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Lauren WoodSports Reporter

Lauren Wood is an AFL and AFL Women’s reporter for the Herald Sun and CODE Sports. She also covers a range of other sports across the busy Melbourne sporting calendar.

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Geelong
Tim Kelly of the Cats celebrates after kicking a goal during the Round 20 AFL match between the Richmond Tigers and the Geelong Cats at the MCG in Melbourne, Friday, August 3, 2018. (AAP Image/Hamish Blair) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Kelly proves he belongs in elite company

TIM Kelly was working as a sparky’s apprentice this time last year. On Friday night, he lit up the MCG and proved he belongs in the same class as midfield luminaries Patrick Dangerfield and Dustin Martin.

Hawthorn
AFL Round 4. 15/04/2018. Hawthorn v Melbourne at the MCG. Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett after todays win   . Pic: Michael Klein

Gambling game’s biggest threat: Kennett

AFL players gambling on their smartphones is the biggest challenge facing the competition, according to Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett. And he says the league is ‘partly responsible’ for the ‘scourge’.

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Jack Viney (centre) is seen during a Melbourne Demons training session at Gosch's Paddock in Melbourne, Wednesday, July 11, 2018.  (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) NO ARCHIVING

Demons ‘hopeful’ on Viney return

MELBOURNE co-captain Jack Viney’s recovery from a foot injury has been “pushed back” with the Demons only “hopeful” he will play again this year. RE-CAP ALL THE DAY’S NEWS HERE

AFL News
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA - JULY 28:  Rhys Stanley of the Cats (L) competes for the ball against Oscar McInerney of the Lions during the round 19 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the Brisbane Lions at GMHBA Stadium on July 28, 2018 in Geelong, Australia.  (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

New deal for top Cat Stanley

GEELONG is not interested in one out-of-contract big man and with good reason — their own ruckman Rhys Stanley has grabbed his chance with both hands. And now he’s cashing in.

AFL News
AFL Round 17. 13/07/2018. St Kilda v Carlton at Etihad Stadium.  St Kilda coach Alan Richardson    . Pic: Michael Klein

Will Richo keep his right-hand men?

AS the deadline looms for AFL coaches to be given clarity on their futures, all eyes are on the underperforming Saints to see just who will be by Alan Richardson’s side from next season.

AFL News
AFL: Round 19 Richmond v Collingwood at the MCG. Dustin Martin celebrates a goal. Picture: Mark Stewart

Please give us a Tigers v Pies Grand Final

DID we just watch a preview of the 2018 Grand Final? While it was the Tigers who came away with the four points, there is every indication these two teams will meet again in September and the stakes will be even higher.

St Kilda
AFL rules trial with the St Kilda at Moorabbin . Jade Gresham during trial game  .Pic: Michael Klein

What do the AFL’s rule changes look like?

THE giant goalsquare was evident first. Then the similarly-big contingent from AFL HQ. But what else was obvious about the league’s fourth trial of proposed rule “adjustments”? We got a first-hand look.

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Hawthorn Hawks player Daniel Howe arrives at the AFL Tribunal in Melbourne, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Howe has been charged with tripping Carlton Blues player Zac Fisher during the first quarter of their Round 18 AFL match. (AAP Image/Stefan Postles) NO ARCHIVING

Banned Hawk hopes season isn’t over

HAWTHORN’S Daniel Howe has been slapped with a long ban for his trip that left Blue Zac Fisher with a broken leg as Lion Tom Cutler’s appeal against a two-match suspension fails.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Patrick Cripps (left) and Sam Petrevski-Seton of the Blues remonstrate with Daniel Howe of the Hawks after Howe struck Cripps before a ball up during the 2018 AFL round 18 match between the Carlton Blues and the Hawthorn Hawks at Etihad Stadium on July 22, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

MRO: Hawk to face tribunal, Eagle cleared

DANIEL Howe has been offered a ban for one incident during Hawthorn’s win over Carlton, but will face the tribunal over another in a dirty day for the Hawk, but it’s better news for a star Eagle. EVERY MRO DECISION

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