Brock Mclean

Age Footballer of the Year: Round 7 votes

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Round 7 votes for the Age Footballer of the Year award.

AFL stars come out against gay slurs

Yarra Glen Footballer Jason Ball takes part in the Gay Pride March Parade in St Kilda.

Jill Stark Some of the AFL's biggest stars will call on football fans and players to stop using terms such as ''faggot'', ''homo'' and ''poofter'', in a new campaign to kick homophobia out of the game.

Waite and Blues fire: Dees hit

Jack Grimes holds his shoulder as he leaves the field.

Jon Pierik Demons' co-captain Jack Grimes breaks his collarbone in 10-goal loss to Blues.

Age Footballer of the Year: Round 4 votes

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Round four votes for the Age Footballer of the Year award.

Age Footballer of the Year: Round 5 votes

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Round 5 votes for the Age Footballer of the Year award.

AFL

Adelaide's defeat compounded by knee injury to Walker

Taylor Walker

Adelaide spearhead Taylor Walker faces a significant stint on the sidelines after injuring his right knee early in the 32-point loss to improving Carlton at the MCG.

AFL

Live AFL: Carlton v Adelaide

Shaun Hampson and Sam Jacobs

Lee Crossley Carlton, after getting its first win last round, meets eighth-placed Adelaide, in a twilight affair at the MCG.

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AFL

Tough day for tall forwards

Off: Taylor Walker.

Chloe Saltau Adelaide rocked by a potentially serious knee injury to gun forward Taylor Walker.

Blues find winning form

Perched nicely: Carlton's Chris Yarran climbs on the back of Adelaide defender Ben Rutten at the MCG.

Jake Niall Carlton gets second win of the season, withstanding a belated challenge from Adelaide.

AFL

Live AFL: Collingwood v Carlton

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Scott Spits This match has been in the spotlight all week. Carlton, under new coach Mick Malthouse, takes on Collingwood, the club which the veteran coach guided to the 2010 AFL premiership.

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Brisbane knocks Blues over

NAB Cup Final. Carlton v Brisbane. Brisbane celebrate their win at Etihad Stadium.

Adam Cooper It's been a long time, but Jonathan Brown never lost that taste for silverware.

Finding the sleepers

The Age's Ultimate Footy competition

Josh Elliott, footyprophet.com.au A look at which players are working as sleepers, and which are being drafted too early.

AFL

List analysis: Carlton

Carlton.

Will Brodie The Blues entered the NAB Cup all but injury-free, in complete contrast to their situation a year ago. It means competition for spots in their best team is fierce.

Jake Niall

Tigers avoid an opening disaster

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Jake Niall Thursday night's outcome wasn't a case of paradise lost for Carlton, rather, a catastrophe averted for Richmond.

AFL

Tigers at last over the Blues

Brett Deledio celebrates.

Emma Quayle Mitch Robinson became the first player to test the AFL's new concussion procedures, as Richmond reversed its poor recent starts against the Blues, survived a late Carlton challenge and opened their...

NAB Cup squads

AFL substitute

The teams for Saturday's NAB Cup games, including Essendon v Richmond and Carlton v Fremantle.

Message loud and clear for Malthouse's Blues

Ball magnet: Carlton's Eddie Betts gets the jump on Docker Nathan Fyfe on Saturday night.

Adam Cooper Mick Malthouse admitted during the week he was impatient for Carlton to click to his way.

AFL

Blues good, Crows slightly better

Patrick Dangerfield of the Crows.

Ashley Porter Adelaide dented Carlton's chances of a place in the NAB Cup final with a three-point win in a supergoal-fest.

Richmond ready for final step, says Tuck

Richmond's Shane Tuck.

Michael Gleeson Following in his father's footsteps, Shane Tuck will contest his 10th AFL season this year.

Live AFL

Live NAB Cup: Adelaide v Carlton

Carlton's Shaun Hampson battles with Adelaide's Sam Jacobs

Teo Pellizzeri Follow our live coverage as the Adelaide Crows host Carlton in round three of the NAB Cup.

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