The Big Deal Weekly: Crow blow as top 10 draft pick walks, AFL crunches Tassie stadium numbers, Sydney's cricket 'cover-up', another tennis star in COVID drama, NFL fans dig deep for Damar and more

Newsletter No. 17, 9 January 2023

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Footy is still a couple of months away but the pre-season bombs have begun dropping with a number 6 pick telling his club he’s done!

The Tasmanian stadium drama continues to rumble on with negotiations over who pays what and Cricket Australia is breathing a sigh of relief as fans turned up to watch the rain at the SCG!

If you haven…