AFL in disbelief over Grand Final insanity
Channel 7’s sideline reporter Abbey Holmes’ face said it all after Eric Hipwood rubbed salt in the wounds as they put Sydney to the sword.
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Popstar’s $5m price tag talk of nation
Popstar Katy Perry’s $5m price tag to perform at the AFL Grand Final has some people questioning how the money could have been better spent.
The SA kid fulfilling a community’s dream on big stage
Matt Roberts, the ‘freak who was good at everything’, steps onto the MCG today for the AFL grand final. Those who know him best reflect on the country kid’s journey to the big time.
PM fires off zingers to crowd at North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has compared himself and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to the feuding Gallagher brothers from pop band Oasis as he addressed footy fans at the North Melbourne Grand Final Breakfast.
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No panic from Swans amid worrying slump
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Swans star won’t be rested
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Bevo holding his horses on top four, Longmire laments loss
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‘My body trying to tell me something’: Reid calls time
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