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24 May 2013, 10:33pm

Swans too strong for poor Magpies

Sydney have reminded the rest of the competition they are still a force with a comfortable 47–point win over a lacklustre Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night.

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24 May 2013, 6:40pm

Swans bus conks out, players on tram

Sydney's preparations for Friday night's blockbuster against Collingwood have been thrown into disarray with their team bus breaking down en route to the MCG.

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24 May 2013, 6:22pm

Sheedy eyes Bombers' big men

Lance Franklin is not the only tall forward on Greater Western Sydney's radar, with coach Kevin Sheedy revealing he would target Essendon's horde of big men should he move into the Giants recruiting department next year.

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24 May 2013, 5:44pm

Crows bring back Petrenko against Roos

Adelaide forward Jared Petrenko has been recalled for the Crows' battle with North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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24 May 2013, 5:12pm

Lyon coy on Watts interest

Ross Lyon won't reveal whether enigmatic Melbourne utility Jack Watts is on Fremantle's recruiting wish list because he doesn't 'like talking about players from other clubs'.

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24 May 2013, 4:15pm

Gordon thrilled with McCartney

Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has backed embattled coach Brendan McCartney to steer the club to success because 'the players love him'.

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24 May 2013, 3:52pm

Interviews 'weighing on' Essendon minds

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou believes 'stressful' interviews with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority are affecting Essendon's players.

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24 May 2013, 3:07pm

Winmar's actions still resonate

Nicky Winmar's historic stand against racism at Victoria Park in 1993 holds significant meaning for modern-day St Kilda, according to coach Scott Watters.

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24 May 2013, 1:52pm

Power, Cats make late changes

Late-week injuries have forced Port Adelaide and Geelong into personnel changes ahead of their encounter at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.

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24 May 2013, 12:53pm

Malthouse shoots down Thomas talk

Mick Malthouse bristled when asked whether out-of-contract Collingwood star Dale Thomas was on Carlton's recruiting radar.

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24 May 2013, 11:01am

Hird: I'm not going anywhere

Essendon coach James Hird has no intention of stepping down from his position at the helm of the embattled club.

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24 May 2013, 8:17am

Demetriou fears sport drug copycats

Andrew Demetriou and Richard Ings may not be the best of buddies, but the AFL boss and former ASADA chief executive agree that a disturbing element of the Drugs in Sport investigation is players in lower leagues using performance enhancing supplements after hearing of their use elsewhere.

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24 May 2013, 7:48am

Cloke's wobble cloaks great season

Collingwood are keeping a secret from the rest of us; Travis Cloke is in career-best form despite his yips in front of goal.

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24 May 2013, 7:21am

Longmire dismisses Pies hoodoo

Sydney coach John Longmire has shrugged off suggestions Collingwood are their bogey side, ahead of the teams' Friday night blockbuster at the MCG.

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23 May 2013, 7:57pm

O'Meara has big plans with Suns

Gold Coast Suns starlet Jaeger O'Meara has forecast becoming as good as his Brownlow Medal-winning team-mate Gary Ablett.

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23 May 2013, 6:56pm

Shaw to miss for Magpies

Collingwood defender Heath Shaw will miss Friday night's blockbuster with Sydney, after hamstring tightness aborted his impending return from suspension.

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23 May 2013, 6:26pm

AFL Teams - Round 9 Selections

All the ins and outs are in for Round 9. Check them out before the full teams come in.

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23 May 2013, 4:50pm

Power encouraged to take on Cats

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has urged his players to be bold and take risks as they look to upset the brilliant Geelong Cats this weekend.

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23 May 2013, 4:38pm

Sanderson: Unlucky Roos will fire up

Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson predicts North Melbourne will be fired up for Sunday's clash at Etihad Stadium after their heartbreaking loss to West Coast.

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23 May 2013, 3:41pm

Concentration lapses costing Tigers

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin says the Tigers are looking for a four-quarter effort against Essendon in Saturday night's 'Dreamtime at the 'G' match.

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