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Pre-season jumper hits and misses
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Double surgery for Pies' top pick
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Double surgery for Pies' top pick
Jon Ralph COLLINGWOOD'S top draft pick Matthew Scharenberg will have surgery on both feet and won't play until at least mid-season.
Gilbert in doubt for Round 1
Scott Gullan SAM Gilbert's horror injury run continues with the St Kilda defender to miss the start of the season following foot surgery.
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Knee injury sidelines Redden
Michelangelo Rucci SUPERCOACH ALERT: PORT Adelaide ruckman Jarrad Redden will miss the start of the season after exploratory knee surgery revealed a medial strain.
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
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Brown vows to clear his name
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Strain 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.
AGM Dees faced a dangerous crisis
Michael Warner MELBOURNE president Glen Bartlett says his club had plunged into a dangerous crisis during the upheaval of last season.
New defender Old Saints won't say die
Jon Ralph SEE THE SAINTS' NEW JUMPER: LUKE Delaney says St Kilda's senior brigade are determined not to go quietly into the night.
Statue Tigers want to honour KB
Jon Ralph RICHMOND has launched a campaign to see Kevin Bartlett immortalised with an MCG bronze statue.
The Recruit Waylen an exciting talent
Jay Clark AFL TALENT chief Kevin Sheehan says recruiters would be excited by Waylen Manson's likely return to this year's draft pool.
Legal Judge joins ASADA probes
Michael Warner A RETIRED Federal Court judge has been called in to investigate ASADA's glacial probe into drugs in sport.
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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Double surgery for Pies' top pick
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Injury puts Goddard in doubt
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Motlop's Ireland tour 'a mistake'
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Suns star's injury scare
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Jumper timing 'dumb': Sheeds
FORMER GWS coach Kevin Sheedy says the AFL could have done better when picking which round to trial players' names on jumpers this season.
Suckling close to Hawk return
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Dees faced a dangerous crisis
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Dal Santo heading back
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Knee injury sidelines Redden
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Tigers want to honour KB
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Gilbert in doubt for Round 1
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Buddy serious about his footy
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Glass Eagles skipper once more
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Bulldog livewire bounces back
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Sando: We took a step back in 2013
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Rory happy to lose the rookie tag
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Skipper makes impressive Marc
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Young Pie to miss six weeks
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Former Swans shine for Pies
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Judge joins ASADA probes
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Pies recruiter in email furore
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Crowley can't wait to take on Roo
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Derby in doubt Day Out
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Motlop to miss 6-8 weeks
GEELONG forward Steven Motlop is set to miss the start of the season after knee surgery in London.
Maxwell v Harley - you choose
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Ablett: Consistency key to success
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Gold Coast elevates young Suns
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Buddy not only No.23 in town
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Mummy returns in blockbuster
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Hawks reveal free agency tactics
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'Not a dickhead' on Hawks list
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Grimes, Jones to lead Dees
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Neeld lands TAC Cup role
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Scott declares Daw 'unstoppable'
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Kangaroos coach sees the light
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Tigers can't stop King's links
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Old Saints won't say die
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Koch: Dump Swans' cap bonus
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Longmire backs Reid to swing
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Selwood in line for higher honours
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More surgery for unlucky Waters
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Roughead ready to compete
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Jones winner from Crameri trade
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Bellchambers leaves massive hole
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