AFL

Giants launch 'operation get Buddy'

David Polkinghorne Greater Western Sydney has two big weapons in the battle to lure Hawthorn star Lance ''Buddy'' Franklin away from the club where he won an AFL premiership.

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Watters' Saints: the team that time forgot

Rohan Connolly Why does everyone overlook St Kilda when they consider finals contenders?

Martin Flanagan

No normal mindset at Fremantle

Martin Flanagan Ross Lyon has created an 'abnormal' culture of hardness at the Dockers.

Two tribes go to war

Caroline Wilson Young leaders will be chasing old glories in Melbourne season opener.

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The hunger games

Matt Murnane As his team prepares to rid itself of the Kennett curse, Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge says the Hawks will need to play with Geelong-type hunger.

Draft tales: boys becoming men

Greg Baum Emma Quayle's The Draft follows five draftees and their time in the AFL cauldron.

Kyneton Tigers to cubs

Adam McNicol Kyneton has suffered a decline since it won two premierships in the 1990s.

Growing up with Fev. But did he?

Tegan Higginbotham We all love an AFL bad-boy story, but pity the innocent young fan who adores a galoot.

Dwyer gets no easy leg-up in quest for AFL dream

Brent Diamond Collingwood's mature-age recruit spent most of his football career at Port Melbourne.

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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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Bulldogs rout Lions in huge round one upset

The Western Bulldogs have smashed pre-season premiers Brisbane by 68 points in a stunning round-one upset.

AFL

The problem with Collingwood

Jake Niall Forward pressure and goals - Collingwood needs more of both if it is to go all the way in 2013.

Lions snatch late victory from Giants

Wagga Wagga Brisbane Lions come from behind to win by three points against a spirited GWS.

Swans spread wings over the south

David Sygall Sydney on track to surpass 10,000 members in Victoria for the first time in the club's history.

Swan on target with knee injury

Emma Quayle Adam Goodes expects his return from a knee injury to speed up in the next few weeks.

Drawn together

Rohan Connolly Forget an even draw, the best two teams usually find themselves in the grand final.

Greg Baum

Footy: it's not rocket science

Greg Baum Hugh Boyd remembers his first experience of a performance-enhancing drug in football.

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Probe not on our radar, Neeld says

Rohan Connolly Melbourne coach Mark Neeld denies AFL's investigation into the Demons' alleged tanking will affect the club's preparations for next season.

AFL

Football bubble not normal: Hawk

Jon Pierik As the focus, restrictions and pressures on AFL players rise, it's little wonder Brad Sewell refers to life outside of the football bubble as 'normal'.