Will Brodie
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AFL
List analysis: 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.
AFL
Blues to remain quiet in trade period
Will Brodie Carlton will not be a "big player" in the AFL trade period, and believes its stocks of big men are good enough without the addition of a recruit.
Live AFL, Fremantle v Richmond
Will Brodie Fremantle has a golden opportunity to shore up a finals position against the improving Tigers.
AFL
The extra piece of the puzzle
Will Brodie It is not always the best laid plans that deliver premierships. Sometimes, there is a forgotten player who re-emerges from the wilderness at the business end of proceedings.
AFL
Blues at a loss over long Waite
Will Brodie Carlton coach Brett Ratten wants his slumping AFL team to be bold and instinctive and not fear mistakes against Geelong on Friday night.
AFL
Be bold, urges Ratten
Will Brodie Carlton coach Brett Ratten doesn't regret having set the aim of a top-four finish for the Blues during the pre-season, but he wants his charges to concentrate on the ''here and now''.
Blues blow: Murphy may miss three months
Will Brodie Carlton’s worst fears have been confirmed, with star midfielder Marc Murphy expected to miss at least eight weeks and as much as 12 weeks after having surgery on his fractured shoulder.
Live coverage, St Kilda v Carlton
Will Brodie Live coverage of the only Monday night game of the year, pitting the Saints against the premiership favourites Carlton.
AFL
Hayden hit exposes AFL's bland underbelly
Will Brodie The Hayden Ballantyne hi-jinks remind us just how professional modern footy is, and how few larrkins, villains, and flakes sneak through modern footy's skinfold tests and psychological profiling.
Opening observations
Will Brodie Did we really predict Carlton to win by only 15 points, in a tight, dour struggle? Perhaps that was meant to read 51 points, in an open, flowing shootout'. As the Carlton players broke through the .
Pre-season wrap, week four
Will Brodie The penultimate week of pre-season is often the least revealing. Melbourne assistant coach Scott West said on Monday that his team is having its real “dress ...
