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‘True show of mateship’ as family, friends rally for promising young footballer diagnosed with cancer

When Broken Hill man Adam Slattery presented to Broken Hill hospital last month with a bad cough, the course of his life changed forever. Key…

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Magpies coach reveals stunning family news during euphoria of grand final win

Collingwood’s AFL premiership win has capped off a day of personal significance for coach Craig McRae, who announced during the post-grand-final ceremony his wife had…

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jaspa fletcher as a child playing local afl for coorparoo
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Family bragging rights on the line for record-breaking Brisbane Lions young gun Jaspa Fletcher

The son of not one but two sporting guns will become the youngest Brisbane Lion ever to play in an AFL grand final today. Jaspa…

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Andrew Dunkley hugs a young Josh Dunkley over the MCG fence
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AFL grand final a family fair as sons of guns set to decide 2023 premiership

When Collingwood and Brisbane run out onto the MCG for Saturday afternoon’s AFL grand final, more than a dozen players will be carrying on a…

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AFL reveals panel for Hawthorn review as lawyer of First Nations family speaks out

The independence of the AFL’s proposed investigation into allegations against former Hawthorn coaches is being questioned by families interviewed for the club’s cultural safety review….

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Robert Muir and his grandson Nathan at St Kilda's training base in Moorabbin.
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A week of reconnection with family and culture has reunited Robert Muir and the St Kilda Football Club

It had already been a week of emotional homecomings when Robert Muir returned to St Kilda Football Club’s Moorabbin training facility last Friday, but the…

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A sport-filled, family day to help keep youth out of the justice system

In a circle of adults, children, and babies still in their prams, an Aboriginal woman holding a bright green children’s book sat on a hay…

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Players during a suburban Australian rules football game.
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Four mum-and-daughter duos line up for same club to make footy a family business

It’s often said that football clubs are like families but for one team in Adelaide’s north-east that statement is more than a mere platitude. Key…

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