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Western Bulldogs fans are elated after the club's first AFL premiership in 62 years, but Swans supporters have raised concerns about the umpiring in the grand final.

An emergency warning is issued for people in the rural outskirts of Adelaide's north as levees breach at Virginia and Port Wakefield, with the weather bureau warning of more rain on the way.

Jason Johannssen's mind was a whirl. He felt numb. He was a Norm Smith Medallist.

A man has landed in hospital with a suspected broken leg after trying to flee from police on an allegedly stolen motorcycle on Saturday evening in Epping.

An old Dog teamed up with a new one to make sure their team beat Sydney.

David Smorgon, Bulldogs president for 17 years,says the Dogs' premiership for the ages vindicated the club as a modern day template and should prove a lesson and example for the AFL and the league broadly.

Payday lenders are restructuring their products so they can circumvent Google's advertising ban and continue to lure vulnerable consumers.

The expansion of the NDIS could deliver 1000 extra full-time jobs to the ACT within three years, but providers are concerned the workforce won't be there to match demand.

Some heroes remain gallant even after the heroics seem done.

As he celebrated with his family on Saturday night, Western Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd knew one thing - the Dogs' breakthrough flag will change his life.

The excitement of his team winning its first grand final in 62 years proved too much for a Western Bulldogs fan who went into cardiac arrest at the final siren.

Sydney's second grand final defeat in three seasons has raised questions about the club's depth as coach John Longmire rued not having a full team contribution on Saturday.

About 9,000 properties remain without power in Perth and WA's south-west as conditions ease after damaging winds brought down trees and debris.

Sydney coach John Longmire says his team didn't work hard enough in Saturday's grand final.

Bontempelli said he knew how much the win meant to the 'Doggies' fan base in the western suburbs.

As the Western Bulldogs celebrated "a dream come true", coach Luke Beveridge has declared the challenge now before his club is to be envied and enjoy sustained success.

How AFL grand final day played out on social media. Love for Bob Murphy, Sting's mixed reception and million-dollar man Tom Boyd comes good.

The Swans are hurting even more than they did after losing the 2014 grand final, says Josh Kennedy.

Norm Smith Medal voting

A severe weather warning applies to most of Victoria on Sunday, with wind gusts of up to 100km/h expected.

Jason Johannisen won the 2016 Norm Smith Medal.

Let's start by getting the result out of the way. The Sharks will win.

If you were going to win take 60 years to win a premiership, and you wanted to make it a premiership worth the wait, how would you script it? Here's one way

Blake Spriggs has been trying not to think about the Melbourne Cup for the past couple of weeks because he did want to get "too far ahead" of himself. But his belief in Sir John Hawkwood was finally matched by performance in Saturday's Metropolitan at Randwick.

Easton Wood is the newly minted captain of a premiership team - one that defied every expectation,

The build-up was immense, the hope and belief was unfaltering and the result was nothing less than extraordinary. We did it! Nothing can stop us now!

Sydney's million-dollar men fail to fire as Bulldogs end 62-year premiership drought.

Shane Rose traded Olympic Games glory in Rio for a miserable Canberra afternoon to join 30 of his students at the international horse trials at Equestrian Park on Saturday.

Canberra Vikings skipper Robbie Coleman has called on his teammates to prove they're worthy of an National Rugby Championship finals berth after being "embarrassed" in Sydney on Saturday.

The Western Bulldogs found a way to win against the Sydney Swans in one of the best grand finals in recent years. Relive the action in our live blog.

Jason Johannisen won the 2016 Norm Smith Medal.

Melbourne's once outer suburbs have become hot property, with buyers winning bidding wars to snap up every house auctioned over September.

There are some strange things going on at Belmore and it might not be the place where finals specialist Des Hasler should by plying his trade.

The 62-year wait is over - the Western Bulldogs have won their second-ever premiership, beating Sydney by 22 points at the MCG.

Western Bulldogs breaking of a 62-year premiership drought is like some sort of fantasy. But how they won it should enter football folklore as well.

A body found in the Fingal area, in north-eastern Tasmania, is believed to be missing Launceston man Michael Hamlyn, police say.

On a feel-good day for Bulldogs supporters this was a moment to crown them all.

Leanne Dawe is holding back the tears but at some stage in the coming days, she may let them flow.

For the second time in three seasons, the Swans have fallen at the final hurdle.

Key moments in the 2016 AFL Grand Final.

Struggling to get through one of Craig Bellamy's pre-season boot camps, Brett White got to the point where he "pretty much quit on football".

New South Wales police arrest five men and seize almost 1,200 cannabis plants from a "highly sophisticated" drug operation south of Sydney.

A severe weather warning applies for most of Victoria on Sunday, with wind gusts of up to 100km/h expected.

Hauraki from the high-flying Godolphin team produces a whirlwind finish to claim the $1 million Epsom Handicap at Randwick.

Nothing brings out the sunshine in the viewers' hearts like the fabled AFL Grand Final entertainment. Said nobody ever that wasn't an AFL executive, or Meat Loaf's bank manager, but still, you never know your luck.

There's never been a premiership like this.

Three people have been killed in a road crash on the Great Northern Highway.

Sydney man Billy Young spent three years as a prisoner of war under the Japanese, and is the only surviving Australian soldier who spent time at Sandakan. Now aged 90, he has written a book about his inspiring story.

A 39-year-old man has been found with a gunshot wound to his leg in Carrum Downs on Saturday afternoon.

Godolphin's jockey James McDonald admitted he "missed a couple of beats", but the trainer John O'Shea's heart "was like machine gun" as Hauraki scored an improbable last to first Epsom victory at Randwick on Saturday.