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Sunday October 14, 2007

Teams

Team coloursADELAIDE CROWS

Meesen joins Demons

Young Adelaide ruckman John Meesen has been traded to Melbourne, in exchange for the Demons' third round draft selection.

Team coloursBRISBANE LIONS

Brisbane Lion a man in demand

Jared Brennan in full flight. Jared Brennan becomes the most sought-after pre-season draft target.

Team coloursCARLTON BLUES

Carlton looks like the old, dark navy Blues

There has been a haunting familiarity about Carlton this week as the club emphatically and not a little arrogantly relaunched itself as a contender in the professionally brutal world of AFL football.

Team coloursCOLLINGWOOD MAGPIES

Magpies gain Lions ruckman

Collingwood bolsters their ruck stocks by completing a trade for young Brisbane big man Cameron Wood.

Team coloursESSENDON BOMBERS

Dons set sights on talented Lion

Jared Brennan weaves his magic. Essendon seems certain to try to entice Jared Brennan into the pre-season draft.

Team coloursFREMANTLE DOCKERS

Bell will go around again

Former Fremantle captain Peter Bell will play on for one more season, after widespread speculation that his AFL retirement was imminent.

Team coloursGEELONG CATS

Cats owed me this trade, says Saint Steven

Premiership ruckman Steven King feels the unusual trade deal by Geelong that sent him to St Kilda is "probably the least they could do for me".

Team coloursHAWTHORN HAWKS

Hawks again target Thornton

Brett Thornton and Tim Boyle. The deal that wasn't this time last year may be reprised, with Hawthorn rekindling its interest in Carlton defender Bret Thornton.

Team coloursKANGAROOS

New Roos vow to be a force

Sam Power did not have much time to contemplate his new colours when he was traded from the Western Bulldogs.

Team coloursMELBOURNE DEMONS

Meesen joins Demons

Young Adelaide ruckman John Meesen has been traded to Melbourne, in exchange for the Demons' third round draft selection.

Team coloursPORT ADELAIDE

McMahon picks Tigers over Port

Richmond last night put Jordan McMahon into a yellow and black jumper, with the Western Bulldog defender choosing the Tigers over Port Adelaide for a three-year deal worth almost $1 million.

Team coloursRICHMOND TIGERS

McMahon picks Tigers over Port

Richmond last night put Jordan McMahon into a yellow and black jumper, with the Western Bulldog defender choosing the Tigers over Port Adelaide for a three-year deal worth almost $1 million.

Team coloursST KILDA SAINTS

Saints and Sheldon part ways

St Kilda has parted company with its football operations manager Ken Sheldon - opting not to renew the former coach's contract after only one year.

Team coloursSYDNEY SWANS

Playfair joins schoolmate at Swans

The Swans last night completed their trade week dealing by securing Geelong forward Henry Playfair.

Team coloursWEST COAST EAGLES

Hurn bails out of cricket to play AFL

West Coast draftee Shannon Hurn agonised over his two great sporting loves.

Team coloursWESTERN BULLDOGS

McMahon picks Tigers over Port

Richmond last night put Jordan McMahon into a yellow and black jumper, with the Western Bulldog defender choosing the Tigers over Port Adelaide for a three-year deal worth almost $1 million.