AFL

Crows to button up on drug allegations

Ashley Porter, Adelaide, and Adam Cooper Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson asks Crows fans to show the opposition respect.

AFL

Saint wary of EPL-like competition

Jon Pierik and Adam Cooper Nick Riewoldt fears two-tiered league unless action taken to ease equalisation concerns.

AFL

Zaharakis to be played in reduced role

Adam Cooper Essendon is set to use midfielder David Zaharakis in a limited capacity against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Friday night, while key-position player Michael Hurley has proved his fitness and has been...

Scotland eyes return

Adam Cooper Carlton veteran to line up on Friday, but Chris Judd will sit out another match.

Football

Puzzled Newbold backs AFL boss

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

AFL

Sheedy warns 'fat' clubs to lay off Giants

Adam Cooper GWS Giants coach claims some Melbourne clubs have become fat on self-interest.

Byrnes stars for Demons

Adam Cooper Former Geelong forward Shannon Byrnes showed he could be a handy acquisition.

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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Demons cop huge fine on the chin

Adam Cooper Melbourne president Don McLardy insists his club’s integrity is intact.

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.

Australian football

Integrity intact: Demons

Adam Cooper Dees slugged $500,000 for being responsible for two former officials who acted outside AFL rules in 2009.

AFL

Dees asked to explain boozy MCG antics

Adam Cooper Melbourne footballers Jeremy Howe, James Frawley and Lynden Dunn will have to explain themselves to their club after one was ejected from the cricket during a beer-soaked afternoon.

AFL

Tippett a Swan, as Prismall, Garlett ignored

Adam Cooper Reigning premier Sydney has finally got its man, by recruiting ex-Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett in the AFL pre-season draft on Tuesday.

AFL

Faceless Bombers in the mix

Adam Cooper Two relative unknowns, Dylan Van Unen and Nick Kommer, could be vying for selection for round one.

Wilderness for Dees: Kennett

Adam Cooper Former Hawthorn president says Demons could face a decade in the AFL wilderness.

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AFL

Sheedy weighs in on Demons' woes

Adam Cooper Kevin Sheedy says he saw "problems coming" at Melbourne when granted a "Clayton's interview" by the Demons for their then-vacant coaching position in 2007.

Sheedy spotted demons at Melbourne

Adam Cooper KEVIN SHEEDY says he saw ''problems coming'' at Melbourne when granted a ''Clayton's interview'' by the Demons for their then-vacant coaching position in 2007.

A timeline on 'tanking' in the AFL

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

Current Demons unaffected by tank turmoil: Clark

Adam Cooper and Caroline Wilson Melbourne forward Mitch Clark says the tanking investigation circling his club is having no impact on the players as they prepare for the 2013 season.

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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.