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Pies won't chase 'unrealistic' score in AFL finals bid

Pies won't chase 'unrealistic' score in AFL finals bid

Collingwood need a massive win over Melbourne - and other results to fall their way - if they are to sneak into the AFL finals.

Regional trial date set for accused triple murderer

Regional trial date set for accused triple murderer

Regional trial date set for accused triple murderer

Regional trial date set for accused triple murderer

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson will stand trial in regional Victoria almost two years after three relatives died from suspected mushroom poisoning.

Bombers' Heppell to play final AFL game against Lions

Bombers' Heppell to play final AFL game against Lions

Bombers' Heppell to play final AFL game against Lions

Bombers' Heppell to play final AFL game against Lions

Former Essendon captain Dyson Heppell will have a send-off game, but it will come against Brisbane at the Gabba in the final round of the AFL regular season.

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Versatile Dog Lobb to again ruck in English's absence

Versatile Dog Lobb to again ruck in English's absence

Versatile ruck Rory Lobb will have at least another week back in the ruck with Western Bulldogs star Tim English to miss their clash with GWS.

Dan Houston's AFL season over after bump ban stands

Dan Houston's AFL season over after bump ban stands

Port Adelaide will consider appealing a five-game ban for star defender Dan Houston, which is set to end his AFL season and likely his career at the club.

Blues hope for injury relief, Dockers still sidelined

Blues hope for injury relief, Dockers still sidelined

Charlie Curnow and Adam Saad both face fitness tests to return for Carlton against St Kilda while Fremantle are without Josh Treacy again against Port Adelaide.

Pledge to resuscitate pay row talks as ambo chief quits

Pledge to resuscitate pay row talks as ambo chief quits

Weeks after Victoria's paramedics union condemned the state's ambulance board with a vote of no confidence, the chief executive has resigned.

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Goodwin reiterates Petracca will stay, Viney signs on

Goodwin reiterates Petracca will stay, Viney signs on

Goodwin reiterates Petracca will stay, Viney signs on

Goodwin reiterates Petracca will stay, Viney signs on

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin believes Christian Petracca's meeting with his teammates was an important step forward for the disgruntled Demons star.

Suburban Rail Loop cash gap may threaten credit rating

Suburban Rail Loop cash gap may threaten credit rating

Suburban Rail Loop cash gap may threaten credit rating

Suburban Rail Loop cash gap may threaten credit rating

Global agency S&P has warned Victoria's credit rating could dive further if the state is forced to foot the rest of the bill for the Suburban Rail Loop.

Richmond premiership hero Grimes to retire from AFL

Richmond premiership hero Grimes to retire from AFL

Richmond premiership hero Grimes to retire from AFL

Richmond premiership hero Grimes to retire from AFL

Richmond's triple premiership hero Dylan Grimes has announced his retirement from the AFL, ending a decorated 234-game career.

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

A northern Victorian man has been fined for animal cruelty after piles of slowly killed kangaroos were found on his property.

Min Woo Lee commits to Australian Open in Melbourne

Min Woo Lee commits to Australian Open in Melbourne

Min Woo Lee commits to Australian Open in Melbourne

Min Woo Lee commits to Australian Open in Melbourne

PGA Tour star and recent Olympic golf debutant Min Woo Lee is the first of the big guns to commit to this year's Australian Open in Melbourne.

Aussie Olympic cycle hero saddles up for Great Britain

Aussie Olympic cycle hero saddles up for Great Britain

Aussie Olympic cycle hero saddles up for Great Britain

Aussie Olympic cycle hero saddles up for Great Britain

In a major blow for Australian cycling, triple Olympic medallist Matthew Richardson has announced he will ride for Great Britain at future international events.

Richmond star Shai Bolton open to returning to WA

Richmond star Shai Bolton open to returning to WA

Richmond star Shai Bolton open to returning to WA

Richmond star Shai Bolton open to returning to WA

Richmond playmaker Shai Bolton will return to Western Australia for family reasons should the Tigers be compensated properly for losing a contracted star.

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'Sheer luck' avoided deaths in underworld arson attacks

Police say a stroke of "sheer luck" is all that stopped lives being lost after a Melbourne business was set on fire.

Rivals Port, Crows call out racial abuse of Rioli

Fierce AFL rivals Adelaide and Port Adelaide have come together to condemn the "abhorrent" racial abuse of Power forward Willie Rioli on social media.

Tomic removed from stands, allegedly heckled rival

Bernard Tomic has been evicted from an ATP Challenger tournament final after allegedly heckling a South American player who beat him in the quarter-finals.

Dramatic AFL finals race hardest-earnt since 2012

Carlton are set to record the most wins - 14 - by an AFL team finishing a home-and-away eighth since North Melbourne back in 2012.

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Collingwood football boss departs after overseas trip

One of the masterminds of Collingwood's 2023 AFL premiership, Graham Wright, has confirmed he will not return to the club following a sabbatical.

'Tragic': driver jailed for killing brother and cousin

A man who killed two members of his family in a high-speed crash after celebrating Easter with them has been jailed for at least five years and four months.

Hawks star Day avoids broken collarbone in big win

Hawthorn have beaten Richmond by 63 points to continue their surge towards AFL finals, but are awaiting updates on star midfielder Will Day's collarbone injury.

Port's Houston sent to tribunal with AFL future unclear

Port Adelaide star Dan Houston has been referred directly to the AFL Tribunal, charged with rough conduct over his high bump on Adelaide's Izak Rankine.

Darcy fires as Dogs take finals step by smashing North

The Western Bulldogs are on the verge of locking in an AFL finals berth after Sam Darcy enjoyed a career-best outing in a hiding of North Melbourne.

Cats to lick wounds, move on after missed top-four shot

After Geelong spurned a golden opportunity to seal a top-four berth in their loss to St Kilda, they will try to quickly move on to their clash with West Coast.

Crows coach backs Rachele, doesn't want 'robot' players

Port Adelaide fans had the last laugh over Josh Rachele but Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks doesn't mind the "theatre" his young forward brings to the game.

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