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AFL greats Dermott Brereton and David King have bebated the merits of a severe penalty for the Adelaide Crows, following a “training malfunction” on Thursday. With 16 players in isolation in the Barossa Valley, Adelaide was found to have breached strict AFL rules after a group of eight players were found to have kicked footballs […]
SANFL has received State Government approval for a structured return to training in groups of 10 for SANFL and Community Football, with training to commence under strict protocols from Monday, May 18. The first phase for football’s return from this Monday (May 11) will be to plan, implement and communicate to members hygiene protocols and […]
The AFL is reportedly “furious” with the Adelaide Crows for breaching the league’s training protocols by training in a group this week. The Crows have 16 players quarantining for 14 days in a Barossa Valley resort – which is temporarily closed to the public – after they returned from interstate on Monday. But the resort […]
Three Gold Coast Titans players, including Bryce Cartwright and Nathan Peats, have been stood down for refusing to have flu shots. Key points: Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young spoke with the NRL before a decision was made about the three Titans players Nathan Peats said he would have a flu shot after initially refusing […]
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has appointed Geoff Lipshut as Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. The AOC Executive today approved Mr Lipshut’s appointment to lead the Australian Team for the first time. However, he’s no stranger to the Winter Olympics, having been a […]
Adelaide is investigating a possible breach of the AFL’s training protocols by its players who are currently in a quarantine training hub in the Barossa Valley. The League, as well as the South Australian Police, had been advised that players who had returned from interstate on Monday would move into the Novotel Barossa Valley Resort […]
A grand slam of a different kind has brought two Brisbane nurses together with two of the biggest names in world tennis high on a hospital rooftop. Women’s World No. 1 Ash Barty joined fellow Queenslander former Men’s No. 1 Pat Rafter at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Queensland to show their appreciation […]
An update from CEO, Peter Filopoulos To our Victorian football community, We’ve all endured a tough few months, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. While the impact of the virus has been different on all facets of our community, nobody has escaped its effects on our day-to-day lives. I applaud our Clubs, on their creativity and […]
At just 23-years old outfielder Aaron Whitefield has won his second Helms Award, recognising his as the 2020 Australian Baseball League MVP. Whitefield previously received the Helms Award in 2017 at the Brisbane Bandits, before he moved to Adelaide ahead of the 2018/19 season. This past season the Team Australia starter strung together a career-best […]
The international Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Deepak Agarwal from all cricket for two years, with six months of that suspended, after he accepted one charge of breaching the ICC Anti Corruption Code. Agarwal was charged as a participant under the code due to the fact he awas one of the of the team owners […]