Test for Blues, Tigers get off lightly

ROHAN CONNOLLY Carlton was the beneficiary of Essendon's stunning expulsion from the 2013 finals series, but the Blues have paid something of a price two months down the track for their good fortune.

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Bombers relent as Stewart Crameri is finally traded to the Western Bulldogs

MICHAEL GLEESON Reluctantly submitting to the inevitable Essendon finally relented and accepted that pick 26 was good as it was going to get for losing Stewart Crameri to the Western Bulldogs.

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AFL

AFL trade period updates: Friday 11 October

Edited by Scott Spits All the moves and rumours of moves on day five of the official AFL player movement marathon.

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Lions weigh up trade for Dogs' Grant

EMMA QUAYLE Brisbane exploring trade that could see Jarrad Grant continue his career in Queensland.

VFL

Scott West quits as Werribee's VFL coach as Dogs return looms

Brent Diamond Scott West has quit as Werribee coach after two seasons, citing a desire to seek other coaching opportunities.

Dogs, Dons work on Crameri deal

MATT MURNANE There is still plenty of work to be done to get Bomber Stewart Crameri to his preferred home at Whitten Oval.

Lance Franklin Swans 'rort' a wake-up call for other clubs

Stathi Paxinos and Will Brodie Club presidents attack Sydney's cost of living allowance and say AFL equalisation measures must be overhauled in the wake of the controversial Lance Franklin offer.

Pies, Dogs in mix for Sydney big man Jesse White

MICHAEL GLEESON Sydney forward Jesse White has told the Swans he wants to be traded to a Victorian club.

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Life of Brian

GREG BAUM Brian Lake wants to be remembered as a Bulldogs life member and Hawks premiership player.

Bulldogs left bemused by Good Friday rejection

SAMANTHA LANE It has emerged that the Western Bulldogs wanted to play St Kilda on Good Friday next year.

Griffen wins Western Bulldogs best and fairest

PETER HANLON Midfielder Ryan Griffen has won a second Charles Sutton Medal as the Western Bulldogs best and fairest player.

AFL

Early assault sets up Dogs

Jason Phelan Western Bulldogs bring their encouraging season to a close with a 20-point win.

AFL

Craig asks Demons to move quickly on new coach

Jason Phelan Melbourne interim coach urges club to act swiftly as it deliberates over a long-term replacement for Mark Neeld.

The care factor

PETER HANLON Jarrad Grant is used to the perceptions others have of him but has his own path to success.

A dedicated, devoted old Dog is moving on

PETER HANLON Every parent hopes some bits of their little boy never change. Like no matter how big and strong he becomes, he'll never be too grown up to express his love, regardless of who is watching.

Veteran Bulldog Giansiracusa to play on

EMMA QUAYLE Daniel Giansiracusa will remain a Western Bulldog for next season and beyond, after agreeing to a one-year contract extension that will evolve into a coaching role in 2015.

Lions hold out Bulldogs

ANDREW STAFFORD Brisbane squanders a 57-point lead before holding on in a tense win over the Bulldogs.

Interim coach praises Lions for hanging on

ANDREW STAFFORD Mark Harvey says team lost structure after Daniel Merrett went off injured.

McCartney hopes to finish well despite loss to Lions

ANDREW STAFFORD Bulldogs coach says players were told to forget scoreboard after falling behind in first half.

McCartney goes back to basics - and Dogs find their bite

MATTHEW LLOYD Too slow, the worst foot skills in the competition, a dysfunctional forward line and too many of the same type of player.

Man with a plan

MATTHEW LLOYD Coach Brendan McCartney's patience with his pups is now starting to pay dividends.

AFL presidents back league's stance on Essendon

MATT MURNANE The AFL's 17 other clubs have called on Essendon to avoid fighting its bitter battle with the league in the courts, and have offered their unanimous confidence in the AFL's handing of the dispute.

Dogs in another world

EMMA QUAYLE Western Bulldogs run over the top of Adelaide to post a 17-point win in Adam Cooney's 200th game.

McCartney smiling as forward line sharpens teeth

EMMA QUAYLE Coach confident that he is piecing together a more than capable group.

AFL

Cooney gets back to best

Sam Lienert He will play his 200th AFL game against Adelaide on Sunday, but Western Bulldogs star Adam Cooney has just notched a career first. The 27-year-old has gathered 30 disposals in each of the Dogs' past four games.

Dogged debut launches career as gangly teen makes it to the big league

BOB MURPHY Everyone remembers their first game of league footy. Mine was in 2000, against a Carlton side that had won 14 games in a row.

Dogs put bite on Blues

ROHAN CONNOLLY Carlton goes down to a solid Bulldogs outfit, in a match the Blues needed to win.

Blues lose Judd for rest of season

ROHAN CONNOLLY Carlton's finals hopes in tatters after defeat by the Western Bulldogs, with key midfielder Chris Judd gone as well.

Coach puts onus on Blues

JON PIERIK Mick Malthouse reminds Blues they have won just one premiership since 1990.