Galbally queries legal teams

Samantha Lane Kurt Tippett's lawyer concerned that Adelaide and the AFL have employed same law firm.

Dons briefed on 'golden rules' for questioning

Samantha Lane EXCLUSIVE Essendon players were given a detailed written briefing to prepare them for ASADA interviews.

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AFL puts knee blame on grounds

Samantha Lane AFL poised to commission new research into serious knee injuries but is linking this year's extraordinary spate to ground hardness after unseasonably warm weather.

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Stabbed Don to attend big match

Samantha Lane Nathan Lovett-Murray has been told to rest for a week while his stab wounds heal, but remains intent on attending the Dreamtime match on Saturday.

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Women in line to join AFL ranks

Samantha Lane Pioneer football coach Peta Searle and the man who helped her break a glass ceiling, Gary Ayres, do not doubt that women will join AFL coaching ranks.

Bail for junior coach suspended for 'indecent dealings' with boy

Samantha Lane Reeling after a full-time employee, Mark Heaney, was charged for indecent dealings with a teenage boy, the AFL says it conducted appropriate background checks on the coach as recently as this year.

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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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Laid-up Hinkley to have game hotline

Samantha Lane Rules permit coach to communicate with assistants throughout Saturday's contest.

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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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New haste in ASADA interviews

Samantha Lane ASADA's interrogation of Essendon players could be expedited, with the process expected to be completed significantly earlier than the forecast 12 weeks.

Pies told: 'pull your heads in'

Samantha Lane Dale Thomas questions wisdom of Darren Jolly airing details of his strained past with Josh Fraser.

Anstey slam dunks ASADA testing

Samantha Lane Australian basketball great describes ASADA as inept, hapless, comical and money wasting.

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Players' boss urges culture of reporting drug breaches

Samantha Lane The players' union boss is urging AFL players, historically reluctant to become whistleblowers, to adopt that responsibility so that suspect practices - including performance-enhancing drug-related...

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Andrew Demetriou threatened over drug crisis

Samantha Lane AFL boss Andrew Demetriou has revealed he has received serious threats during the drugs crisis engulfing the game.

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AFL to call Demons' doctor over Dank link

Samantha Lane Melbourne's doctor and other officials will be called before the AFL following claims the club had a relationship with the man at the centre of the Australian sport anti-doping investigation.

AFL acts on threats to Demetriou

Samantha Lane AFL acts on serious threats sent to chief over his handling of the drugs crisis.

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Demons' doctor stands down

Caroline Wilson and Samantha Lane Dan Bates stands down following revelations that he had worked with controversial sports scientist Stephen Dank.

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AFL club officials taped on drug use

Samantha Lane AFL club officials recorded discussing use of human growth hormone in the game.

Scientist set to sue Demetriou

Samantha Lane EXCLUSIVE Defamation case expected to be lodged by Stephen Dank's legal team within a month.

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Dank not interviewed for Switkowski report into Bombers

Samantha Lane The mastermind of Essendon's supplements program was not interviewed or asked to contribute to the Ziggy Switkowski report commissioned to independently assess the internal processes and possible...