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Ex-AFL player Barry Cable charged with child sex abuse

West Australian police have charged former AFL player Barry Cable with the alleged historical sexual abuse of a girl.The 80-year-old faces criminal charges that

Global Football Week to Launch RefCam, Grassroots Body Cam Pilot

In an exciting first for Australian football, the upcoming exhibition matches during Global Football Week will feature the debut of RefCam, a groundbreaking bo

Budding Aboriginal talents head to Dreamtime match in ‘cup-filling’ experience

In short: The Tjindu Aboriginal AFL Academy is a program that blends football and school for students Year 10 and up.This year, the young participants will wa

‘One of the greats of the VFL’: Footy world mourns loss of two-club champion Barry Davis

Barry Davis, a member of the AFL Hall of Fame and a true pioneer of the sport, died at the age of 80 on Wednesday evening.Davis played 289 games for Essendon an

All 18 AFL clubs put on notice over racism class action

North Melbourne president Sonja Hood.Credit: Getty ImagesMargalit managing director Michel Margalit told the National Indigenous Times last September that it wa

AFL LIVE: Dogs suffer major injury blow in Swans shootout. AFL mourns a great

The Bulldogs are optimistic that star forward Aaron Naughton has not injured his anterior cruciate ligament after leaving the ground in the second quarter with

AFL world mourns death of legendary premiership captain

The AFL world is mourning the death of Barry Davis, a three-time premiership player and Australian Football League Hall of Famer.A two-time flag winner with Ess

Vale Barry Davis

Club legend passes away at age of 80.

The Mariners story ‘that hasn’t been told’: A ‘gravity-defying’ feat unseen in Aussie history

Ahead of this weekend’s Isuzu UTE A-League Grand Final, Aussie football legend Andy Harper speaks to aleagues.com.au about where Mark Jackson’s Ce

The ‘fashion forwards’ cultural icon making a resurgence in Australian rules football

The ABC investigates the numbers behind football's most controversial hairstyle.Love it or hate it, the mullet has returned. The controversial "business in the

South Australian footy clubs unite in tribute to crash victims

In a touching tribute to two young lives lost on the road, South Australian football clubs Goodwood and PHOS Camden will compete for the newly-named Chris Buss-

Meet the A-Leagues’ ultimate unsung hero who’s done it all for 19 years: ‘That doesn’t happen’

Few people have a connection to their local club like that of Central Coast Mariners volunteer Pat Tatum, who has been with the club for 19 years. The