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Banned Bombers ‘No regrets’ over fight for justice
CALE Hooker says he has “no regrets” about chasing justice for 34 current and former Bombers all the way to the Swiss Federal Tribual.
AFL Draft Draft mystery underlines class depth
THE AFL Draft is five sleeps away and mystery still surrounds the No.1 pick. It’s the same throughout the first few rounds, underlining the draft’s depth.
Thumb injury Bizarre injury sidelines Johnson for six weeks
STEVE Johnson will have his hand in a cast for six weeks after rupturing a tendon in his thumb while reaching into a bag to get his phone.
AFL Women’s Dees to honour AFLW players with rings
MELBOURNE will honour all 27 of its inaugural AFL Women’s League players with specially designed rings to celebrate their recruitment to the Demons.
Future force Brown leads Roos’ next generation in Utah
MORE than 1500 games worth of experience has walked out the door at North Melbourne, but Ben Brown says the Roos’ youth is ready to fill the void. And it starts in Utah.
Watch highlights Pick Me: Is McGrath this year’s No.1?
DRAFT prospect Andy McGrath is powerful, explosive and evasive and might be the man for Essendon at pick one in Friday’s national draft. WATCH HIS HIGHLIGHTS
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AFL Draft Draft mystery underlines class depth
THE AFL Draft is five sleeps away and mystery still surrounds the No.1 pick. It’s the same throughout the first few rounds, underlining the draft’s depth.
AFL Draft The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Basketball convert Suns hoping Howard next big thing
GOLD Coast are trialling former Townsville basketball star Tom Howard in the hope of uncovering the next Josh Jenkins or Dean Brogan.
AFL Draft Bedford ready to make the trip
From Halls Creek to the cusp of the national stage, Tye Bedford’s rapid rise to the big stage is almost complete.
Chris McDermott When second is actually first
Chris McDermott searches the AFL Draft archives to pick out when second fiddle was actually the best.
Elite talent The AFL’s biggest talent factories
THERE’S been 300 players taken as top-10 picks in the AFL Draft since 1986. We look at the clubs that have been the best at producing young talent.
Talent academy Hawks eye forward with late pick
HAWTHORN has special access to an indigenous forward with an “abundance of talent” at this year’s national draft but could be forced to secure him with a draft pick.
Watch highlights Pick Me: Is McGrath this year’s No.1?
DRAFT prospect Andy McGrath is powerful, explosive and evasive and might be the man for Essendon at pick one in Friday’s national draft. WATCH HIS HIGHLIGHTS
AFL Draft ’I want to be like Eddie’ says draft prospect
POCKET rocket Tyson Stengle has a magnificent footballing pedigree, with family ties to a host of AFL players past and present. He aims to be just like one of them — Crow Eddie Betts.
AFL Draft Brother, what a fuss for Jonty!
JONTY Scharenberg has been pushed prodded and tested more than your average AFL draft hopeful — and for that he can thank his brothers.
Crows snub son of a gun
ADELAIDE has sensationally rolled the dice on potentially its first father-son draft selection Ben Jarman, opening the door for rivals to steal the son of its dual premiership star Darren Jarman.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Hollick, Allen to show respect
MONIQUE Hollick and Sarah Allen are pioneers as members of the Crows’ first womens’ team — but still unmistakably their fathers’ daughters.
Crows snub son of a gun
ADELAIDE has sensationally rolled the dice on potentially its first father-son draft selection Ben Jarman, opening the door for rivals to steal the son of its dual premiership star Darren Jarman.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Lions count cost of Leppitsch payout
A PAYOUT to Justin Leppitsch, poor on-field performance and major Gabba renovations have contributed to Brisbane Lions posting a $1.78 million loss.
’Litany of concerns’ before BLK collapse
RUMOURS of trouble at collapsed sporting apparel company BLK began to circulate earlier this year when word leaked that senior staff had been asked to take significant pay cuts.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
The No. 1 reason Weitering’s 2016 was seamless
CARLTON young gun Jacob Weitering says four players helped him deal with the lofty expectations of being the No. 1 draft pick to great effect in his first AFL season.
Gibbs in a ‘great space’: Murphy
BRYCE Gibbs is in a “great space” after returning to Carlton for the first time since his failed trade request, according to captain Marc Murphy.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Moore bang for your Bucks
AFTER six weeks touring different parts of the world, Darcy Moore is back in training for a highly anticipated new season. But don’t call him the saviour.
Magpies poised to poach Gotch
FORMER Fitzroy and St Kilda player and Collingwood development coach Brad Gotch is poised to join Nathan Buckley’s new-look coaching panel.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Hooker’s ban shock: ‘I was a bit lost’
CALE Hooker thought he had prepared himself for the worst-case scenario but admits a season-long ban for himself and 33 others took a while to sink in.
Hooker ready to fill Bombers’ forward void
CALE Hooker believes he can fill Essendon’s gaping on-field hole, desperate to play centre half-forward under coach John Worsfold.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Dockers reveal new playing numbers
HARLEY Bennell will wear No.13 at Fremantle next year after the Dockers revealed the new playing numbers of the club’s most recent recruits.
The curse of the No.1 pick
Michelangelo Rucci catches up with former Fremantle highflyer Clive Waterhouse - one of five South Australians to be picked first on AFL Draft night.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Selwood No.1 in revised 2006 draft
VOTE: A KNEE injury saw Joel Selwood slide on draft night 2006 but 10 years on he is the clear No.1 as several rookies have gone on to make recruiters look silly.
They ranked Ablett Jr where?
THE Geelong Advertiser has enlisted a club historian to name the best 50 Cats players ever. And there is one very big name missing from the top 10.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Suns hoping Howard next big thing
GOLD Coast are trialling former Townsville basketball star Tom Howard in the hope of uncovering the next Josh Jenkins or Dean Brogan.
Former teammate gets Barlow to Suns
THERE was plenty of interest in Michael Barlow this off-season but a glowing endorsement from a former teammate helped him settle on the Gold Coast.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Bizarre injury sidelines Johnson for six weeks
STEVE Johnson will have his hand in a cast for six weeks after rupturing a tendon in his thumb while reaching into a bag to get his phone.
Comm Games star signs with Giants
GREATER Western Sydney has added to its vaunted athleticism by signing former Commonwealth Games decathlete and Penrith local Jake Stein.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Hawks eye forward with late pick
HAWTHORN has special access to an indigenous forward with an “abundance of talent” at this year’s national draft but could be forced to secure him with a draft pick.
Mitchell, Hill pull one final prank as Hawks
IT was the perfect photo that showed two Hawthorn premiership stars driving off into the sunset. But all was not as it seemed.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Dees to honour AFLW players with rings
MELBOURNE will honour all 27 of its inaugural AFL Women’s League players with specially designed rings to celebrate their recruitment to the Demons.
New Dees won’t take footy for granted
JAKE Melksham and Michael Hibberd are putting the Essendon supplements saga behind them and say they won’t take anything for granted as they begin life as Demons.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Brown leads Roos’ next generation in Utah
MORE than 1500 games worth of experience has walked out the door at North Melbourne, but Ben Brown says the Roos’ youth is ready to fill the void. And it starts in Utah.
Naysayers firing up young Kangaroo
MASON Wood is well aware of the chatter that surrounds North Melbourne this off season. But he says it’s driving him and his teammates.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Returning Port ace ‘shattered’ for Watson
ANGUS Monfries says he is “shattered’’ that good friend and former Essendon teammate Jobe Watson has felt the need to hand back his 2012 Brownlow Medal.
Monfries savours sweet taste of freedom
AFTER nearly four years of living hell, courtesy of the Essendon supplements saga, Port Adelaide forward Angus Monfries says he finally feels a free man again.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Jobe’s shadow looms large over Medal
TRENT Cotchin and Sam Mitchell’s first outing as Brownlow Medallists was awkward because of the elephant, or should that be shadow, in the room, Scott Gullan writes.
‘I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t joyful’
TRENT Cotchin and Sam Mitchell say they did not consider refusing to accept the 2012 Brownlow Medal and have not contacted ineligible winner Jobe Watson.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Carlisle holds no ill feelings toward Bombers
DESPITE being forced to sit on the sidelines for 12 months, Jake Carlisle says he holds no ill feeling towards the Bombers and feels for his former skipper Jobe Watson.
AFL clubs rocked by company collapse
UPDATE: ST KILDA says it is working with sportswear company BLK to ensure its orders are filled after the company went into receivership, leaving deals with six AFL clubs up in the air.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Selwood No.1 in revised 2006 draft
VOTE: A KNEE injury saw Joel Selwood slide on draft night 2006 but 10 years on he is the clear No.1 as several rookies have gone on to make recruiters look silly.
List analysis: Secret of Swans’ success
LANCE Franklin is on a $10 million contract but Sydney’s success is built on a team of superstars that any other team could have picked in the draft, writes list expert GARY BUCKENARA.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
Eagles hit the road in search of edge
THE West Coast Eagles have gone far and wide this off-season in search of a competitive edge. But it isn’t the players who have been hitting the road.
Petrie still a chance to play on
THERE still might be life in Drew Petrie’s AFL career with the delisted North Melbourne champion in ongoing talks with West Coast.
The case for ... solving the top-20 puzzle
WHO will your club take at the 2016 AFL Draft? Sam Landsberger tries to solve the top 20 puzzle and looks at who’s in the mix for Geelong, Hawthorn and Collingwood.
‘I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t joyful’
TRENT Cotchin and Sam Mitchell say they did not consider refusing to accept the 2012 Brownlow Medal and have not contacted ineligible winner Jobe Watson.
Magpies eye Minson as mentor
COLLINGWOOD is considering drafting former Western Bulldogs veteran Will Minson to help mentor its young ruckmen next season.
