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SANFL: Sturt v Central District at Unley Oval. Central's Isaya McKenzie breaks away with the ball. 2 June 2019. (AAP Image/Dean Martin)
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Bulldogs forward chases AFL spot

Central District may be without speedy forward Isaya McKenzie this season after he was invited to train with West Coast in Perth, in a bid to earn a spot on their playing list.

2019 AFL - Essendon V GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. Mitch Brown celebrates a goal.  Picture: Mark Stewart
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New Demon: I’m not here to play VFL

Mitch Brown will revive his AFL career at Melbourne but the former Essendon forward says he’s not there to be a depth player. Other delisted players are searching for new homes as clubs look to fill vacant list spots.

Willie Rioli of the Eagles is seen after the Round 10 AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the West Coast Eagles at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Rioli still in dark over drug fate

West Coast’s Willie Rioli still doesn’t know when he’ll learn his fate for allegedly tampering with his urine sample and then testing positive for an illicit drug as coach Adam Simpson visits the banned forward.

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Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury (left) and co-captain Nathan Jones pose for a photograph along the boundary line at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Thursday, June 7, 2018. Pendlebury and Jones front the media ahead of the Queen's Birthday clash in support of FightMND. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

Finals arrive early for Dees, Pies

NATHAN Brown says Monday’s Queen’s Birthday clash is as close as players can get to playing in a final before September as Magpie captain Scott Pendlebury flags another shut-down role. RECAP TODAY’S FOOTY NEWS

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Scott Lycett of the Eagles and Ben McEvoy of the Hawks compete in a ruck contest during the 2018 AFL round 10 match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the West Coast Eagles at Etihad Stadium on May 27, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Time to tap Scott to come home

SOUTH Australian Scott Lycett’s decision to wait on free-agent offers could be a blessing for him — and for the Crows and Port Adelaide, as the latter reassesses its options in the wake of a season-ending knee injury to its young ruck talent.

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Nat Fyfe  of the Dockers reacts after the Round 11 AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Fremantle Dockers at the MCG in Melbourne, Sunday, June 3, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Fyfe banned after tribunal appeal fails

FREMANTLE captain and Brownlow Medal favourite Nat Fyfe has failed to have his one-match ban for striking overturned while there was good news for a North Melbourne youngster. NEWS RE-CAP

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PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA - JUNE 02:  Jack Darling of the Eagles is assisted off the field with a right ankle injury during the round 11 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the St Kilda Saints at Optus Stadium on June 2, 2018 in Perth, Australia.  (Photo by Will Russell/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Eagles upbeat over Darling diagnosis

WEST Coast will be without key forward Jack Darling for the next month with an ankle injury while Brisbane and Gold Coast have been hit by serious injuries. YOUR CLUB’S INJURY LIST

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 01: Shane Savage of the Saints looks on afer giving away a free kick during the round two AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the St Kilda Saints at Domain Stadium on April 1, 2017 in Perth, Australia.  (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Alarming numbers of West Coast’s home free kicks

NEW year, new stadium but the same old home town whistle? The West Coast Eagles are getting the rub of the green with the umpires out west, with the club enjoying a staggering run of free kick dominance. Does the AFL need to step in?

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 02: Jack Darling of the Eagles is assisted from the field with a lower leg injury during the round 11 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the St Kilda Saints at Optus Stadium on June 2, 2018 in Perth, Australia.  (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Eagles survive scare but sweat on Darling injury

WEST Coast has secured its 10th win in a row but it may have come at a massive cost with the league’s in-form forward Jack Darling suffering a nasty ankle injury. The good news for St Kilda was its goalkicking has finally turned the corner.

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Nat Fyfe  of the Dockers reacts after the Round 11 AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Fremantle Dockers at the MCG in Melbourne, Sunday, June 3, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Dockers launch Brownlow rescue mission

FREMANTLE will challenge Nat Fyfe’s one-match ban to save the superstar midfielder’s Brownlow Medal hopes following his hit on Levi Greenwood. Do the Dockers and Fyfe stand a chance?

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