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AFL ponders earlier start to season to bolster northern markets

Adam Cooper Future AFL seasons could start earlier and expand to 25 home and away games.

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AFL says no power to strike deal with ASADA

Adam Cooper Andrew Demetriou confirms league inquired how players might beat two-year suspension.

Former AFL doctor says it was 'very rare' to inject players with vitamins

Adam Cooper The medical officer advising the AFL Players Association claims there should be little need for players to be injected with supplements, and is hopeful "regulatory sanity" is restored across the...

Connolly and Bailey bear the brunt of AFL tanking probe

Adam Cooper The AFL has suspended former Melbourne coach Dean Bailey and the club's ex-football operations manager Chris Connolly - both will keep their jobs.

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AFL priorities were wrong, says Roos

Adam Cooper and Deborah Gough Ex-coach blames AFL for creating environment in which teams encouraged to perform poorly.

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Puzzled Newbold backs AFL boss

Adam Cooper Jeff Kennett's successor as Hawthorn president says the AFL has made some puzzling rulings.

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AFL to go in hard to curb drug use

Adam Cooper AFL clubs will have their staff audited, sports science staff registered and be instructed to undertake mandatory reporting of any doping issue in an attempt to stamp out widespread illegal drug use...

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AFL doctor takes jab at treatment

Adam Cooper The medical officer advising the AFL Players Association says there is little need for players to be injected with supplements, and is hopeful ''regulatory sanity'' is restored over what products are...

AFL urges clubs: employ integrity officers

Adam Cooper AFL CHIEF executive Andrew Demetriou has urged clubs to employ their own integrity officers ahead of bolstering coaching panels in a bid to eradicate the problems similar to the supplement scandal...

AFL's illicit drugs policy needs an overhaul, says McGuire

Adam Cooper Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has called for the AFL's illicit drugs policy to be overhauled, claiming the system can no longer deal effectively with the drug problem.

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Tuck still the only player banned by AFL

Adam Cooper Travis Tuck is football royalty, son of Hawk great Michael Tuck, nephew of Gary Ablett snr.

Magpies keen to work with clubs, AFL to fight drugs

Adam Cooper and Will Brodie Collingwood president Eddie McGuire says Pies want to encourage other clubs to address problem.

A timeline on 'tanking' in the AFL

Compiled by Adam Cooper A timeline on the tanking issue in the AFL

AFL backs removal of Scully banners

Adam Cooper THE AFL has stood by the decision of security staff to remove banners from the MCG stands that accused Tom Scully of putting dollars ahead of loyalty in leaving Melbourne for Greater Western Sydney.