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WA plays hardball with the AFL

Western Australia has upped the ante on the Australian Football League, throwing out the tantalising option of hosting football matches in front of a 60,000 capacity crowd within three weeks.

It would be the biggest sporting crowd in the country, opening up the prospect of a potential West Australian grand final.

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