Bombers backed for flag

Essendon coach James Hird will have plenty to smile about this year if punters are on the money. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun ESSENDON has been the best backed team in AFL premiership markets with the Bombers firming from $26 into...

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Cats turn up the heat

Jimmy Bartel back training at Simonds Stadium. Picture: Peter Ristevski Source: HWT Image Library GEELONG blew out its festive cobwebs in sweltering conditions at Simonds Stadium yesterday. As the mercury climbed over 30C by mid-morning,...

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Brian Cook off to school

Brian Cook is going back to school. Picture: Blair Hamish Source: Herald Sun ONE of the AFL's top club administrators, Geelong chief executive Brian Cook, is going back to school. Cook will do a six-week advanced management course at Harvard...

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AFL crowds top most of the world

AFL crowds are fourth-best in the world. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Source: HWT Image Library THE AFL was the fourth-best attended professional sporting league on the planet in 2012, beating out the Major League Baseball and Spain's La Liga....

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Bock puts year from hell behind him

Nathan Bock just wants to get on with season 2013 as he endeavours to put last year's horror movie behind him. Picture: Adam Head Source: The Courier-Mail GOLD Coast vice-captain Nathan Bock says 2012 was the toughest year he's had in footy....

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Sam struts a different sash

Changed man: Sam Lonergan wants to repay the faith the Tigers have shown in him. Picture: David Smith Source: Herald Sun SAM Lonergan had a feeling his papers had been stamped. But when coach James Hird told him his 79-game Essendon career...

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Tank statements may cook Dees

The AFL investigation has centred on comments made in a Demons football department meeting run by football operations manager Chris Connolly, pictured with Dean Bailey, allegedly reminding staff about the importance of the extra draft pick. Picture:...

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Bombers backed for flag

Essendon coach James Hird will have plenty to smile about this year if punters are on the money. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun ESSENDON has been the best backed team in AFL premiership markets with the Bombers firming from $26 into...

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Dees wait to face music

Melbourne forward Jeremy Howe drinks a beer at the MCG on Boxing Day before being asked to leave by security staff. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun Former Melbourne player Jared Rivers (white t-shirt and sunglasses), who is now...

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One Dawes closes, another opens

New drive: Demons recruit Chris Dawes hammers a drive down the fairway at the Portsea pro-am yesterday. Picture: Mark Dadswell Source: Herald Sun CHRIS Dawes is embracing his new life at Melbourne, but admits he'll miss plenty of his Collingwood...

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2013 AFL predictions

If Andrew Carrazzo can combine father duties of his triplets with leadership, he could be the next Carlton captain. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun THE NAB Cup is just 43 days away and we're into the New Year. Time to shelve the countdowns...

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AFL calendar fails

Angus Monfries (second from left) features on the cover of Essendon's 2013 calendar. Source: Herald Sun Adelaide's 2013 calendar featuring Kurt Tippett. Source: Herald Sun THINK trade month was tough on players and fans - try being an...

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Nowhere to hide for Woods

Dale Thomas and Tyson Goldsack box at Gosch's Paddock. Picture: Klein Michael Source: Herald Sun IF THE handful of Collingwood players who did not make the training trip to Utah thought they could escape a fortnight of hard work, they were...

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Sun shines bright for Bock

Gold Coast Suns defender Nathan Bock participates in a light pool session with his teammates. Picture: Brendan Radke Source: Gold Coast Bulletin GOLD Coast vice-captain Nathan Bock has opened up about his year from hell, after waving 2012 away...

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Suns gun awaits his fate

Harley Bennell during a Gold Coast Suns recovery session at Kurrawa beach, Broadbeach. Picture: Brendan Radke Source: Gold Coast Bulletin GOLD Coast youngster Harley Bennell has saved himself from a severe club penalty after a night out with...

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Dees wait to face music

Melbourne forward Jeremy Howe drinks a beer at the MCG on Boxing Day before being asked to leave by security staff. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun Former Melbourne player Jared Rivers (white t-shirt and sunglasses), who is now...

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Hudson key to Pies' plan

Recruit Ben Hudson at Collingwood training. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell says the Pies are close to a premiership. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun Nick Maxwell runs laps during...

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Nowhere to hide for Woods

Dale Thomas and Tyson Goldsack box at Gosch's Paddock. Picture: Klein Michael Source: Herald Sun IF THE handful of Collingwood players who did not make the training trip to Utah thought they could escape a fortnight of hard work, they were...

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Sun shines bright for Bock

Gold Coast Suns defender Nathan Bock participates in a light pool session with his teammates. Picture: Brendan Radke Source: Gold Coast Bulletin GOLD Coast vice-captain Nathan Bock has opened up about his year from hell, after waving 2012 away...

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Suns star charged over NYE brawl

Harley Bennell during a Gold Coast Suns recovery session at Kurrawa beach, Broadbeach. Picture: Brendan Radke Source: Gold Coast Bulletin RISING Gold Coast Suns star Harley Bennell faces two charges after a New Year's Eve brawl in Western...

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What a big year in footy

The best pictures of the 2012 AFL season Sydney co-captains Adam Goodes and Jarrad McVeigh with the premiership cup. Picture: Alex Coppel Source: Herald Sun ON THE last day of 2012, relive the best, worst and weirdest moments...

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Lake out to prove critics wrong

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson with star recruit Brian Lake. Picture: Nicole Garmston Source: Herald Sun TWO-time All Australian defender Brian Lake says he walked out on Western Bulldogs and joined Hawthorn in a bid to prove his critics...

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Rocca the mask avenger

Former Collingwood player turned NFL punter Saverio Rocca has played his part in helping the Washington Redskins make the playoffs. Washington Redskins punter Sav Rocca stops Dallas Cowboys' punt returner Dwayne Harris in his tracks....

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Nowhere to hide for Woods

Dale Thomas and Tyson Goldsack box at Gosch's Paddock. Picture: Klein Michael Source: Herald Sun IF THE handful of Collingwood players who did not make the training trip to Utah thought they could escape a fortnight of hard work, they were...

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Billie keen to give 2012 the boot

Billie Smedts finished the 2012 season playing 14 games for Geelong. Picture: Peter Ristevski Source: Geelong Advertiser IN A strange sort of way Billie Smedts just wants 2012 to be over. After missing the entire 2011 season because of...

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Future bright after year of pain

John McCarthy's death in Las Vegas devastated his club Port Adelaide and the broader community. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser A YEAR that started so brightly for Port Adelaide ended disastrously. A thrilling opening-round win...

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Prismall to play VFL with the Dogs

Brent Prismall trained with the Dons, Port and Dogs without luck at the drafts. Now, he'll play at Williamstown. Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun IT'S finally official: Brent Prismall will use the Western Bulldogs' VFL affiliate as a platform...

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Consider yourself an AFL quizmaster?

How many votes did Essendon skipper Jobe Watson poll to win the 2012 Brownlow Medal? Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun THINK you know your footy? Take our AFL super quiz to find out just how closely you were paying attention in 2012....

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