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Footy fans should be allowed to flow back into the MCG for Round 1 in line with the same logic being applied to the Australian Open tennis, Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says. Kennett said the Victorian Governments decision to "abandon" its COVID-19 elimination strategy in favor of allowing crowds at Melbourne Park must now be adopted for AFL matches. The Olympic Blvd tennis precinct will be divided into three ticketed zones when the Open kicks off on February 9 allowing for crowds of up t...

The stories and quirky stats behind the AFL’s newest life members AFL by Rebecca Williams, Matthew Turner and Chris Cavanagh 15th Jan 2021 1:04 PM Premium Content Subscriber only Not long after he was drafted from East Fremantle to Geelong in the 2007 national draft, Harry Taylor wrote down some goals. Taylors early ambition was to play 150 AFL games with the Cats, so he could secure a life membership with the club. "I have a...

Study finds AFL players with concussion likely returning to play with damaged brain cells By Peter Lusted SatSaturday 9 JanJanuary 2021 at 7:10pm Former player Jack Frost says the AFL should not decide when a player returns after being concussed. ( Print text only Cancel A five-year study has found AFL players are likely returning to play from concussion with high levels of damaged brain cells, putting them at risk of long-term harm, even though they might feel fine. Key points: Some players ma...

While Tasmania continues to be overlooked for an AFL club, Canberra continues to be overlooked as the city seen to be overlooked. When Tasmania finally joins the AFL and AFLW as the 19th club, Canberra should join as the 20th. Imagine it. A packed-out Manuka Oval. Thousands of fans screaming as Canberra kicks after the […]

Chris Ahrens: The money’s real. Chris Ahrens and his Encinitas buddies had this crazy idea. “Let’s just give it away. Let’s go out to a crossroads one morning and give cash away to anyone who needs it. No strings! Like, $5, $20, $100. We’ll just reach out to everyday people and say, ‘Let me know what you need.’” So on a recent Tuesday morning around 7:30, Chris and a bunch of his buddies turn up in the parking lot of Cottonwood Creek Park where North Vulcan Avenue meets Encinit...

Expecting an All-Ireland final Christmas cracker, going again with Donegal and comparisons with Oz ‘It’ll go right down to the dying minutes to split the teams,’ predicts Katy Herron. By Emma Duffy Friday 18 Dec 2020, 7:00 AM Dec 18th 2020, 7:00 AM 2,225 Views 0 Comments WHILE DISAPPOINTED NOT to be there herself, Donegal star Katy Herro...

82 shares Be the Raddest Human. You can be, don’t take life too seriously, he writes in the biography of his fashion label. He is a fan of Aussie Rules and has listed Essendon Football Club as one of his favourite clubs on Facebook. Its a match! The Melbourne based construction worker-turned-fashion designer will tie the knot with former police officer Connie Coco Stedman (pictured) Looking for love: Like all the other participants, Samuel has already filmed his wedding and has since return...

Geoff Warren and Neil Robbins, advertising a meeting to raise funds for the 1954 Commonwealth Games team. A column by Len Johnson Neil Robbins knew Ron Clarke well enough to call him ‘Fat’, Clarke’s boyhood family nickname. He was a teammate of John Landy and Marjorie Jackson; a clubmate of Les Perry, Geoff Warren and Dave Stephens, ‘the Flying Milko’. He trained with Merv Lincoln and many others under legendary coach Franz Stampfl. Robbins, who passed away on 6 December at the age of...

Meet Bronwyn Calver, the great Australian all-rounder batting on in suburban park cricket FriFriday 11 DecDecember 2020 at 7:18pm Former Australian all-rounder Bronwyn Calver departs for 73 in Barton CCs win over the Wood Ducks XI in Canberra. ( Print text only Cancel It probably wasnt the tightest game seen at Hackett Neighbourhood Oval, but last weekend the Wood Ducks XI fell seven runs short of Barton CC in a tense round eight fixture of the Canberra City and Suburban Cricket Association 6th...

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