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An integral part of Australian life
Bangkok Post
What is the most popular sport in Australia? The answer probably depends on who you ask. It's AFL, better known as Australian rules football, according to an official at the Melbourne-based Australian [Rules] Football League. An average AFL match ...

The Age
A Dick, but it's time to forgive
The Age
The episode had me wondering if - since Aka's equally petulant departure from the Bulldogs - we've seen the last of the AFL's high risk/high reward players. Akermanis has a remarkable knack for grabbing headlines and his most recent cameo for the ...

Magpies lose Swan, Reid to injury in AFL
Ninemsn
AFL Footy ShowAustralia's favourite team takes you through the week in AFL.Wide World of SportsCatch up with Ken Sutcliffe and the team on Wide World of Sports.NRL Footy ShowFatty and the gang bring you an entertaining look at rugby league.

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Official Australian Football League Channel Launches on Roku From MHz Networks
MarketWatch (press release)
FALLS CHURCH, VA, May 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Building on its 20-year US broadcast relationship with the Australian Football League, MHz Networks has now launched the official AFL Roku channel for the 2012 season. The channel includes some ...

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Why AFL may never again see the best
The Australian
Staging the first instalment of rugby league's showpiece in the home of Australian football is a slap in the face for the AFL after it abandoned its own State of Origin matches. League's Origin is writ in bold while Australian football has been left ...
Australian Rugby League Commission set to capitalise on State of Origin's ...Courier Mail

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Big-spending AFL clubs the big winners
The Australian
SUCCESS in the AFL has again come at a cost. According to confidential AFL figures obtained by The Weekend Australian, the five clubs that spent the most on their football departments last year all played in the finals. And of the four top-spending ...

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Longford Leader
Michael Quinn has a prominent role to play
Longford Leader
It has been a remarkable transition for Quinn since his return from the Australian Football League late last year. He has established himself in the heart of the Longford defence and was one of their best performers in the league. He believes the AFL ...

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AFL's dilemma: does making it safe strip the game of its unique qualities?
The Australian
PROMULGATION by promulgation, new rule by fresh interpretation, the AFL is moving towards a revolution. The league has established a rule when the season is not quite one-third over. Sliding has been outlawed. That is unprecedented intervention.

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'Cloke would be good fit at Demons'
Fox Sports
Craig says the Demons would be among several clubs interested in considering a push to recruit premiership forward Cloke during the AFL's free-agency period at the end of the 2012 season. All-Australian Cloke is at the peak of his powers at the age of ...

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Vidya Balan at Australian Football League
bollywoodhungama
In fact, the actress draped in a red Sabyasachi sari handed the Match Ball to the umpire to signal the start of a match at the ongoing Australian Football League, in Melbourne. With this Vidya became not just the first Indian, but also the first woman ...

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BBC Sport
Tony Popovic named coach of new A-League team
SI.com
SYDNEY (AP) -Former Crystal Palace assistant Tony Popovic has been named head coach of the new western Sydney team in Australian football's A-League. Football Federation Australia said Thursday that Popovic signed a four-year deal to lead the side when ...
The west gets its man as Tony Popovic signs onThe Australian
Popovic to coach new western Sydney A-League clubReuters India

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WDFNL clubs unite for VCFL review submission
Warrnambool Standard
The VCFL and the South Australian Community Football League set up a joint panel to work out the best competition structure for the future. Central administration, strongly supported by the Hampden league, has been continually raised as a measure to ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
Aussie shooter Mark squirms under "mankini" bet threat
The Republic
... who won double trap gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games and silver in Sydney, pledged to wear the skimpy swimsuit worn by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in the 2006 film if Melbourne-based Carlton lost to St. Kilda in the Australian Football League.
London 2012 Olympics: Australian shooter Russell Mark to wear mankini at ...Telegraph.co.uk
Olympian Loses Bet, Vows To Wear 'Mankini' In LondonKVIA El Paso

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AFL.com
AFL Origin of species but NRL proves only strongest survive
The Australian
AFL fans and spruikers will get a reality check next week when rugby league's State of Origin comes to Melbourne, the heartbeat of the AFL and outpost of the NRL. And it will prove timely. There are the annual rumblings of the AFL giving life to its ...
AFL All Stars: Heritage vs expansionThe Roar

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AFL.com
NRL Origin proves only strongest survive
The Australian
AFL fans and spruikers will get a reality check next week when rugby league's State of Origin comes to Melbourne, the heartbeat of the AFL and outpost of the NRL. And it will prove timely. There are the annual rumblings of the AFL giving life to its ...
AFL All Stars: Heritage vs expansionThe Roar

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Telegraph.co.uk
Aussie Olympic hopeful loses bet over 'mankini' at opening ceremony
msnbc.com
... who won double trap gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games and silver in Sydney, pledged to wear the skimpy swimsuit worn by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in the 2006 film if Melbourne-based Carlton lost to St. Kilda in the Australian Football League.
London 2012 Olympics: Australian shooter Russell Mark to wear mankini at ...Telegraph.co.uk
Olympian Loses Bet, Vows To Wear 'Mankini' In LondonKVIA El Paso

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Telegraph.co.uk
Aussie Olympic shooter Mark squirms under 'mankini' bet threat
GMA News
... who won double trap gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games and silver in Sydney, pledged to wear the skimpy swimsuit worn by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen in the 2006 film if Melbourne-based Carlton lost to St. Kilda in the Australian Football League.
London 2012 Olympics: Australian shooter Russell Mark to wear mankini at ...Telegraph.co.uk
Aussie shooter in bind over lost betFOXSports.com
Australian Shooter to Wear Mankini at 2012 London OlympicsIBTimes.co.uk

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Hamilton Scores!
Hawks fly circles around OAFL Wildcats
Hamilton Scores!
After starting the 2012 Ontario Australian Football League season with a commanding victory over the powerhouse Toronto Eagles, the Hamilton Wildcats again hit the road to face the Broadview Hawks at Colonel Samuel Smith Park in Toronto, ...

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Irish Times
Quinn and Longford making the right moves
Irish Times
Last October, torn between trying to extend his professional career in the Australian Football League and returning home to Longford, he made what seemed like a bold call. Why would a young man of 22, who'd set the record for the quickest AFL debut for ...
Michael Quinn has a prominent role to playLongford Leader

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Rising of the Sacramento Suns
World Footy News
The colors of red and yellow, along with the name, were chosen not only for their relevance to the Sacramento area but also because they are used by the Gold Coast Suns, one of 18 professional teams in the Australian Football League (AFL).