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AFL may refer to:

• American Federation of Labor, one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States, and now part of the AFL-CIO
• American Football League (a.k.a. "AFL IV") - a professional American football league that started competition in 1960, and merged with the National Football League (NFL) in 1970
• Arena Football League, an American indoor football league
• Australian Football League

AFL may also refer to:

Other sports leagues[link]

• American Fencing League, a league for amateur standard fencing competition in the United States
• American Fight League An American mixed martial arts company founded in 2006
• American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues:
  • American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I") - first rival of the National Football League (NFL) that competed in 1926
  • American Football League (1934) - regional borderline-major league that competed in 1934
  • American Football League (1936) (a.k.a. "AFL II") - second rival of the NFL that competed in 1936 and 1937
  • American Football League (1938) - minor professional American football league that changed its name to the American Professional Football Association in 1939
  • American Football League (1940) (a.k.a. "AFL III") - third rival of the NFL that competed in 1940 and 1941
  • American Football League (1944) - offshoot of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League, played one year before merging back with the PCPFL
  • American Football League (1946) - name adopted by the American Association minor American football league in 1946
• Arizona Fall League, American baseball league

Other[link]

• Abstract family of languages
• Academic Free License
• Aeroflot, ICAO airline code
• AFL (video game series)
• Aflac New York Stock Exchange abbreviation for, an American insurance company
• Alberta Federation of Labour
• Alta Floresta, Brazil IATA airport code
• Ankara Fen Lisesi, more widely known as Ankara Science High School
• Anti-Football League, an organisation that bemoans the cultural saturation of the Australian Football League
• Armed Forces of Liberia
• Assessment for learning
• Astrobiology Field Laboratory, a proposed and consequently cancelled (unfunded) robotic rover to be sent to planet Mars

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Luke Ball
Luke Ball wearing St Kilda FC colours
Personal information
Full name	Luke Patrick Ball
Date of birth	(1984-05-25) 25 May 1984 (age 28)
Original team	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft	#2 (PP), 2001 National Draft, St Kilda #30, 2009 National Draft, Collingwood
Height/Weight	183cm / 83kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	12
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2003–2009 2010– Total	St Kilda Collingwood	142 (58) 50 (25) 192 (83)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2004	Australia	2
1 Playing statistics to end of QF1, 2011 season .
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership player 2010 Trevor Barker Award 2005 St Kilda captain 2006–2007 All-Australian Team 2005

Luke Patrick Ball (born 25 May 1984) is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.

From 2003 to 2009 he played 142 games for the St Kilda Football Club where he was captain in 2007 and best and fairest and All-Australian in 2005.

Early life[link]

Ball is the younger brother of Hawthorn player Matthew Ball, both of whom played for the local football club at Ashburton in their junior years. Both brothers and little sister Sophie grew up with their parents in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Iris, attending St Roch's Primary School. His father, Ray Ball, was also a footballer, who played for Richmond and South Melbourne.

He was drafted to the St Kilda Football Club in 2001 with the priority pick (number 2 overall) in the AFL Draft. The draft that year was known as the "super draft" and Ball was taken behind Luke Hodge and ahead of Chris Judd. He debuted in 2003 after having injury problems and choosing to play football for Xavier College in his final school year. Ball finished his schooling with a VCE ENTER score of 98.8.^[1]

AFL career[link]

Ball was a Rising Star nominee in his debut season of 2003.

2004 season[link]

Ball played in St Kilda’s 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side, the club's second pre-season cup win.^[2]

2004 was a big year for Ball, coming second in St Kilda's Trevor Barker Award for the club's best and fairest player.

2005 season[link]

In 2005 Ball won the Trevor Barker Award for St Kilda's best and fairest player, tying with Steven Baker.

Ball was also recognised for his excellent season with selection in the 2005 All-Australian Team as a midfield player, his first All-Australian Team award.

When Nick Riewoldt was injured in the opening round of the 2005 season (and consequently missed the next five weeks), Ball was appointed as acting captain.

2006 season[link]

In 2006 Ball was announced as the St Kilda captain, succeeding Nick Riewoldt under the Saints' then rotational captaincy policy. Early in the season groin problems kept the young captain from performing at his best, but he was cleared in mid-June of having Osteitis pubis from which many media outlets had claimed he was suffering. Ball's second half of the season saw improvement in his game.

2007 season[link]

In 2007 Ball was co-captain along with Lenny Hayes and Riewoldt. He played a total of 18 games of the home and away season - picking up 345 disposals, 5 goals and 91 tackles. Although well down on his 2005 form, he played a valuable role in the team and solidified his reputation as a "hard-nut" and core member of St Kilda's midfield.

2008 season[link]

Ball played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup winning side - St Kilda's third pre-season cup win.^[3][4]

In 2008 Ball again missed only four games with injury - picking up 392 disposals, 7 goals and 107 tackles. A hamstring tear late in the season caused him to miss the finals series.

2009 season[link]

Ball played in 17 of 22 matches in the 2009 AFL season home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals, winning the club’s third minor premiership.^[5]

St Kilda qualified for the 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Ball played in the grand final when St Kilda was defeated by 12 points.

At the end of 2009 season Ball requested to be traded to Collingwood. A deal between the two clubs, however, was not settled before the trade week deadline despite mediation from the AFL.^[6] On 10 November 2009 he officially left St Kilda and nominated for the national draft. On 26 November 2009 he was drafted to Collingwood with their first pick (number 30 overall).^[7]

Ross Lyon described the departure of Ball in early 2010:

"Look, Luke Ball in simple terms is this: Luke had a rich history with St Kilda, but the AFL is a professional sport and expectations are often set and not met by club or player. Clearly, along the line, there has been some expectations not met on both sides of the fence. Luke is a Collingwood player now and that's his future and it's not for me to talk about our expectations. During the year he got dropped, then he matched our expectations (and returned) and then obviously there was some expectations from Luke that we weren't meeting and he moved on. That's where that sits. That (the failed trade to Collingwood) was the decision we made at the time and we stand by that. Did we want nothing for him? No. Let's be clear on this, Luke wasn't traded or delisted. Luke walked out on St Kilda, of which he had a million dollar-plus contract on the table.^[8] "

Of the departure, Ball stated that "I guess Collingwood's list and the fact they have been right up there for three or four years is attractive, plus a good blend of youth and experience. I have moved on from St Kilda with no bitterness or resentment. I had eight great years with the club. But after eight years I felt like I needed a fresh start and fresh opportunity. That's a pretty simple way to put it and maybe when the dust settles I'll be able to explain it a bit better.^[9] "

2010 season[link]

Ball made his Collingwood debut in the NAB Cup first round, coincidentally against St Kilda, his former club. The Saints won the game by one point after they had been leading by seven goals in the third quarter. His home and away debut came in Round 1 against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium. The Magpies won the game by 36 points with Ball having 18 disposals. In the Preliminary Final, Ball left the field during the third quarter with a hamstring cramp. Despite this he was selected in the squad for the grand final.^[10]

Collingwood played St Kilda in the 2010 AFL Grand Finals on 25 September, which ended in a draw. The premiership was decided in a rematch on 2 October 2010, that Collingwood won. In his post match interview, Ball was modest in celebrating, citing respect towards his ex-teammates in St Kilda and adding "It was more about trying to restart a career and it’s amazing how it has all turned out."

2011 season[link]

Ball had another stellar season in the midfield whilst joining Collingwood's leadership group, he averaged 21.5 disposals and 166 tackles in 24 matches. He also returned to form in front of goal after having much criticism for his goal kicking, he answered his critics by slotting 18.3 for the season.

During the 2011 season he became one of Collingwood's most important and most consistent players. Grabbing the spotlight in the finals series whilst scoring two clutch goals to seal victories in both the Qualifying final and Preliminary final.

2012 season[link]

Ball started off the 2012 season by being elected the President of the AFL players association. He also was appointed acting captain in Collingwood's first NAB cup game.

During Collingwood's Round 3 match against Carlton, Ball suffered a knee injury in the first quarter. After having it strapped, Ball returned to the field but subsequently re-injured his knee just before halftime. Later scans revealed Ball had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), requiring a knee reconstruction, ending his season^[11] .

Career highlights[link]

• 2011 Collingwood Pre-Season Cup Winning Team
• 2010 Collingwood premiership team (2 October)
• 2010 Collingwood grand final team (25 September)
• 2010 Collingwood minor premiership team
• 2009 St Kilda grand final team
• 2009 St Kilda minor premiership team
• 2008: St Kilda pre-season cup winning team
• 2007: St Kilda captain
• 2006: St Kilda co-captain
• 2005: St Kilda best and fairest award (equal)
• 2005: All-Australian team
• 2004: St Kilda pre-season cup winning team
• 2004 International Rules team
• 10 AFL finals series matches

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: St Kilda Football Club

Luke Ball's statistics from AFL Tables

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Trent Cotchin
Personal information
Full name	Trent William Cotchin
Date of birth	(1990-04-07) 7 April 1990 (age 22)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Original team	Northern Knights/PEGS
Draft	2nd overall, 2007 Richmond
Height/Weight	185 cm / 84 kg
Position(s)	Follower
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	9
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008-	Richmond	64 (34)[1]
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
TAC Cup Victorian Metropolitan Representative 2007 AIS/AFL U18 tour to South Africa 2007 AFL Rising Star nominee 2008 Jack Dyer Medal 2011

Trent William Cotchin (born 7 April 1990) is an Australian rules football player who was recruited at pick 2^[2][3] in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Richmond Football Club. He was recruited from the Northern Knights under 18 football club, which made the preliminary finals of the 2007 TAC Cup competition. Cotchin wears number 9 for Richmond.

The promising young Tiger struggled with injury heading into the 2008 AFL season and was put onto the long term injury list. Cotchin was declared fit to play by Round 4 and subsequently played three matches for Richmond's VFL affiliate side Coburg Tigers.

Cotchin made his debut against Geelong in Round 8, coming in as a replacement for the late withdrawal of Adam Pattison. He picked up 16 possessions and kicked 2 goals, one of them with his first kick. In his debut match Cotchin played mainly up forward with a few stints on the ball.

After further impressive performances, Cotchin received the Rising Star nomination for Round 12. Trent Cotchin was third in the NAB rising star award with 21 votes. Docker Rhys Palmer topped the poll with 44 votes, one off the maximum, ahead of Hawthorn's Cyril Rioli with 37.

Trent was one of five teenage footballers whose final year of junior football was chronicled in the book "The Draft: Inside the AFL's Search for Talent" by Emma Quayle, published by Allen and Unwin in September 2008.

Cotchin had an injury interrupted start to the 2009 season, not playing until round 8, and managed to put together 10 games in 2009, averaging 18 disposals and taking 40 marks, before his season was cut short by a hip injury.

Cotchin started the 2011 season in his Career best form so far in only his 4th season. At round 7 against fremantle he managed to kick 4 goals for a best on ground performance. He won the Jack Dyer Medal, Richmond's Best and Fairest that year by a huge margin.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Trent Cotchin's statistics from AFL Tables

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Campbell Brown
Born	Alma Dale Campbell Brown (1968-06-14) June 14, 1968 (age 44) Ferriday, Louisiana, United States[1][2]
Education	Regis University
Occupation	Broadcast journalist
Notable credit(s)	Co-anchor of Weekend Today Anchor of CNN Election Center Anchor of Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull Anchor of Campbell Brown
Religion	raised Roman Catholic, converted to Judaism
Spouse	Dan Senor (2006 - present)
Children	Eli James Senor (b. December 18, 2007) Asher Liam Senor (b. April 6, 2009)
Awards	Emmy Award

Campbell Brown (born June 14, 1968) is a former American television news reporter and anchor. She previously hosted an eponymous primetime show on CNN and was formerly co-anchor of NBC's Weekend Today. Brown won an Emmy as part of the NBC team reporting on Hurricane Katrina while with NBC.^[3][4]

On May 18, 2010, Brown announced that she would be leaving CNN.^[5]

Early life and family[link]

Campbell Brown was born Alma Dale Campbell Brown on June 14, 1968 in Ferriday, Louisiana, the daughter of former Louisiana Democratic State Senator, Secretary of State, and Insurance Commissioner James H. "Jim" Brown Jr., and Brown's first wife, artist Dale Campbell Fairbanks.^[1][2] According to Brown, "Alma Dale" was her grandmother's name, while "Campbell" was her mother's birth surname.^[6]

Brown was raised Roman Catholic,^[7] though her father is Presbyterian. She has two sisters.^[8] She grew up in Ferriday, Louisiana and attended Trinity Episcopal Day School. She was also a cheerleader. She was expelled from the elite Madeira School for sneaking off campus to go to a party.^[9] Brown attended Louisiana State University for two years before graduating from Regis University. After graduation, she spent a year teaching English in (former) Czechoslovakia.^[10]

On April 2, 2006, Brown married Daniel Samuel Senor, formerly chief spokesperson for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.^[8][11] Brown converted to Judaism, her husband's faith.^[7][12] Brown was married briefly before, to a Washington real estate broker.^[9]

On June 24, 2007, Brown announced on Weekend Today that she and her husband were expecting their first child.^[13] On December 18, 2007, Brown gave birth to a son, Eli James Senor, named after his grandfather, James Senor.

On October 27, 2008, during a guest appearance on The Daily Show, Brown announced her second pregnancy.^[14] On April 6, 2009, Brown gave birth to a second son, Asher Liam Senor. She returned from maternity leave on Monday, June 1.^[15]

Career[link]

She began her career in local news reporting for KSNT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Topeka, Kansas, and then for WWBT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, and also reported for WBAL-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, and WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. Brown joined NBC News in 1996. She was later assigned to The Pentagon and covered the war in Kosovo. Before Weekend Today, she was the White House correspondent for NBC News.

Presidential election coverage in 2000[link]

During the 2000 Presidential campaign, she covered George W. Bush as well as the Republican National Convention and Republican primary. She eventually became the primary substitute anchor for Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News. In March 2006, she was named as one of five women who might replace Katie Couric when she would leave The Today Show, but the vacancy was filled by Meredith Vieira.

Move to CNN[link]

Brown announced July 22, 2007, on Weekend Today, that she would be leaving NBC News after 11 years to devote time to her family and expected baby. CNN confirmed it had hired Brown, and that Brown would start work for CNN in February 2008 (originally November 2007), filling the spot previously held by Paula Zahn, who left the network in turn. Brown began anchoring CNN Election Center, which ran from February through October 2008.^[16] The show was renamed Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull in October 2008, right before the election in order to ensure a smooth transition when the election was over. Roland Martin filled in as guest host in April and May 2009 while Brown took maternity leave. When she returned in June 2009, the show was renamed again to simply Campbell Brown.

Interviews during the 2008 election season[link]

On September 1, 2008, Brown conducted a controversial interview with Tucker Bounds, a spokesman for Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, concerning vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Brown questioned Palin's executive experience and asked for examples of decisions Palin had made as commander-in-chief of the Alaska National Guard. Bounds did not name an example, but stated that Palin had more executive experience than Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Brown accused Bounds of sidestepping with his answers and repeated some of the same questions. Brown asserted that Senator McCain had made a point of wanting a vice president with a lot of experience, including foreign policy experience, and that his selection of Palin seemed to abandon that principle. She asked Bounds to explain the decision on that basis. Bounds contended that Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin together had more executive experience than Senator Obama and Senator Joe Biden combined. Brown also asked if Palin should accept the Republican vice-presidential nomination given that her teenage daughter is pregnant out of wedlock. The McCain campaign later accused Brown of anti-Republican/McCain bias, alleging that she had "gone over the line." In response, the campaign canceled McCain's scheduled interview with Larry King, but later rescheduled it.^[17]

Departure[link]

On May 18, 2010, Brown announced that she would be leaving CNN, after the network agreed to release her from her contract. She stated that poor ratings had been the primary reason for her departure.

"I'm pretty sure the last time any anchor could honestly ignore ratings was well before I was born. Of course I pay attention to ratings. And simply put, the ratings for my program are not where I would like them to be. It is largely for this reason that I am stepping down as anchor of CNN's Campbell Brown."^[5][18]

She went on to say:

"The 8 p.m. hour in cable news world is currently driven by the indomitable Bill O’Reilly, Nancy Grace, and Keith Olbermann. Shedding my own journalistic skin to try to inhabit the kind of persona that might co-exist in that line-up is simply impossible for me. It is not who I am or who I want to be."^[19]

Brown's last day at CNN was on July 21. Beginning on July 22, her 8:00 p.m. prime time slot was filled by a second hour of Rick Sanchez's Rick's List.^[20] In October, the show Parker Spitzer debuted at the 8 p.m. time slot.

Other roles[link]

Brown is a Board Member at the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF).^[21]

In popular culture[link]

Brown has been parodied by actress/comedienne Tracey Ullman in her Showtime comedy series Tracey Ullman's State of the Union as well as by Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live.

References[link]

External links[link]

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