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Samantha Lane

Samantha Lane is a sports writer with The Age's sports section. She joined The Sunday Age's sports team in 2005, where she specialised in the coverage of Australian Rules football, before joining the daily Age in 2007. She has a wealth of multi-media broadcasting experience since starting her journalism career in 2002 at www.afl.com.au. She is also a panellist on Network Ten's Before the Game. Samantha covered the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympics and will be reporting extensively on the 2012 London Olympics.

Scenes as the final siren sounds at Princes Park's last AFL game in 2005.

Blues keen on a Princes Park revival

Samantha Lane Carlton wants to host matches for premiership points at its traditional Princes Park home again.

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Blues snub Docklands in push to make MCG home

Samantha Lane From 2015 onwards, Carlton wants to play eight home games at the MCG.

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Etihad boss says Blues should focus on winning, not moving

Samantha Lane Etihad Stadium's new boss says club should prioritise making venue a happy home.

It's make or break for the Blues: Kouta

Samantha Lane Carlton luminaries put the heat on the club's administration to get the call on a new coach right.

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Judd takes one year, huge pay cut

Samantha Lane Committed and happy partners for the past six years, Chris Judd and Carlton have reached a turning point in their relationship. Contractually speaking at least.

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League to quiz Carlton duo on secret recording

Samantha Lane AFL will conduct formal interviews with two members of Carlton's high performance team over recorded meeting they had last June with chemist who supplied substances for Essendon's supplements regimen.

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Fans fail to show for pre-season

Samantha Lane Nearly double the crowd was at the same venue to watch the same clubs in 2007.

Players warn on restraint of trade

Samantha Lane AFL Players Association says Judd issue potential restraint of trade with implications for all players.

Cloke, Pies no closer: manager

Samantha Lane If Collingwood has resolved to give Travis Cloke the unconditional five-year deal he is seeking, it is yet to inform the star forward's manager.