Daily One Liners: 9 Feb 2012

Football Nation’s daily feature, Monday through to Friday, providing our readers with a quick update of news from around the league.

Adelaide:
The Crows have confirmed Nathan van Berlo will captain them for a second season after they announced their 2012 five-man leadership group on Thursday.

Brisbane:
He is driving around Brisbane in a second-hand BMW but Lions rookie Billy Longer could be on his way to becoming a Rolls-Royce ruckman.

Carlton:
The Blues will this year move to extend captain Chris Judd’s contract, which is not due to expire until the end of next year.

Collingwood:
This Sunday marks the 120th anniversary of Australia’s most famous sporting club. Andrew Sutherland of  TheRoar.com.au takes a non-Magpies look at their history.

Essendon:
Bombers big man Paddy Ryder has held initial talks on a new contract to firm up his future as a key player for the club.

Fremantle:
Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands and West Coast defender Adam Selwood have been appointed as development coaches for the State under-16s team as a host of players from both clubs begin focusing on potential coaching careers.

Geelong:
There was a lot less hoopla when Troy Selwood, Cats captain Joel Selwood’s older brother, was recently named the sole captain of the club’s VFL side.

Gold Coast:
Suns players Josh Caddy, Sam Day, Trent McKenzie and Josh Toy are off to Arizona for intensive training.

Greater Western Sydney:
AFL legend Leigh Mathews forecasts at least six years of pain for GWS fans.

Hawthorn:
Hawks big man Jarryd Roughead is coming along ‘real fast’ in his recovery from a snapped achilles tendon, according to his teammate Paul Puopolo.

Melbourne:
Ex-coach Dean Bailey’s words are back in the spotlight as the AFL moves to put the priority pick back on the agenda for next year.

North Melbourne:
Majak Daw remains in the news as CEO Eugene Arocca defended the 20-year-old this morning after he was suspended yesterday for lying to the club

Port Adelaide:
Former Magpie John McCarthy has vowed a beefed-up Port Adelaide will be no pushover this year.

Richmond:
The club has announced its playing leadership group for 2012 with Chris Newman taking the captaincy reins for a fourth season.

St Kilda:
Highly decorated veteran Lenny Hayes, a former captain and co-captain, was left out of the leadership group in his comeback season from knee reconstruction.

Sydney Swans:
A great story on US college basketballer Alex Starling’s move to the Sydney Swans – from the American point of view.

West Coast:
Eagles forward Josh Kennedy has backed the omission of an intraclub match in the club’s pre-season schedule, saying the side’s rigorous simulations have the Eagles primed for next week’s NAB Cup.

Western Bulldogs:
The Brian Lake story has taken another positive turn, with confirmation he will play in the Western Bulldogs’ intra-club match at Whitten Oval on Saturday.

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