Outside of Covid, when was the last time a reigning premier didn't open the season at home?
AFL has gone big with early 2027 fixture in place of Opening Round.
Wed
Syd v Gee (SCG)
Thu
Freo v WB (OS)
Fri
Haw v Bris (MCG)
How the full R1 is looking
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Klein would've sent Ponga just then. Gee holding up well early #NRLGF
The Socceroos are not just troubling a very handy Brazil side, they're playing them off the park in large stretches #AUSvBRA
And now have learned a valuable lesson in burying teams and taking chances or else #AUSvBRA
Teams who use Hells Bells are 0-2 this weekend #AFLGF #NRLPanthersKnights
Geoff Koop retweeted
Since this moment,
3 premierships in a row.
Greatest team of all time? Maybe maybe not.
Greatest run of all time. Definitely.
The delayed #VA350 flight from Brisbane to Melbourne is about 90% lions fans going to the GF
Could not have imagined a worse start for Denver. A horrific showing on both sides of the ball that will require immediate addressing next week #BroncosCountry
Breaking: Sports commentator does his research and learns how to correctly pronounce place where event is being held!
Noah Eagle has been pronouncing Melbourne as "Melbin" throughout the 49ers-Rams Netflix broadcast. 🏈🎙️🇦🇺
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Noah Eagle used the local Australian pronunciation of Melbourne ("Mel-bin" or "Melb'n"), not a mispronunciation.
awfulannouncing.com/international/…
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Melbourne
domain.com.au/news/how-to-pr…
Zac Bailey rejecting Adelaide the week we play them in a semi final is definitely a choice. Either looks amazing or backfires horrifically #AFLLionsCrows
Anyone else getting through the queue for #AFLLionsCrows tickets and just unable to buy?
A poorer 5 mins of umpiring you may not see this year just then to end that quarter #AFLSwanLions
In what is a year with just a lot of horrific decisions by brands, this may crack the top 5









