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Indigenous elder’s outburst at AFL
Senior Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy lashed out at the AFL during a pre-match function on Saturday night, saying she felt disrespected.
Four-hour meeting that had Ross a ‘shoo-in’ for Blues job
A billionaire Carlton powerbroker says that Ross Lyon ‘wanted to come to Carlton and we had him’. But because of one ‘silly’ board member, Ross walked. Go inside the unrest at the Blues.
Angry Blues come for Sayers as pressure builds
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Tribunal: Dee’s shock verdict as letter helps Blue escape
Jacob van Rooyen and Brad Close failed in their attempts to overturn their bans, but a Blue has been aided by a signed letter from the player he hit.
Why taking AFL to the USA could work this time
An audacious proposal to relocate a club to Los Angeles in the 1980s fell flat, but 40 years on the conditions have changed as the AFL looks for a radical new home for Gather Round.
‘Red flag’ heightening tensions between clubs and AFL bosses
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From legal eagle to AFL CEO: Behind the rise of Andrew Dillon
Andrew Dillon first walked through the AFL offices in August, 2000 – three months after a young Gillon McLachlan. The two would go on to shape the future of the game for generations.
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