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# Australian Rules

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# Pushed Back
Start of AFLW season delayed as Covid-19 cases rise in Australia
The season had been due to kick-off in December.
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Aug 26th 2021, 9:56 AM
# One to Watch
Former Dublin underage star scores brilliant first goal in AFL
James Madden’s goal arrived in the third quarter of the Brisbane Lions’ 102-74 win over Richmond.
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May 21st 2021, 4:09 PM
# Trading Places
The Irishmen who will appear on Australia's biggest sporting stage
Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor never played Australian Rules football until their late teens but tomorrow they will become just the fourth and fifth Irishmen to play in the Grand Final.
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Oct 23rd 2020, 12:00 PM
# Down Under
Irish players set for return to action as AFL season to restart on 11 June
The Australian Football League said non-contact training will resume in groups of eight on Monday.
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May 15th 2020, 10:20 AM
# One Way Traffic
Richmond claim AFL title with stunning 89 point thrashing of GWS Giants
The Tigers cruised to victory in the most one-sided final in over a decade.
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Sep 28th 2019, 11:50 AM
# Equality
Transgender player blocked from lining out in women's Aussie Rules league
Hannah Mouncey says she is ‘extremely disappointed’ with the AFL’s decision.
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Oct 17th 2017, 5:05 PM
# Terrible luck
Australian Rules footballer kicks his own leg so hard he breaks it in two places
Western Bulldogs midfielder Mitch Wallis suffered the horrific injuries during their game with St Kilda.
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Jul 24th 2016, 12:38 PM
# Australian Rules
Australian sports chief apologises for joking about 'drowning' this journalist
He described her as a “black widow”, and his comments have caused a kerfuffle in Australia.
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Jun 20th 2016, 7:22 AM
# success
'Night Games' is the William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Anna Krien’s book documents the rape trial of a young Australian Rules footballer.
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Nov 27th 2014, 3:14 PM
# Legend
Jim Stynes to be commemorated in Australia with bronze statue
The late Dubliner becomes only the fifth athlete to be inducted into the Avenue of Legends.
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Feb 21st 2014, 11:02 AM
# AFL
Tommy Walsh out for the season after 'horror injury'
The Kerry native tore the hamstring off his bone during a game for AFL club Sydney Swans.
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Jun 3rd 2013, 6:40 PM
# expert view
Conor Deegan: 'Here is a young player who is passionate about the GAA'
TheScore.ie’s Gaelic football columnist believes the talented Ciarán Kilkenny cannot be heaped with unrealistic expectations upon his return to Dublin.
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Jan 11th 2013, 7:00 AM
# Code Breaker
Call back: McBrearty set for second trial after impressing Aussie Rules scouts
The young Donegal footballer could soon be relocating Down Under if a training camp next month goes well.
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Mar 1st 2012, 12:12 PM
# Battle
WATCH: Jim Stynes talks about his struggle with cancer
The legendary Irish ex-AFL star continues to defy doctors’ predictions that his death is imminent.
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Nov 2nd 2011, 11:23 AM
# Your Ma!
AFL player banned for slagging opponent's mother
Patrick McGinnity, a 22-year-old defender with the West Coast Eagles, has picked up a one-week ban and a hefty fine for making abusive comments about the mother of an opponent during a recent AFL encounter.
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Aug 16th 2011, 1:52 PM
# Man at Work
Boom! Barry Hall has cracked his last head as he calls it a day
Aussie Rules giant hangs up his boots – but wouldn’t rule out an International Rules swansong.
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Jul 20th 2011, 1:09 PM
# International Rules
Ouch! Maybe International Rules isn't such a good idea
If this is what Australian Rules is really like, maybe we should call off the games next month…
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Sep 27th 2010, 6:54 PM