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Bernie Vince motivated by guilt in Crows’ cup win
Bernie Vince says his starring role in Adelaide’s AFL pre-season cup win was motivated by guilt.
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West Coast Eagles not fazed by pre-season success
West Coast skipper Darren Glass says it would be nice to win the pre-season final, but insists round one of the AFL campaign remains far more important.
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The weird and wonderful of ‘lukewarm’ footy
THE AFL RUBDOWN | It’s almost that time of year again! But before AFL’s season 2012 bounces into action, we look at the ‘alternate universe cup’ and find out if anyone actually cares about pre-season footy.
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Laidler sidelined from AFL for 6 weeks
Carlton defender Jeremy Laidler will have surgery and is out of AFL action for up to six weeks because of his dislocated kneecap.
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Brad Green unhappy at losing Demons’ captaincy
Brad Green has praised the tough love of new coach Mark Neeld at Melbourne, even though it cost him the captaincy at the AFL club.
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Kennelly says jobs on line for Irish team
Tadhg Kennelly says Ireland’s economic woes have made it extremely difficult for some of his amateur team-mates to commit to the International Rules Series.
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Looking back at an awesome 2011 AFL season
THE RUBDOWN | Season Review – Now that the dust has settled and everyone has calmed down a bit, we can reflect on what was a truly brilliant season.
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Sheedy rules out Hall, Mooney and Aker
Barry Hall, Cameron Mooney, and Jason Akermanis have been ruled out as GWS Giants recruits by head coach Kevin Sheedy.
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Third AFL flag best for Cats’ Johnson
Geelong AFL premiership hero Steve Johnson says Saturday’s grand final win over Collingwood was the sweetest victory of the three flags he has shared with the club.
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Those AFL Cats make it three flags in five years
THE RUBDOWN | Grand Final Edition – It was meant to be all about the Pies. But the intensely thrilling AFL Grand Final, while close for three quarters, went to the boys from Geelong. And in some style too.
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Cats face brutal AFL grand final team call
AFL grand final day for Geelong will start with a “brutal” selection call, but star forward Steve Johnson is confident he won’t be the victim.
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‘Pies drop Beams for AFL grand final
Collingwood’s Dayne Beams is the only omission so far for the AFL grand final against Geelong as three injured stars were named in the line-ups.
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Grand final footy fever grips London
Aussies in London gear up for an incredible double-header weekend of grand final football. We’ve got the low-down on where to watch the AFL grand final and NRL grand final live in London.
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AFL Grand Final time for the Cats and the Pies
THE RUBDOWN: AFL Finals Week 3 – So after 195 games it comes down to just 4 quarters of football. Collingwood vs. Geelong. If the Pies win, the Black and White army will be ruling the world again. If the Cats win, the rest of the world will be celebrating.
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Top five AFL YouTube videos
Ahead of this week’s AFL grand final, we take a look at the best speccies, greatest kicks and biggest hits that YouTube has to offer. Here’s our top 5.
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My last AFL game as coach, says Mick
Mick Malthouse is adamant his illustrious AFL coaching career is about to end, but remains unsure whether he will stay at Collingwood.
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Brownlow Medal winner is Dane Swan
The Brownlow Medal for 2011 has been awarded to Dane Swan of Collingwood.
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Eagles skipper tips Cats for AFL premiers
West Coast captain Darren Glass rates Geelong as premiership favourites over Collingwood after the Cats demolished his Eagles in Saturday’s AFL preliminary final.
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Hawks baked in Pie thriller
With tears in his eyes, coach Mick Malthouse celebrated one his greatest triumphs as Collingwood scored a dramatic three-point win in Friday’s AFL preliminary final at the MCG.
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AFL Grand Final in London – watch it live
Watch the AFL Grand Final 2011 telecast live on the UK’s biggest screen. Proudly presented by Australian Times and AFL London.






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