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Pendlebury re-injures leg, needs surgery

Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury has re-injured the leg he fractured this year and will need a plate inserted. Pendlebury suffered a knock in training on Friday with X-rays later confirming another hairline fracture in the lower leg. He will have surgery to insert a plate in the leg in the next 36 hours and will miss two weeks’ training. With […]

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Demons fans flock to MCG to see team lift the cup

They came in their thousands. They blocked traffic. They filled bars. They sat respectfully apart. On a December, not September, afternoon, and a Sunday rather than a Saturday, Melbourne fans finally got their chance to see the elusive premiership cup raised at the MCG. Demons fans watch a replay of the grand final at the MCG.Credit:Getty Images They arrived early […]

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AFL chief tips record crowd for mid-week grand final rematch

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has raised the prospect of a new home and away attendance record being set when the season opens with a mid-week grand final rematch between Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs as the league locked in round one ahead of the expected fixture release. It won’t quite match the 140,000 people estimated to have watched American evangelist […]

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