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Bombers turn to 'coach' Goldstein after Draper injury

Veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein will play a key role in Essendon's finals push this year after injuries to fellow big men Sam Draper and Nick Bryan.

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Wright kicks six as Bombers beat Eagles in thriller

Essendon have come from behind to post a two-point win over West Coast, but ruckman Sam Draper suffered a serious achilles tendon injury late in the match.

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Hewett leads Blues' rout of lowly Kangaroos

George Hewett's hot run of form continued as he and Tom De Koning led a dominant midfield unit in Carlton's round-six thrashing of North Melbourne.

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Lions' Morris avoids ban over Moore push

The AFL has found Brisbane Lions forward Logan Morris has no case to answer for pushing Collingwood's Darcy Moore.

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Online abuse of players sinks to 'horrific' low: Neale

Brisbane's dual Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale says online abuse of players has sunk to new lows.

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Knee surgery delays Saints' King for another six weeks

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says the club has hidden nothing after key forward Max King needed more knee surgery, further delaying his AFL comeback.

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Tigers court controversy with Balta's polarising return

Noah Balta's controversial return for Richmond against Gold Coast comes three days before he's sentenced in court for assault.

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Good, bad or ugly? What makes AFL succession plans work

Simon Goodwin and Nathan Buckley have vastly different perspectives on the merits of coaching succession plans in the AFL.

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Eagles back in Tim Kelly for home clash with Bombers

West Coast veteran Tim Kelly has been recalled to the senior side for Friday night's home clash with Essendon despite a quiet display in the WAFL last week.

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Magpies torment Lions for big win at the Gabba

Nick Daicos has run amok at the Gabba as Collingwood delivered a brutal 52-point defeat of AFL premiers Brisbane.

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Ex-AFL player agent charged over alleged police threats

Police have arrested and charged disgraced ex-AFL player agent Ricky Nixon for allegedly threatening an officer on social media.

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Swans refuse to relent amid AFL injury crisis

Sydney coach Dean Cox has resisted bringing back Logan McDonald against Port Adelaide as the club deals with injury woes.

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Giants star Jesse Hogan to play through soreness

Soreness won't be stopping star GWS forward Jesse Hogan from playing in their top-eight clash against Adelaide and former teammate Isaac Cumming.

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Dogs star Ugle-Hagan's future in AFL hands: Beveridge

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says the AFL will decide the next step for Jamarra Ugle-Hagan amid calls for the troubled star to be stood down.

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Beveridge not planning a coach ride to Melbourne

AFL premiership-winning tactician Luke Beveridge insists he won't be coaching anywhere other than the Western Bulldogs next season, despite links to Melbourne.

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McQualter plots path out of record-breaking woes, tears

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter doesn't think Tim Kelly has lost his love of the game, but says years of losing would make it harder to enjoy.

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Love and optimism turns to despair as Melbourne reach end of an era

The Demons have started the season with five defeats for the first time since 2012 as pressure mounts on coach Simon Goodwin

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Lions' stirring comeback wins 'not sustainable': Fagan

Brisbane have become the AFL's comeback kings, but Lions coach Chris Fagan believes their barnstorming finishes to games aren't sustainable.

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Tigers' Balta available for AFL selection: coach

Noah Balta has been "punished enough" by Richmond and is available to make his first AFL appearance of the season, says coach Adem Yze.

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Scott sees hard yards out west despite Eagles' woes

Essendon coach Brad Scott says there is no such thing as an easy AFL win in Perth as they prepare for Friday's away game against bottom-side West Coast.

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AFL Tribunal upholds Voss three-game striking ban

Patrick Voss must serve a three-game ban for striking, with Fremantle unsuccessfully trying to downgrade his penalty to a two-game suspension.

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Rioli takes AFL leave in wake of social media post

Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli missed club training on Tuesday morning in the wake of the furore around his social media post.

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Port Adelaide’s Willie Rioli granted leave in wake of post outlining ‘hatred’ for Hawthorn

Power forward racially abused after social media post while Hawks coach Sam Mitchell hopes to discuss issue with former teammate

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Stadium legal advice 'politicised', opponents claim

Opponents of a new AFL stadium have queried legal advice relied on by a government to fast-track the project in parliament.

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Swans lose star forward Amartey for Power clash

Sydney's leading goalkicker Joel Amartey will miss at least one match after straining his hamstring against Collingwood.

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