Umpire banned for wearing bin Laden costume;AFL probes crowd abuse
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

Umpire banned for wearing bin Laden costume;AFL probes crowd abuse

Umpire Leigh Haussen wore the costume at a function the day after the AFL grand final;as the league investigates crowd abuse of an AFLW player.

  • byMarc McGowan andHannah Kennelly

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Night or day? AFLW stars relaxed as grand final timeslot remains unconfirmed
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Night or day? AFLW stars relaxed as grand final timeslot remains unconfirmed

Just weeks out from the decider,the AFL is yet to confirm whether the AFLW grand final will move to a night-time slot.

  • byHannah Kennelly
Major sporting events in ‘arms race’ to secure top singers

Major sporting events in ‘arms race’ to secure top singers

In an effort to attract new fans,sporting events invest heavily in securing musical acts.

  • byAngus Delaney
Forward planning:Lions meet to craft plan for flag defence without Joe Daniher

Forward planning:Lions meet to craft plan for flag defence without Joe Daniher

A month after their grand final win,the Lions are getting serious about the premiership defence and developing a strategy to fill the hole Joe Daniher will leave in their line-up.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Anatomy of a jingle:Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?

Anatomy of a jingle:Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?

They’re cheesy,sometimes annoying,but always catchy. In the golden days of Australian advertising,jingles dominated radio and TV. Are they gone forever?

  • byHannah Kennelly
Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Neither the AFL nor NRL grand final will surpass the pulling power of Taylor Swift and her legion of followers earlier this year.

  • bySimon Johanson
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Brisbane turns out to laud the Lions after premiership victory

Brisbane turns out to laud the Lions after premiership victory

A jubilant crowd turned out to welcome the Lions home,with the lord mayor showing his appreciation by backing a new home stadium.

  • byNeesha Sinnya
Katy Perry won the grand final but can she sell a dress?

Katy Perry won the grand final but can she sell a dress?

For most Australian labels,it takes more than a celebrity coathanger to survive.

  • byDamien Woolnough
The investigation into how the Swans could be so dismal on grand final day must be unsparing
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AFL 2024

The investigation into how the Swans could be so dismal on grand final day must be unsparing

Sydney need to be forensic about what went wrong on grand final day. They need to have a frank conversation with John Longmire,and he needs to be frank with himself.

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘One game won’t define us’:Shell-shocked Swans search for a silver lining

‘One game won’t define us’:Shell-shocked Swans search for a silver lining

As difficult as it was to look at the bigger picture after a 60-point grand final defeat,Robbie Fox believes Sydney made major advancements in 2024.

  • byVince Rugari
‘O’ for Oscar:The AFLW Lions win a thriller,inspired by the men’s premiership
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AFLW

‘O’ for Oscar:The AFLW Lions win a thriller,inspired by the men’s premiership

After Taylor Smith kicked a goal at the death to put the Lions in front in Brisbane,she made a “Big O” shape with her hands in honour of Oscar McInerney.

  • byMarnie Vinall