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The forgotten few: footballers making a quiet comeback in 2017
It's that time of the year again in footy, when clubs roll out their pre-season squads and begin their official warm-up matches ahead of round one.
Sam McClure won the Clinton Grybas rising star award at the AFL media association awards in 2015.
It's that time of the year again in footy, when clubs roll out their pre-season squads and begin their official warm-up matches ahead of round one.
Brisbane recruit Jack Frost may have to wait until round 2 to make his Lions debut, after the Match Review Panel offered him a one match suspension for a dangerous tackle on Gold Coast forward Brandon Matera.Â
Victorian clubs inquiring about the services of new Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe have been told they would have to pay more than $1.2 million per season to lure him away from Western Australia.
Outgoing AFL Commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick says his one regret during his decade-long tenure is not reducing interchange to a sensible number.
If 2016 introduced Brendon Bolton, the new leader of the Carlton Football Club, then 2017 looms as the year of Brendon Bolton, the coach.
Dennis Armfield has long been a cult figure for the Carlton Football Club.
Alex Rance admits he hopes star midfielder Dustin Martin stays at Punt Road, but steered clear of giving advice to the club's "best player."
It was only a practice match, but that didn't matter to Meg Hutchins.
The AFL has conducted further secret trials in a bid to eradicate congestion, with 16-a-side being tested in club practice matches in a bold move that could revolutionise the game.Â
Hawthorn say they'll continue to be patient with the physical process of Jaeger O'Meara, and remain steadfast in the view that he doesn't have to play in the pre-season games to be ready for round one.
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