Tag: rules
Coroner investigating Shane Tuck’s death recommends overhaul of concussion rules
Quick Read In short: Victorian State Coroner John Cain has recommended the AFL reduce contact training sessions to lower the risk of concussion. His recommendation…
Ron Barassi’s extraordinary life in Australian rules football helped shape the modern game
In sport, as in life, sometimes people come along who change things by their presence, their efforts and their ideas. Ron Barassi (1936-2023) As a…
AFL ‘duty bound’ to review rules in Maynard case, McLachlan says
AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has defended the tribunal process but says the league is “duty bound” to consider rule changes after Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard had…
Police officers allegedly assaulted after ‘disgusting’ incident at outback Australian Rules grand final
Two men have been charged with assaulting two police officers after spectators stormed an Australian Rules football field during a grand final in outback Queensland….
‘Religion’ of Aussie Rules football draws thousands to Tiwi Islands grand final
As the dust settles from the Tiwi Islands grand final on Sunday, Pumarali Thunder and Lightning coach Kevin Pilakui consoles his shattered team. “Be proud…
Pakistan achieves Aussie Rules glory with a little help from the outback
A teacher from the Western Australian outback has helped lead Pakistan to an unlikely sporting triumph. Key points: Pakistan overcame a pair of WAFL stars…
More Muslim children joining in Australian rules football through SANFL Bachar Houli Cup
The SANFL has created a pathway for Muslim children to be introduced to Australian rules football. Key points: The SANFL is holding the Bachar Houli…
Australia’s most remote Aussie rules football and softball league a feast of ‘hangers’
The A?angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands is home to the most remote Australian rules football competition in the country, spanning more than 200,000 square kilometres…
Meet the Rockets, the all-abilities Aussie rules team changing lives and a community
If it’s Wednesday in the winter, Peter Keath is going to be talking footy at work. A lot. “I like training day,” he says. “Yeah,…
For this Kiwi, Aussie Rules was a “foreign” sport. But now he is about to reach a rare 300-game milestone
It was the “money and the work” that lured Kevin Walsh from New Zealand to Australia in the 1990s. Key points: Kevin Walsh will play…