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AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan made the official announcement at Adelaide Oval this morning. The league is canvassing public feedback on the name of the new round.

Media reports say the SA Government agreed to underwrite the round in a deal expected to cost taxpayers upwards of $14 million.

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Updated: “The AFL has confirmed that one of the four people arrested on Monday in relation to suspicious betting activity on this year’s Brownlow Medal is an umpire.”

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AFL statement on this morning’s arrests

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Adelaide AFLW premiership player Heather Anderson has unexpectedly passed away, aged 28.

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The Tasmanian Government announced yesterday that it had reached an in principal agreement on the key commercial terms to bring a Tasmanian team into the AFL.

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Top 10 picks of the 2022 AFL draft

  1. GWS - Aaron Cadman (Greater Western Victoria Rebels)
  1. Brisbane Lions - Will Ashcroft (Sandringham Dragons) (father-son rule)
  2. North Melbourne - Harry Sheezel (Sandringham Dragons)
  3. North Melbourne - George Wardlaw (Oakleigh Chargers)
  4. Essendon - Elijah Tsatas (Oakleigh Chargers)
  5. Gold Coast - Bailey Humphrey (Gippsland Power)
  6. Hawthorn - Cameron Mackenzie (Sandringham Dragons)
  7. Geelong - Jhye Clark (Geelong Falcons)
  8. West Coast - Reuben Ginbey (East Perth)
  9. St Kilda - Mattaes Phillipou (Woodville-West Torrens)
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Dropping Round 1 this morning was nothing about keeping the AFL in the news given there’s a big sporting event on was it…?

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Whaaaaat? No of course not. They always drop the fixture at 6am on a December Sunday!

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Gather round …

Response to name:

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Not really a “bonus round”. Just another round of footy.

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As a Collingwood supporter I’m slightly let down with the fixture for a team who were one kick away from the grand final this year.

Only 2 Friday night games in the first 15 rounds that have been released. We lose a game against St Kilda that could’ve been played in front of lots of fans in Melbourne that is instead being played in Adelaide for Gather Round. A Sunday 4.40pm at the G is not desirable, neither is 2 home games at Marvel Stadium.

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Nice of the AFL to give Good Friday to a team that hasn’t made finals in about 10 years…

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That’s contractual. They have to play a certain amount of games there each season.

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Hawthorn’s members will be pissed off at the draw - wonder if it will have an impact on memberships

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I know that, but this year we only had to have 1 home game at Marvel. Not the end of the world but you’d think for a big club like Collingwood you’d organise the Marvel distribution by giving the Pies 10 home games at the G and give that other game to another smaller club.

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