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Has the AFL captain become irrelevant?

Author and leadership expert Leroy Eimes once said: “A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

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North Melbourne have suspended AFL rookie Majak Daw indefinitely. The club said in a statement on Wednesday Daw had breached team rehabilitation protocols.

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After shaking off the effects of hip surgery to post a new personal best in the three kilometre time trial, Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich is primed for a big AFL season.

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A super-fit Jonathan Brown aims to play three of the Brisbane Lions’ four NAB Cup games as he looks to put the injury horrors of 2011 behind him.

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Foxtel’s AFL coverage is nirvana for footy fans

On Friday the 17th of February, to coincide with the commencement of the pre-season NAB Cup, Foxtel will launch a new AFL-dedicated channel called Fox Footy, which will prove to be the equivalent of heaven on earth for AFL fans.

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Pendlebury or Goddard: surely one is GWS bound

When Nathan Buckley was interviewed by Mark Stevens for the Herald Sun last week, inevitably the topic of Scott Pendleburys future came up.

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Answer for tanking staring AFL in the face

The debate around tanking in the AFL is about to flare up again. Yesterday, it emerged that the competition is set to review its controversial priority pick system ahead of the first uncompromised draft in three years.

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One win short of a premiership last year, Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell is confident the Magpies have found the hunger to make AFL amends in 2012.

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Taylor Adams and other draft hopefuls at the AFL Draft Combine

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The Roar of the crowd

Your sports opinion. Write your own article

Heath Shaw is a very good footballer who is vital to the success of the Collingwood Magpies. But is he a footballer with the right leadership credentials?

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In all honesty I can’t see the day when there will ever be a female AFL coach.

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The Melbourne Demons’ choice to name two young co-captains, Jack Trengove, 20, and Jack Grimes, 22, for the AFL club for 2012 season, should be regarded as an intelligent and potentially brilliant decision.

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The Federal Courts decision yesterday to allow Optus to broadcast sports matches online and on mobile phones is landmark one.

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Since the advent of 16 teams in the AFL in 1995, every year bar two has seen a team rise from outside the eight to the top four. This year, who is it likely to be?

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Israel Folau now ready for AFL

By ItsCalledFootball, 2 Feb 2012
 

You don’t need to be a sports expert to know that Israel Folau is a talented rugby league player.

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My friends can never understand, and will never understand, my attachment to footy. They dont see a reason to fuss over a key player getting reported, or to cry over a rivalry thrashing. At school Im known for one main thing: my passion for the Collingwood Football Club.

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There has been a lot of discussion of the merits of the AFL’s expansion into Sydney’s west – rugby league’s heartland. Many have quoted participation rates, memberships and TV ratings as justification of their particular position.

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Callan Ward and Rhys Palmer pose after the GWS press conference to announce the new player signings for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in 2012,

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GWS Giants: Israel Folau, Kevin Sheedy

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