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Is it time to push the AFL season back into October?

Eddie McGuire wants to tweak the timing of the AFL season. It’s a good idea

Eddie McGuire flagged high-level discussions of an AFL fixture revamp, with State of Origin revived, and the grand final moved to October. There’s a lot to unpack.

  • Michael Gleeson

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Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick and partner Alexandra Crow at last year’s Brownlow Medal.

Revealed: The AFL funding headed for your club; Suns role for Hardwick’s partner ticked off

The AFL’s annual report outlines an intriguing set of numbers when it comes to club funding, while a poll of the 18 club captains has revealed some surprising results on their most-anticipated game.

  • Jake Niall, Michael Gleeson, Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
New Swans coach Dean Cox and after the West Coast loss to Sydney in 2005.

Sydney broke Dean Cox’s heart in a grand final 20 years ago. Now he has to fix the Swans

The six-time All-Australian ruckman will begin his journey as Swans head coach on Friday. Can he rebuild the team after last year’s grand final disaster?

  • Jonathan Drennan
Greg Baum, pictured in 2005, has been a sports writer for more than four decades.

I watched sport from the best seats for 45 years. But it wasn’t always fun and games

Sports reporting does take you to the damnedest places. As you might imagine, nearly all the most improbable places where a reporter might find themselves are in Asia.

  • Greg Baum
AFL umpire Leigh Haussen in 2021.

Umpire banned for wearing bin Laden costume; AFL probes crowd abuse

Umpire Leigh Haussen wore the costume at a function the day after the AFL grand final; as the league investigates crowd abuse of an AFLW player.

  • Marc McGowan and Hannah Kennelly
Aileen Gilroy and Aine McDonagh after their team’s commanding win on Sunday.

Night or day? AFLW stars relaxed as grand final timeslot remains unconfirmed

Just weeks out from the decider, the AFL is yet to confirm whether the AFLW grand final will move to a night-time slot.

  • Hannah Kennelly
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Katy Perry performing at the AFL grand final.

Major sporting events in ‘arms race’ to secure top singers

In an effort to attract new fans, sporting events invest heavily in securing musical acts.

  • Angus Delaney
Joe Daniher celebrates after scoring a goal.

Forward planning: Lions meet to craft plan for flag defence without Joe Daniher

A month after their grand final win, the Lions are getting serious about the premiership defence and developing a strategy to fill the hole Joe Daniher will leave in their line-up.

  • Michael Gleeson
The first TV Vegemite girl, enjoying a snack.

Anatomy of a jingle: Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?

They’re cheesy, sometimes annoying, but always catchy. In the golden days of Australian advertising, jingles dominated radio and TV. Are they gone forever?

  • Hannah Kennelly
Neither grand final will be a patch on Taylor Swift’s February concert performance which resulted in occupancy around 92 per cent.

Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Neither the AFL nor NRL grand final will surpass the pulling power of Taylor Swift and her legion of followers earlier this year.

  • Simon Johanson

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