Brisbane Lions named three co-captains on Tuesday, with current skipper Harris Andrews joined by Josh Dunkley and Hugh McCluggage, the latter two replacing Lachie Neale.
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ABC Melbourne breakfast co-hostâs Bob Murphyâs ladder prediction for 2026 has reached the halfway point. This is his predicted ladder so far.
Brisbane Lions: 2nd
Gold Coast: 3rd
Hawthorn: 5th
Geelong: 9th
Essendon: 12th
Port Adelaide: 13th
Richmond: 14th
Melbourne: 16th
West Coast: 17th
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Collingwood have apologised after a letter delivered to fans aged over 50, including some with life-threatening illnesses, promoting the clubâs bequest program went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage among AFL followers who accused the club of insensitivity and âvileâ cash grabbing.
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The Age sports reporter Peter Ryan wrote an opinion piece in todayâs paper about his mother receiving such a letter from the Pies last week.
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All the clubs have one. Sydney runs theirs through the Foundation, but states that if the Sydney Swans Foundation is not operational, it goes to Sydney Swans Limited, the actual club.
Yeah, the Swannies arenât getting my money after Iâm dead. No professional sports club are to be fair.
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But I donât think any of them sent out letters to members etc. I think most of them are just present on the website.
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Caroline Wilson wrote in The Age today that Port Adelaide had secretly purchased 26 properties surrounding its Alberton home base in a $20 million investment. The AFL contributed $10 million, while a 20-member property trust made up of chairman David Koch and two other directors of the club and a further 17 passionate Port Adelaide supporters, contributed the remaining $10 million.
Port will move immediately after the forthcoming South Australian state election to have the newly purchased 20,000 square metre package of land, including the clubâs carpark, rezoned and redeveloped into a virtual new suburb.
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Building a massive gold statue of Kochie are we Port? 
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This afternoonâs preseason match between Melbourne and Richmond at Ballarat was abandoned after two lightning delays, with the second stoppage leading to the game being halted midway through the third quarter. The Demons were leading 12.6 (78) to 6.7 (43) when the match was called off just before 6.30pm AEDT.
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Demons premiership player Steven May announced his retirement last night, less than a week before the start of the home and away season. May had been on personal leave since January this year and did not attend the clubâs practice matches.
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just a reminder that with opening round in a couple days time, that if you want to get your tips in - nowâs the time to do so! 
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Qatar Airways has quietly ended its partnership with the Sydney Swans after nearly a decade as the AFL clubâs official airline partner.
https://mumbrella.com.au/sydney-swans-and-qatar-airways-part-ways-after-10-years-916477
Meanwhile, QBE Insurance is celebrating its 40 year partnership with the Swans.
https://www.qbe.com/newsroom/news/qbe-and-sydney-swans-celebrate-40-year-partnership
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Former Geelong president Craig Drummond was elected the new AFL Commission chairman today, taking over from Richard Goyder.
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Bob Murphy completed his prediction for this yearâs AFL ladder on ABC Radio this morning. He said Sydney would finish on top of the ladder.
EDIT: here is Bobâs predicted ladder, from first to last.
Sydney
Brisbane Lions
Gold Coast
Fremantle
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide
St Kilda
Geelong
Collingwood
GWS
Essendon
Port Adelaide
Richmond
North Melbourne
Melbourne
West Coast
Carlton
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Good boy. 
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FLAGSWANS 2026 
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In terms of season-opening quarters:
- The last time a team went goalless was 2019 (Carlton 0.1.1 vs. Richmond).
- The last time total point tally went below 20 points was 1961 (St Kilda 2.3.15 - Carlton 0.2.2).
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