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Foot surgery outs Scharenberg
Staff writers SUPERCOACH ALERT: Collingwood's top draft pick Matthew Scharenberg is out until mid-season as he will undergo foot surgery.
Gilbert in doubt for Round 1
Staff writer SAM Gilbert's pre-season has hit a speed bump with the defender in doubt for Round 1 after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot.
Pre-season jumper hits and misses
Staff writer PIC SPECIAL: SUPERFOOTY takes a look at some hits and misses as AFL clubs experiment with their pre-season jumpers.
AFL beefs up score review
Staff writer FASTER reviews with more clarity - that's the AFL's hope after the league announced it was beefing up its score review system.
Brown vows to clear his name
Leah Fineran FORMER AFL Suns footballer Campbell Brown has vowed to clear his name of allegations he drunkenly obstructed police.
Suns star's injury scare
Staff writers GOLD Coast midfielder Dion Prestia escapes serious injury after collapsing at training with scans revealing a calf strain.
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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?
Dees faced a dangerous crisis
MELBOURNE president Glen Bartlett says his club had plunged into a dangerous crisis during the upheaval of last season.
Old Saints won't say die
SEE THE SAINTS' NEW JUMPER: LUKE Delaney says St Kilda's senior brigade are determined not to go quietly into the night.
Tigers want to honour KB
RICHMOND has launched a campaign to see Kevin Bartlett immortalised with an MCG bronze statue.
Waylen an exciting talent
AFL TALENT chief Kevin Sheehan says recruiters would be excited by Waylen Manson's likely return to this year's draft pool.
Judge joins ASADA probes
A RETIRED Federal Court judge has been called in to investigate ASADA's glacial probe into drugs in sport.
Dal Santo heading back
NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott could play star recruit Nick Dal Santo at half-back this season.
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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.
Lions hunt for eye of the tiger
6:37PM ANDREW HAMILTON SEE THE PICTURES: BRISBANE Lions coach Justin Leppitsch is out to emulate Richmond's 2013 AFL season.
Meet the Lions' new mane man
10:13AM Grantlee Kieza IT HAS, literally, been a long road to the top from country Victoria for new Brisbane Lions captain Jed Adcock.
Coaching in Brown's blood
4:09PM Damien Stannard JONATHAN Brown's transition from player to coach has begun after passing the Brisbane captaincy to Jed Adcock.
Daisy wants Round 1 return
5:53PM RICHARD EARLE DALE Thomas declares his best football lies ahead at Carlton as he is finally fit and determined to stare down the doubters.
Baby girl for Chris and Rebecca Judd
8:47PM Kate McMahon CHRIS and Rebecca Judd have welcomed their second child - a baby girl - a week before the official due date.
Skipper makes impressive Marc
10:00PM Jon Ralph CARLTON says Marc Murphy has already shown he will thrive as the long-term Blues captain despite a trying first year as the club's leader.
Foot surgery outs Scharenberg
4:06PM Staff writers SUPERCOACH ALERT: Collingwood's top draft pick Matthew Scharenberg is out until mid-season as he will undergo foot surgery.
Young Pie to miss six weeks
2:58PM Staff writer ADAM Oxley's hopes of a round one start for the Magpies is in doubt with the defender to miss time with an ankle injury.
Former Swans shine for Pies
1:25PM Staff writers PIC SPECIAL: FOOTY'S back (well, sort of). All the colour and action of Collingwood's intra-club match. PLUS SUPERCOACH NOTES
Judge joins ASADA probes
6:51PM Michael Warner A RETIRED Federal Court judge has been called in to investigate ASADA's glacial probe into drugs in sport.
Pies recruiter in email furore
10:42PM Daryl Timms UPDATE: COLLINGWOOD recruiter Noel Judkins has dismissed claims that he passed on sensitive information to Essendon in the lead-up to November's national draft.
Myers a leader at Bombers
11:04AM Staff writer ESSENDON'S David Myers has been elevated to the club's leadership group, but Michael Hurley and David Zaharakis are out.
Uneven WAFL looms
3:00AM Kim Hagdorn FREMANTLE recruits Colin Sylvia and Scott Gumbleton could restart their careers as prime movers in the most powerful Peel team in the WAFL club's history.
Crowley can't wait to take on Roo
10:00PM Kim Hagdorn HE is already the AFL's most feared tagger. Now Ryan Crowley wants to add some destructive offence to his game.
Derby in doubt Day Out
7:45PM Kim Hagdorn NAB Challenge match could be shifted over concerns about damage to the venue in Perth Big Day Out concert.
Motlop's Ireland tour 'a mistake'
1:04PM Michael Auciello GEELONG coach Chris Scott admits forward Steven Motlop should not have played in the International Rules Series.
Motlop to miss 6-8 weeks
4:16PM Al Paton GEELONG forward Steven Motlop is set to miss the start of the season after knee surgery in London.
Maxwell v Harley - you choose
12:56PM Staff writer THEY'RE All-Australians and premiership skippers, but fans have mixed views on both Nick Maxwell and Tom Harley.
Suns star's injury scare
1:06PM Staff writers GOLD Coast midfielder Dion Prestia escapes serious injury after collapsing at training with scans revealing a calf strain.
Ablett: Consistency key to success
8:00PM Brad Davidson GARY Ablett was this week anointed as the Suns captain for a fourth year but the title comes with bigger challenges in 2014.
Gold Coast elevates young Suns
1:23PM Staff writer GOLD Coast is already starting to think about its next captain, with the Suns today adding three young stars to its leadership group.
Jumper timing 'dumb': Sheeds
7:26PM Neil Cordy FORMER GWS coach Kevin Sheedy says the AFL could have done better when picking which round to trial players' names on jumpers this season.
Buddy not only No.23 in town
10:17AM Amy Stevenson FORMER Collingwood star Heath Shaw will wear No.23 at Greater Western Sydney in honour of his father Ray.
Mummy returns in blockbuster
8:17PM Amy Stevenson FRIENDSHIPS will be suspended when Shane Mumford lines up against his former Sydney Swans teammates next month.
Suckling close to Hawk return
8:23PM Rebecca Williams HAWTHORN defender Matt Suckling is on target to return from a serious knee injury in week two of the NAB Challenge.
Hawks reveal free agency tactics
11:00PM Jon Ralph HAWTHORN says it will never offer a Lance Franklin-type deal, but will extend its flag window with a big war-chest.
'Not a dickhead' on Hawks list
10:00PM Jon Ralph HAWTHORN'S premiership celebrations were in full swing last October when an unknown number flashed across president Andrew Newbold's mobile phone.
Dees faced a dangerous crisis
8:40PM Michael Warner MELBOURNE president Glen Bartlett says his club had plunged into a dangerous crisis during the upheaval of last season.
Grimes, Jones to lead Dees
6:21PM Michael Warner PAUL Roos says Melbourne's biggest challenge in his first year back in the coaches box will be burying the ghosts of seasons past.
Neeld lands TAC Cup role
6:27PM Jay Clark FORMER Melbourne coach Mark Neeld will make his return to football in the TAC Cup this year.
Dal Santo heading back
5:34PM AAP NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott could play star recruit Nick Dal Santo at half-back this season.
Scott declares Daw 'unstoppable'
8:27AM Jon Ralph BRAD Scott says Majak Daw's best football is "unstoppable" and he may change the Kangaroos' forward set-up to accommodate him this year.
Kangaroos coach sees the light
4:42PM Jon Ralph BRAD Scott was entitled to spend the summer shut away in a dark room gently rocking from side to side.
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.
Tigers want to honour KB
8:41PM Jon Ralph RICHMOND has launched a campaign to see Kevin Bartlett immortalised with an MCG bronze statue.
Rich reward for King
11:45AM Jay Clark JAKE King has a trigger clause in his contract that will likely extend the goal kicker's career at Richmond beyond this season.
Tigers can't stop King's links
9:00PM Jon Ralph RICHMOND has conceded it cannot stop Jake King associating with bikies despite angst over links with Bandidos figure Toby Mitchell.
Gilbert in doubt for Round 1
3:18PM Staff writer SAM Gilbert's pre-season has hit a speed bump with the defender in doubt for Round 1 after suffering a stress fracture in his left foot.
Old Saints won't say die
9:00PM Jon Ralph SEE THE SAINTS' NEW JUMPER: LUKE Delaney says St Kilda's senior brigade are determined not to go quietly into the night.
AFL joins Saints' search for CEO
6:45PM Jon Ralph THE AFL has taken a key role in helping St Kilda secure a new chief, with the Saints narrowing their search to a handful of candidates.
Buddy serious about his footy
5:00PM NEIL CORDY FORGET about the party boy image that Lance Franklin has displayed, the 27 year old is here to play football and win premierships with the Swans.
Koch: Dump Swans' cap bonus
12:04PM JON RALPH PORT Adelaide chairman David Koch has demanded the abolition of Sydney's controversial cost-of-living allowance.
Longmire backs Reid to swing
7:45PM NEIL CORDY IN COFFS HARBOUR SYDNEY coach John Longmire is confident emerging key position talent Sam Reid can be as effective in defence.
Glass Eagles skipper once more
9:00PM AAP WEST Coast defender Darren Glass has the chance to become the club's longest-serving captain after retaining his role as skipper for a seventh straight season.
Selwood in line for higher honours
3:00AM Kim Hagdorn TOUGH West Coast midfielder Scott Selwood is a standout future captain, according to two of the Eagles' greatest achievers.
More surgery for unlucky Waters
8:00PM By Kim Hagdorn THE career of West Coast premiership defender Beau Waters hangs by a thread after another shoulder dislocation.
Roughead ready to compete
7:00PM Matt Windley JORDAN Roughead has vowed to boost his competitiveness in order to better curtail the best of the AFL's power forwards.
Jones winner from Crameri trade
5:31PM Jay Clark BULLDOGS veteran Daniel Giansiracusa is hopeful the arrival of Stewart Crameri will help Liam Jones deliver "big things".
Bad break for Bulldog Grant
4:31PM Ben Higgins WESTERN Bulldogs forward Jarrad Grant will miss the start of the 2014 season after breaking his foot at training.
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