Footy stars want game left alone
AFL players are “more open to making the game look better” but an AFLPA poll shows they are strongly against starting positions, an expanded goalsquare and reduced interchange rotations.
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Players fed up with AFL cash grab
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Top-four Pies vindicate Bucks contract call
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Andrews opens up on full toll of Cameron hit
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Young Dog shoots from obscurity to new deal
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