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St Kilda and Sydney will look to bolster their September credentials in an important Etihad Stadium encounter. We’ll have live scores and updates from 4.40pm AEST.
Saints set to take AFL to NZ
By Guy Hand, TodaySt Kilda coach Scott Watters has thrown his support behind his club’s bold plan to play an Anzac Day AFL match in New Zealand as soon as next year.
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has urged the AFL to get on board with the rest of world sport and introduce a mid-season draft.
When a 253-game player has one coach for the duration of his AFL career, there’s always going to be a special bond.
Geelong held off the Western Bulldogs in a pulsating last quarter to win their AFL match by 20 points on Friday night.
Suns need to stop AFL fadeouts, says Hunt
By AAP, 25 May 2012Midfielder Karmichael Hunt says Gold Coast need to arrest their second-half fadeouts if they are to break through for their first win of the AFL season against Port Adelaide on Saturday.
No escaping the heat for Kangaroos in AFL
By Sam Lienert, 25 May 2012North Melbourne players have had to face the heat over last weekend’s AFL fadeout against Port Adelaide, despite dodging a media backlash, says coach Brad Scott.
AFL Round 9 preview panel
By Roger Vaughan, 25 May 2012Preview of AFL Round 9 matches (all times AEST).
When Fox Sports went to footage of an incident that occurred during the Geelong-Collingwood clash on Friday night, the feeling was we were about to witness something atrocious.
Sheedy bears no ill will towards Bombers
By Adrian Warren, 24 May 2012Kevin Sheedy bears no ill will towards his former AFL club Essendon who he says have regained their mojo.
Stick with AFL’s Demons, Neeld urges fans
By Sam Lienert, 24 May 2012Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has urged supporters to stick with the embattled AFL club, insisting they are improving even if no one else can see it.
Hayes considers his future and an AFL flag
By Sam Lienert, 24 May 2012Much-loved St Kilda veteran Lenny Hayes says this could be his last AFL season, but he hasn’t given up on a farewell premiership.
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Your sports opinion. Write your own articleGold Coast Suns vs Port Adelaide: AFL live scores, blog
By TheSportsFreak, Today
Gold Coast Suns and Port Adelaide have both had tough seasons to date and the home side will be desperate to post their first win of 2012 when they line up at Metricon this afternoon. We’ll have live scores and a blog from 2.10pm AEST.
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Richmond vs Hawthorn: AFL live scores
By The Roar, TodayRichmond will be hungry to avoid another tough loss against a big club as they host Hawthorn. We’ll have live scores from 1.45pm AEST.
Criticising coaches is a delicate business
By Baldrick44, TodayDavid Parkin coached many great sides throughout his career. However, he once said his greatest achievement as a coach was lifting the Fitzroy football from ninth to third in 1986, given the relative mediocrity of their list.
Western Bulldogs vs Geelong: AFL live scores, blog
By The Cattery, 25 May 2012The Bulldogs and the Cats sit outside the top 8 with four wins and four losses a piece. Join us at 7:50pm AEST for live commentary and score updates as each work to stay within touching distance of a finals berth.
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Mid-season draft opens up land of opportunity
By Andrew Leonard, 25 May 2012
St Kilda coach Scott Watters comments this week on the need to introduce a mid-season draft are not new but they should be looked at more closely by the AFL.
Herald Sun footy will lose readers from pay wall
By Marked, 25 May 2012In recent months, many of the articles posted on the popular Herald Sun Footy Website have gone behind a pay-wall. While readers have been offered a free two-month trial, they will have to start paying if they wish to view footy articles written by the influential Herald Sun writers.
Introduce a mid-season AFL trade period
By Cameron Larkin, 25 May 2012Scott Watters has suggested the AFL introduce a mid-season draft. The first-year coach of St. Kilda conveyed his thoughts in Thursday’s Herald Sun.
Contenders and pretenders for the AFL wooden spoon
By McRath, 25 May 2012We hear all the talk about who’ll win the flag; who’ll make the top four or eight and who will be the big improver. But one thing is often swept by the wayside.
Wagga residents, Canberra Raiders furious about GWS grant
By jamesb, 25 May 2012
Last week, Wagga Wagga residents and the Canberra Raiders were fuming when they learnt that the Wagga City Council will grant the Greater Western Sydney Giants $300,000 over three years.
2012 has to be Geelong’s season of youth
By EddieSummers, 25 May 2012
Geelong doesn’t need to win a premiership every season to be deemed a success. Over the past five seasons we’ve become accustomed to Geelong winning 17 games, finishing in the top four and advancing through to preliminary and grand finals.
Neeld needs time to find his halo
By anthcol, 24 May 2012Mark Neeld has been hit with a cacophony of conjecture and criticism about the way his coaching tenure at the Melbourne Football Club has begun.
AFL pundits need to start biting their tongues
By johnhunt92, 24 May 2012If we were to turn back time and return to the beginnings of the AFL media and ask the people in it how they would think the future would pan out, I doubt they would have predicted something as big as it is now.
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