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Remorseful O'hAilpin to stay on list
Setanta O'hAilpin's attack on Carlton teammate Cameron Cloke marred
the club's pre-season campaign, but it won't spell the end of his
immediate future with the Blues.
Didak sees the value in growing up
Alan Didak is growing as a player capable of moving up to the
midfield, but he recognises the maturity he needs to display is
away from football.
New setback for Tiger midfielder Coughlan
Luckless Richmond midfielder Mark Coughlan has had another setback as he bids to resume his injury-riddled AFL career.
Holiday leaves Ablett battling dengue fever
In November, four days after he had returned from a holiday in
Vietnam, Luke Ablett began to experience the symptoms.
Sports bodies rally as AFL sets up $1m Dome game
The AFL is hopeful a record crowd of more than 54,000 will turn out
for the bushfire appeal match between Essendon and the Western
Bulldogs on Friday night.
Ablett casts off illness to get back on track
ON A Thursday morning in early November, four days after he had returned from a holiday in Vietnam, Luke Ablett began to experience the symptoms. "I just woke up feeling a bit cold, a bit feverish," says the Swans midfielder. "Like a really bad flu."
Roos happy with new leaders
Sydney Swans coach is delighted to see the club's leadership group
has inducted some fresh blood.
Bushfires prompt early appearance from Lloyd
Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd says a desire to support bushfire victims has persuaded him to play in Friday night's NAB Cup match against the Western Bulldogs.
Maxwell to fight charge at tribunal
Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell will risk a four-game suspension
by challenging a rough conduct charge before the tribunal.
O'hAilpin takes four games for attack
Carlton's Setanta O'hAilpin could conceivably be free to play in
round one despite a four-match ban from the for punching and
kicking his teammate.
O'hAilpin gets four for attack on Cloke
The verdict on Carlton import Setanta O'hAilpin's practice match attack on teammate Cameron Cloke has proven almost as shocking as the incident itself.
Quartet added to leadership group
The Sydney Swans will today unveil the new version of their
renowned leadership group containing three new faces but the club
is still to decide whether Adam Goodes will make his widely
anticipated ascension to the co-captaincy.
Maxwell offered three matches
Nick Maxwell is offered a three-match ban for a guilty plea to a
head-high hit from the weekend's first pre-season match.
O'hAilpin accepts ban, Maxwell yet to decide
Setanta O'hAilpin won't play AFL football for at least a month, with a decision on his possible sacking from Carlton expected by the end of the week.
O'hAilpin facing four-match ban
Carlton key position player Setanta O'hAilpin can accept a four-match suspension for hitting and kicking team-mate Cameron Cloke.
Pavlich to be given day off against Tigers
Fremantle is almost certain to rest Matthew Pavlich for Sunday's pre-season clash with Richmond, but coach Mark Harvey denies the skipper is carrying an injury.
Mitchell compares bushfires to Bali bombings
Hawthorn captain Sam Mitchell compares the Victorian bushfires disaster to the 2002 Bali bombings, saying he finds it hard to comprehend what has happened.
Cassisi named Port Adelaide captain
Midfielder Domenic Cassisi has been appointed captain of Port Adelaide. The 26-year-old replaces Warren Tredrea who relinquished the position.
Nippy All Stars leave Crows with work to do
It was fast, furious and, on the scoreboard, fruitless, but coach
Neil Craig said more good than bad came from his team's
overwhelming loss to the Indigenous All Stars.
Land of the rising son
Matt Campbell's late mother was in his thoughts on Saturday.
Blues wait for AFL's verdict on O'hAilpin
Carlton will not decide whether to take further action against Setanta O'hAilpin until the AFL's judiciary has dealt with his attack on teammate Cameron Cloke.
Collingwood get a kick out of handy new gameplan
More often than not, pre-season form proves to be fool's gold.
Pies to kick old habit and use more handball
More often than not, pre-season form proves to be fool's gold. In 2005, Carlton won the pre-season competition, rewarded Denis Pagan with a three-year contract extension and went on to win consecutive wooden spoons.
Magpie skipper could be facing video scrutiny
Nick Maxwell faces possible video scrutiny from his first match as Collingwood skipper.
Pies tear Eagles to shreds
Collingwood bad boys Heath Shaw and Alan Didak play starring roles
as the Pies post a ruthless 62-point win over West Coast at Subiaco
Oval.
Bullants would welcome O'hAilpin back
Carlton development and Northern Bullants coach David Teague said the Bullants would welcome troubled defender Setanta O'hAilpin back to the club after he served any AFL-imposed suspension.
Welsh out for 4 months
Essendon defender Andrew Welsh could miss up to four months after having surgery on a broken fibula and dislocated ankle.
Footy fashionistas
With the action resuming on the football field this weekend, it's time to consider the all-important fashions beyond the boundary line.
Family business
Jonathon Griffin is proud of his heritage, even though it was three years before teammates knew anything of it.
All-Stars prove too strong for Adelaide
Two years ago, Cyril Rioli played in the Indigenous All-Stars side well beaten by Essendon. Rioli was still several months off being drafted, none of his teammates knew him and it took until he climbed on the team bus, after breakfast and a team meeting, for people to realise who he was.
A Hawk and a Cat relish home Territory
Two young Aboriginal footballers head back to where it all began.
Knee right for big step
A FIT Nick Malceski is ready to play his part in filling the gap left by the sudden departure of Tadhg Kennelly but the silky left-footer knows he will miss the Irishman's guidance.
Malceski set to take over where Kennelly left off
Sydney's Nick Malceski is ready to play his part in filling the gap left by the sudden departure of Tadhg Kennelly, but the silky left-footer knows he will miss the Irishman's guidance.
Bulldogs deny Dees in fight for sponsor
As the economy sours, Melbourne is still struggling to sign a major sponsor.
McMahon growing into his role
Richmond's Jordan McMahon described his first season at the Tigers as like a bad-hair day.
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