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The stadium is nothing to Marvel at. NewsWire/Ian Currie

Marvel Stadium highlights Victorian footy’s great divide

SOPHIE GANNON: The AFL’s Marvel Stadium has proven to be a disaster for those who have had to call it home over the past 25-years.

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Stars such as Richmond’s Monique Conti are attracting girls to footy.

AFL can’t afford not to keep investing in the women’s league

GEORGIE PARKER: Has the league cooked itself by expanding the women’s comp too quickly? 

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Shai Bolton looks to fight off Errol Gulden.

Dockers nudged out of top eight as engine-room woes continue

Fremantle have paid a massive price for being unable to find answers to recent midfield struggles, and Sydney ended their six-game winning streak to send them plummeting out of the top eight.

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West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has defended young star Harley Reid after he got caught up in scuffles with Greater Western Sydney duo Tom Green and Toby Greene.

It ain’t easy being... Reid: Eagles coach defends Harley

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has defended young star Harley Reid after he got caught up in scuffles with Greater Western Sydney duo Tom Green and Toby Greene.

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Chris Scott revealed Tyson Stengle will miss Saturday’s clash against Richmond.

Geelong premiership hero dealing with ‘family issue’

The star forward remains interstate with a debutant coming in as his replacement.

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Tom Lynch has a lot to give the Richmond Tigers and can’t throw it away out of frustration.

RICHO’S TOP 10: How Tom Lynch can save his AFL career

RICHO’S TOP 10: I know the pain the Tigers great is feeling as I’ve been there. This is my message to Tom.

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Michael Walters with wife Marnie and children Laila 13, Mackenzie 7 and Addison 11 at Thursday’s retirement press conference.

‘They can go all the way’: Walters’ faith in Freo flag dream

Retiring Fremantle forward Michael Walters has backed his teammates to win a maiden premiership this season if they remained focused on the right things.

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Michael Walters has announced his retirement.

Dockers legend announces retirement after 239-game career

Fremantle champion Michael ‘Sonny’ Walters has called time on his glittering career after 239 games.

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Brandon Zerk-Thatcher was forced to flee after the suspicious fire.

AFL star runs for his life as 2am ‘fireball’ goes wild

The player and his girlfriend quickly grabbed their two kittens and bolted from their home.

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Graffiti has been sprayed at Carlton supported coach Michael Voss. NewsWire/Ian Currie

‘Aligned’: Voss clear on Blues future

After receiving the club’s backing only until the end of 2025 Carlton coach Michael Voss has laid out clear plans for his battling team to turn things around.

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Sydney star Brodie Grundy says he has no qualms about the SCG surface.

Turf war: Swans star responds to SCG surface grumbles

Sydney star Brodie Grundy has dismissed safety concerns about the SCG surface, highlighting another factor in their slippery match against the Bulldogs.

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Patrick Cripps

AFL players blindsided by potentially Brownlow-altering change

‘They learnt of this today when the AFL released it for the first time.’

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Tom Lynch is set for a stint on the sidelines.

Bye five: Lynch to miss Eagles clash after copping HUGE ban

Richmond will be without Tom Lynch for the next five games – including this month’s cellar-dweller clash with West Coast – as the AFL tribunal dished out its heftiest penalty of the season.

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