Inside Greenwood’s perplexing Adelaide exit
Josh Jenkins, Eddie Betts, Alex Keath, Jake Lever, Charlie Cameron, Patrick Dangerfield and Mitch McGovern all wanted to leave. But Hugh Greenwood wanted to stay. Why did the Crows give up on him?
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Draw rating: Which clubs will be hardest hit during wild fixture?
The Round 9-12 fixture – with 33 games over 20 days – will make or break your club’s season. We’ve analysed every team’s run of matches to find out the biggest winners and losers of the short turnarounds.
Footy tips: Are Tigers vulnerable in GF rematch?
Richmond has surged into the top four on the back of three straight wins while GWS is losing ground on the top eight. But our experts are tipping an upset this weekend.
The Tackle: Pie ‘animal’ firming for AA nod
Everyone is on the Darcy Moore bandwagon for All Australian selection and rightly so, but another Collingwood defender deserves every bit as much consideration as the Pies’ backline propels their resurgence.
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Fyfe throws down Brownlow gauntlet
DUSTIN Martin and Patrick Dangerfield, take note. Umpires had 38 incredible reasons to hand 2015 winner Nat Fyfe three Brownlow votes as Fremantle climbed back into the top eight.
Sun ‘excited’ by Docker sledges
DOCKER-turned-Sun Lachie Weller is looking forward to hearing what his former Fremantle teammate have to say on Saturday when Gold Coast hosts the Dockers in a Perth “home” game.
Teams: Prestia, Selwood, Boyd miss out
RICHMOND make three changes but Dion Prestia is not one of them, while Geelong has left out Scott Selwood and the Western Bulldogs snub Tom Boyd again. SEE THE TEAMS
Norwood signs ex-AFL player on bail for assault
A FORMER AFL player who is out on bail following an assault charge will make his debut for Norwood this weekend.
New pain wonder drug not WADA prohibited: AFL
UPDATE: THE AFL has softened its stance on the new wonder drug being used by up to 50 AFL players, declaring it has been approved for use but it is up to the player and his doctor, despite saying earlier this week it’s wasn’t OK to use.
‘This is a great place to come to work’
AFL DAILY: BULLDOGS defender Matt Suckling has defended the club’s disastrous start to the season and coach Luke Beveridge. Meanwhile, a US rocker has become an unlikely AFL convert.
‘Lab rats’: Blight’s concern over miracle drug
AFL Legend Malcolm Blight is staggered by revelations up to 50 players could be using a breakthrough pain medication despite the league saying its chief medical officer had not given the drug the tick of approval.
Swallow finally gets to 100 games
HE was Gold Coast’s No.1 pick in its first draft but David Swallow has had to earn every game he played as he runs out for his 100th game this weekend.
How Ablett Snr gave Derm his chance
AFL DAILY: HE quickly became a Hawthorn superstar but when he was just starting out, Dermott ‘The Kid’ Brereton needed a start. And he received one in the strangest of circumstances. RECAP THE DAY’S FOOTY NEWS
AFL stars’ wonder pain jabs revealed
ONE of the AFL’s biggest stars is among up to 50 players being injected with a breakthrough pain treatment unavailable to the general public that has been credited with eliminating knee, hip and groin pain.
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