AFL games you can’t miss in 2020
Rematches, grudge matches and an outlandish prediction for Eddie Betts’ return to Adelaide Oval. We take a look at the match-ups fans won’t want to miss in 2020.
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Dons get dream fixture, Pies’ nightmare run
Essendon, Western Bulldogs and Melbourne have been handed very favourable fixtures for 2020 but preliminary finalists Collingwood are facing a tough start and even tougher double up games.
Round 1 draw revealed: Dees face horror start
Melbourne has been given no favours by the AFL in its bid to quickly forget a horrific 2019 season, handed the toughest task in football to begin 2020. FULL ROUND 1 FIXTURE
Cats, Giants in historic fixture first
GWS will kickstart its 2020 campaign against Geelong in a match that will create AFL history. And footy fans can watch more footy next year as their men’s and women’s teams play back to back.
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Five stars who fell in Giants’ lap
GWS has the best playing list ever assembled but if the Giants win the flag they can thank rival AFL clubs who “gifted” them a handful of players, writes SHANE CRAWFORD.
AFL beefs up concussion protocol for women
THE AFL has confirmed it wants to conduct baseline concussion tests for its entire women’s league next year as it seeks to safeguard them from brain injuries.
Giants fight for potential No.1 pick
GWS says it has made a “strong case” to the AFL for priority zone access to the best key forward in next year’s draft.
Who has the strongest bottom six?
THE superstars get all the attention but a team’s bottom six players can be the difference between a flag and finals disaster. Who is in your club’s bottom six?
Mumford sledge was wrong, it was bullying
PEOPLE in footy just can’t get their heads around mental health. What Shane Mumford said to Lance Franklin was tame compared to what he could’ve said, but that’s not the point.
Mumford, Buddy put sledge to rest
SHANE Mumford has put to bed a potentially messy situation with his former club by reaching out to Lance Franklin and apologising for trivialising the star’s mental health battle.
Stevie J accepts one-match ban
UPDATE: GWS star Steve Johnson will miss Saturday’s preliminary final after accepting his one-match ban for a high bump on Sydney’s Josh Kennedy.
AFL must act on Whitfield mess
THE AFL needs to sort the Lachie Whitfield mess out before they embarrass themselves and the game, writes Mark Robinson.
Mummy’s mental health sledge exposed
GIANTS ruckman Shane Mumford looks set to escape sanction after an alleged mental heath taunt aimed at Sydney rival Lance Franklin.
League says fans won’t be locked out
THE AFL is confident Spotless Stadium’s small capacity won’t see opposition fans locked out of Greater Western Sydney’s home preliminary final.
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