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A testing pattern

ROHAN CONNOLLY TV doesn't seem to care about the golden years of footy - so it's up to others to preserve.

Top of the class

JAKE NIALL Private school education could be the best way of winning a spot on an AFL list.

Fixture: hits 'n' misses

ROHAN CONNOLLY There's a bit of something for everyone in the AFL fixture for 2014, and we're not just talking about the marketing and football departments of the 18 clubs.

Comments 9

The most divisive year since 1996

JAKE NIALL The year of 2013 is the worst season that the AFL has endured in terms of image.

Comments 28

Club practices were 'inappropriate'

Essendon chairman addresses his troubled club's AGM.

Different sides of equalisation

JAKE NIALL Why Hawthorn is one of the AFL's most powerful clubs while St Kilda is rubbing shoulders with the stragglers.

Comments 14

Bombers' blame game

ANDREW TATE To the clubs the footy public resembles a bloated, overflowing pot of doubloons.

When Essendon was great

MARTIN FLANAGAN Essendon stalwart invokes the passion that once helped his now-embattled club soar.

Comments 49

Hard to see past spin over probe

The league hierarchy is struggling with an image problem over its impartiality in the supplements issue.

Pre-season and rookie draft picks

A full list of which clubs picked which players in the pre-season and rookie drafts.

The 2013 AFL grand final

Full coverage All the news, player ratings, photos, videos, polls and plenty more as the season concluded.

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Nathan Buckley takes the high road

Darren Jolly still dealing with "his footy mortality", says Collingwood coach, following the former player's bitter parting shots calling Buckley a "coward".

Lance Franklin gets hero's welcome

Sydney Swans recruit Lance Franklin was mobbed by fans outside his new club after he made his first press appearance wearing red and white.

Hawks sink determined Dockers

Hawthorn too strong for Fremantle, winning the 2013 AFL grand final by 15 points despite a spirited late fightback from the Dockers.

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Age Footballer of the Year

Round 23 votes for the Age's major award.

Hawks fans' luxury of losing count

GREG BAUM A Hawthorn supporter can still be of working age, and claim to have seen 11 flags.

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Boots and all

The Age, in association with Coles and Linfox, launches Boots for Kids, a special community project to help football-living children in northern Australia.

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2014 AFL Home and Away

Round 1
Fri, 14 MarTimes shown AEDT
COL vs FRE 19:50ES
Sat, 15 MarTimes shown AEDT
GWS vs SYD 16:40GIANTS Stadium
GCF vs RIC 19:40MS
Sun, 16 MarTimes shown AEDT
CAR vs PTA 19:40ES
Thu, 20 MarTimes shown AEDT
GEE vs ADE 19:10SS
Fri, 21 MarTimes shown AEDT
NTH vs ESS 19:50ES
Sat, 22 MarTimes shown AEDT
HAW vs BRI 16:40AS
STK vs MEL 19:40ES
Sun, 23 MarTimes shown AEDT
WCE vs WBU 19:40PS
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Round 2
Thu, 27 MarTimes shown AEDT
RIC vs CAR 19:45MCG
Fri, 28 MarTimes shown AEDT
ESS vs HAW 19:50ES
Sat, 29 MarTimes shown AEDT
STK vs GWS 13:40ES
PTA vs ADE 16:40Adelaide Oval
FRE vs GCF 19:40PS
SYD vs COL 19:40ANZ
Sun, 30 MarTimes shown AEDT
BRI vs GEE 13:10G
MEL vs WCE 15:20MCG
WBU vs NTH 16:40ES
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Round 3
Fri, 04 AprTimes shown AEDT
HAW vs FRE 19:50MCG
Sat, 05 AprTimes shown AEDT
WBU vs RIC 13:45ES
ADE vs SYD 14:10Adelaide Oval
GCF vs BRI 16:40MS
WCE vs STK 19:40PS
COL vs GEE 19:40MCG
Sun, 06 AprTimes shown AEST
GWS vs MEL 13:10GIANTS Stadium
NTH vs PTA 16:10ES
ESS vs CAR 19:10MCG
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Round 4
Fri, 11 AprTimes shown AEST
RIC vs COL 19:50MCG
Sat, 12 AprTimes shown AEST
CAR vs MEL 13:45MCG
PTA vs BRI 14:10Adelaide Oval
GWS vs WBU 16:40SO
GEE vs WCE 19:40SS
GCF vs HAW 19:40MS
Sun, 13 AprTimes shown AEST
SYD vs NTH 13:10SCG
STK vs ADE 15:20ES
FRE vs ESS 16:40PS
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Round 5
Thu, 17 AprTimes shown AEST
BRI vs RIC 19:50G
Sat, 19 AprTimes shown AEST
COL vs NTH 13:40MCG
SYD vs FRE 16:40SCG
WCE vs PTA 19:40PS
ESS vs STK 19:40ES
Sun, 20 AprTimes shown AEST
ADE vs GWS 13:10Adelaide Oval
MEL vs GCF 15:20MCG
WBU vs CAR 16:40ES
Mon, 21 AprTimes shown AEST
GEE vs HAW 15:20MCG
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Round 6
Fri, 25 AprTimes shown AEST
COL vs ESS 14:40MCG
STK vs BRI 17:45NZ
FRE vs NTH 20:40PS
Sat, 26 AprTimes shown AEST
GCF vs GWS 13:40MS
CAR vs WCE 16:40ES
MEL vs SYD 19:40MCG
Sun, 27 AprTimes shown AEST
WBU vs ADE 13:10ES
RIC vs HAW 15:20MCG
PTA vs GEE 16:40Adelaide Oval
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Round 7
Fri, 02 MayTimes shown AEST
CAR vs COL 19:50MCG
Sat, 03 MayTimes shown AEST
HAW vs STK 13:45MCG
GWS vs PTA 14:10SO
ADE vs MEL 16:40Adelaide Oval
BRI vs SYD 19:40G
ESS vs WBU 19:40ES
Sun, 04 MayTimes shown AEST
NTH vs GCF 13:10ES
GEE vs RIC 15:20MCG
WCE vs FRE 16:40PS
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Round 8
Fri, 09 MayTimes shown AEST
SYD vs HAW 19:50ANZ
Sat, 10 MayTimes shown AEST
PTA vs FRE 13:40Adelaide Oval
BRI vs ESS 16:40G
MEL vs WBU 19:40MCG
Sun, 11 MayTimes shown AEST
WCE vs GWS 16:40PS
Mon, 12 MayTimes shown AEST
STK vs CAR 19:20ES
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Round 9
Thu, 15 MayTimes shown AEST
ADE vs COL 19:50Adelaide Oval
Fri, 16 MayTimes shown AEST
ESS vs SYD 19:50ES
Sat, 17 MayTimes shown AEST
RIC vs MEL 13:40MCG
NTH vs BRI 16:40ES
FRE vs GEE 19:40PS
Sun, 18 MayTimes shown AEST
STK vs GCF 16:40ES
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Round 10
Fri, 23 MayTimes shown AEST
GEE vs NTH 19:50SS
Sat, 24 MayTimes shown AEST
GWS vs RIC 13:40GIANTS Stadium
COL vs WCE 16:40MCG
PTA vs HAW 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 25 MayTimes shown AEST
GCF vs WBU 15:20MS
CAR vs ADE 16:40MCG
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Round 11
Thu, 29 MayTimes shown AEST
SYD vs GEE 19:10SCG
Fri, 30 MayTimes shown AEST
STK vs COL 19:50ES
Sat, 31 MayTimes shown AEST
MEL vs PTA 13:40TIO Traeger Park
BRI vs CAR 16:40G
ESS vs RIC 19:45MCG
Sun, 01 JunTimes shown AEST
ADE vs GCF 13:10Adelaide Oval
WBU vs FRE 15:20ES
HAW vs GWS 16:40MCG
WCE vs NTH 19:40PS
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Round 12
Fri, 06 JunTimes shown AEST
GEE vs CAR 19:50ES
Sat, 07 JunTimes shown AEST
HAW vs WCE 13:40AS
PTA vs STK 16:40Adelaide Oval
WBU vs BRI 19:40ES
GWS vs ESS 19:40GIANTS Stadium
Sun, 08 JunTimes shown AEST
GCF vs SYD 15:20MS
FRE vs ADE 16:10PS
NTH vs RIC 19:10ES
Mon, 09 JunTimes shown AEST
MEL vs COL 15:20MCG
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Round 13
Fri, 13 JunTimes shown AEST
CAR vs HAW 19:50MCG
Sat, 14 JunTimes shown AEST
RIC vs FRE 13:45MCG
SYD vs PTA 14:10SCG
WCE vs GCF 16:40PS
BRI vs GWS 19:40G
ADE vs NTH 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 15 JunTimes shown AEST
GEE vs STK 13:10SS
COL vs WBU 15:20ES
ESS vs MEL 16:40MCG
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Round 14
Fri, 20 JunTimes shown AEST
RIC vs SYD 19:50MCG
Sat, 21 JunTimes shown AEST
PTA vs WBU 13:45Adelaide Oval
HAW vs COL 14:10MCG
GCF vs GEE 16:40MS
FRE vs BRI 19:40PS
ESS vs ADE 19:40ES
Sun, 22 JunTimes shown AEST
GWS vs CAR 13:10GIANTS Stadium
STK vs WCE 15:20ES
MEL vs NTH 16:40MCG
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Round 15
Fri, 27 JunTimes shown AEST
GEE vs ESS 19:50ES
Sat, 28 JunTimes shown AEST
HAW vs GCF 13:45AS
STK vs RIC 14:10ES
FRE vs WCE 16:40PS
SYD vs GWS 19:40SCG
BRI vs NTH 19:40G
Sun, 29 JunTimes shown AEST
WBU vs MEL 13:10ES
ADE vs PTA 16:10Adelaide Oval
COL vs CAR 19:10MCG
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Round 16
Fri, 04 JulTimes shown AEST
NTH vs HAW 19:50ES
Sat, 05 JulTimes shown AEST
RIC vs BRI 13:45MCG
GWS vs ADE 14:10GIANTS Stadium
GCF vs COL 16:40MS
MEL vs FRE 19:40TIO
PTA vs ESS 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 06 JulTimes shown AEST
CAR vs STK 13:10ES
WCE vs SYD 15:20PS
GEE vs WBU 16:40SS
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Round 17
Fri, 11 JulTimes shown AEST
ADE vs HAW 19:50Adelaide Oval
Sat, 12 JulTimes shown AEST
MEL vs GEE 13:45MCG
NTH vs STK 14:10BA
WBU vs GCF 16:40CAZ
BRI vs WCE 19:40G
SYD vs CAR 19:40SCG
Sun, 13 JulTimes shown AEST
RIC vs PTA 13:10ES
ESS vs COL 15:20MCG
FRE vs GWS 16:40PS
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Round 18
Fri, 18 JulTimes shown AEST
CAR vs NTH 19:50ES
Sat, 19 JulTimes shown AEST
STK vs FRE 16:40ES
GWS vs GEE 19:40GIANTS Stadium
Sun, 20 JulTimes shown AEST
PTA vs MEL 13:10Adelaide Oval
WBU vs ESS 16:40ES
Fri, 25 JulTimes shown AEST
WCE vs RIC 20:40PS
Sat, 26 JulTimes shown AEST
BRI vs GCF 16:40G
HAW vs SYD 19:40MCG
Sun, 27 JulTimes shown AEST
COL vs ADE 16:40MCG
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Round 19
Thu, 31 JulTimes shown AEST
FRE vs CAR 20:10PS
Fri, 01 AugTimes shown AEST
SYD vs ESS 19:50SCG
Sat, 02 AugTimes shown AEST
ADE vs WCE 13:40Adelaide Oval
RIC vs GWS 16:40MCG
GCF vs STK 19:40MS
NTH vs GEE 19:40ES
Sun, 03 AugTimes shown AEST
MEL vs BRI 13:10ES
HAW vs WBU 15:20AS
COL vs PTA 16:40MCG
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Round 20
Fri, 08 AugTimes shown AEST
RIC vs ESS 19:50MCG
Sat, 09 AugTimes shown AEST
GWS vs NTH 13:45SO
CAR vs GCF 14:10ES
HAW vs MEL 16:40MCG
PTA vs SYD 19:40Adelaide Oval
GEE vs FRE 19:40SS
Sun, 10 AugTimes shown AEST
BRI vs ADE 13:10G
STK vs WBU 15:20ES
WCE vs COL 16:40PS
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Round 21
Fri, 15 AugTimes shown AEST
CAR vs GEE 19:50ES
Sat, 16 AugTimes shown AEST
SYD vs STK 13:45SCG
GCF vs PTA 14:10MS
ESS vs WCE 16:40ES
COL vs BRI 19:40MCG
ADE vs RIC 19:40Adelaide Oval
Sun, 17 AugTimes shown AEST
NTH vs WBU 13:10ES
MEL vs GWS 15:20MCG
FRE vs HAW 16:40PS
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Round 22
Fri, 22 AugTimes shown AEST
PTA vs CAR 19:50Adelaide Oval
Sat, 23 AugTimes shown AEST
NTH vs ADE 13:45BA
ESS vs GCF 14:10ES
GWS vs COL 16:40GIANTS Stadium
WCE vs MEL 19:40PS
HAW vs GEE 19:40MCG
Sun, 24 AugTimes shown AEST
BRI vs FRE 13:10G
WBU vs SYD 15:20ES
RIC vs STK 16:40MCG
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Round 23
Fri, 29 AugTimes shown AEST
SYD vs RIC 00:00ANZ
NTH vs MEL 00:00ES
WBU vs GWS 00:00ES
CAR vs ESS 00:00MCG
COL vs HAW 00:00MCG
GCF vs WCE 00:00MS
GEE vs BRI 00:00SS
ADE vs STK 00:30Adelaide Oval
FRE vs PTA 02:00PS
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AFL Home and Away
Overall standings
Team P W L D % Pts
Adelaide Crows 0 0 0 0 - 0
Brisbane Lions 0 0 0 0 - 0
Carlton 0 0 0 0 - 0
Collingwood 0 0 0 0 - 0
Essendon 0 0 0 0 - 0
Fremantle 0 0 0 0 - 0
Geelong Cats 0 0 0 0 - 0
Gold Coast Suns 0 0 0 0 - 0
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Real Footy Poll

How do you rate the seven tweaks to rules that will apply in 2014?

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7/7

16%

6/7

6%

5/7

9%

4/7

9%

3/7

7%

2/7

7%

1/7

7%

0/7

39%

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Was Ryan Griffen the right choice for the Western Bulldogs captaincy?

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90%

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10%

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