AFL grand final
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
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.
- by Marc McGowan and Hannah Kennelly
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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.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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.
- by Angus Delaney
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.
- by Michael Gleeson
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?
- by Hannah Kennelly
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.
- by Simon Johanson
Brisbane turns out to laud the Lions after premiership victory
A jubilant crowd turned out to welcome the Lions home, with the lord mayor showing his appreciation by backing a new home stadium.
- by Neesha Sinnya
Katy Perry won the grand final but can she sell a dress?
For most Australian labels, it takes more than a celebrity coathanger to survive.
- by Damien Woolnough
Four Points
AFL 2024
The investigation into how the Swans could be so dismal on grand final day must be unsparing
Sydney need to be forensic about what went wrong on grand final day. They need to have a frank conversation with John Longmire, and he needs to be frank with himself.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘One game won’t define us’: Shell-shocked Swans search for a silver lining
As difficult as it was to look at the bigger picture after a 60-point grand final defeat, Robbie Fox believes Sydney made major advancements in 2024.
- by Vince Rugari
AFLW Wrap
AFLW
‘O’ for Oscar: The AFLW Lions win a thriller, inspired by the men’s premiership
After Taylor Smith kicked a goal at the death to put the Lions in front in Brisbane, she made a “Big O” shape with her hands in honour of Oscar McInerney.
- by Marnie Vinall
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