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Dockers pick up two VFL gems
FREMANTLE bolstered its team in the AFL rookie draft with two rookies from the VFL that are set to have an immediate impact at the club. Former Dockers assistant and now Williamstown coach Peter German believes it is the beginning of a new trend in the game where mature age selections from stage leagues can [...]
Ablett poised to join cousin Nathan in VFL
FORMER Sydney Swans premiership player Luke Ablett is courting several offers from VFL clubs in a bid to resurrect his AFL career. Port Melbourne, who Ablett played for during Sydney’s VFL alignment with the Borough in 2001 and 2002, is believed to be the early front runner for his services with Williamstown, Box Hill Hawks [...]
2009 AFL pre-season and rookie draft
All your clubs’ selections including the surprises with a cluster of VFL players being snared including 28-year-old James Podsiadly.
AFL rookie draft preview: Luck of the Irish
ALTONA’S Sean Tighe faced an uncertain period last year after confronting several problems including quitting school in the middle of his VCE while his AFL dreams were unsettled after a quiet debut season for the Western Jets. To now, the transformation to him appears surreal. He finished his VCE at Caroline Springs Secondary College this [...]
Bentick and Valenti join Port Melbourne
PORT Melbourne has swooped on former Carlton midfielder Adam Bentick and former Demon Shane Valenti in its bid to overcome an exodus of playing experience over summer. The Borough, along with several other VFL clubs, have also shown strong interest in former Geelong midfielder Kane Tenace, former Kangaroo Daniel Harris, former Eagle Ashley Arrowsmith and [...]
Hawks cast net for talls to VFL
HAWTHORN’S search for a mature-age ruckman has extended out to the VFL after inviting dual North Ballarat premiership ruckman Orren Stephenson to pre-season training last week. The 27-year-old Stephenson, who stands at 201 centimetres, is a traditional tap ruckman likened to former Brisbane Lions premiership player Clark Keating. Stephenson, one of the league’s most valuable [...]
Barry Hall’s peace of mind
WESTERN Bulldogs recruit Barry Hall says he wasn’t expecting opposition teams to niggle him into another episode of self destruction on the footy field, despite his past record. The big, bad bustling forward – who is seen as the key to the premiership-starved’ Bulldogs hopes – faces instant dismissal from the club should he lose [...]
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