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Hopes grow for Hawks as star returns from injury

As Hawthorn prepare for their away elimination final against GWS, there's been encouraging news as a key player reached an important injury milestone.

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Time to make AFL safer for everyone: AFLPA president

Players' union president Darcy Moore hopes former player Mitch Brown coming out as bisexual can be an opportunity to shift the AFL's culture around homophobia.

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Swallow inspiring Suns as tough AFL finals call looms

Foundation player David Swallow looms as Gold Coast's unlucky man as the club prepares to end a 15-year AFL finals absence.

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Mitch Brown Calls Out AFL Clubs Who’ve Yet To Respond To His Landmark Coming Out

“I can’t help but think about how my younger self would have felt if my club didn’t show their support for something like this back when I was playing.”

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'We relish that': Daicos, Pies feeding off criticism

Collingwood have been written off by critics after their late-season form slump but head into their AFL qualifying final against Adelaide full of confidence.

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Veteran to retire when Cats' AFL finals campaign ends

A mainstay of Geelong's success for more than a decade has announced he will retire once their finals campaign is over.

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Bailey Smith Opens Up About Spending Time In A Psych Ward Amid Mental Health Battle

"I went through a really dark time and I didn't think I would get to the other side."

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‘It breaks the ice’: Suns AFL milestone finally drags Gold Coast out of sporting graveyard

After the Suns made it to finals for the first time, there is a belief locally that the Queensland city can move on and make its sporting mark

The Guardian - AU

Magpies star Daicos wins MVP, tie in coaches award

Nick Daicos has claimed his first AFL Players' MVP trophy, while Gold Coast and Geelong midfielders have split the Coaches Association award.

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Will Curnow follow De Koning, Silvagni out the door?

Carlton have already lost Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni to rival AFL clubs, now Charlie Curnow is a chance to become the third big name to exit.

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'I underestimated my Crows teammates': prized recruit

Adelaide forward Alex Neal-Bullen says he underestimated his new teammates when he arrived from Melbourne at the end of last season.

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I'm all in: why Eagle Shanahan doesn't want to go home

Jobe Shanahan says he's not homesick and had no hesitation in going all in on West Coast's rebuild, and he's holding out hope of joining the 200cm club.

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Mitch Brown’s bravery can change the score for LGBTIQA+ people – and the AFL’s fight against homophobia

It has been a challenging few weeks for both the AFL and LGBTQIA+ communities, with a sixth incident of homophobia in the men’s competition since the league’s crackdown on this damaging language.

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Witts revels in moment as Suns ponder big finals call

Ruckman Jarrod Witts lapped up his moment but quickly reset as Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick ponders a sentimental selection for their historic finals debut.

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AFL legend fronts court on assault, choking charges

Former AFL player and anti-racism advocate Nicky Winmar has ignored questions from reporters after facing court on assault charges.

The Guardian - AU

Mitch Brown’s words spoke to the queer footy community at a time when the AFL put it last

Community is everything in Australian rules football and Brown chose this moment to speak his truth so that others might draw strength from his experience

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'Always improvement': coach reflects on Brown comments

Former West Coast player Mitch Brown is being lauded for revealing his bisexuality in what is being described as a landmark moment for the AFL.

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Freo coach happy to Reid rave reviews about young star

Fremantle young gun Murphy Reid has enjoyed a stunning debut season but faces stiff competition for the AFL Rising Star award from Dan Curtin and Levi Ashcroft.

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Suns thrash Bombers to lock in historic finals berth

Gold Coast have notched their biggest-ever AFL win, thumping Essendon to secure the club's first finals campaign since their 2011 admission.

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AFLW great lauds Brown for revealing his sexuality

An AFLW star is among many to praise former West Coast utility Mitch Brown for being the first AFL player to publicly say he is bisexual.

The Independent UK

Aussie Rules football star makes history by coming out as bisexual

Mitch Brown said he had kept his sexuality secret in part because of a ‘hyper-masculine’ culture in AFL

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Reynolds wins Higgins defamation case; one dead in school bus crash; and the first AFL player to come out as bisexual

Higgins has been ordered to pay Reynolds $315,000 in damages with an additional $26,109.25 in interest

The Guardian - AU

Mitch Brown’s coming out shows the AFL what courage and grace look like

In revealing why it took him so long to come out as bisexual, the former West Coast Eagle highlights just how far the sport has to go

The Independent UK

The first openly bisexual player in the Australian Football League is calling for a cultural change

Mitch Brown played for the West Coast Eagles for a decade and has become the first male player in the Australian Football League's history to publicly identify as bisexual

The Guardian - AU

From the Pocket: AFL finals fever cools as buds of the silly season shoot early

Even with a do-or-die midweek match that should have wildcard round crusaders salivating, finals fever has been cooled by the end-of-season pause

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