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Tuesday, August 09

Queensland hopes to host AFL grand final as more Victorian teams move in

The AFL is preparing to shift Victorian-based clubs into Queensland hubs for the remainder of the season with the AFL grand final set to follow.

How Queensland 'stole' the AFL to become centre of the football universe

AFL stars have touched down at the nation’s new home of AFL on the Gold Coast, bringing a weekend feast of elite sport to Queensland as teams across codes flee Victoria ahead of the state border lockdown.

A resident peers out of her window on one of nine public housing apartment towers locked down in Melbourne. (ABC photo)

Wuhan? Warsaw? No, this is Melbourne as nine apartment blocks locked down

The Victorian government’s “ham-fisted” decision to lock down residents in nine inner-Melbourne public housing blocks for five days has blindsided thousands of people.

Vic virus crisis means six AFL clubs will spend season in Queensland

Six Victorian AFL clubs are set to spend the rest of the season in a Queensland hub due to the worsening COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne.

It's sad, for sure, but don't pity those entrapped by how good life used to be

The sad sight of fallen North Melbourne great Dean Laidley is a cautionary tale, writes Michael Blucher