Injured Magpie impresses Buckley with toughness
Tyson Goldsack took one mark, had just one possession and failed to lay a tackle for the entire second half of Collingwood's 20-point win over Fremantle on Sunday.
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Hurt Magpies prevail in the west
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State of Origin return 'difficult but not impossible': AFLPA chief
AFL Players Association chief executive Paul Marsh says it would take a "significant restructure of the AFL fixture" for State of Origin to return.
Schache won't play if he opts out: Fagan
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AFL live scores: Fremantle v Collingwood
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Roos rue just why Martin worth millions
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Are the Blues bouncing back?
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Tigers feast on sloppy Roos
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AFL player's 'stolen' car allegedly caught up in Sydney police chase
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AFL Live: Kangaroos v Tigers
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Victory over Dons sends Giants top of the ladder
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Eade lauds confidence booster, Simpson laments 'average' performance
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Sun sets on West Coast's season after scrappy loss to Gold Coast
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Suns prevail as Ablett stars, and Wright seals it
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Freo Dockers vow to rebound from horror AFL loss
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Kelly the anonymous giant among the big names
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Demon Hogan 'unlikely' to face Magpies
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Hawkins insists he got Crouch in the chest
Geelong forward says he made contact with Matt Crouch's chest rather than his chin, but concedes his fate is now out of his hands.
Suns to 'fight' to retain Ablett and May
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Expanding Magpies have big-picture eyes
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Daicos, Brown, Elliott Collingwood's retro move
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Bulldogs mid-season report: Injury, form concerns
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Cats crunch ladder-leading Crows
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AFL Live: Geelong v Adelaide
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Mental health support systems are in place, but we must continue to break down the barriers
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AFL teams: The round 11 ins and outs
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Carlton rebuild continues as four young Blues recommit
Carlton have reinforced their vow to rebuild the club via youthful elite talent by signing a trio of their most promising teenagers.
Who got Lade? Port did
Brendon Lade is returning to Port Adelaide after seven years as an assistant coach at AFL rivals Richmond.
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.
Hogan departure won't be 'catastrophic': Schwarz
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Football romance, or the road to the future?
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