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Former Australian rules football player Heather Anderson was diagnosed with CTE in the first case for a female athlete. Anderson, 28, died in 2022.

Outside soccer, it's the first football code in Australia that has given women the right to compete alongside men. And, as Fitzpatrick noted, "this is just the beginning." It's been a long time ...

With a new TV deal and branding, optimism about the 2021-22 A-League is high. Has Australian football's major men's football competition finally worked out who its audience is?

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The last time an Australian Football League game was played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in late September, 100,014 fans were on hand to see Richmond win its 12th championship.