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James Croll
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1st September 2022 - AFLW looks to continue playing season at suburban stadiums
31st August 2022 - Local AFL competition finals clash with coming Geelong vs Collingwood fixture
24th August 2022 - AFL’s Adelaide Crows reveal plans for new headquarters at Thebarton Oval
24th August 2022 - Disputes at AFL’s Essendon sees resignation of club Chief Executive Xavier Campbell
19th August 2022 - Outgoing AFL club President Peggy O’Neal to chair Commonwealth Games planning committee
17th August 2022 - Tasmanian Premier says JackJumpers’ success provides a strong message to AFL decision-makers
15th August 2022 - Demand for tickets sees inaugural AFLW match between Essendon and Hawthorn moved to Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium
10th August 2022 - AFL reveals ticket price freeze for finals series
22nd July 2022 - Richmond Tigers launch Environmental Sustainability Action Plan in AFL first
29th June 2022 - Bing Lee returns to sport sponsorship market with Sydney Swans AFLW partnership
16th June 2022 - Sports facilities receive national recognition with AFL awards
14th June 2022 - AFL to invest $5 million to back grassroots participation for girls and women
9th June 2022 - AFL’s Gillon McLachlan says new stadium key to Tasmania’s bid for 19th competition team
8th June 2022 - New QBE campaign leverages talent of AFL’s Swans and netball’s NSW Swifts
6th June 2022 - Consultancy firms engaged to further assess Northern Territory AFL club potential
2nd June 2022 - NAB extends AFLW naming rights and AFL major partnership
28th May 2022 - Tasmanian budget backs AFL Team Taskforce and stadium feasibility study
25th May 2022 - AFL crowds sink to lowest level in 26 years amid fans’ COVID concerns
10th May 2022 - AFL announces club membership numbers surpassing one million
12th April 2022 - AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan to step down at end of season
6th April 2022 - AFL Grand Final Legacy delivers sport infrastructure projects in Queensland
5th April 2022 - 89% rise in AFLW club membership numbers
25th March 2022 - Perth’s Optus Stadium set to welcome up to 45,000 fans for AFL round three
23rd March 2022 - Sharp EIT to provide Marvel Stadium screens as part of AFL partnership
22nd March 2022 - AFL teams to use Catapult Vector technology for high performance analysis
13th March 2022 - Gillon McLachlan concerned that youth turning away from playing AFL
1st March 2022 - AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan ‘excited’ by redevelopment of Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium
1st July 2022 - Seven Network takes Court action to terminate broadcast rights agreement with Cricket Australia
20th December 2021 - NRL secures extended broadcast deal worth more than $2 billion
15th December 2021 - AFL unveils new networking program connecting sponsors, members and broadcasters
24th December 2020 - AFL announces broadcast agreement extensions with Foxtel and Telstra
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