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Sydney Morning Herald
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Friday night double-headers, Dogs' prime-time reward in AFL fixture; De Koning out with larynx injury
In today's AFL Briefing, your wrap of footy news: The Bulldogs have been rewarded with prime-time fixtures as the AFL released the schedule for all but the final round of the season. Tom De Koning is sidelined for Friday night's clash at the SCG after suffering a knock to his larynx in Carlton's win over the Saints. AFL releases fixture for back end of season Brittany Busch The AFL has handed the Western Bulldogs a prime-time boost with a spate of Thursday and Friday night games in the second half of the season, in a fixture that also includes three Friday night double-headers. The schedule for rounds 16-23 dropped on Thursday, revealing big Friday night programs that the AFL said were aimed at 'maximising prime-time audience whilst also managing team travel and breaks between games'. In round 17, traditional rivals Carlton and Collingwood will play at the MCG before West Coast host GWS in the first of the double-headers. It will be the first time this year two matches will be held on a Friday night, although Good Friday featured a twilight match in Melbourne followed by a late game in Perth. The Western Bulldogs have been rewarded for their strong start to the season, scoring three Friday evening slots and two Thursdays. And the Dogs' round 18 clash with Adelaide has been moved to Marvel Stadium after originally being slated for Ballarat's Mars Stadium, which is under construction. A paltry crowd of less than 5000 watched the Bulldogs thrash Port Adelaide in Ballarat in round eight, drawing a pointed sledge from ex-Bulldog Bailey Smith. The AFL has also backed in finals hopefuls Essendon and Carlton with prominent night fixtures. The Blues, who are 10th on the ladder, have struggled to live up to pre-season expectations, while the Bombers are ninth and remain strong drawcards especially while they are in the finals hunt.
The Age
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Friday night double-headers, Dogs' prime-time reward in AFL fixture; De Koning out with larynx injury
In today's AFL Briefing, your wrap of footy news: The Bulldogs have been rewarded with prime-time fixtures as the AFL released the schedule for all but the final round of the season. Tom De Koning is sidelined for Friday night's clash at the SCG after suffering a knock to his larynx in Carlton's win over the Saints. AFL releases fixture for back end of season Brittany Busch The AFL has handed the Western Bulldogs a prime-time boost with a spate of Thursday and Friday night games in the second half of the season, in a fixture that also includes three Friday night double-headers. The schedule for rounds 16-23 dropped on Thursday, revealing big Friday night programs that the AFL said were aimed at 'maximising prime-time audience whilst also managing team travel and breaks between games'. In round 17, traditional rivals Carlton and Collingwood will play at the MCG before West Coast host GWS in the first of the double-headers. It will be the first time this year two matches will be held on a Friday night, although Good Friday featured a twilight match in Melbourne followed by a late game in Perth. The Western Bulldogs have been rewarded for their strong start to the season, scoring three Friday evening slots and two Thursdays. And the Dogs' round 18 clash with Adelaide has been moved to Marvel Stadium after originally being slated for Ballarat's Mars Stadium, which is under construction. A paltry crowd of less than 5000 watched the Bulldogs thrash Port Adelaide in Ballarat in round eight, drawing a pointed sledge from ex-Bulldog Bailey Smith. The AFL has also backed in finals hopefuls Essendon and Carlton with prominent night fixtures. The Blues, who are 10th on the ladder, have struggled to live up to pre-season expectations, while the Bombers are ninth and remain strong drawcards especially while they are in the finals hunt.
The Age
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Anzac Day 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese, Dutton attend dawn services; man expected to be charged over Welcome to Country booing
10.01am Flyover cracks the sky as Sydney parade marches on By Frances Howe The flyover cracked the clearing sky above Elizabeth Street in Sydney at exactly 9.30am, slightly spooking the two memorial horses commemorating the passing of the last First World War veteran and the last Boer War veteran. Behind them, some of the youngest marching, the cadets, held the First World War unit flags. The RSL predicted around 12,500 people would attend the march in Sydney this morning. They watched as the taxis, some of them carrying World War II veterans and their families, were some of the first to meet the finish line of the march. 9.37am 50,000 attend dawn service in Melbourne By Brittany Busch The crowds dispersed from Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance following the dawn service to line the streets for the annual Anzac Day march. According to the RSL, 50,000 people attended the service – 10,000 more than last year. Onlookers lined the barricades and clapped the procession as it made its way down St Kilda Road, with veterans wearing their medals and family members carrying photographs of those who had died. Waltzing Matilda played as marching bands led uniformed members from the army, navy, Victoria Police, and a New Zealand delegation representing Australia's Anzac allies. 9.35am Police guard Jewish forum in Kooyong as Ryan, Hamer finally share stage By Rachael Dexter Back on the election campaign trail, independent MP Monique Ryan and Liberal challenger Amelia Hamer finally shared a stage for the first time on Thursday night in a tightly controlled candidates' forum in the key Melbourne seat of Kooyong, with both women seeking to shore up support from the electorate's now-increased Jewish community. A coalition of Jewish organisations, including Zionism Victoria and the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, hosted the event at Bialik College. It had none of the theatrics of the Friends of the ABC forum at Kew Library on Wednesday, which descended into chaos after far-right agitators gatecrashed the event, prompting one woman to throw a punch at one of the protesters. Organisers of the Jewish forum confirmed the Australian Federal Police attended after the drama of the previous night's events. Following a redistribution that abolished the neighbouring seat of Higgins, Kooyong's boundaries this election now include a larger proportion of Jewish voters.
