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Top 50 AFL influencers
Leading into AFL finals and the start of the AFLW season, we have chosen the top 50 people who will influence footy over the next decade. Here’s the series.
- Top 50 AFL influencers
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Pies guns, a moneymaker and a future CEO? The top 10 people who will shape AFL’s next decade
Leading into AFL finals and the start of the AFLW season, we have chosen the top 50 people who will influence footy over the next decade. Here is the top 10.
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- Top 50 AFL influencers
He kicked 640 goals but his retirement might be greater: Entertainers and activists among these AFL influencers
Leading into AFL finals and the start of the AFLW season, we have chosen the top 50 people who will influence footy over the next decade. Here are numbers 20-11.
- Chloe Saltau
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The dealmaker: Why this player agent is one of the top AFL influencers
Leading into AFL finals and the start of the AFLW season, we have chosen the top 50 people who will influence footy over the next decade. Here are numbers 30 to 21.
- Chloe Saltau
- Top 50 AFL influencers
‘One of the AFL’s most marketable faces’: Bazlenka’s big influence on the game
Leading into AFL finals and the start of the AFLW season, we have chosen the top 50 people who will influence footy over the next decade. Here are numbers 40 to 31.
- Chloe Saltau
- Top 50 AFL influencers
A podcaster, a star Blue and a retired major general: First of our top 50 AFL influencers revealed
Leading into AFL finals and the start of the AFLW season, we have chosen the top 50 people who will influence footy over the next decade. Here are numbers 50 to 41.
- Chloe Saltau
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