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Collingwood president Eddie McGuire.

McGuire refuses to guarantee Allan his job as ban looms

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has refused to guarantee Graeme Allan his position at the club if, as expected, he is handed a 12-month suspension by the AFL for his involvement in the Lachie Whitfield affair.

What to do with Jobe Watson's medal?

Commission divided on Watson's medal

There are fresh doubts as to whether the AFL Comission will on Tuesday award Jobe Watson's 2012 Brownlow medal to runners-ups Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell.

Josh Daicos and Callum Brown.

Pies commit to sons of guns

The prospect of a Daicos playing alongside a Brown - and Moore - has edged closer with the club and the two sons of star players formally committing to one another.

Marcus Bontempelli gets a handball away in traffic against the Lions.

Drafting to stay ahead of the game's curve

As the AFL national draft nears, will clubs look more towards players with less immediately obvious attributes as they chase the game's developmental curve? It seems to have worked for the Western Bulldogs.

Born-and-bred Gold Coaster Rory Thompson.

Thompson signs on with Suns

Gold Coast defender Rory Thompson has signed a contract extension that ties him to the club until the end of 2019 at least.

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

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