Teams
Rob Chapman appointed Crows chairman
Bank of SA managing director Rob Chapman has been appointed chairman of AFL club Adelaide by its newly-formed board.
New hope for Davis
The door has been left ajar for former Sydney premiership player Nick Davis at the Brisbane Lions ahead of Tuesday's AFL pre-season draft.
Blue Skies
Brett Ratten can't believe his "good fortune" in arriving at a battered Carlton during a time of great change.
Buckley endorses Maxwell as the Pies' captain
Collingwood opts for a no-frills appointment for its 45th captain, announcing Nick Maxwell will assume mantle vacated by Scott Burns at end of last season.
Skipworth a worthy addition
Eight years ago, Hayden Skipworth's dream came true. At 17, was drafted by Adelaide, his favourite football team, with the No. 53 pick.
Dockers 'no' to Polak rookie bid
Fremantle will oppose Richmond's application to move injured forward Graham Polak on to the rookie list, in what looms as a potential road block for Ben Cousins.
McKenna admits: I've talked to Ablett
Former Geelong forward Nathan Ablett is likely to become a development project for AFL's newest team on the Gold Coast.
Pre-season delay for Hodge
Premiership player Luke Hodge's pre-season training derailed by surgery, preventing him from joining full-contact drills for up to three months.
Here is the non-news: Roos choose Harvey
This is not a news story. A news story is when we tell you something you didn't know or couldn't have reasonably assumed. This is not one of those occasions.
Demons secure $2m in deal
Melbourne Football Club has secured $2 million in funding after the Melbourne Cricket Club agreed to match the AFL's $1 million lifeline.
Carr revs up for return to Power
Port Adelaide premiership star Josh Carr says he hopes his future at the club will be as good as his past after four years playing with Fremantle.
Cousins confident and clean
A humbled Ben Cousins admits to "a healthy confidence" in his football ability, but says drug use fuelled his resentment at being portrayed as a role model.
Maguire endures the long, long wait
Few milestones would mean more to a player than St Kilda's Matt Maguire, who sits stranded on 99 games after his 2008 season was called off in May.
Sydney pick up third Irishman
THE international and experimental nature of the Swans' playing list continues to develop, with the club adding a third Irishman and possibly the AFL's first Canadian in yesterday's pre-season draft in an attempt to bolster its ranks from outside the game's traditional territories.
Dockers 'no' to Polak rookie bid
Fremantle will oppose Richmond's application to move injured forward Graham Polak on to the rookie list, in what looms as a potential road block for Ben Cousins.
Bulldogs to bite back as Eade aims high for 2009
Several young pups showed renewed upper body strength returning from pre-season trip to Arizona, but the old Dogs showed plenty of muscle at training yesterday.