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Sam Landsberger is a sports writer for the Herald Sun and CODE Sports covering the AFL and the Big Bash League. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @samlandsberger.

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AFL Round 15. 28/06/2018. Richmond v Sydney at Etihad Stadium. Sydney's Ben Ronke . Pic: Michael Klein

Rising rookie Ronke’s rare shot at history

A ROOKIE winning the AFL Rising Star? St Kilda goalkicking great – and former rookie – Stephen Milne loves what he sees from the Sydney young gun in what looms as an intriguing battle. VOTE

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AFL Round 16. 07/07/2018. Western Bulldogs v Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium. Western Bulldogs Lachie Hunter celebrates his goal in the first quarter . Pic: Michael Klein

Bulldogs set for milestone trifecta

A TRIFECTA of Western Bulldogs are set to captain the club in their 100th games with Lachie Hunter and Marcus Bontempelli set to follow Jason Johannisen and toss the coin in their milestone matches. Re-cap the day’s breaking news

Bulldogs

McLean signs new deal with Bulldogs

WESTERN Bulldogs premiership star Toby McLean has jumped the list management queue at Whitten Oval after signing a contract extension.

AFL News

AFL Round 17. 15/07/2018. Collingwood v West Coast at the MCG. Collingwood's Darcy Moore clears by hand 1st qtr . Pic: Michael Klein

Manager ‘confident’ Moore will re-sign with Pies

RIVALS are circling and while teammate Jordan De Goey might have ended speculation on his own future, out-of-contract Magpie Darcy Moore is in no rush to do the same.

Melbourne

Young Dees guess this is growing up

MELBOURNE has instructed its players to move out of their parents’ homes at a certain age to accelerate their maturity and independence.

Carlton

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - JULY 13: Marc Murphy of the Blues reacts at the full time siren during the round 17 AFL match between the St Kilda Saints and the Carlton Blues at Etihad Stadium on July 13, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Blues know they will miss A-grade free agents

CARLTON great Mark Maclure wants under-siege coach Brendon Bolton to ‘toughen up’ his players while Leigh Matthews has questioned the Blues’ ability to land any players via trade and free agency. What should the club do next?

St Kilda

Brisbane Lions Luke Hodge training for the game against Hawthorn at UTAS Stadium. PICTURE CHRIS KIDD

Young Saints hunt Hodge-type leader

ST KILDA will turn it’s off-season attention to finding an experienced mentor to finish their career at the club, in the vein of Luke Hodge’s move from Hawthorn to Brisbane.

AFL News

Scalpers face huge fines in crackdown

SCALPERS could be hit with almost half a million in fines as tough anti-scalping laws spread across our sporting calendar, including key footy games. SEE THE EVENTS

Fremantle

Cerra to talk new deal after Round 23

FREMANTLE young gun and Round 16 Rising Star nominee Adam Cerra says he will sit down with the club at the end of the season to thrash out a contract extension.

Nrth Melb

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 08: Ben Brown of the Kangaroos celebrates a goal during the 2018 AFL round 16 match between the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Gold Coast Suns at Etihad Stadium on July 08, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

How Brown became the AFL’s best runner

BEN Brown has run the equivalent of a marathon in his past three matches … and then some. SAM LANDSBERGER finds out how the Coleman Medal favourite became one of the best runners in the AFL.

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