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• Waller reacts to V'landys quitting

  23-09-2026 23:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Leading Sydney horse trainer Chris Waller reacts to Peter V'landys stepping down as Racing NSW boss.
  
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• V'landys steps down as Racing NSW boss to secure firmer grip on NRL

  23-09-2026 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter V'landys moves one step closer to becoming the NRL's executive chairman after stepping down from Racing NSW.
  
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• Gidley says Knights can upset Panthers

  23-09-2026 23:24 via theage.com.au
  
  Newcastle legend Kurt Gidley says the Knights can upset the Panthers and reach a first NRL grand final in 25 years.
  
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• Scoop in September: What Welsh and his Bombers really think about the Merrett situation

  23-09-2026 21:48 via theage.com.au
  
  Andrew Welsh has revisited the events of last year, when Zach Merrett explored a move away from Essendon and Hawthorn loomed large as his new home.
  
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• Why Conor McKenna’s magic acts are no luck of the Irish

  23-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Conor McKenna has produced two of the more freakish goals of the season, the Brisbane Lion – and former Gaelic football star – showing why he has the skills to light up Saturday’s grand final.
  
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• Cleary and Walker will wage a war in their own heads. But only one might survive

  23-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The NRL’s two best No.7s are playing grand final qualifiers under injury clouds. And it could just be the Panthers champion who comes unstuck.
  
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• 'Wharfie time' given green light for grand final

  23-09-2026 13:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The Fremantle Dockers have been given the green light to use 'wharfie time' at the 2026 AFL grand final.
  
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• Watch: The colossal hits that set the tone for a new NRL force

  23-09-2026 12:18 via theage.com.au
  
  It was a Dolphins hit that did more than rattle Brandon Smith’s rib cage; it signalled the juggernaut club was getting ready to emerge.
  
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• Talk with Mal that got Sexton to the Bears

  23-09-2026 12:14 via theage.com.au
  
  Toby Sexton reveals the conversation he had with soon-to-be coach Mal Meninga that convinced him to return to the NRL.
  
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• ‘No bad blood’: Winnington makes shock move away from Boxall to train with sprint king McEvoy

  23-09-2026 11:30 via theage.com.au
  
  Olympic silver medallist Elijah Winnington has left supercoach Dean Boxall to embark on a vastly different training program inspired by Cam McEvoy’s remarkable reinvention.
  
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• ‘It’s up to the clubs’: AFL CEO says there’s risk in trading for besieged Swans

  23-09-2026 11:00 via theage.com.au
  
  In a wide-ranging interview with this masthead, Andrew Dillon spoke on the Pullman saga, the umpiring in the Hawks’ preliminary final loss, and the potential of the AFL being aired on Netflix.
  
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• NRL Tips - Finals Week 3

  23-09-2026 10:16 via theage.com.au
  
  Before the round of footy gets underway, catch the tips from Brad Fittler and Andrew Johns.
  
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• Banned Swans return to club

  23-09-2026 09:49 via theage.com.au
  
  Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Nick Blakey arrive at Sydney Swans HQ to address the playing group for the first time since their sanctions.
  
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• Fans throng to Dockers HQ for last home training before grand final

  23-09-2026 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  There was so much demand from fans to watch the Dockers train before the grand final, the team made it a ticketed event.
  
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• Excitement, nerves as Dockers hold final home drill before grand final

  23-09-2026 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  There was so much demand from fans to watch the Dockers train before the grand final, the team made it a ticketed event.
  
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• ‘Just here for my exit interview’: Swans players return to the club for first time since suspension

  23-09-2026 09:33 via theage.com.au
  
  Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon will be back at Swans HQ for the first time in five weeks for their end-of-season exit meetings.
  
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• Heeney 'extremely thankful' after addressing entire Swans club on return

  23-09-2026 09:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Isaac Heeney speaks publicly for the first time since he was banned by Sydney for breaching the club's standards after the Swans season came to an end.
  
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• Breaking: Heeney 'looking forward' to addressing Swans teammates after ban

  23-09-2026 09:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Isaac Heeney speaks publicly for the first time since he was banned by Sydney for breaching the club's standards after the Swans season came to an end.
  
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• Breaking: Heeney 'extremely thankful' after addressing entire Swans club on return

  23-09-2026 09:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Isaac Heeney speaks publicly for the first time since he was banned by Sydney for breaching the club's standards after the Swans season came to an end.
  
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• Lachie Neale arrives in Melbourne with a grand final suspension hanging over his head

  23-09-2026 08:44 via theage.com.au
  
  Neale, coach Chris Fagan, and the rest of the Lions arrived shortly before 4pm to a sea of people. Neale approached the cameras with his head down and face partially concealed by a yellow cap.
  
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• Neale's 17-second santion admission

  23-09-2026 08:39 via theage.com.au
  
  Lachie Neale was brief with his statement, saying that he and the club will hope that their appeal of the AFL tribunal's ban is 'successful'.
  
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• Pullman Five expected to address teammates

  23-09-2026 08:26 via theage.com.au
  
  The Sydney Swans have called all players into HQ, with the expectation that the Pullman Five will arrive to the club and address the group.
  
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• Grudge matches, trash talk and sharp shooting: Dash Daniels on his path to the NBA

  23-09-2026 08:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Before he makes it to the NBA draft, Dash Daniels has a season of great expectation ahead of him in the NBL, starting with a contest against his team’s fiercest rivals, who just so happen to be the mob he played for last season.
  
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• Not all games are equal. This radical idea for grand final punishments proves it

  23-09-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The question is, should the AFL weigh up the greater significance of missing a grand final?
  
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• Winx delivers third live foal as owner waits on grand news

  23-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Legendary racehorse Winx has welcomed a new daughter as connections wait on news of a successful match with her first filly.
  
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• The mild-mannered Rooster who folds opponents ‘like a deck chair’

  23-09-2026 07:30 via theage.com.au
  
  Lindsay Collins and Victor Radley know what it feels like to be flattened by teammate Salesi Foketi, and he’s set to make a big impact again for the Roosters on Friday.
  
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• Robinson admits surprise at speed of Walker’s return from surgery

  23-09-2026 07:30 via theage.com.au
  
  The halfback will reclaim his place in the Roosters line-up in Friday grand final qualifier against the Dolphins in Brisbane and is “fit and ready to go”.
  
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• Swan forward makes his free-agency move to join Carlton

  23-09-2026 06:43 via theage.com.au
  
  Sydney forward Joel Amartey has officially told the Swans he wants to move to Carlton as a free agent.
  
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• Irankunda senses a dominant decade beckons. Brazil will test that theory

  23-09-2026 06:26 via theage.com.au
  
  The Socceroos will need to fill an injury void when they face Brazil in Brisbane and Townsville amid their toughest test ahead of the Asian Cup.
  
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• The NRL finals battle between an unstoppable force and an immovable object

  23-09-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Brian To'o and Greg Marzhew have never met a rugby league problem they couldn't solve by running over it and now the two wrecking balls will go head-to-head with an NRL grand final berth on the line.  
  
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• NRL finals battle between an unstoppable force and an immovable object

  23-09-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Brian To'o and Greg Marzhew have never met a rugby league problem they couldn't solve by running over it and now the two wrecking balls will go head-to-head with an NRL grand final berth on the line.  
  
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• Finals battle between an unstoppable force and an immovable object

  23-09-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Brian To'o and Greg Marzhew have never met a rugby league problem they couldn't solve by running over it and now the two wrecking balls will go head-to-head with an NRL grand final berth on the line.  
  
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• Umpire felt 'threatened' by player, fan abuse after unruly AFL finale

  23-09-2026 05:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria Police has spoken to three spectators in relation to ugly incidents stemming from the fiery finale to Hawthorn's preliminary final against Brisbane at the MCG.
  
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• Trio interviewed, one facing charge from ugly AFL preliminary final ending

  23-09-2026 05:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria Police has spoken to three spectators in relation to ugly incidents stemming from the fiery finale to Hawthorn's preliminary final against Brisbane at the MCG.
  
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• Swan makes free agency request to join Carlton

  23-09-2026 05:21 via theage.com.au
  
  Sydney forward Joel Amartey has officially told the Swans he wants to move to Carlton as a free agent.
  
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• Swan makes free agency move to join Carlton

  23-09-2026 05:21 via theage.com.au
  
  Sydney forward Joel Amartey has officially told the Swans he wants to move to Carlton as a free agent.
  
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• Umpire felt threatened by Hawks players’ abuse, reveals phone call with Barrass

  23-09-2026 04:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Umpire Hayden Meyer said he was taken aback when two Hawthorn players abused him post game as he was announced as one of the four grand final field umpires for Saturday.
  
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• Neale breaks silence on grand final ban as Lions downplay appeal impact

  23-09-2026 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Lachie Neale says he will remain in Melbourne for the AFL grand final regardless of the result of his appeals board hearing.
  
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• Lions confirm they will appeal Neale's grand final ban

  23-09-2026 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Lachie Neale has one last hope of playing in the grand final after the Brisbane Lions chose to appeal his one-match suspension.
  
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• Lachie Neale to speak after Lions confirm they will appeal grand final ban

  23-09-2026 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Lachie Neale has one last hope of playing in the grand final after the Brisbane Lions chose to appeal his one-match suspension.
  
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• Brisbane Lions confirm they will appeal Lachie Neale’s grand final ban

  23-09-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Veteran Lion Dayne Zorko has described the AFL tribunal’s decision to uphold Lachie’s Neale’s one-match suspension as “disappointing” and now the club is taking the matter to an appeal.
  
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• Breaking: Lions confirm they will appeal Neale's grand final ban

  23-09-2026 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Lachie Neale has one last hope of playing in the grand final after the Brisbane Lions chose to appeal his one-match suspension.
  
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• Dolphins starting to feel salary cap squeeze

  23-09-2026 04:06 via theage.com.au
  
  After Selwyn Cobbo signed a monster new deal, the Dolphins focus will now turn to securing the futures of Herbie Farnworth, Jack Bostock and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow.
  
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• Dylan Lucas on his miracle comeback and how he became an NRL star

  23-09-2026 03:47 via theage.com.au
  
  Unwanted by the Dragons, late Knights coach Scott Dureau had a profound impact on the career of Dylan Lucas when he shifted to the Hunter as a teenager.
  
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• Daicos' beautiful tribute to 'best friend' Logan

  23-09-2026 02:40 via theage.com.au
  
  After Nick Daicos paid special tribute to his 'best friend' Logan on the Brownlow, Logan and his dad Shane spoke to Today about their bond.
  
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• Neale's dad 'worried for him' if ban keeps him from playing grand final

  23-09-2026 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Lachie Neale's father says the family is "worried" about the star Lion missing the AFL grand final at the end of a tumultuous year.
  
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• Neale's dad wants Lions to appeal grand final ban but says son is 'in two minds'

  23-09-2026 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Lachie Neale's father says his son "will be in two minds" about whether he appeals his AFL grand final ban because he does not want to be a distraction.
  
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• Neale ban ‘disappointing’, says Zorko, as Brisbane Lions weigh up appeal options

  23-09-2026 02:12 via theage.com.au
  
  Veteran Lion Dayne Zorko has described the AFL tribunal’s decision to uphold Lachie’s Neale’s one-match suspension as “disappointing” as Brisbane weigh up their appeal options ahead of Saturday’s grand final.
  
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• ‘Out on a high note’: Australian sprint great Rohan Browning retires

  23-09-2026 01:57 via theage.com.au
  
  Rohan Browning burst onto the world stage at the Tokyo Olympics in a stadium emptied by the COVID pandemic, but departs with Australian sprinting in a much healthier state.
  
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• 'Flying mullet' Browning announces athletics retirement

  23-09-2026 01:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Two-time Olympian Rohan Browning reflects on the moment that changed his life, as he calls time on his athletics career.
  
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