No grudge over chicken wing

Chris Judd pulls Leigh Adams' arm back. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun KANGAROOS midfielder Leigh Adams bears no grudge towards Chris Judd, despite his injured right shoulder needing post-season "bone block" surgery. Judd laid...

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Good CEOs are hard to find: Chapman

Adelaide Crows chief executive Steven Trigg says he offered his resignation to the club but they declined it. Adelaide Crows chairman Rob Chapman at the press conference after the AFL Commission hearing. Picture: Michael Dodge. Source:...

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Tough time for family, says Joel

Joel Tippett says the salary cap saga has been tough on his family. Picture: Simon Cross Source: The Advertiser KURT Tippett's brother Joel has broken the family's silence after the drawn-out salary cap and draft tampering crisis ended at AFL...

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Footy heavyweights back Trigg

Crows chief executive Steven Trigg speaks to the media at Crows HQ the day after the AFL Commission. Picture: Dylan Coker. Source: Sunday Mail (SA) BESIEGED Crows chief Steven Trigg has the backing of the Adelaide football community, with heavyweights...

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Trigg stays but still packs his bags

Adelaide Crows chief executive Steven Trigg says he offered his resignation to the club but they declined it. Adelaide Crows chief executive Steven Trigg speaks to members of the media at Crows HQ in West Lakes, the day after the...

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Cook told Roos: I'm coming

Brian Cook knocked back a $1 million offer to join the Kangaroos as CEO. Picture: Glenn Ferguson Source: Geelong Advertiser GEELONG chief executive Brian Cook has revealed he had decided to join North Melbourne, before changing his mind and...

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Players' hands up to dodge drug net

AFL Players Association player relations general manager Ian Prendergast. Picture: Nicole Garmston. Source: Herald Sun AFL players are avoiding drug strikes by exploiting a loophole in the game's drugs policy. The Courier-Mail can reveal...

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Cooney up and Adam

Bulldogs star Adam Cooney is back on the track after injury. Picture: Norm Oorloff Source: Herald Sun THE text message on the way had layers of excitement in it from a Western Bulldogs official watching training. Running without a limp...

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Olympic sports to raid AFL draft pool

Rejected players from the AFL draft will be targeted under a plan to reverse Australia's declining Olympic results. Source: Getty Images AUSTRALIA'S commitment to rectify waning international performances hinges on a scavenger hunt through...

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Look beyond Murphy, says Maclure

Chris Judd is set to relinquish the Carlton captaincy. Picture: Chris Hyde. Source: Getty Images CARLTON legend Mark Maclure has urged the Blues to look beyond the on-field brilliance of Marc Murphy when deciding on the club's next captain....

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The 20 draftees ready to explode

THE kid gloves are off for these golden 20. Forget project players, here are the talents from this year's draft who will have the biggest impact next season.SAM LANDSBERGER and JAY CLARK rank the first-year players who are set to explode from...

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Tippett never fond of Adelaide

Kurt Tippett with Adelaide teammates Nathan van Berlo, Scott Thompson and Ben Rutten at training. Picture: Simon Cross. Source: adelaidenow KURT Tippett was never in love with the City of Churches. For a Gold Coast kid used to the bright...

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Three reasons Giants can be No.1

PRESSURE: Greater Western Sydney's three No.1 draft picks, Tom Scully, Jonathon Patton and Lachie Whitfield. Source: The Daily Telegraph THESE three Giants eat pressure at Breakfast Point. GWS's three No.1 draft picks, Tom Scully, Jonathon...

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Breach boys - and all their hits

Former Carlton president Ian Collins says the salary cap scandal set the Blues back 10 years. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: Herald Sun SALARY cap scandals are nothing new in the AFL. Carlton was most recently punished for serious breaches...

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Crows to present a united front

Adelaide Crows chief executive Steven Trigg could lose his position at today's hearing. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser ADELAIDE today will turn up with a united front as it faces the league commission at AFL House in Melbourne...

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Robbo heads the No.1 footy team

Best in news: Football writer Mark Robinson and premiership coach Paul Roos at last year's season launch. Source: Herald Sun MARK Robinson has been appointed the Herald Sun's chief football writer, leading the No.1 footy team in Australia's...

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Recruits walk into whirlwind

Collingwood recruit Quinten Lynch takes part in a running drill as the Pies found themselves back on the training track. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun Lynch gets down to what he knows best. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun...

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Tipping it in the right direction

Kevin Sheedy doesn't expect Kurt Tippett's possible attempt to price all clubs other than Sydney Swans out of the market to scare GWS off drafting him. Reports suggest the Swans are prepared to pay Tippett $3.5 million over four...

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AFL indigenous decline wrong: Mifsud

Port Adelaide has picked up Jake Neade. Picture: Andrew Brownbill. Source: Herald Sun AFL multicultural boss Jason Mifsud says any fears that clubs have gone cold on indigenous draft prospects "could not be further from the truth". Mifsud...

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'Penny drops' for high-flying Beams

Dayne Beams at Collingwood training. Coach Nathan Buckley says he's expecting even better results from the midfielder next year. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: Herald Sun COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley says "the penny dropped" for Queenslander...

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Menzels' mum sticks to the winner

Troy Menzel with his mother, Cathy, and girlfriend Alyce James-Tronnolone. Picture: Roy Vandervegt. Source: adelaidenow WHEN Carlton plays Geelong next season Cathy Menzel will be in the crowd wearing a plain blue and white scarf. One of...

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Pies chief warns of AFL drugs problem

Collingwood CEO Gary Pert says drugs have become a significant industry issue that must be addressed as soon as possible. Source: Herald Sun Collingwood's Gavin Crosisca confessed to the Herald Sun in September that he is an addict who used...

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Union to challenge Winmar axing

Nick Winmar in action for Sandringham. He has been dumped by St Kilda with a year to run on his contract. Picture: Stuart Milligan. Source: Herald Sun THE AFL Players' Association will push the league to close the loophole that allowed St Kilda...

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Bucks doesn't stop with just kicking

Simon Buckley caught these two giant snapper off Mordialloc on Saturday morning. Source: Herald Sun HERE are two that didn't get away. Simon Buckley, who parted company with Collingwood last month, can now add big fisherman to his reputation...

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Voss studies world's sporting elite

Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss has travelled the world to study how the best sporting teams in the world operate. Picture: Mark Cranitch Source: The Courier-Mail MICHAEL Voss says his globe-trotting voyage across four countries and almost...

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Power joins battle for Prismall

Delisted Essendon midfielder Brent Prismall will now train with Port Adelaide. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun FOR the second consecutive year, Port Adelaide is poised to beat a rival for a mature-age player. One year after the...

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Shunned Atkins vows to repay Crows

Adelaide Crows draftees Sam Siggins, Brad Crouch and Rory Atkins. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser DRAFT steal Rory Atkins says he has grown up and vowed to repay Adelaide for its faith in him. The teenager, who was once kicked...

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Two Tippetts for the price of one

Joel Tippett - the brother of wantaway Crows spearhead Kurt Tippett - is being targeted by the Sydney Swans. Picture: Campbell Brodie Source: adelaidenow KURT Tippett's controversial push to join Sydney has taken another twist, with the premier...

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Giants poised to snatch fallen Crow

GWS Giants are emerging as the likely new home for fallen Crow Kurt Tippett. Picture: Tait Schmaal Source: The Advertiser KURT Tippett will be up for grabs at next month's pre-season draft. Tippett's camp yesterday ruled out taking the...

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Jenkins takes Kurt's guernsey

Crows utility Josh Jenkins will wear Kurt Tippett's No.4 guernsey next season. Source: Getty Images RATHER than retire Kurt Tippett's No.4 guernsey in disgust, the Crows have handed it to the player former recruiting manager Matt Rendell...

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Lachie can't wait to get started

Let's get on with it: No.1 draft pick Lachie Whitfield just wants start training. Source: Herald Sun HIS feet have barely touched the ground over the past four days but once he get his bags unpacked, the AFL's No.1 draft pick Lachie Whitfield...

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Blight says don't destroy Crows

Malcolm Blight believes the Crows should be punished for their salary cap breaches but their good record should be taken into consideration. Picture: David Clark Source: Herald Sun DUAL Adelaide premiership coach Malcolm Blight believes the...

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Clarko: We'll have another crack

Coach Alastair Clarkson: "We know if you are in this caper, you have just got to keep presenting." Picture: Andrew Brownbill Source: Herald Sun Alairstar Clarkson is confident that reports Luke Hodge will not be ready for Round 1 are off the...

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