and Essendon after the defender was hit with a two-match suspension.

AAP · Jul 14, 2023