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Nick Dal Santo.

Dal Santo calls it quits

Former St Kilda and North Melbourne midfielder Nick Dal Santo has announced his retirement after 16 seasons at the top level.

Possible Bomber? Xavier Richards has been in talks about joining Essendon.

Worsfold speaks to Green, Richards about move

Essendon's forward line might be further boosted in the coming days after coach John Worsfold confirmed he had spoken to both former Brisbane Lions small forward Josh Green and Sydney grand final player Xavier Richards.

Lachie Whitfield trains with the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

ASADA delay on Whitfield affair

ASADA have deferred their decision on the Lachie Whitfield affair as growing frustration has emerged between the AFL and Greater Western Sydney with the national anti-doping body as the investigation now looks set to enter its 19th month.

Chosen ones: Luke Ball, Chris Judd and Luke Hodge, the top three draft picks from the 2001 Superdraft, 15 years on.

The Superdraft, 15 years later

Ahead of this week's launch of Superdraft 2001 - a four-part podcast celebrating the 2001 draft 15 years on - Emma Quayle explains why it produced such a special group of players.

Going places fast: Tony Olango

From Africa via Darwin and Glasgow

It was early this year that a young African man in Darwin took his own life. With the community reeling, Tony Olango and Pat Taban - also a promising Northern Territory footballer - took it upon themselves to hold the mourners together.

Big call: The decision on whether Jobe Watson can keep his  2012 Brownlow Medal  has wide ramifications.

AFL is standing under a high ball on Watson decision

The AFL Commission meets in nine days and foremost on the agenda will be the matter of the 2012 Brownlow Medal. For reasons that are well known: the popular central figure in the drama, his great football family, and the unfortunate and unprecedented circumstances in which he finds himself, the decision facing the commission is uncomfortable.

Jack Ziebell is enthusiastic about an influx of younger players into the Kangaroos.

North heading into the unknown: Ziebell

After experiencing one of the most dramatic list turnovers in their history, North Melbourne are heading into the unknown next year, according to star midfielder Jack Ziebell.

Keeping his hand in: Will Hayes, VFL premiership player with Footscray and the son of horse trainer David Hayes.

Bulldog Hayes chases footy dream but riding is his DNA

Will Hayes went out and did a couple of laps with brothers on Wednesday morning, nothing usual for an aspiring AFL midfielder in November. Only Hayes did it in the saddle of  a group 1 winner He's Our Rokkii around Flemington.

Who got Lade?: Brendon is back at the Power.

Who got Lade? Port did

Brendon Lade is returning to Port Adelaide after seven years as an assistant coach at AFL rivals Richmond.

Dale Morris celebrates on the final siren.

Dogs won't be hoodoo gurus

The Western Bulldogs won't look back at their painful history of preliminary final losses in the lead up to their Saturday night clash with GWS Giants.

Switched: Sydney Swan Lance Franklin moved from Hawthorn to Sydney as a free agent in 2013.

Chris Judd: It's time to deny the top four clubs access to free agents

The thing that AFL fans love about the game is risk and the unknown outcome accompanying it: the risk players take when they commit to a physical contest, when they launch three deep in a pack to stand on someone's shoulders in a marking contest, when they have a shot from the boundary. All are weekly features on highlights reels.