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Transport options thin on the ground around Hobart's proposed AFL stadium at Macquarie Point

Hobart — a city with no passenger trains or trams, a single ferry route and limited bus patronage — is about to get a 23,000-seat stadium close to the CBD. How will crowds get to and from there?

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Cash splash for Hobart AFL stadium likely on the way

PM Anthony Albanese is expected to pledge $240 million for a new Hobart stadium, paving the way for the state to have its own AFL team.

The New Daily

Father-son duo Ed Budde, Brad Budde to announce Chiefs’ Round 2 draft pick

#Chiefs legends and father-son duo Ed Budde and Brad Budde are set to announce the team's second-round draft pick.

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‘We have finally got there’: Tasmania reaches end of long road to AFL membership

The state’s remarkably rich football heritage is to be rewarded with the league’s 19th licence after a decades-long bid for recognition

The Guardian - AU

Australian rugby’s ‘code war’ is little more than a Punch and Judy show for public titillation

League and union have been at loggerheads of late but sport is a free market and players have long switched codes

The Guardian - AU

PM Anthony Albanese announces $65m federal funding for York Park upgrades in Launceston

Anthony Albanese stands beside Tasmania's Liberal premier to make the first of two stadium funding announcements — fending off criticism he is diverting funds away from housing and health considerations.

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Premier League’s front-of-shirt gambling ad ban is a flawed approach. Australia should learn from it

“Excellent decision.”

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Alice Springs Town Council bans all Aussie Rules football at Traeger Park, accuses AFLNT of licence breach

There will be a total ban on football at Traeger Park in Alice Springs this year due to an alleged licence breach by AFLNT, according to the mayor of Alice Springs.

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Hawthorn captain James Sicily 'couldn't imagine' living in Tasmania, but AFL icons warn a state team needs to grow at home

Current and former AFL players and coaches have come to the defence of Tasmania as a destination for players, following comments from Hawthorn captain James Sicily that he "couldn't imagine" living there.

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Danny Frawley's family calls on AFL to act quickly on CTE as Senate concussion inquiry continues

The family of late AFL player Danny Frawley, who suffered from CTE, urges the league to take immediate action to prevent the neurodegenerative disease among its participants.

ABC News

Australian Medical Association supports concussion passport for contact sports after death of SA footballer

The peak body for doctors has supported the idea of a concussion passport for athletes who play contact sports after the death of a South Australian footballer at the weekend.

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AFL ‘not doing enough’ to manage concussion and brain trauma effects, wife of late coach tells inquiry

Anita Frawley tells parliamentary inquiry the AFL was ‘fantastic’ in caring for her family but needs to do more for other players

The Guardian - AU

Tasmania set to get state AFL team after decades of dreams as funding for new Hobart stadium locked in

With a 23,000-seat stadium being built in Hobart's city centre, the island state has cleared the last of many, many hurdles set for it by the AFL. Here's what it all means for the state's long-held team ambitions.

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Hobart stadium at Macquarie Point set to go ahead with federal funding, along with Tasmanian AFL team

A funding announcement for Hobart's controversial stadium proposal is imminent, meaning Tasmania will get its long-awaited AFL team. But opponents are concerned planning for the redevelopment has been "hasty" and "ill-considered".

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AFL culture around concussion must change, inquiry told

AFL leaders say the culture and attitudes towards concussions must change to better protect players from head trauma.

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Federal cash tipped for Hobart stadium, AFL team looms

The federal government will reportedly announce funding for a new stadium in Hobart, paving the way for the AFL to grant Tasmania entry into the competition.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: prescription shake-up to make medicine cheaper, queen ‘planned to sue Murdoch’s business’, Harry Belafonte dies

Patients will be able to buy two months’ worth of a single prescription under budget changes

The Guardian - AU

Wearing headgear for sport does not protect against concussion, Australian experts warn

Scientists to tell Senate inquiry that protective headwear does not stop the brain from moving inside the skull which causes concussion

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SI:AM | Jimmy Butler Has the Bucks on the Brink

He takes his game to another level in the playoffs.

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I Can’t Stop Watching This Vid Of An AFL Player’s Glorious Revenge On A Shit-Stirring Punter

Essendon may not have won the match, but they won this particular clash.

ABC News

Anzac Day AFL live ScoreCentre: Collingwood Magpies defeat Essendon Bombers as Nick Daicos leads final term comeback

Down by 28-points at three-quarter time, the Magpies steamroll the Bombers in the final term after a Nick Daicos blitz. Check out all the scores, stats, highlights and results.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: China warns against ‘hype’, Anzac Day plea, Tucker Carlson leaves Fox

Beijing has hit back at Australia’s veiled references to its military might, while calls are growing for victims of frontier wars to be remembered today

The New Daily

Jacob van Rooyen fires Melbourne to comeback win over Richmond

Jacob van Rooyen has booted three clutch goals to break the shackles for Melbourne in its 18-point comeback AFL victory over Richmond.

AAP

Blue Jesse Motlop falls foul of AFL tackle crackdown

Carlton's Jesse Motlop has become the eighth player in the past five rounds cited for a dangerous tackle.

AAP

Gold Coast co-captain Touk Miller tears knee meniscus

Gold Coast say co-captain Touk Miller will be on the AFL sidelines for the "short-to-medium" term after tearing the lateral meniscus in his left knee.

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