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Barry Cable found not guilty of child sex abuse
Former champion footballer Barry Cable has been found not guilty of a slew of hi...
Aaron Bunch 20 Apr 2026
D-Day for disgraced footballer Barry Cable
A former champion footballer who fought a slew of historical child sexual abuse...
Aaron Bunch 20 Apr 2026
Weeks before Cable to learn fate in child abuse trial
Warning: This report contains details of alleged child abuse. A former football...
Aaron Bunch 13 Mar 2026
Court told alleged abuse victim stayed at Cable's home
Warning: This report contains details of alleged child abuse. Official documents...
Aaron Bunch 12 Mar 2026
'He'd laugh': Cable accused of abusing girls
Warning: This report contains disturbing details of alleged child abuse. Disgrac...
Aaron Bunch 11 Mar 2026
When silence doesn't speak louder than words: dealing with Barry Cable's bleak legacy

Attending the AFL's Hall of Fame while working at the AFL was for me a highlight of the football calendar. Season Launch, marquee rounds and the Brownlows are all well and good but the Hall of Fame is...

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Dr Sean Gorman Mar 11, 2026
Child abuse trial told of Barry Cable's 'dark side'

This report contains details readers may find disturbing. Former Australian Rules star Barry Cable allegedly abused an eight-year-old girl at his family home when his wife was sleeping, a court has be...

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Aaron Bunch Mar 11, 2026
Update on AFL great accused of historical sexual abuse

Disgraced AFL legend Barry Cable has had his first hearing in the WA District Court since pleading not guilty to historical sexual abuse charges dating back more than 50 years.

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Emma Kirk Jan 31, 2025
Disgraced AFL legend Barry Cable maintains innocence

Disgraced AFL legend Barry Cable has maintained his innocence in the Perth Magistrates Court over historical sexual abuse claims that occurred more than five decades ago.

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Emma Kirk Oct 31, 2024
Court told disgraced AFL legend Barry Cable needs more time to consider historical sex offence charges

Disgraced AFL legend Barry Cable needs more time to consider charges over historical sexual abuse claims that occurred more than five decades ago, a court has been told.

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Emma Kirk Sep 19, 2024
Court delay in Barry Cable criminal abuse case

Barry Cable may have to wait until next year to face a criminal trial over child abuse allegations that were upheld in a civil case 2023. The 80-year-old Noongar man faced the Perth Magistrates' Court...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 9, 2024
Barry Cable pleads not guilty to historic sexual abuse charges

Former Australian Football Hall of Fame member Barry Cable has pleaded not guilty to alleged historic sexual abuse charges involving a young girl during his playing days.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross May 31, 2024
Barry Cable charged with historical sex crimes against underaged girl

Western Australian police have charged disgraced former North Melbourne and WAFL player Barry Cable with the alleged historical sexual abuse of a young girl.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan May 24, 2024
Xavier Clarke could be on the verge of coaching Richmond, but will the spectre of footy's past haunt the Indigenous role model?

There's been plenty more men in charge of preseasons than when the very few efforts were rewarded with the holding of the premiership cup aloft since the last Aboriginal man left the coaching ranks.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 23, 2023
Barry Cable stripped of further honour following child sex abuse findings 

The Sport Australia Hall of Fame has dumped disgraced North Melbourne and WAFL champion Barry Cable from their list of honourees. On Monday, SAHOF became the latest organisation to remove Cable of a d...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 10, 2023
North Melbourne strips Barry Cable of club honours

North Melbourne Football Club has removed Barry Cable from their hall of fame following a decision from the Australian Football Hall of Fame in light of child sex abuse findings against the former foo...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 27, 2023
Barry Cable removed from the Australian Football Hall of Fame after court's abuse finding

AFL Commission Chair Richard Goyder announced on Tuesday the Commission had determined Barry Cable would be immediately removed from the Australian Football Hall of Fame and would no longer be designa...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 27, 2023
Barry Cable booted from Western Australian Hall of Champions following sexual abuse findings

The Western Australian Institute of Sport have become the first body to remove Barry Cable from their honours list following a WA district court finding the former football great sexually abused a you...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jun 22, 2023
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