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Kevin Sheedy: Father, Teacher and Madman

Simon Madden once called Kevin Sheedy: “An enigma. Batman and Bruce Wayne all in one.” But Batman and Bruce Wayne ARE one. Batman is really just Wayne with a cape and some ears.

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2012 AFL season preview: North Melbourne

Is it finally time for North Melbourne to step up and play finals football? Let’s find out.

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More than a year before his possible AFL debut, exciting Gold Coast teenager Jaeger O’Meara will celebrate his birthday by playing his first top-level pre-season match on Saturday.

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Geelong are facing a period of significant transition and need to somehow find the necessary improvement to compete with Collingwood and Hawthorn.

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Aggressive Sydney midfielder Kieren Jack believes the two new additions to the AFL team’s leadership group will give the Swans an advantage across the park in 2012.

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The AFL will scrap its priority draft pick system and replace it with a newer version which makes it much harder for clubs to gain extra selections. The overhaul announced on Tuesday is partly aimed at removing suspicions that clubs tank for extra picks.

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2012 AFL season preview: GWS Giants

As the GWS Giants enter their first AFL season, many are pondering whether they will finish the year winless. Could it happen?

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Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says he still has flashbacks of the scoring opportunities missed by St Kilda players when he coached them to a narrow defeat in the 2009 AFL grand final.

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GWS Giants: Israel Folau, Kevin Sheedy

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Richmond star Brett Deledio (Slattery Images)

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AFL Hawthorn 2012 (5)

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The Roar of the crowd

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Collingwood Magpies: 2012 season preview

Collingwood are an obvious player on the finals poker table. The biggest story going into 2012 with the Pies surely has to be the Kirribilli agreement Mick Malthouse, second at the club in most games as coach, and Nathan Buckley, club record holder in most games as captain/acting captain.

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Time to change the AFL finals system

Now that the AFL has 18 teams, it is the perfect time for to make a change to the finals series. The NRL has finally made the change from the McIntyre final system to the one currently employed by the AFL. This is in many ways is an improvement, however this system has many of [...]

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The opening round of the NAB Cup was very successful on the re-introduced Fox Footy Channel.

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Carlton Blues 2012 season preview

By Cameron Larkin, 21 Feb 2012
 
Carlton Blues 2012 season preview

High expectations. Top four contenders. Challengers for the flag. This is one team that can be summed up in several words.

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For AFL newcomers Greater Western Sydney, the pre-season is of particular importance, as they settle their line-up and prepare for their debut regular season appearance.

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Lets take our look at the next lot of ruck divisions for the 2012 season, starting with the new kids on the block, GWS Giants.

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Brisbane Lions 2012 preview

By Cameron Larkin, 20 Feb 2012
 

For the Brisbane Lions, there is only one way they can look in 2012 up.

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Tonight’s NAB Cup games feature Essendon travelling west to take on both West Coast and Fremantle in the triple-header which will feature the Eagles taking on the Dockers in the much anticipated derby between the two rivals. Join us for live scores and blog from 4:30pm local (7:30pm ADST)

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GWS Giants: Israel Folau, Kevin Sheedy

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Jason Porplyzia of Adelaide celebrates while Nathan Lovett-Murray of Essendon looks on during the AFL 1st Elimination Final between the Adelaide Crows and the Essendon Bombers at AAMI Stadium.

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AFL broadcasting needs Darwinian competition

By Michael Britton, 16 Feb 2012
Collingwood Captain Nick Maxwell is consoled by Assistant Coach Nathan Buckley after the AFL 2011 Toyota Grand Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Geelong Cats at the MCG, Melbourne. Slattery Images

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