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New stats behind the death of 'third man up' tactic
Statistics that proved the "third man up" does not help ease congestion gave the AFL the green light to ban the tactic from next season.
Sam McClure won the Clinton Grybas rising star award at the AFL media association awards in 2015.
Statistics that proved the "third man up" does not help ease congestion gave the AFL the green light to ban the tactic from next season.
Melbourne defender Heritier Lumumba has retired from the AFL after struggling with repeated concussions.
North Melbourne is confident that gun defender Scott Thompson will be fit for round one despite suffering an injury relapse that required surgery.
Essendon coach John Worsfold is desperate to rectify his club's disastrous recent inability to score before the start of next season — and believes he now has the right pieces to solve the puzzle.
Comment: Tuesday's Brownlow Medal ceremony was well handled with two truly wonderful footballers anointed as the new medallists for 2012. It brings closure to a delicate issue. Or does it?
Fox Sports announced on Monday that experienced and revered sports broadcaster Kelli Underwood would spearhead its commentary team for the inaugural AFL Women's competition. The term "comeback" was bandied around after that disclosure.
Young gun Andrew McGrath has created headlines before playing his first game, with Essendon's first ever No.1 draft pick being handed the club's No.1 guernsey for the 2017 season.
Essendon admits that captain Jobe Watson needs to rediscover his passion for football again, claiming that losing his 2012 brownlow medal has challenged his love for the game.
Jobe Watson will not be scratched from the 2012 All-Australian team despite the AFL Commission re-awarding his Brownlow Medal to Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin.
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.
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