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The Round Ahead: Suns' 'big boy month', training mishaps, celebrating cult heroes

Sarah Olle, Josh Gabelich & Chad Wingard preview round 17

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  • 27:32

    The Round Ahead: Suns' 'big boy month', training mishaps, celebrating cult heroes

    Sarah Olle, Josh Gabelich & Chad Wingard preview round 17

    AFL
  • 30:32

    GETTABLE: Blues' 'must-fix' list target, huge Freo ruck call, another free agent to go?

    Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge are joined by Scott Lucas, deep dive into Carlton's list and answer your questions

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  • 19:50

    On The Inside: Cripps on leading Blues in crisis, why Pendles and Bont are so good

    Join Brownlow medallists Tom Mitchell, Patrick Cripps and Lachie Neale as they take you inside the highs and lows of life as an AFL superstar, and give their thoughts on the big on-field topics of the week, thanks to Gatorade

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  • 42:02

    ROUND TABLE: Celebrating Libba’s 250th, concerns over SCG surface

    Start your hump day with the latest news in the world of footy plus more with Damian Barrett, Josh Gabelich and Sarah Olle

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    ACCESS: Big Docker an AA 'lock', 'massive wildcard' for Pies, Hawk's new dynamic

    Damian Barrett and Matthew Lloyd with the latest news and opinions from Round 16

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    De Goey training setback, star Eagle retires, young Hawk injured

    Footy Feed: Laura Spurway with the latest news

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    First Up: 'Broken' Dees slammed for 'false bravado', list facts expose North

    Sarah Olle and Kane Cornes unpack the big issues from the round of footy

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    Blues fast track CEO change as Voss call looms, draft stocks rise for young guns

    Footy Feed: Sarah Olle and Cal Twomey with the latest news

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    BARRETT: De Goey's new-found maturity could define Pies' season

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  • Increased penalties likely for repeated careless contact with an umpire

    AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has today informed all club CEOs that additional implications for repeat careless contact with umpire offenders will apply from Round 17 onwards

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    The AFL wishes to congratulate Geelong's Patrick Dangerfield ahead of his 350th AFL game this round

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