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AFL
Sheedy urges GWS to chase Franklin
Will Brodie GWS coach Kevin Sheedy has urged his club to recruit out-of-contract Hawthorn superstar Lance Franklin.
AFL
List analysis: Sydney
Will Brodie The premiers have enough youthful stars to keep them in contention.
List analysis: Adelaide
Will Brodie After a heroic lunge towards the grand final, Adelaide unsurprisingly looks to have a bevy of "automatic inclusions" and few gaps in its "best" 22.
AFL
Swans boss slams 'tacky' salary cap attack
Will Brodie Swans chairman Richard Colless has labelled a renewed attack on his club's salary cap concessions from Carlton chief executive Greg Swann as "tacky" as AFL clubs promote their positions ahead of next...
AFL
Crows penalties announced
Will Brodie Kurt Tippett has been hit with an 11-match suspension and Adelaide will lose their first two draft picks for 2013 over the AFL draft tampering and salary cap breach saga.
GWS reconsiders recruiting Tippett
Will Brodie GWS is now undecided about recruiting Kurt Tippett, following the AFL Commission hearing into his controversial secret contract with the Adelaide Crows.
More charges over Tippett
Will Brodie The AFL has laid three further charges against the Adelaide Crows and its employees over the Kurt Tippett contract affair.
Trigg fights back over Tippett saga
Will Brodie Crows CEO tells fans the Crows will explain themselves at hearing next week.
Crows dodge a bullet over Tippett scandal
Will Brodie The AFL has accepted an adjournment of the Kurt Tippett salary cap hearing sought by Adelaide, meaning the Crows will be free to participate in next Thursday's national draft.
Dees and Dogs keen to stay active in busy trade period
Will Brodie Two of the biggest players on day one of trade week, Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs, aim to remain active participants in what shapes as the busiest exchange period in recent memory.
Live coverage, Hawthorn v Adelaide
Will Brodie The high-flying, well rested Hawks are hot favourites to make the grand final at the expense of the young, injury-hit Crows.
Live AFL finals: Geelong v Fremantle
Scott Spits and Will Brodie The Crows host the Swans at AAMI Stadium and Geelong awaits Fremantle at the MCG in a huge Saturday of finals footy.
Live AFL, West Coast v Geelong
Will Brodie Geelong travels to Perth keen to continue a winning run which could yet deliver them a top four finish.
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.
Live coverage, Gold Coast v Adelaide
Will Brodie Gold Coast host Adelaide at Metricon Stadium in their first clash of 2012 .
Live AFL, Saturday 5 May
Will Brodie Join us for the latest scores and news from a packed day of footy.
The Indispensables
Will Brodie All night you have dreamt of that long-awaited premiership, the tinsel falling on your flag-winning heroes on the dais, your mobile phone bleeping incessantly with friends arranging the night's...
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 ...
