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Melbourne's best 22
HERALD Sun football experts go deep inside each AFL club to predict how each team's best line up could look next year.
Biggest AFL brain fades of 2013
EDDIE McGuire, Dustin Martin, Joel Selwood and Andrew Demetriou in running for year's biggest AFL brain explosion. See our Top 10.
New jumper numbers at your club
DAISY will wear No. 39 at Carlton, Buddy keeps 23 and Mav Weller is the new Milne. See all your club's new numbers for 2014.
Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints
Grant Baker MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.
Police slam silly Billie over car selfie
ERIN PEARSON, GREG DUNDAS, ASHLEY ARGOON POLICE UPDATE: POLICE have slammed Geelong Cats footballer Billie Smedts for taking a "selfie" while behind the wheel.
League backs Demon pokies
Grant Baker THE Demons took $11.2m in gaming and social club revenue in 2013, with the AFL partly guaranteeing Melbourne's loan.
Menzel aims for 2014 finals
Eliza Sewell UNLUCKY Geelong player Daniel Menzel hopes to be back playing AFL in the lead up to the 2014 finals series.
Changing Jared Polec
ANDREW CAPEL A "SHOCKED" Jared Polec has already transformed his body at Port Adelaide as he tries to resurrect his AFL career.
From the backline Melbourne's best 22
Daryl Timms HERALD Sun football experts go deep inside each AFL club to predict how each team's best line up could look next year.
Finances Saints lost more than $2.6m
AAP THE bad news continues for St Kilda, with the AFL club announcing a total financial loss of more than $2.6 million.
Contracts Hunter caps Dogs re-signing blitz
Sam Landsberger THE Western Bulldogs have delivered fans one final Christmas gift with promising forward Lachie Hunter re-signing.
$100 million AFL clubs can't break pokies habit
Eliza Sewell and Grant Baker AFL clubs have ignored an offer to help them get out of poker machines, instead increasing their reliance on pokies cash.
Community benefits Pokies all take, little give
Grant Baker and Eliza Sewell OF NINE Victorian clubs with pokies, the Bulldogs are the only club to spend money on helping problem gamblers.
2014 preview Port Adelaide's best 22
Andrew Capel PORT Adelaide has recruited with a specific deficiency in mind: speed, securing five players with pace to burn.
Bizarre moments Biggest AFL brain fades of 2013
Al Paton EDDIE McGuire, Dustin Martin, Joel Selwood and Andrew Demetriou in running for year's biggest AFL brain explosion. See our Top 10.
Buddy slick, Cats hot
Sydney recruit Lance Franklin was put through his paces, while Geelong stars Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins braved the heat.
Ladder
| P | W | D | L | % | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorn | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 135.72 | 76 |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 135.64 | 72 |
| 3 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 134.06 | 66 |
| 4 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 132.47 | 62 |
| 5 | Richmond | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 122.81 | 60 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 114.99 | 56 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 102.45 | 48 |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 106.68 | 44 |
| 9 | Essendon | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 107.25 | 56 |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 119.53 | 40 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 108.12 | 40 |
| 12 | Brisbane | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 89.65 | 40 |
| 13 | West Coast | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 95.28 | 36 |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 91.73 | 32 |
| 15 | Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 85.15 | 32 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 82.59 | 20 |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 54.07 | 8 |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 50.97 | 4 |
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Finding the strongest Crow of all
ADELAIDE has sent its players on a Christmas break after finishing the year with a strongman competition at the Crows' West Lakes headquarters.
Lions ditch Paddle Pop logo
BRISBANE'S Paddlepop Lion will receive its last licking but the club look set for tongue lashing over the Springfield move. Have your say
How the Blues will rise
MICK Malthouse has highlighted a 25 per cent player turnover as the key component in a ladder ascent for Carlton next year.
Cloke happy to play by the rules
POWER forward Travis Cloke has welcomed changes to rule interpretations in marking contests.
Bombers re-sign Myers
ESSENDON has locked away midfielder David Myers until the end of 2016.
The last piece of Pav
STAR forward Matthew Pavlich is uncertain whether next season will be the last of his glittering Fremantle career.
Menzel aims for 2014 finals
UNLUCKY Cat Daniel Menzel hopes to be back playing AFL in the lead up to the 2014 finals series.
Suns deny Hunt will return to NRL
UPDATED: KARMICHAEL Hunt will stay with Gold Coast after the Brisbane Broncos failed to lure him back to rugby league.
Shaw keen to help young Giants
GWS recruit Heath Shaw is looking forward to rolling up his sleeves and helping the young Giants develop.
Hawthorn's best 22
HERALD Sun footy experts predict how Hawthorn's best line up could look next year.
Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints
MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.
Scott wary of rule changes
KANGAROOS coach Brad Scott says the AFL's decision to restrict clubs to one runner is unfair to those doing the right thing.
Changing Jared Polec
A "SHOCKED" Jared Polec has already transformed his body at Port Adelaide as he tries to resurrect his AFL career.
Tigers stung, now raring to go
IT'S full steam ahead at Punt Rd as Richmond looks to avenge its crushing elimination final loss to Carlton.
Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints
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Sydney Swans' best 22
SYDNEY will have the most potent forward line in the AFL in 2014. And the Swans will get the footy in there fast.
Eagles undecided on leadership group
NEW West Coast coach Adam Simpson will reduce his senior leadership team as Darren Glass auditions to be top Eagle.
Hunter caps Dogs re-signing blitz
THE Western Bulldogs have delivered fans one final Christmas gift with promising forward Lachie Hunter re-signing.
Crows prepare for interchange cap
ADELAIDE'S players have stripped weight off their upper bodies to be able to stay on the ground for longer.
Crows attack built to thrill
BRENTON Sanderson says Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts and James Podsiadly can form one of the AFL's most exciting forward lines in 2014.
Paddlepop jumper gets a licking
BRISBANE members will vote to ditch the "Paddlepop Lion" jumper and return to club's premiership AFL strip.
Beams catches Leppa's eye
CLAYE Beams has been lighting up pre-season training raising the hopes of new Lions coach Justin Leppitsch.
Blue Duigan retires
CARLTON has been given permission to place Nick Duigan on its long-term injury list, paving the way for the defender's retirement.
Blues hit $20m pokies jackpot
CARLTON more than doubled its gaming-related revenue in 2013 to $19.7 million, the club's annual report reveals.
Shaw to lead young Giants
HEATH Shaw says he is a "perfect fit" for the GWS leadership group and can be a good role model for his young teammates.
Pies bank $600,000 interest
COLLINGWOOD pocketed more than $600,000 in interest after banking a controversial $10 million federal government grant last year.
Bombers hunt for new footy boss
ESSENDON will search for a new football boss after Danny Corocoran told the club he will not return after his AFL ban ends in February.
Goddard in cotton wool
BRENDON Goddard expects to return to full training after Christmas as the Essendon star recovers from a calf muscle injury.
Freo ties up Barlow
FREMANTLE star Michael Barlow has capped off a brilliant 2013 by re-signing with the Dockers until the end of 2016.
14for14: Freo to win the flag
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Silly Billie in 'selfie' strife
GEELONG footballer Billie Smedts has put the Cats' relationship with the Transport Accident Commission in doubt after using an extendible arm to take a picture of himself driving.
Brown fights for footy future
MITCH Brown is powering through pre-season training as he embarks on a 2014 campaign in which he will fight for his footy life.
Suns refuse to release Hunt
GOLD Coast Suns are refusing to release Karmichael Hunt from his contract as the AFL club clings to the final season of his foray into Aussie Rules.
Ablett still SuperCoach king
2014 PRICES: GARY Ablett will start 2014 as the top-priced player in SuperCoach, Buddy is a bargain but top draft pick Tom Boyd won't come cheap.
Shaw to lead young Giants
HEATH Shaw says he is a "perfect fit" for the GWS leadership group and can be a good role model for his young teammates.
Giants go cold on Dids lifeline
ALAN Didak's AFL career is all but over after GWS backed away from the prospect of providing him a lifeline.
Hodge: Hawks in better shape
HAWTHORN captain Luke Hodge believes the Hawks are in much better shape to defend their title.
League backs Demon pokies
THE Demons took $11.2m in gaming and social club revenue in 2013, with the AFL partly guaranteeing Melbourne's loan.
Melbourne's best 22
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Roo a leader in the making
NICK Dal Santo says he will become a leader next season - regardless if he's invited into the official leadership group.
I'm here to teach: Brown
GAVIN Brown says he had enough of the "four points business" when North Melbourne came calling.
Port Adelaide's best 22
PORT Adelaide has recruited with a specific deficiency in mind: speed, securing five players with pace to burn.
Teenager can Shaw up Power spot
TEENAGE forward Mason Shaw is Port Adelaide's pre-season bolter, with leading goalkicker Jay Schulz predicting he could force his way into the Power side next season.
King snubs bikie ban, dodges sanction
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Tiger bolster recruitment ranks
RICHMOND has bolstered its recruiting team with the addition of former Geelong and Carlton talent expert Luke Williams.
Saints lost more than $2.6m
THE bad news continues for St Kilda, with the AFL club announcing a total financial loss of more than $2.6 million.
St Kilda's best 22
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Swans announce $600k profit
RETIRING Sydney chairman Richard Colless has signed off early after announcing a profit of $646,745 for the financial year.
What Buddy wants, he gets
IT'S official. Sydney recruit Lance Franklin will keep his "lucky" no.23 when he steps out as a Swan next season.
No guarantee Naitanui ready for pre-season
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Eagles trio extend contracts
WEST Coast has locked down three of its top performers from 2013, with Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling all signing contract extensions.
Doggies ink Minson
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The Western Bulldogs' best 22
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Essendon scandal Shambles over Hird pay deal
Wed Dec 04 22:00:00 EST 2013 Mark Robinson REVELATIONS James Hird is being paid a wage further undermine the credibility of the AFL process, says Mark Robinson.
Last punch from a lovable devil
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Buddy slick, Cats hot
Sydney recruit Lance Franklin was put through his paces, while Geelong stars Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins braved the heat.
Stepping up the workload
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Clubs strike draft gold
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Bombers show off new hangar
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