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This year’s Anzac Day marks the most anticipated match between Collingwood and Essendon in recent memory – at least for some of us. The Magpies are a brutal force in the competition; a sleek, chiselled cohort with imperial ambitions.

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Essendon chairman David Evans could’ve simply backed Matthew Knights when asked about his coach’s future at Windy Hill yesterday. Instead, Evans spoke about end-of-year reviews and failed to guarantee Knights would be at Essendon next year.

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The AFL, Australian sport’s most powerful and successful professional competition, continues to polarise opinion. Record attendances and strong finances mean the league is on the verge of approving a new team on the Gold Coast and is seriously looking at a second Sydney club.

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Tom Hislop would want to make the most of this AFL second chance. The 20-year-old former Essendon midfielder was the first delisted player named on Saturday in the national draft.

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Essendon have signed their first international AFL rookie, putting Irish teenager Michael Quinn on their list.

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Essendon have put their injury-ruined season behind them and predicted an across-the-board lift in form in 2009. The Bombers were decimated by a raft of serious injuries which contributed to their 12th-place finish on the AFL ladder this year.

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Sydney premiership star Ryan O’Keefe remains undecided about his AFL future, despite Carlton indicating they are unlikely to be able to recruit him.

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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.

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AFL premiers Hawthorn are closing in on Sydney star forward Ryan O’Keefe after a positive reaction from the Swan to a meeting with Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson.

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Sydney want a first-round draft pick in exchange for AFL premiership forward Ryan O’Keefe, but they have not given up hope of holding onto him. Exclusive: ‘Trade Week is meaningless!’

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Amidst the fanfare and white smoke of the Michael Voss appointment, some small murmurings could be read wondering if all that glitters could turn to gold. No one has had a more illustrious career than Voss, but as we all know, that doesn’t always translate to being a successful coach.

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When the Doggies run on to the MCG on Friday night for their semi-final against Sydney, it’ll be just under 19,711 days since they last won a premiership, on the afternoon of Saturday, September 25, 1954.

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The match between Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs at MCG pits the two sides who have stood on Geelong’s coattails for the whole year. The stakes couldn’t be any higher – a week off as well as a place in the Preliminary Final awaits the winner while the loser suffers the ignominy of crossing over to [...]

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After seven retirements, one de-listing and Josh Carr’s imminent departure, Fremantle coach Mark Harvey has dubbed his AFL team the modern-day version of the 1993 Baby Bombers.

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Rhys Palmer and Cyril Rioli are deserved frontrunners in this week’s vote for the 2008 Rising Star award, with Palmer a hot favourite. This season we’ve witnessed a terrific batch of young footballers who have their fans excited for the future that lies ahead.

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Adelaide’s required intensity for the AFL finals series was set during their narrow victory over the Western Bulldogs, according to young midfielder Chris Knights.

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St Kilda will ride a wave of momentum into next Sunday’s AFL qualifying final against Geelong at the MCG after making a surprise vault into the top four on the back of a record thrashing of Essendon last night. More AFL Fev had only himself to blame AFL breaks attendance record again Tigers roar

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Star St Kilda midfielder Luke Ball is unlikely to return for this Sunday’s AFL clash with Essendon at Telstra Dome, casting doubt on his fitness ahead of the finals.

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The Western Bulldogs gained a much-needed surge of confidence before the AFL finals courtesy of a 46-point win over Essendon at Telstra Dome tonight.

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Essendon coach Matthew Knights has refused to discuss a report that claims speedster Andrew Lovett will part with the AFL club at the end of this season.

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