Top pick in for ride of his life

Last year's top draft pick, Jonathon Patton, at home with mother Belinda and sister Lauren. Picture: Craig Borrow. Source: The Daily Telegraph LACHIE Whitfield is the favourite to go No.1, but whoever is lucky enough to be first picked at Thursday night's AFL draft is in for the ride of his life. It's a nerve-racking but awesome night. This time last year it was me who had the honour...

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Knights predicts pain for Crows

The Crows are back in the game Chris Knights says the Kurt Tippett saga will impact Adelaide significantly. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser FORMER Crow and new Tiger Chris Knights has admitted Adelaide's salary cap saga could impact significantly on its 2013 season, despite the club being allowed to take part in this year's national draft. Knights spent eight...

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Docker to train with Saints

Docker Dylan Roberton tackles Hawk Liam Shiels. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: The Sunday Times DELISTED Docker Dylan Roberton will train with St Kilda in the hope of securing an AFL lifeline. Roberton was one of three Fremantle players delisted yesterday after playing 37 matches for the club, including 10 this year. The 191cm defender was originally recruited from Frankston and requested...

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Roos post record profit

North Melbourne fans enjoy Jack Ziebell's last-quarter goal. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun NORTH Melbourne has credited fan donations for helping the Roos post a record operating profit of more than $1 million. The Roos today announced an operating profit of $1,193,080 for the 2011-12 financial year. Interim chief executive Cam Vale said the club reduced its debt by $1 million...

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Crows burnt in pie fight

The Crows are paying the price for greed The AFL has another beef with the Adelaide Crows over these TV ads featuring former star forward Kurt Tippett. Kurt Tippett appears in one of his Tippett's Tips ads for Balfours Pies. Source: Supplied A SERIES of ads featuring Kurt Tippett in a chef's hat could land Adelaide its own kitchen nightmare. Tippett...

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Adelaide 'people don't understand much'

The Crows are paying the price for greed David Galbally will represent Kurt Tippett at next week's AFL Commission hearing. Source: News Limited DAVID Galbally QC, Kurt Tippett's representative at next week's AFL Commission hearing, this morning had a light-hearted crack at Adelaide on local radio. When it was put by the hosts of ABC radio that even 16-year-old Adelaide...

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Hawks record mega profit

The Giants are out to snare Tippett Hawthorn fans have helped the club secure a mega profit. Picture: Alex Coppel Source: Herald Sun HAWTHORN'S 60,000-strong band of members has helped ensure the club has posted a mega profit for 2012, reaping more than $2m for the financial year ending October 31. The Hawks profited $2,023,720, up about $300,000 on last year's result.The...

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Crows footy manager charged

Kurt Tippett's lawyer David Galbally QC is confident the player won't be deregistered, despite the AFL laying three further charges against the Crows, chief executive David Trigg and football operations manager Phil Harper. Adelaide football manager Phil Harper. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe Source: The Advertiser ANOTHER Adelaide official faces charges of salary cap cheating...

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Cats make most of early start

Geelong recruit Hamish McIntosh (right) has started running in his comeback from knee surgery. Picture: Glenn Ferguson Source: Herald Sun GEELONG says its early exit from this season's finals will give its players the opportunity to produce their most complete pre-season in years. The Cats returned for the start of pre-season training yesterday - the team's earliest start to their summer...

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Dons cut Dyson, Prismall

Ricky Dyson has been delisted by Essendon. Picture: Baker Lincoln Source: The Sunday Times ESSENDON has delisted midfielders Ricky Dyson and Brent Prismall. With no guarantees on their future, the pair stayed at home as a group of 10 Bombers - the leadership group and key midfielders - welcomed superstar recruit Brendon Goddard to the fold in the US.Early this afternoon Dyson tweeted:...

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Old face leads in Power troops

Kane Cornes led in the Power when pre-season training kicked off this morning. Picture: Mark Brake Source: The Advertiser PORT Adelaide veteran Kane Cornes shows no signs of slowing down. The 29-year-old - who this year won a club record-equalling fourth club champion award - ran his younger teammates off their legs as the Power returned to pre-season training this morning.Cornes - looking...

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Vardy takes Scarlett's jumper

Nathan Vardy will take Matthew Scarlett's No. 30. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun GEELONG has shown their faith in young big man Nathan Vardy by handing the 11-game player the No.30 jumper worn by triple-premiership defender Matthew Scarlett. The 21-year-old Vardy, who stands 198cm, battled a hip problem in 2012 and played only two senior games. Scarlett retired after...

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Crows missed a shot at Clark

Melbourne ruckman Mitch Clark talks with coach Mark Neeld. Picture: Quinn Rooney. Source: Getty Images ADELAIDE could have had Mitch Clark in a straight swap deal for Kurt Tippett last year if the Crows had put the right offer to him. The former Brisbane forward, below, shocked the AFL by signing with Melbourne, after strongly indicating he would only consider offers from his home state...

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Suns to continue US adventure

Guy McKenna says the Suns derive great benefit from an annual pre-season trip to Flagstaff. Picture: David Clark SUNS coach Guy McKenna says training in Arizona is almost certain to become a regular fixture in the Suns' pre-season plans each year. A big advocate of training at high altitude, McKenna said he could find little reason why the club would deviate from their current pre-season...

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