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AFL Round 21. 12/08/2018. Melbourne v Sydney at the MCG.  Sydney's Lance Franklin kicks a long 3rd qtr goal  . Pic: Michael Klein

Free agency winners and losers

DO TOP-four clubs really attract the most and high-profile free agents? A Herald Sun study reveals some surprising results which clubs come out on top. Check out your club’s free agency hits and misses.

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Jake Melksham (left) and Michael Hibberd of the Demons react after the First Semi Final between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Melbourne Demons in Week 2 of the AFL Finals Series at the MCG in Melbourne, Friday, September 14, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

How Dees poached two gun Bombers

IN an alternate universe, Jake Melksham and Michael Hibberd could easily still be at Essendon, playing alongside some of their best mates. Instead, while those mates are in Las Vegas, they are chasing the ultimate reward.

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Josh Dunkley of the Bulldogs (left) and Chad Wingard of the Power (second from left) contest during the Round 19 AFL match between the Western Bulldogs and the Port Adelaide Power at Mars Stadium in Ballarat, Sunday, July 29, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Bidding war to break out over Wingard

A TRADE bidding war could break out over Chad Wingard with Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs circling the star forward. But what is he worth? SAM EDMUND and JON RALPH have the latest on 30 massive trade targets.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 14:  Tom McDonald of the Demons celebrates kicking a goal during the AFL Semi Final match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Melbourne Demons at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 14, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Look out Perth, Cyclone Melbourne is coming

THERE’S a growing sense of destiny about Melbourne after the Demons’ premiership fairytale rolls over Hawthorn at the MCG, the Demons holding off a late Hawks comeback to move into the preliminary final.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 14: Jake Melksham of the Demons celebrates a goal during the 2018 AFL First Semi Final match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Melbourne Demons at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 14, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Chaos v control: The key to Eagles-Dees

AS WEST Coast prepares to host Melbourne in Saturday’s preliminary final, premiership star and AFL analyst Mick McGuane looks at the areas where the match will be won and lost.

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AFL 1st Semi-Final. 14/09/2018. Hawthorn vs Melbourne at the MCG.  Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw after colliding with Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne 4th qtr  . Pic: Michael Klein

‘Bloody disgrace’: AFL may review rule

TWO decisions during Melbourne’s semi-final win over Hawthorn had fans and AFL greats up in arms. And after the outcry, the League hasn’t ruled out a review of the controversial contact below the knees rule.

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 22: Josh Kennedy of the Eagles marks the ball during the round 18 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium on July 22, 2018 in Perth, Australia.  (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

The keys to Eagles-Dees prelim: Malthouse

WEST Coast will enter its preliminary final against Melbourne favoured to win. But Mick Malthouse has some warnings for both sides as they try to book their place on footy’s biggest stage.

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Brodie Grundy of the Magpies (left) and Braydon Preuss of the Kangaroos contest during the Round 20 AFL match between the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Collingwood Magpies at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Saturday, August 5, 2017. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Trade Talk: Roos ruckman wants out

NORTH Melbourne will try to broker a trade for big man Braydon Preuss — but one rumoured swap is definitely not thappening. JON RALPH and SAM EDMUND look at where he and all the other big names could land.

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