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Sam Darcy is set to avoid surgery on his knee injury.

Injured AFL superstar Sam Darcy learns ‘whirlwind’ medical fate

The 21-year-old miraculously avoided a season-ending ACL tear. Now doctors have delivered even better news.

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Justin Koschitzke has opened up to Hamish McLachlan on Unfiltered.

Former star breaks 20 years of silence on act of ‘shame’

The 42-year-old has never spoken about it publicly, but it’s all come out in one chilling admission.

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Alastair Clarkson is in the hot seat after another North Melbourne defeat.

Simmo on the fine line coaches must walk when under fire

With the knives seemingly out for Alastair Clarkson after another listless North Melbourne defeat, former Eagles coach Adam Simpson revealed the fine line coaches must walk when trying to fire up players.

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Hawthorn tried to argue Patrick Voss' hit on Nick Vlaustin was worse

Key Hawk handed month-long ban as Freo ploy fails

Hawthorn midfielder Conor Nash will spend four weeks on the sidelines despite the club’s efforts to downplay his hit on Gryan Miers by drawing comparisons to Fremantle’s Patrick Voss’ own incident.

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Fremantle champion Nat Fyfe is yet to play a senior game this season.

Freo have ‘unshakable faith’ Fyfe will return in 2025

Concerns that Fremantle champion Nat Fyfe may have played his last AFL game are ‘premature and unfounded’, according to the Dockers, who have ‘unshakeable faith’ he will return in 2025. 

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Lachlan Galvin has found himself in the middle of a firestorm at Wests Tigers.

Is teen star an unwitting pawn in a larger game?

KIERSTEN DUKE: It’s becoming increasingly hard to know who to believe in the Galvin-Tigers saga but one thing is very clear.

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Hardwick takes another swipe at Victoria’s premier

Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick wants ‘less talk, more action’ from politicians in being ‘tough on crime’.

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The Hawks racism scandal is being used a reason for the Roos’ poor form.

Hawks racism scandal continues to haunt Clarko

North Melbourne football boss Todd Viney says Alastair Clarkson has been weighed down despite the case being settled last year.

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Adem Yze’s press conference on Noah Balta was cut short after the team’s media manager became frustrated at the barrage of questions about the now criminally convicted Tiger.

‘We’re done’: Tigers spin doctor shuts down Balta questions

How Noah Balta is dealing with the fallout from his assault sentence was laid bare by coach Adem Yze during a tense press conference today.

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Darcy Moore (c) has been ruled out of the Anzac Day clash.

Major blow for Pies with star ruled out of Anzac Day clash

The Magpies have lost a key player for the massive match after he was diagnosed with an unusual ailment.

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After years of guarded privacy, AFL legend Gary Ablett Jr and his wife Jordan have revealed the heartbreaking reality of parenting a child with a rare terminal illness, sharing ‘happy and sad tears’.

Gary Ablett Jr’s wife shares news of 6yo son’s fatal illness

After years of guarded privacy, AFL legend Gary Ablett Jr and his wife Jordan have revealed the heartbreaking reality of parenting a child with a rare terminal illness, sharing ‘happy and sad tears’.

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Tom Barrass is still getting used to life at Hawthorn.

‘Eye-opening’ admission comes back to haunt big-money AFL recruit

The premiership-winning defender is ‘still not getting it’ and now ‘time is running out’.

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Kane Cornes and Matthew Primus played alongside each other for five years.

Kane Cornes shares sad fallout with champion teammate

The pair’s relationship has ‘never been the same' since an ‘offensive’ accusation behind closed doors.

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