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Players threaten Etihad boycott
8:04PM Michael Warner ETIHAD Stadium faces a race against time to avert a sensational player boycott.
Surface could prompt legal action
6:02PM AAP THE AFL Players Association has forecast that the Etihad Stadium surface could one day prompt legal action if a player suffers a serious injury there.
Think of shifting Etihad games: AFLPA
5:59PM THE AFL Players Association has belatedly demanded the league consider re-locating games from Etihad Stadium.
Etihad Stadium flawed: McGuire
5:35PM Michael Warner EDDIE McGuire says Etihad Stadium is so flawed it could be time to give up on the troubled venue all together.
Footy News
Brown suspended but Waite OK
HAWTHORN hardman Campbell Brown has been suspended for two matches on a striking charge.
LeCras keen to break derby duck
GOAL-HUNGRY West Coast forward Mark LeCras is keen to break his Western Derby duck with a big haul against Fremantle on Sunday.
Adelaide sullied my name - McLeod
ADELAIDE champion Andrew McLeod says his character was sullied by his AFL club's inaction over his feud with teammate Tyson Edwards.
Dids shelves the shimmy
ALAN Didak has vowed that only one special occasion in late September could prompt him to replay his post-goal shimmy show.
Tassie won't pay for Hobart games
THE Tasmanian government has ruled out paying AFL clubs to play at Hobart's Bellerive Oval.
Tredrea to quit
THE Power's greatest player, champion forward Warren Tredrea, has played his final AFL game and will announce his retirement tomorrow at noon.
Winderlich sweating on scans
JASON Winderlich is hoping for good news from his surgeon this morning, as he waits to find out if a broken hand will finish his season early.
Chad's unlucky break
PORT Adelaide veteran Chad Cornes' career prospects may be decided by a surgeon later today.
Opinion
Hawks the joker in the pack
6:44AM Mark Robinson THERE'S five teams that can win the 2010 premiership. And the Hawks have the other four looking over their shoulder. Read The Tackle.
Etihad surface 'unacceptable'
10:00PM Mike Sheahan THE AFL would be wise to reacquaint itself with details of the case of Luke O'Sullivan versus the AFL and Carlton 10 years ago.
Out with the old
10:00PM Mike Sheahan NO TEAM kicks 20 goals under the red and white blanket. Not even Geelong at Skilled Stadium.
Come off the grass!
10:00PM Glenn McFarlane RARELY does one AFL game provide us with so many talking points or lessons that we can draw (pardon the pun) on.
Hawks, Saints dead-heat for last
10:00PM Mark Robinson LITERALLY, there were no winners. Not the Saints, nor the Hawks, or the surface of Etihad Stadium.
Exit Aker, enter footy's robots
10:00PM Warwick Green HERALD SUN AFL football editor Warwick Green comments on the irony of the Jason Akermanis saga.
He's my blood brother
9:24PM Mike Sheahan BRETT Kirk, who will retire at the end of Sydney's season, is an icon of both his football club and the modern game.
Replay: Hawks v Saints
2:34PM Matt Windley Replay the live match coverage from the drawn match between the Hawks and the Saints at Etihad Stadium.
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