Why equality serves all

Peter Gordon says we need to fashion a competition where every game is an adventure of interest and the result unpredictable. Picture: Stuart Walmsley Source: Herald Sun AN odd part of my past is that, as Footscray's AFL director in the early 1990s, I seconded the AFL board resolution to admit the Adelaide Football Club into the national competition. (I've been quiet about this since...

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New Dees ready for judgement

Chris Dawes leads out the Demons ahead of their NAB Cup against North Melbourne. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images Chris Dawes marks the ball ahead of Luke Delaney. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images CHRIS Dawes has urged Melbourne supporters to judge his team as a collective and not as a bunch of new players cobbled together this off-season....

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Atley re-signs with North Melbourne

Shaun Atley is staying a Roo. Source: Herald Sun THE good news keeps coming at North Melbourne with Shaun Atley re-signing until the end of 2015. The 20-year-old was contracted to the end of this season, but the Kangaroos were quick to tie the defender to the club by signing him to a two-year contract extension. It comes after yesterday's announcement that North had re-signed coach...

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Former Collingwood captain dies

Former Collingwood captain and coach Neil Mann has passed away. Source: HWT Image Library COLLINGWOOD has lost one of its favourite sons - champion big man Neil Mann. The player and one-time coach of the Magpies died early today, aged 88, after battling ill health in recent years. Few men have given as much as Mann gave to Collingwood over many decades. Universally liked and loved...

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Judd to miss NAB Cup opener

Carlton forward Andrew Walker runs laps with Chris Judd, Andrew Collins and Dennis Armfield. Picture: Norm Oorloff Source: Herald Sun CARLTON veteran Chris Judd has been ruled out for the Blues' NAB Cup mission north to face Sydney and the GWS Giants. The dual Brownlow medallist is one of a number of senior players expected to miss games during the pre-season competition as new coach...

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Sheedy expects fired up Malthouse

GWS coach Kevin Sheedy with No. 1 draft pick Lachie Whitfield, who is set to make his debut this weekend. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: Herald Sun THE reigning premiers and a power club revitalised by an old adversary - Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy couldn't have hoped for a better start to his 29th AFL season in charge. GWS will test themselves against Carlton, now under...

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Crows focus on footy: McLeod

Adelaide legend Andrew McLeod talks footy with indigenous footballers Dellick Nelson,15, Gerard Watson,15, and Kingsley Nelson,15, from the Pipalyatjara community. Picture: Dean Martin Source: The Advertiser CROWS legend Andrew McLeod says Adelaide's premiership hopes have not been dented by the off-season scandals which have rocked the club. McLeod - dual Norm Smith Medallist in the...

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Adcock to lead Lions with Brown

Stepping up: Jed Adcock, seen here in action last year, will lead the Lions with long-time skipper Jonathan Brown. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun BRISBANE defender Jed Adcock has been appointed Lions co-captain. The 27-year-old will serve alongside long-time skipper Jonathan Brown in the Brisbane leadership group with young guns Daniel Rich and Tom Rockliff appointed as...

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Clarko confident Buddy stays

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says players, fans and clubs must get used to free agency. Picture: Tim Carrafa Source: Herald Sun HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson remains confident superstar Lance Franklin will stay at the club beyond 2013. But Clarkson conceded under free agency players were entitled to assess all options and opportunities put on the table.Franklin has postponed...

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Melbourne found not guilty of tanking

Former Dees coach Dean Bailey (above) and former football manager Chris Connolly have been found guilty of conduct unbecoming and will cop suspensions. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun MELBOURNE has been found not guilty of tanking after a forensic seven-month investigation by the AFL. But key individuals - then-coach Dean Bailey and then-football manager Chris Connolly...

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Stokes to miss at least a week

West Coast, Fremantle and Geelong all grab wins in NAB Cup triple-header, overcoming hot conditions in Perth. Matthew Stokes walks off the ground after rolling his ankle. Picture: Justin Benson-Cooper Source: PerthNow GEELONG is hopeful Mathew Stokes' rolled ankle will only keep him out of action for one or two weeks, despite him currently hobbling around in a moon boot....

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Break confirmed for young Crow

A devastated Brodie Smith with his left arm in a sling after injuring his left shoulder Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser ADELAIDE's worst fears with hard-working midfielder-defender Brodie Smith have been confirmed with a break to his left collarbone. But Smith, 21, may not need surgery to correct the break suffered in the opening five minutes of Sunday's NAB Cup clash with...

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Cats face wait on key players

West Coast, Fremantle and Geelong all grab wins in NAB Cup triple-header, overcoming hot conditions in Perth. Matthew Stokes walks off the ground after rolling his ankle. Picture: Justin Benson-Cooper Source: PerthNow GEELONG faces a nervous wait on the fitness and availability of two of its key players for the season proper after its opening round of the NAB Cup at Patersons...

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Dank's plea to stay in the game

Essendon sports scientist Stephen Dank. Picture: James Croucher Source: The Daily Telegraph STEPHEN Dank has been cast as the chief scientific villain in the biggest doping investigation in the history of Australian sport. But Dank says he has never used performance-enhancing substances in the NRL, including the illegal peptide GHRP-6, and hopes to work in rugby league again. With the...

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