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AFL finals: how the eight shape up after a thrilling end to the regular season

Geelong look solid, the Demons have what it takes to go back-to-back and Dustin Martin looms on the horizon for Richmond

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Essendon coach Ben Rutten remains in post, president Paul Brasher resigns after club's heavy loss to Port Adelaide

The struggling Essendon AFL club keeps coach Ben Rutten in place for now despite an 84-point defeat to Port Adelaide, however president Paul Brasher quits his role as pressure rises at the Bombers.

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AFL Round-Up: Epic wins for Melbourne and Sydney — and heartbreak for Carlton — set the scene for a grand finale

Heroes and heartbreak were the order of the day in round 22 and, with finals just a game away, this remarkable home-and-away season is about to reach its crescendo. We digest the week that was.

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Inside the Game: Taylor Walker, Patrick Cripps, Cameron Zurhaar, Liam Baker — the clutch players of the AFL

From the stars of the AFL to those just beginning to dominate, Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson look at the players that lift their teams in the biggest moments of games.

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Melbourne Demons need to fix their second halves ahead of AFL finals series

Defending champions Melbourne are sitting in the top four with two rounds left, but there are areas of the game where the Demons need to clean up quickly to get their title defence on track, writes Andrew McGarry.

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Why Geelong and Collingwood are the form teams of the AFL going into round 20

Geelong and Collingwood are on league-leading nine-game winning streaks, but they've taken different routes to get there. Andrew McGarry investigates what the AFL's form teams are doing right, doing differently and whether they can keep their runs going.

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Making moves, asking questions, winning enough and ignoring the big names on the market — the task of AFL caretaker coaches

GWS's Mark McVeigh and North Melbourne's Leigh Adams have been given long auditions for a head coaching role — but what do caretaker coaches have to do to stay in the job? Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson investigate.

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Noah Anderson excites and Nick Daicos delights in great AFL escapes

Anderson’s clutch goal was the exclamation mark on a season in which Gold Coast have finally earned respect

The Guardian - AU

AFLW expansion teams will be a boost for new and previously overlooked talent

The expansion of the AFLW means we'll see more talent unearthed, including those who were previously overlooked, writes Marnie Vinall.

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AFL mid-season report card part one: premiership fancies to guilty pleasures

Taking a top-down approach, how the teams occupying finals places are faring at the halfway stage

The Guardian - AU

How many games does it take for AFL coaches to go to the next level — from Alastair Clarkson to Simon Goodwin, Luke Beveridge and others

If 50 games is seen as the turning point for AFL players, what is the equivalent for coaches? Andrew McGarry investigates, including the stretch of games that links top premiership coaches such as Alastair Clarkson.

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Smashing clearances and defending the counter — how Carlton coach Michael Voss is closing gaps for the Blues

It's been a long time without success for the Carlton club but now, under new coach Michael Voss, it looks like the Blues have arrived. But what's changed, and is it real this time? Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson investigate.

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West Coast Eagles chairman Russell Gibbs refuses to put time line on rebuilding club

Eagles chairman Russell Gibbs says it would not be fair to hold coach Adam Simpson to a strict time line for turning the side's fortunes around, but some improvement is expected over the next year.

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Jack Steele's rise from the suburban Gungahlin Jets to leading St Kilda in the AFL

St Kilda captain Jack Steele has come from humble beginnings, playing in the icy cold Canberra winter before signing with GWS and now the Saints. His rise has been impressive, and it's just getting better.

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Erin Phillips will wear her father's number 22 at Port Adelaide — but wants to create her own AFLW legacy

AFLW star Erin Phillips will wear the number 22 for Port Adelaide, in honour of her father, and club legend, Greg Phillips.

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These are the AFLW's five biggest issues, as told to The W with Sharni and Sam

From full-time status to club access, an image has emerged of the AFLW's biggest issues after the 15 weeks of conversations on The W with Sharni and Sam podcast.

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Crows fans praise AFLW premiership winners as celebrations continue in Adelaide

As the Adelaide Crows continue to celebrate their historic third AFLW premiership by meeting local fans, captain Chelsea Randall recalls a heart-warming interaction with a young supporter in the immediate aftermath of the match.

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AFLW’s first dynasty is born as Crows reap rewards of investment

Adelaide’s dominant grand final win over Melbourne has set the benchmark for the heights an AFLW side can achieve

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Adelaide Crows triumph over adversity in AFLW, but a complete reset is needed after the league's most-difficult season yet

Adelaide's third AFLW premiership may be their most meaningful, as it came at the end of a season that challenged the club, and the league, more than any other, writes Kate O'Halloran.

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Erin Phillips tight lipped over future as Adelaide's AFLW dynasty set to be tested by Port Showdown

Erin Phillips never set out to play for Port Adelaide's fiercest rival, but won't be drawn on whether she'll switch allegiances when the Crows' cross-town rivals enter the competition.

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Emily Bates of the Brisbane Lions wins AFLW best and fairest, Mimi Hill named rising star

Brisbane Lions' Emily Bates won a nailbiting best and fairest count by a single vote from Adelaide's Anne Hatchard.

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Craig Starcevich on his career coaching women's football and going back-to-back with the Brisbane Lions

The longest-serving coach in the AFLW is looking to book his side's place in a record fourth grand final. Jessica Stewart talks to him about that challenge, and motivating girls and women to take up Australian rules football at home and abroad.

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When and where are the AFLW preliminary finals? Who will win? All your questions answered

Kate O'Halloran answers all of your questions ahead of the preliminary finals, including where and when the games are, how to watch and who will win.

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The AFLW finals have arrived: why your team could win and how they'll do it

Six teams have qualified for the AFLW finals and they each have a distinct way of playing. We look at the stats on how each team got there and how they could go all the way.

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Melbourne ready to 'get down and dirty' in AFLW finals campaign

Melbourne star Kate Hore knows how rare a "perfect" performance can be, which is why the Demons expect they will need to grind out wins in the finals if they are to claim the flag.

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