AFL can’t rule out empty stadiums to tackle virus
The AFL has contingencies if the coronavirus threat continues to escalate but that may not be enough to prevent matches from being played behind closed doors, or cancelled altogether.
The AFL has contingencies if the coronavirus threat continues to escalate but that may not be enough to prevent matches from being played behind closed doors, or cancelled altogether.
Richmond has been a dominant team for the last three years so it comes as no surprise it has a good record against most clubs but one team in particular hates playing the Tigers, with a poor record dating back 10 years.
It was the perfect hit-and-giggle contest for the perfect cause. But, did the return of representative football do enough to justify more State of Origin? HAVE YOUR SAY.
Oh the possibilities — and the chances for stuff-ups. Here are some of the good, the bad and the ugly on offer in season 2020. What do the punters really want to see and will the AFL get its wishes?
THE nation’s athletes have united to call on their respective codes to fund the most comprehensive concussion study embarked upon in Australian sporting history.
NORTH Melbourne defender Sam Wright has finally overcome his ankle issues and will return against GWS on Friday night. ALL THE JLT TEAMS
THE writing is on the wall for the centre bounce in the AFL after TAC Cup umpires were told it would be removed this season. Tell us what you think
WHO will win the 2017 premiership? Who’ll finish last? And what bold predictions do our AFL experts make for this year? SEE IT ALL IN OUR CRYSTAL BALL
IT’S hard to remember a build-up to a season where so many coaches are under extreme pressure, but it’s not only Nathan Buckley and Damien Hardwick feeling it, writes MATTHEW LLOYD.
JUMPERGATE. Port Adelaide president David Koch has managed to turn the guernseys for the China game into an issue of national significance, validating theories Power are style over substance.
LURING Mark Evans up north was a huge win for Gold Coast, but the test now for the AFL is who it chooses as a replacement, writes MARK ROBINSON.
GOLD Coast will call Port Adelaide’s bluff in their guernsey stoush, and has challenged David Koch to reveal the contract demanding the Suns wear a white jumper in China.
MARK Evans’ first move as Gold Coast’s new chief was to reiterate to Port Adelaide the Suns would not change their stance on wearing red for the historic China game.
ANDREW Travis has resigned from his job as Gold Coast Suns chief executive, leaving the club he first joined in 2009 as chief operating officer.
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