Commission briefed on Cousins, GC17
By Roger Vaughan - October 14th 2008 (3 hours ago)
The AFL’s commissioners were briefed yesterday on two matters certain to occupy plenty of their attention for the next few weeks - Ben Cousins and GC17.
From the experts
The low down from those in the know
AFL confirms clubs can lose points if players test positive
By AAP - October 14th 2008 (3 hours ago)
AFL boss Andrew Demetriou has confirmed clubs could lose points or even a premiership if players test positive to drugs on match day.
Tall forwards, ruckmen in demand
By Sam Lienert - October 12th 2008
Tall forwards and ruckmen are likely to be at a premium in the upcoming AFL national and pre-season drafts, after several clubs failed in their attempts to trade for them this week.
Mitchell to Freo, Barker to Hawks
By Justin Chadwick - October 12th 2008
The AFL coaching merry-go-round has continued with John Barker quitting his role at St Kilda to link up with premiers Hawthorn and Barry Mitchell leaving his post as coach of the Hawks’ VFL side Boxhill to join Fremantle.
How AFL clubs fared in trade week
By Adam Cooper - October 11th 2008
Adelaide is a nice enough town and the Crows play finals regularly, but both were again unpopular in trade week. Recruiting manager Matt Rendell admitted there is a stigma over the city, making it tougher to attract players.
Prismall a long-term one for Bombers
By Leonard Siragusa - October 11th 2008
Essendon believe recruit Brent Prismall will be a 10-year player for the AFL club despite the talented midfielder facing a late start at his new home because of a serious knee injury.
Players union renews call for free agency
By Adam Cooper - October 11th 2008
A stagnant AFL trade week has prompted a renewed call from the players’ union for free agency to be introduced. The week-long exchange period produced only six completed deals, five of which occurred before yesterday’s 2pm deadline.
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How the AFL clubs fared in trade week
Prismall a long-term one for Bombers
Bishop to bring legal nous to Eagles
By Justin Chadwick - October 11th 2008
Federal Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop says she will bring her legal nous to AFL club West Coast after her shock appointment to the Eagles board.
Cousins too great a risk, says Buckley
By Sam Lienert - October 10th 2008
Former Collingwood captain Nathan Buckley says Ben Cousins poses too great a risk to be worth drafting because of his age and personal history.
D-day looms as trade negotiations stall
By Sam Lienert - October 10th 2008
AFL clubs and players faced anxious waits as the futures of Ryan O’Keefe, Robert Warnock and Brad Green remained up in the air heading into tomorrow’s final day of trade week.
Irish to meet with AFL over future series, player poaching
By Grace Uhr - October 9th 2008
The future of the International Rules series and the poaching of Irish players by AFL clubs will be discussed by Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) officials at a meeting with their AFL counterparts next week.
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Toia-ing with the idea of Ben Cousins
By Best Clubman October 14th 2008 (4 hours ago)
When news filtered out the other day that former Eagles Ben Cousins and Michael Gardiner would be at the same club again next year, the obvious and slightly funny quip to make was whether the club in question would be Eve, Boutique, Prince Of Wales, Robata or any of the other Melbourne nightspots commonly frequented by the AFL’s glitterati.
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Dockers finally get their drafting and trading right
By Best Clubman October 13th 2008
Has any club benefited from the AFL’s socialist draft system more than Carlton? Cheat the salary cap, stuff the list with overpaid ageing stars and suffer years of on-field ineptitude as a result.
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The Kangaroos have mucked up their trading
By Best Clubman October 11th 2008
It takes quite a bit to baffle former Kangaroo hardman Glenn Archer. The only things that seem to baffle the hardest man to ever play the game are being able to hold an opinion on something other than North Melbourne when on Footy Classified and understanding why most people put locks on the toilet doors in their homes.
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Tom Wills: public hero, private tragedy
By Joe O\'Sullivan October 10th 2008
Tom Wills is vaguely known to a limited number of Australians as the man whose letter to a newspaper led to the establishment of the game we know today as Australian Rules Football.
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Crows recruitment stifled by Adelaide’s bland image
By Best Clubman October 10th 2008
The Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide face the same issue as the Utah Jazz, the Cleveland Browns and any professional soccer team based in an English city that isn’t London – how do you recruit young men to live in a hole of a town?
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The AFL coverage needs modernising
By Redb October 9th 2008
The AFL needs to take control and develop the way the sport is covered by television if it wishes to show the game at full panoramic throttle. The visual medium via free to air, pay TV, HD TV or the Internet creates a tremendous opportunity to promote the game.
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It’s time to bring back the Championships of Australia
By Jason Cave October 8th 2008
In the 60s and 70s, the premierships teams of each of the four major states of Australian Rules Football -Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania - would meet in Adelaide in October to determine who was the premier club in Aussie Rules.
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The GC17 is interfering with Trade Week
By Andrew Alekna October 8th 2008
One of the big weeks of the AFL season, which has fans on the edge of their seats, happens after the Grand Final has been played and won. The AFL trade period kicked off this week very slowly with both representatives from the Lions and Adelaide commenting on how quiet the first couple of days have been.
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Manly and Hawthorn share more than just bird mascots
By Scott Vincent October 7th 2008
For those of us who watched the respective Grand Finals of the AFL and NRL, the more you analyse the respective victorious sides, the more you reveal some striking similarities.
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The AFL Grand Final, how the West was won
By Andrew Alekna October 5th 2008
The Cats marched into the game as firm favourites, so how did the underdogs pull off a thrilling upset to march away with the trophy?
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Think football players ‘dive’ too much? Take a look at the AFL
By Millster October 3rd 2008
My preferred code - football - is well known for the ‘diving’ antics of many of its players. However, in recent years officials both on the field and in the post-match reviews have been taking an increasingly hard line on this blatant form of cheating.
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What was the greatest AFL side ever?
By Jason Cave October 3rd 2008
What was the greatest AFL team of all-time? Is it the Collingwood side of 1927-30 (the only AFL side to win four premierships in a row); Melbourne 1954-60; North Melbourne 1974-78; Hawthorn 1982-90; Essendon 1984-85 and again in 2000; or the Brisbane Lions ‘three-peat’ of 2001-03?
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Perspectives on the 2008 International Cup
By Michael C October 2nd 2008
As September draws to an end, the curtain closes on another AFL season, a September of finals action, and the International Cup.
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Watching sleepy Cats from Blighty
By Dave O\'Neill October 1st 2008
I woke early on the last Saturday in September with a familiar feeling floating through my mind: an epic battle loomed. Finally this highly anticipated contest was on our door step, or in my case, just a bus ride away.
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Cousins to the Eagles? Everyone but the board says yes!
By jtb83 October 1st 2008
Most people tuned in to the exclusive telecast before the Grand Final on Saturday thought Collingwood was a concluded destination for Ben Cousins. But they were wrong.
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The greatest All Australian team ever
By Jason Cave October 1st 2008
Picking a composite team can fun but at the same time very hard, especially when trying to compare players from different years and eras. Was Whitten a better player than Knights? Robran better than Ebert? Jesaulenko better than Hird? And so on.
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The local Legends
By Dave O\'Neill September 30th 2008
As the sun set last Saturday at the Easter Oval, a day slowly slipped away into the pages of time. Now destined to become the heroes of history, a proud bunch gathered in Alfredton to celebrate the greatest story ever told.
Football finals offer a lesson in perspective
By Millster September 30th 2008 - (68)
Weight of expectation sat heavy on Geelong
By Wilks September 30th 2008 - (12)
Was it a Grand Final or a Granstanding Final?
By PQ September 30th 2008 - (16)
Wojo should have played in the GF
By Rich_daddy September 29th 2008 - (2)
PQ’s Grand Final review: as it happened
By PQ September 29th 2008 - (6)
The Demon’s real AFL dynasty
By Donald Gibb September 29th 2008 - (1)
AFL fortress Victoria to be consolidated
By Michael C September 27th 2008 - (7)
No room for the common supporter
By Rich_daddy September 24th 2008 - (17)
