AFL GF looks "messy": Sports researcher Stor

Ella Bryson

Aug 25, 2025

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Updated: Aug 28, 2025

"This case (Rankine) in particular, with the intersection of Snoop Dogg and the Grand Final, has just turned into a real mess", Dr Storr, Swinburne Uni. Dr Ryan Storr is a Research Fellow in the Sport Innovation Research Group (SIRG).

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