Saints rule Milne out of game against Melbourne

Caroline Wilson and Stathi Paxinos Stephen Milne wants to play but St Kilda has decided to pull him out of the game against Melbourne for welfare reasons, after the 33-year-old was charged with four counts of rape.

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Milne faces four charges of rape

Caroline Wilson Stephen Milne charged with four counts of rape dating back to an incident involving a 19-year-old girl in 2004.

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Ailing Dees to put case to AFL Commission

Caroline Wilson Melbourne's bid for an AFL-funded multi-million dollar restructure comes with the club still struggling to lure an experienced football boss and uncertainty lingering over the replacement for...

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Stars in anti-abuse push

Caroline Wilson AFL fast-tracks scoreboard campaign in which star footballers will appeal to fans to stop abusing players.

Face it, Eddie is one of the AFL's untouchables

Caroline Wilson If Eddie McGuire's mindless and zoned-out media moment taught us anything then surely the obvious lesson is that some individuals in this great game remain greater than the game itself.

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If at first you don't succeed

Caroline Wilson Ken Hinkley, the power behind Port Adelaide, is the epitome of resilience and a never-say-die approach to life.

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Stewart to join Tigers' greats

Caroline Wilson Australian football legend will be inducted into Richmond's Hall of Fame next month, making a rare public appearance at the dinner on June 15 as one of four inductees.

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Players to preach respect

Caroline Wilson AFL stars will be commandeered to deliver personal appeals to fans to stop abusing players during games, with those pleas potentially broadcast before each game on the scoreboards at all venues.

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Revisiting past controversy on racial taunts

Caroline Wilson Tony Shaw's comments on racism in 1991 have haunted him down the years.

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We want AFL team: Kiwis

Caroline Wilson Having achieved a long-held AFL dream of hosting a premiership match outside Australia, St Kilda, the team that sealed the deal, could not quite manage the fairytale.

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New blood? Bite your tongue

Caroline Wilson St Kilda's playing list needs some work, but is far from a total wreck.

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Winmar struggling with his image

Caroline Wilson The curtains opened to signify the official launch of the AFL season and Andrew Demetriou emerged to speak through a strange puff of smoke.

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Logo, mini-draft on table

Jon Pierik and Caroline Wilson In-season mini-draft, ban on top clubs poaching free agents and possible sale of AFL logo on front of player jumpers options discussed in bid to ease gap between AFL's rich and poor.

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The stress test

Caroline Wilson All AFL coaches will deal with pressure their own way, or be dealt with.

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Stop robbing rich clubs: McGuire plea

Caroline Wilson Collingwood president says plenty of ways of raising funds to help struggling teams.

Pies must tackle bad behaviour

Caroline Wilson Collingwood should seriously consider sacking Dane Swan. If it has not already.

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Drugs collision course

Caroline Wilson The AFL clubs appear on a collision course with their players over holiday drug testing, as several club chiefs confirmed they would take on the players union over target testing of suspected illegal...

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Now for AFL austerity measures

Caroline Wilson The AFL embarks on a severe campaign of cost cutting to slash $5 million from its annual budget and is encouraging clubs to follow suit in tightening their belts.

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Suns hope to see a Blight new dawn

Jared Lynch, Caroline Wilson and Will Brodie Dual Adelaide premiership coach will now oversee Suns coach Guy McKenna.