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Dale Thomas will be a bargain buy in SuperCoach after switching from Collingwood to Carlton. Who else should be on our watch list?
Freo shows off new class
FREMANTLE is likely to further bolster an already top-class midfield at Wednesday's pre-season and rookie drafts.
SA clubs to overlook Tippett
ADELAIDE and Port Adelaide are poised to overlook West Adelaide full back Joel Tippett at tomorrow's rookie draft.
Things looking up: Adcock
BRISBANE co-captain Jed Adcock says the mood is good within the Lions playing group despite a turbulent off-season.
Cats go for outside shot
FRESH from its success of converting former runner Mark Blicavs to the AFL, Geelong has turned its attention to the basketball court.
Pre-season, rookie draft guide
ONLY a handful of hopefuls will get a second chance in this week's pre-season and rookie drafts - here are the names to watch.
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Tex to get all the time he needs
10:59PM Andrew Capel TAYLOR Walker will not be seen at the Adelaide Football Club for two weeks.
Crows coach wants longer season
12:28PM Andrew Capel CROWS coach Brenton Sanderson has thrown his support behind an extended AFL season.
Crouch 'almost certain' to return
11:40AM Andrew Capel SUPERCOACH ALERT: BRAD Crouch is "almost certain'' to make his return from a three-match absence with a hamstring injury in the SANFL.
Things looking up: Adcock
2:10PM AAP BRISBANE co-captain Jed Adcock says the mood is good within the Lions playing group despite a turbulent off-season.
Lions bottom out with $1.5m loss
10:54AM Andrew Hamilton BRISBANE is set to announce an annual loss of $1.5 million, which is actually an improvement on recent figures.
Freshman coaches learn ropes fast
7:30PM Glenn McFarlane THE four new AFL coaches have been working on their new jobs for years - but it doesn't hurt to have a legend on speed-dial.
Blues snare 'Diesel-like' mid
9:41PM Sam Landsberger CARLTON says it bypassed a tall forward this year in favour of a player it believes shares attributes with a former champion of the game.
White stays true Blue
11:13AM Staff writer CARLTON has re-signed defender Simon White, the man who suffered a serious neck injury that ended his 2013 season.
Blues lose recruiter on draft eve
5:45PM Scott Gullan CARLTON'S draft planning has been disrupted by the sudden resignation of key recruiter Luke Williams.
Pies flex financial muscle
10:30PM Glenn McFarlane COLLINGWOOD re-affirmed its status as the AFL financial powerhouse by posting a net operating profit of more than $5.2 million in 2013.
Giants go cold on Dids lifeline
6:31PM Glenn McFarlane UPDATE: ALAN Didak's AFL career is all but over after GWS backed away from the prospect of providing him with a one-year lifeline.
Pies hope history repeats
9:15PM Jon Ralph COLLINGWOOD hopes the doubts over star defender Matthew Scharenberg will allow it to pluck the next Joel Selwood.
Saga hurts Bombers' bottom line
10:30PM Scott Gullan THE ASADA scandal has hit Essendon's hip pocket hard with the club recording a $3.2 million trading loss.
Picks to let Dons 'play quicker'
11:17PM Jay Clark ESSENDON has injected some much-needed leg-speed into its midfield as it attempts to re-join the premiership contenders next season.
Former Bomber in rehab
6:22PM Staff writer RECENTLY retired Essendon defender Nathan Lovett-Murray has been admitted to an alcohol rehabilitation clinic.
Freo shows off new class
5:58PM Kim Hagdorn FREMANTLE is likely to further bolster an already top-class midfield at Wednesday's pre-season and rookie drafts.
Dockers go big in draft
7:07PM Braden Quartermaine FREMANTLE has selected a huge former rugby player from Victoria with its first pick in the national draft in a bid to replace key forward Matthew Pavlich.
Gumbleton ready for fresh start
5:39PM Kim Hagdorn FREMANTLE forward Scott Gumbleton isn't taking anything for granted in his second football life as a Docker.
Cats go for outside shot
2:31PM Staff writer FRESH from its success of converting former runner Mark Blicavs to the AFL, Geelong has turned its attention to the basketball court.
Cats nab Tassie twin
10:27PM Glenn McFarlane THE Kolodjashnij twins will be separated on their pathway into AFL football, but you would not have known it from the cheers that went up last night.
Cats embrace 'greatest' tag
11:00PM Scott Gullan IT wasn't always the case but Geelong is proud to promote itself as "the greatest team of all" in membership drive.
Lions land Aish in draft pack
8:13PM Greg Davis KADE Kolodjashnij and James Aish are set to go head-to-head as the rays of hope for the Gold Coast and Brisbane for the next decade.
Suns see Lynch as future captain
5:33PM Sam Edmund GOLD Coast forward Tom Lynch has no plans to return to his native Victoria, with the exciting prospect extending his contract with the Suns.
Suns, Lions high-end meeting
9:50AM Greg Davis, Andrew Hamilton QCLASH 7 could have easily broken out on the sleepy streets of Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States this week.
Giants go cold on Dids lifeline
6:31PM Glenn McFarlane UPDATE: ALAN Didak's AFL career is all but over after GWS backed away from the prospect of providing him with a one-year lifeline.
Freshman coaches learn ropes fast
7:30PM Glenn McFarlane THE four new AFL coaches have been working on their new jobs for years - but it doesn't hurt to have a legend on speed-dial.
Boyd has his feet grounded
5:22PM NEIL CORDY THE tag of being the top pick isn't going to be a problem for new Giant Tom Boyd.
Young Hawk hospitalised
7:11PM Glenn McFarlane UPDATE: EMERGING Hawthorn midfielder Jed Anderson recovering in hospital following "severe" bout of pneumonia.
Garlett 'came to senses'
10:32AM Grant Baker and Matt Windley HAWTHORN recruit Dayle Garlett will stay at the home of captain Luke Hodge before the club travels to South Africa next month.
Hawks will be better without Buddy
1:41PM Jon Ralph ANALYSIS: BETTER without "Buddy". That is the immense challenge for Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson next year.
Tyson trade vindicated, say Dees
6:43PM Jon Ralph MELBOURNE says its ability to snare Christian Salem justifies the bold call to give up the draft's second selection.
Dees feel need for speed
10:56PM Sam Landsberger PAUL Roos identified the need for speed and Melbourne plundered three zippy teenagers headlined by No.9 pick Christian Salem.
Jones wants to lead Demons
7:48PM Jon Ralph DUAL best-and-fairest winner Nathan Jones says he wants to captain Melbourne under new coach Paul Roos.
Roos skipper misses Utah camp
1:34PM Glenn McFarlane NORTH Melbourne denies captain Andrew Swallow has had a setback in his injury comeback after he pulled out of the Roos' Utah trip.
I want to play, not play up: Garlett
8:00PM Sam Landsberger DAYLE Garlett can play footy like few others. And party. And not turn up to interviews. But he says the late nights are long gone.
Some extra Majak beckons for Roos
8:46PM Glenn McFarlane MAJAK Daw has a plan to turn his cameos into consistency thanks to his 2013 experiences and a knee operation that should improve his durability.
Power players to back Hartlett
11:02PM Jesper Fjeldstad PORT Adelaide playmaker Hamish Hartlett's ambition to become one of the game's elite players has hit its first natural hurdle.
For Port, two out of three ain't bad
11:00PM Jesper Fjeldstad PORT Adelaide today faces an obvious dilemma at selection: one ruckman or two?
Power must go back to basics
11:33PM Michelangelo Rucci KEN Hinkley's mantra demanding his team "defend first" is Port Adelaide's answer to ending the Power's damaging fade-outs in first quarters.
Gordon on the road again
10:41PM Reece Homfray IT'S a good thing North Adelaide's Nathan Gordon travels lightly. The new Richmond recruit has been on the move since he was 18.
Journeyman Lloyd lobs at Tigers
1:40PM Jon Ralph NEW Richmond livewire forward Sam Lloyd has played at more clubs in four years than many players grace in a lifetime.
Tigers go on the attack
10:24PM Jon Ralph RICHMOND has bolstered its attacking arsenal with a top-12 draft pick, an SANFL goalsneak and a bush legend.
Freshman coaches learn ropes fast
7:30PM Glenn McFarlane THE four new AFL coaches have been working on their new jobs for years - but it doesn't hurt to have a legend on speed-dial.
Saints aggressive trades pay off
6:33PM Jay Clark ST KILDA has ticked off on the aggressive trade moves that delivered its midfield a triple boost at Thursday night's AFL national draft.
Saints hit draft Jack-pot
11:12PM Glenn McFarlane ST KILDA is confident its most important draft in more than a decade can cement the foundations for a bright future.
Aliir's AFL dream out of Africa
6:48PM Andrew Hamilton WAR tore Aliir Aliir's family apart. Australian rules football brought it back together.
Buddy shows up two weeks early
4:24PM Neil Cordy AFL Editor SWANS midfielder Luke Parker says Lance Franklin's surprise appearance at training is a sign he is ready to be a leader.
Great Dane hits ground running
4:44PM Neil Cordy SYDNEY surprise packet Dane Rampe returned from sleeping on the streets of Berlin to blitz Sydney's 3km time-trial.
Freshman coaches learn ropes fast
7:30PM Glenn McFarlane THE four new AFL coaches have been working on their new jobs for years - but it doesn't hurt to have a legend on speed-dial.
Sheed denies Eagles deal
6:00PM Kim Hagdorn TOP West Coast draft recruit Dom Sheed says there were no secret deals to ensure he was drafted by the Eagles.
Baby Eagles thrilled to join nest
2:13PM Braden Quartermaine WEST Coast draftees Tom Barrass and Dylan Main said they were struggling to believe they were now Eagles after meeting their new teammates this morning.
Did Dogs get steal of the draft?
2:00PM Sam Landsberger BULLDOGS delighted to to snare midfielder rated by Champion Data as the 15th-best player in the draft with pick 60.
'It was neck and neck': Dogs
10:05PM Jon Ralph THE WESTERN Bulldogs believe they will be vindicated for picking draft bolter Marcus Bontempelli over James Aish.
Dogs prepared to gamble pick 4
8:00PM Sam Landsberger and Jay Clark THE Western Bulldogs are prepared to gamble their prized No. 4 draft pick on raw midfielder Marcus Bontempelli.
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