Australia were world champs, now teams are scrambling for players

Australian Broadcasting Corporation Saturday 4th October 2025, 9:13PM 1 min read 1 day ago

It was a schoolyard sport so common it once rivalled cricket as the most popular in Australia. But now grassroots teams are struggling to fill a team sheet.

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