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MYSTERIOUS: 6 - What They Never Told You

In-form Suns star Petracca hamstrung for 'medium term'

Gold Coast midfielder Christian Petracca has joined Matt Rowell on the injury list after scans revealed the former Demon has suffered a hamstring tear.

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Humphrey cops two-match AFL ban, Toby Greene fined

GWS skipper Toby Greene is free to play in Friday night's clash with Collingwood after escaping with a fine for a striking charge.

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Petracca concern as scorching-hot Suns burn Tigers

Christian Petracca was one of three players who went down with hamstring injuries as Ben King kicked Gold Coast to a thumping win over Richmond.

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Hannay has gift of time as Payten fights for job

Gold Coast and North Queensland enter Sunday's clash after a 0-2 start, with Josh Hannay enjoying the gift of time and Todd Payten at risk of it running out.

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Battle of the rebuild as Eagles brace for rising Roos

North Melbourne finally look ready to emerge from their long and painful rebuild, and they have a big chance to go 2-0 when they take on West Coast in Perth.

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Tigers back Lefau, Dockers name debutant

Richmond's Mykelti Lefau is back after a club-imposed ban and Fremantle named a debutant to replace star midfielder Hayden Young in AFL round two.

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Eagles show pluck to slow red-hot Suns

Christian Petracca starred again for Gold Coast but they were slowed down by a new-look West Coast sparked by a debutant only recruited a fortnight ago.

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Geelong star Stengle edging closer to VFL return

There is still no definitive timeline for Tyson Stengle's return but the Geelong star is looking sharp and will make his VFL return "sooner rather than later".

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Injury hits Hewett as Eagles unleash four AFL debutants

West Coast could be in for some big pain in their season opener against premiership fancies Gold Coast, with at least a dozen players unavailable for the match.

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Freo to opt against triple-ruck threat for Cats clash

Geelong copped a 56-point thumping at the hands of Gold Coast last week, and Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is bracing his players for a big bounce back.

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Sharks halves combination the best it's been: Trindall

Cronulla playmakers Braydon Trindall and Nicho Hynes are in form to begin the NRL season, combining to superb effect in the round-one win over Gold Coast.

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'It's round one': Sharks stay cool after mauling Titans

New Gold Coast coach Josh Hannay's tenure as an NRL head coach is off to a rough start after the Titans were thrashed by Cronulla in their 2026 season opener.

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Petracca's doubts, nerves erased as Suns make statement

There were nerves and a long-held doubt before Christian Petracca turned back time in Gold Coast's statement-making rout of Geelong to begin the AFL season.

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Cats stay calm with Bruhn return something to cheer

Chris Scott was impressed with Tanner Bruhn's AFL return after 17 months out of the game and won't panic despite a one-sided opening-round loss to the Suns.

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Sharks to turn exodus speculation into 'real strength'

Cronulla hopes to use the possibility of mass exits to their advantage in the 2026 NRL season, according to head coach Craig Fitzgibbon.

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'Ultimate example': New Titans half gets Hannay nod

Gold Coast coach Josh Hannay insists new signing Lachlan Ilias will prove he's a top-shelf NRL half and reveals why he's backed larrikin second-rower Arama Hau.

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Injuries strike Cats ahead of AFL season opener

Geelong will be without two of their biggest names for their season opener against Gold Coast, while the Western Bulldogs have backed in Sam Darcy's fitness.

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Suns skipper leans on next-gen to continue rise

Only 25 and just in his second season as Suns captain, Noah Anderson has already earmarked a group of younger players he says can shape the club's future.

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AFL 2026 predicted ladder part three: Brisbane’s best may be yet to come

Everything about the Lions suggests they have more to show, while Fremantle and Gold Coast are stacked with talent but don’t seem ready

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Touk, Suns have the tools for early Geelong test

Suns vice-captain Touk Miller is eager to see how his side stacks up when they host last year's beaten grand finalists Geelong in AFL's Opening Round.

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Nick Meaney takes Lomax's would-be wing spot at Storm

Nick Meaney has been named on the wing for Melbourne's clash against Parramatta after the Storm failed to secure the services of NSW winger Zac Lomax for 2026.

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Premiership-winning Demons defender retires from AFL

Melbourne defender Steven May has announced his AFL retirement after 251 games, including the Demons' drought-breaking 2021 premiership.

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Injury scare could make clubs reconsider ruck options

Clubs could be nervous about throwing their forwards into ruck centre ball-ups after an injury scare to Geelong's Shannon Neale.

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Most potent in history: Souths' left edge ready to roll

Latrell Mitchell's shift from fullback and David Fifita's arrival from Gold Coast could make South Sydney's ever-dangerous left edge even more threatening.

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Injured Brownlow medallist to miss Suns' season start

Reigning Brownlow medallist Matt Rowell will have surgery on a broken finger and miss the start of the AFL season for Gold Coast.

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