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Crowd caps set to increase for AFL games in Victoria

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Crowd limits are set to increase at AFL games in Victoria this weekend. Industry sources said they were expecting capacity to increase from 50 per cent with a maximum of 25,000 to 75 per cent with a maximum of 30,000 at all Victorian stadiums. The round 17 fixture has largely been […]

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Dragons ‘in talks’ over player futures

St George Illawarra Dragons chief executive Ryan Webb says a board meeting at the NRL club on Tuesday will discuss the playing futures of 13 team members who breached Covid-19 public health orders by attending a house party at the weekend. The NRL alleges star forward Paul Vaughan invited 12 players to a gathering at his Shellharbour home on Saturday, […]

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DCE primed to respond for Maroons

If you thought Queensland skipper Daly Cherry-Evans was done and dusted on the Origin stage, think again. Cherry-Evans’ premiership-winning halves partner Kieran Foran has warned the Blues to expect a response from the under-fire halfback in Origin III. Foran believes “DCE” is primed to rebound after below-par performances in the opening two Origin losses to the star-studded Blues. A shattered […]

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Mitch switch: Will Clarko see out Hawks handover?

Hawthorn have blinked, 17 years after they went away from a trio of favourite sons to appoint the untried outsider Alastair Clarkson as coach at the direction of club legend Jason Dunstall, who had watched success elude the club under former Hawks Peter Knights, Ken Judge and Peter Schwab. Collingwood were courting Sam Mitchell after Nathan Buckley departed and Clarkson […]

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Hooper desperate to turn Wallabies into winners

Captain Michael Hooper is desperate to leave his mark on Australian rugby by turning the Wallabies into a trophy-winning team. The Wallabies’ 2021 campaign starts on Wednesday night at Suncorp Stadium with the first Test in a condensed three-match series against France. “Players have been talking about winning,” said Hooper in detailing his expectations of a series against a French […]

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AFL pushes for bigger crowds, footy back in Ballarat

We have made our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic free for all readers. Please consider supporting our journalism with a subscription. AFL executives are negotiating with the Victorian government for an increase to crowd caps. And league football is all but certain to return to Ballarat this weekend, with expansion clubs Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast to lock […]

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Tupou a Wallabies weapon off the bench

Powerful prop Taniela Tupou will be used as a second-half weapon against France on Wednesday night at Suncorp Stadium before a likely return to the starting pack for the second Test of the series next week in Melbourne. Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has opted to start with Brumbies tighthead prop Allan Alaalatoa for the first Test but has big plans […]

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