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A final at Marvel? NFL match could force 15-year first for AFL
The regular season game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will take place on Friday, September 11, 2026 – which could cause a disruption to the AFL’s semi-final plans if more than one Victorian team hosts a match that weekend.
- Billie Eder, Marc McGowan and Daniella White
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After winning the Super Bowl, Michael Dickson wanted a chicken parmi. On Tuesday, he got it
The Seattle Seahawks punter made a triumphant return to Sydney on Tuesday, where he insisted that winning the biggest prize in the NFL wouldn’t change his life.
- Frances Howe
The 62-metre bomb that shows why Matt Burton should take a punt on NFL
The day after Sydney-raised punter Michael Dickson won a Super Bowl ring with Seattle, the Canterbury Bulldogs star has been urged to try his luck in American football.
- Christian Nicolussi
Super Bowl 2026 as it happened: Seattle Seahawks defeat New England Patriots 29-13 in California
It’s the biggest day on the US sporting calendar: the Super Bowl. Can the Patriots make history with a seventh title, or will it be the Seahawks year?
- Iain Payten and Frances Howe
Australia in its sights: American footy’s $US1b global TV play
An Aussie in Monday’s Super Bowl and a planned NFL clash set for Melbourne this year are key to the NFL’s plans to re-write the global sports streaming playbook.
- Michael Idato
‘Dadgummit, let’s freaking go’: Grandfather set to make NFL comeback
The Indianapolis Colts have recalled quarterback Philip Rivers at the age of 44. Will his return to the NFL end in triumph or humiliation?
- Robert Dillon
How the world’s most expensive stadium will be turned into a swimming pool
SoFi was built at a cost widely reported as $US5.5 billion – without a cent of public money. That’s eight times the mooted cost of the contentious Hobart Stadium that will house the AFL’s 19th team.
- Jake Niall
Drop punt it like Daicos: The AFL’s impact on NFL stars ahead of MCG showdown
Rams punter Ethan Evans hasn’t been out on the ’G, but he has a strong understanding of Australian rules: It’s helped shape how he plays.
- Jake Niall
Dallas Cowboys, NFL mourn death of Marshawn Kneeland
Cowboys NFL defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an apparent suicide after evading authorities in his vehicle and fleeing the scene of an accident on foot, Frisco police say.
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- AFL 2025
The more we know the better: How the AFL’s NBA-style gamble on injury could come unstuck
The NBA is dealing with a gambling scandal that touches the biggest name in the biggest basketball competition in the world. The AFL can learn plenty from it.
- Michael Gleeson