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September 2024

Brisbane Lions thrash Sydney Swans to claim AFL flag

The Brisbane Lions have claimed their first AFL premiership in more than two decades with a 60-point thrashing of Sydney in the grand final.

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  • Shayne Hope
No AFL club has played in more grand finals than the Sydney Swans since 2000.

How the AFL’s two grand final teams achieved sustained success

The two Andrews who run the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions say stability is the key to achieving an extended patch of sunshine in the AFL world.

  • Gus McCubbing
Left: Fitzroy’s Alastair Lynch flies high over Ben Buckley (left) as John Longmire watches on. Right: Sydney’s Isaac Heeney launches over GWS defender Jack Buckley.

The remarkable history in Heeney’s magic mark

Hard lessons learned through elite sporting administration taught these two Australian business partners invaluable lessons for navigating the corporate sector.

  • Tom Rabe
AirTrunk founder and Swans supporter Robin Khuda, will be travelling to MCG for the Grand Final.

This billionaire has an AFL grand final ticket. Good luck to the rest

For the first time since 2006 two non-Victorian teams will contest the AFL Grand Final at the MCG, and flights and accommodation are as much of a battle as tickets.

  • Patrick Durkin
The Giants run through their banner for the opening of the 2024 season.

What the data says about the rise of the AFL’s northern fan base

The AFL began this season with an opening round that focused solely on the northern states. Was it worth the gamble?

  • Zoe Samios
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July 2024

Boston Consulting Group managing partner Grant McCabe.

Path to Cats presidency goes through Boston Consulting Group

Critics have labelled Geelong a “boys’ club”. But the board of the Geelong Football Club has tended to draw from an even narrower pool.

  • Myriam Robin

September 2023

Collingwood win AFL thriller to claim 16th AFL flag

Collingwood have claimed a record-equalling 16th premiership with a thrilling four-point win over the Brisbane Lions in the AFL grand final.

  • Shayne Hope
Brisbane Lions director and businesswoman Cathie Reid in Paris this week with her Lions scarf.

Lions tragic hops from Brisbane to Melbourne – via Paris

AFR Rich Lister and Brisbane Lions director Cathie Reid is dashing back from the French capital to watch her team in Saturday’s AFL grand final.

  • Mark Ludlow

August 2021

Celebration time: Max Gawn is mobbed after kicking the match-winning goal after the siren.

Demons take top spot in dramatic final round

The final eight for the AFL has been settled, but only after a weekend of  dramatic finishes.

  • Michael Pelly

October 2020

Andrew Wellington, Lions chairman and PwC partner who will be attending the AFL final.

AFL kicks business goal in league country

With the grand final outside Melbourne, can the AFL keep up a surge of support in non-traditional turf?

  • Liam Walsh and Luke Housego

June 2020

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews revealed that 49 new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed on Sunday.

Victoria's COVID-19 eruption prompts mandatory tests for travellers

Overseas travellers to Victoria will be required to be tested or face an extra 10 days detained in hotels as the state struggles to bring its outbreak under control.

  • Aaron Patrick

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