Eight AFL players top $1m

Gold Coast Suns skipper Gary Ablett is believed to be one of the AFL's $1 million men. Picture: Darren England. Source: The Courier-Mail THE number of AFL players earning more than $1 million rocketed to a record eight last year. The...

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Tigers rehearsing for tight finishes

Defender Steven Morris at Richmond pre-season training. Picture: Richard Serong. Source: Herald Sun RICHMOND has spent its pre-season rehearsing how to close out tight matches in a crucial bid to regain confidence at the death of matches and...

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Daisy not ready for contract talks

Collingwood's Dale Thomas is likely to miss the entire NAB Cup. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: Herald Sun COLLINGWOOD star Dale Thomas says he has no desire to start talking about a new contract with the Magpies until he recovers from ankle...

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Primus to toughen up Suns' rucks

Gold Coast Suns ruck coach Matt Primus with senior coach Guy McKenna. Picture: David Clark. Source: The Courier-Mail MATTHEW Primus has two key tasks at the Suns bring some mellow to the coaches box and mongrel to the football side. For...

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Ziebell to miss start of NAB Cup

Jack Ziebell at North Melbourne training. Picture: Darren Tindale Source: Herald Sun NORTH Melbourne vice-captain Jack Ziebell will miss the start of the NAB Cup after undergoing slight knee surgery earlier this month. Track watchers...

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Demons vow to repay supporters

MELBOURNE vice-captain Nathan Jones says the team owes it to the club's long-suffering supporter base to improve this year. Jones said he was confident the team was better placed than at the same time last year due to an influx of recruits and...

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Summit to scrutinise Mad Monday

"MAD Monday" and post-season football trips will be heavily scrutinised at Wednesday's AFL's drug summit. With the AFL Players Association confirming it is prepared to discuss changes to the code's three-strikes illicit drugs policy, the long-held...

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Interest heats up for 'AFL Idol'

MORE than one player could secure an AFL contract at the end of a proposed football reality TV show. The Herald Sun yesterday revealed Fox Sports was in talks with league chiefs about launching a program to help discover undrafted AFL talent....

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Eight AFL players top $1m

THE number of AFL players earning more than $1 million rocketed to a record eight last year. The highest number of million-dollar-earners previously was two in 2008 and 2011. AFL figures released yesterday revealed the dramatic rise in player...

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Saints want annual NZ Anzac Day game

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt and Lenny Hayes meet players from the Denver Broncos. The Saints play the first AFL match for premiership points overseas this year - in New Zealand on Anzac Day against Sydney. Picture: Dustin Bradford. Source: Getty...

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Crows target drug curse

Adelaide Crows footy operations boss David Noble says helping players find life balance is crucial. Picture: Ray Titus Source: The Advertiser ADELAIDE will target slashing players' temptation for off-season "volcanic behaviour'' when AFL and...

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AFL faces up to reality with new show

Collingwood president and Fox Footy TV personality Eddie McGuire is said to be behind a proposed AFL reality show. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis. Source: Herald Sun A REALITY football show being considered by the AFL would guarantee the winner...

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Fever strikes Hunt

Geelong defender Josh Hunt is in doubt for the NAB Cup battling a bout of glandular fever. Picture: Glenn Ferguson Source: Geelong Advertiser DUAL Premiership Geelong defender Josh Hunt could face a delayed start to the season as he recovers...

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AFLPA looks at drug-code loophole

AFL public relations manager Ian Prendergast. Picture: Nicole Garmston. Source: Herald Sun THE AFL Players Association is prepared to give ground on the self-reporting loophole a number of AFL players are using to escape drug strikes. ...

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Tippett's manager cops one year

Player agent and former Lions media manager Peter Blucher, right, pictured here with Michael Voss. Source: Gold Coast Bulletin KURT Tippett's manager Peter Blucher has been stripped of his player-manager accreditation for 12 months in the final...

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Demetriou expects drugs spike

AFL supremo Andrew Demetriou. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis Source: Herald Sun AFL boss Andrew Demetriou has prepared the football world for a spike in positive drug tests by players when 2012 figures are revealed. The 2011 figure, released...

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Blues slap Scotland with two-week ban

Carlton suspends Heath Scotland for two matches. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun HEATH Scotland will miss Carlton's first two home-and-away clashes against Richmond and Collingwood after the Blues banned him over his guilty plea...

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Visy bid for Judd fails

Carlton coach Mick Malthouse directs traffic at training at Visy Park. Picture: Mike Keating Source: Herald Sun Carlton star Chris Judd kicks for goal at training. Picture: Mike Keating Source: Herald Sun CARLTON'S fresh bid to have...

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Lions set to head west for new base

Brisbane Lions bosses are considering a move west to Springfield for a new training and administrative base. Picture: Rob Maccoll Source: Herald Sun BRISBANE Lions are weighing up between shifting west to Springfield or to the southeast for...

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Rivals cool for derby pictorial

Rivalry grows between Sydney and GWS Giants in the Harbour City. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: The Daily Telegraph WITH the Swans and Giants as far apart as you can get on the ladder, promoting a genuine rivalry is a tough sell. Last year...

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Gram dreams of AFL return

Jason Gram drives the Saints out of defence. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun SACKED St Kilda defender Jason Gram hasn't given up on a return to the AFL. Gram, who was sacked by the Saints at the end of last season due to off-field...

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Training bonus for Roos veteran

Kangaroos veteran Brent Harvey is loving North Melbourne's match training sessions with Geelong. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun BRENT Harvey has lauded the unpredictability and extra competitiveness North Melbourne's training clashes...

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Scully's a leader of men now

Tom Scully during a GWS AFL training session in Blacktown, western Sydney. Picture: Phil Hillyard Source: Herald Sun BEFORE Kurt Tippett took his mantle, Tom Scully was the most persecuted man in football. Now he's one of the GWS Giants'...

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Caddy wastes no time at Cats

Geelong recruit Josh Caddy has been in sizzling pre-season form. Picture: Mike Dugdale Source: Geelong Advertiser GEELONG'S hopes for new recruit Josh Caddy have escalated as the talented midfielder continues his sizzling summer on the training...

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Baby steps for Lions giant

Lions ruckman Matthew Leuenberger is making a slow but steady comeback from injury. Picture: Peter Wallis Source: The Courier-Mail IT is difficult to take baby steps when you are 204cm tall. But Brisbane ruckman Matthew Leuenberger is doing...

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New Roo can run and jump again

Former Port Adelaide utility Ben Jacobs is relishing a fresh start at North Melbourne. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun BEN Jacobs felt anchored to the ground. The problem was the bones impinging on nerves in his ankles. After...

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Sam fishes out his best form

Sam Fisher is flying, says coach Scott Watters. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: HWT Image Library DUAL St Kilda best-and-fairest Sam Fisher has put pre-Christmas accusations of poor behaviour behind him and is leading from the front at training,...

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Eight made AFL life members

Matthew Pavlich and Ross Lyon will be made AFL life members, SuperFooty can reveal. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: HWT Image Library UPDATE: THREE current AFL coaches and triple-premiership Geelong star Matthew Scarlett headline a group...

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Matera 'booted' for foot injury

Gold Coast youngster Brandon Matera is in a moon boot after complaining of foot soreness. Picture: Darren England Source: The Courier-Mail SUNS forward Brandon Matera has been placed in a moon boot for a week and sent for new orthotics after...

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AFL banks on blood profiles

The AFL has introduced the same blood profiling system used in cycling to catch doping cheats. Source: Supplied THE AFL says it has built a bank of biological data on its players equal to the profiling system that has helped clean up cycling...

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Birthday boys stump Suns

Young Gold Coast stars Harley Bennell (left) and David Swallow (centre), pictured running with Jaeger O'Meara, are among 17 Suns players who will celebrate their 21st birthday this year. Picture: David Clark Source: Gold Coast Bulletin TWENTY...

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One tiny reason why Roberton left Freo

FAMILY FIRST: Former Docker Dylan Roberton with the reasons he left Fremantle to return to Victoria - his Girlfriend Amy and their 11-week old baby boy Boston. Picture: Paul Loughnan Source: PerthNow MEET baby Boston - the reason Dylan Roberton...

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Shorter ban for steroid

Casey Scorpions player Wade Lees attempts to break away from his opponent. Picture: Stuart Mlligan Source: Herald Sun AN AFL aspirant's 18-month ban for importing performance-enhancing drugs will not be ramped up after ASADA opted against...

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New Roo can run and jump again

Former Port Adelaide utility Ben Jacobs is relishing a fresh start at North Melbourne. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun BEN Jacobs felt anchored to the ground. The problem was the bones impinging on nerves in his ankles. After...

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Tex just one of six Crow targets

Taylor Walker has been a standout for the Adelaide Crows on the track this pre-season. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser CROWS fans may want to hold off on loading up on Taylor Walker for the Coleman Medal because of Adelaide's determination...

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