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Kennelly's waiting game
He remains hopeful, but a return by Tadhg Kennelly for Sydney's elimination final the weekend after next is anything but guaranteed.
Drugs storm takes shine off footy
Ben Cousins was running away from opponents not camera crews. There were emotional farewells planned for an unusually large array of retiring greats. A Cinderella team sat on top of the ladder.
Seven's ratings slump as it seeks peace with AFL
Channel Seven's news ratings have plunged since the network revealed drug use at a Melbourne football club.
Roos not 'fair dinkum' about flag: Laidley
The Kangaroos administration had not been "fair dinkum" about winning a premiership for the last five years, according to coach Dean Laidley.
Burton has nothing to Crow about
As Vice-President of the AFL Players' Association, and on behalf of
all players, Adelaide's Brett Burton did his best to shun a Channel
Seven reporter.
Petrie is back and achieving his goals
On the eve of the 2005 season Drew Petrie opted out of the Kangaroos' leadership group, relinquishing the deputy vice-captaincy to focus on his role in the team.
Seven tries to arrest ban damage
The escalating war between Channel Seven and AFL players could be
defused today when Seven's Melbourne boss Ian Johnson holds crisis
talks with the network's legal advisers.
Demons injury-hit, but not tanking: Riley
Melbourne is likely to have only 26 players from whom to select its round-22 team, but caretaker coach Mark Riley insists the Demons will not be tanking.
Gardner says all five could coach
Melbourne could determine who will coach it for 2008 and beyond today when the club's coaching panel convenes to discuss the outcome of yesterday's final presentations from four of the five remaining candidates.
Four more veterans hang up boots
Three Tigers and a Lion will roar one last time this weekend.
No kid gloves for Gibbs
The much-hyped No. 1 draft pick has played every game in a solid, if not spectacular, start to his career.
ROUND-UP
The Cats are hoping to field a full-strength side in Saturday night's clash with the Brisbane Lions.
Home loss hard to swallow as Cats bite off a bit more than they can mew
A well-taught Port was never going to go down as easily as a lubricated lunch.
Strauchanie comes clean
Collingwood rising star Bryan Strauchan hints he is prepared to talk to the Seven Network.
AFL chief slams Seven
AFL chief Andrew Demetriou has branded as "abhorrent" the broadcasting by the Seven Network of medical records of two AFL players.
Don's kicking a point of conjecture
"Buddy" Franklin's two goals 11 behinds for Hawthorn on Sunday had scribes flicking through the record books to see how he stacked up in the all-time inaccuracy stakes.
Schwab to help Dees find a coach
Former Hawthorn coach Peter Schwab has been seconded onto Melbourne's coaching panel, which today is to complete its final interviews for Neale Daniher's replacement.
It's time to name and shame the drug users
Comment: National Rugby League may not know it, but its two-strikes-and-you're-out policy for players using recreational drugs is making it extremely difficult for a rival code, the AFL, to abandon its contentious position on illegal drugs.
With their fate assured, Swans take time to freshen up
THE Swans had expected Sunday's sold-out match against Hawthorn to be a cut-throat battle against in-form opposition with both clubs' finals prospects on the line.
Hawks ready to take off
Trent Croad believes the best thing about Hawthorn's return to the
AFL finals is that it is only the start of what promises to be an
era of success.
Roos hesitant to risk Thompson
The Kangaroos are unlikely to risk Nathan Thompson this week in
their clash against the Western Bulldogs despite the full-forward
declaring himself ready to play.
Northcote Park proves it's the real deal
A restructuring of the club, hard work and a weekly game of cards have the Cougars poised for finals action.
Bulldog, Lion may hang up their boots
Chris Grant and Chris Scott could join the extraordinary exodus of
champions from football at the end of this season.
The Power of Williams
Mark Williams has confounded the critics who believed his team was
bottom-eight material.
Is this it for Camporeale?
If there is a good time to get a knee injury that may well require a reconstruction it is not when you are 32, out of contract and at a club yet to appoint a new coach.
Eagles, Power to fight long distance
Scoreboard is a favourite bit of football jargon, but more relevant than ever to Port Adelaide and West Coast this week.
Players give Seven the cold shoulder
Collingwood and Adelaide players will deliver a silent protest to Channel Seven in Friday night's match.
Pies star handed reprimand
Collingwood spearhead Anthony Rocca has overcome a long list of
prior offences to escape with a reprimand for his strike against
Sydney's Adam Goodes.
Players consider Brownlow boycott
AFL players consider boycott of Seven Network's Brownlow Medal presentation.
Rocca can avoid ban over striking charge
Collingwood star forward Anthony Rocca can avoid suspension despite
being charged with striking by the match review panel.
Wakelin out two weeks with groin strain
Port Adelaide fullback Darryl Wakelin will miss the start of the AFL finals series with a groin injury.
Police raid Seven in AFL drug probe
Police raid the Seven Network's Docklands office as part of an investigation into the alleged theft of medical records relating to two AFL players.
Hird 'spent' but life left in Sheedy yet
James Hird describes himself as "spent" and "gone" after his MCG send-off game, Kevin Sheedy still believes he is neither of those things.
Donaldson, 150 up, as Longwarry kicks on
Longwarry forward Ryan Donaldson kicks his 150th goal for the year in the second-elimination-final win against Bunyip.
AFL opened this Pandora's box, now what?
Now that its players are being subjected to unfair public scrutiny, the AFL's illicit drug policy has proved to be unworkable.
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