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Suns young gun O'Meara aiming high

Jaeger O'Meara.

Gold Coast teenager Jaeger O'Meara has no problem being touted as the AFL's next big thing, because that's exactly where he wants to one day be.

Ageless Cats still defy odds

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Garry Lyon The Geelong Football Club has been an impressive outfit over the past seven years.

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Peter Hanlon Joel Selwood says the bump is dead and he gets a standing ovation.

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Live AFL: Collingwood v Geelong

Ben Reid and Tom Hawkins

Lee Crossley Suddenly the pressure is right on Collingwood. The Magpies desperately need a win against unbeaten Geelong at the MCG to avoid slumping to a 4-4 record after eight rounds.

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Krakouer of a fightback

On the move: Luke Ball beats a band of Collingwood and Geelong players to the ball at the MCG on Saturday night.

Emma Quayle Collingwood shows that the spark remains as it ends Geelong's unbeaten run.

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'Sad day: the bump is dead'

Geelong's James Kelly

Jesse Hogan Favourable evidence from Brendon Goddard does not sway the tribunal.

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AFL bump a fine line: McCartney

Just centimetres now separate a fair bump and an illegal one in the AFL, according to Western Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney.

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It's time to scrap the match review process

Melbourne's Colin Sylvia.

Rohan Connolly The AFL’s judicial system continues to fail its most basic test, to deliver verdicts consistent with the football crimes committed.

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One team rules them all

Geelong players celebrate the 2009 grand final.

Rohan Connolly Leigh Matthews' Lions were the equal of today's Cats.

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Fight club

Brendon Goddard and Hayden Ballantyne.

Jesse Hogan Only Steve Johnson has been on the receiving end more than Hayden Ballantyne.

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Ultimate Footy

Why I would trade Joel for Scott

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Footy Prophet I am sure Mrs Selwood would not trade either of her sons, but she may not be trying to capitalise on the tackle category in Ultimate Footy!

The dream that never dies

Bulldogs players after osing the 2010 preliminary final.

Bob Murphy Watching a future Bulldogs team win a flag will feel like a hole in the heart but maybe that's just part of growing up.

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Ward a giant among men

Captain courageous: Callan Ward is highly rated by coach Kevin Sheedy.

Andrew Wu Callan Ward sits quite comfortably among Kevin Sheedy's star-studded list of captains.

Cats find winning gear

James Kelly

Michael Gleeson Geelong overwhelms Richmond in a game that was more or less even until half-time.

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Bombers play copycats

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Rohan Connolly Essendon has spent much of the past three years aspiring to emulate Geelong.

Blues must Waite again, Kosi faces two-match ban

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St Kilda veteran Justin Koschitzke faces a two-match suspension for striking Collingwood's Jamie Elliott.

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Carlton accept Waite's one-match ban

Carlton have decided against fighting forward Jarrad Waite's headbutt penalty, and have accepted his one-match ban from the AFL match review panel.

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Koschitzke vows to bounce back

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Emma Quayle Key forward adamant he will be back once he serves his two-week suspension.

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Live AFL: Geelong v Essendon

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Teo Pellizzeri Friday night AFL matches don't come much bigger than this. Essendon and Geelong enter this round seven blockbuster at Etihad Stadium as the only remaining unbeaten teams in the competition.

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Poor ball usage cost us: Hird

Essendon's coach James Hird.

Jake Niall Essendon coach says Bombers did not use the ball well enough or convert opportunities against Geelong.