IT’S been a tough year and a rough week for the Essendon Football Club.  And it just took another bad turn with the club announcing today that their CEO, Ian Robson, has resigned from the club effective immediately. In a statement that Robson released via the club’s website he said that this is not the

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 9 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

THE Essendon Football Club has released a statement confirming that utility Nathan Lovett-Murray is recovering in hospital this morning after receiving a knife wound during an altercation last night. He will require minor surgery to repair the damage and is expected to make a full recovery from the injury. According to the club Lovett-Murray, 30, was defending himself

ROUND 9 marks indigenous round for the AFL and the AFL has come a long way in 20 years since Nicky Winmar’s famous stance for his identity. On a cold autumn’s day in April 1993, Collingwood played St Kilda at a vocal Victoria Park. The day will be remembered for Nicky Winmar standing up for

COLLINGWOOD has confirmed that midfielder Dale Thomas was likely to miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, while Dayne Beams was now certain to miss until at least round 14 with a quad injury. As revealed by The Age on Sunday, Beams had suffered a setback to his recovery from a quad

WESTERN Bulldogs midfielder Jackson Macrae has been rewarded for his efforts against the Gold Coast Suns last weekend with the Round 8 Rising Star nomination. The 18 year old Macrae had 26 possessions and four tackles in the club’s losing perfromance against the Suns. “Jackson is a young person who understands he has talent, and has

THE ever growing injury list at the Fremantle Dockers has claimed another big name with news today that star forward Michael Walters will miss the next three to four weeks with an ankle injury. The gun forward injured his ankle during the third quarter of Fremantle’s draw with Sydney at the SCG on Saturday night.

WEST Coast defender Mark Nicoski got through unscathed in his first game in 14 months for Subiaco reserves in the WAFL on Saturday. Eagles coach John Worsfold said there was no time line on his AFL return. “He obviously had an extremely serious injury that needed full-on surgery to reattach his hamstring,” West Coast coach

THE Western Bulldogs, who have won just the one match for the season and that was in round one, are in desperate need of replenishing entering their nine clash against St Kilda on Saturday. After the disappointing loss to the Gold Coast Suns, the Bulldogs could look to Nathan Hrovat for a recall after he

ESSENDON’S father-son selection Joe Daniher is expected to be in the mix once again to make his AFL debut after another impressive outing for the the Bombers VFL team in in their 12-point loss to Port Melbourne on Saturday. Daniher kicked four goals and looked lively for much of the match and with Michael Hurley

HAWTHORN youngster Jed Anderson has made a successful return from a hamstring injury with three goals in the Box Hill Hawks’ 60-point win over the Casey Scorpions. Anderson has not played since round three when he was the AFL Rising Star nominee. Hawks development coach Damian Carroll said Anderson’s return from a hamstring injury was

COLLINGWOOD veteran Alan Didak continued to push for a senior recall after a dominant second half for the Pies in the VFL against Geelong on Saturday. Pies VFL coach Dale Tapping said Didak had shown that he’s ready to play AFL again and is ready to be called upon. “Didak has been pretty good at

FORGOTTEN Hawthorn defender Will Langford, the son of former Hawthorn champion defender Chris, could be on the verge of finally making his AFL debut according to Hawks development coach Damian Carroll. Carroll said that Langford has improved out of sight and is a great story given the injury problems he has had to face in

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 8 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

RICHMOND’S Nick Vlastuin, the club’s top pick of the 2012 National Draft, has been rewarded for hi efforts in Saturday’s victory over Port Adelaide with the Round 7 Rising Star nomination. Vlastuin’s efforts in the the Tigers’ 41 point win over the Power included 23 disposals, 11 marks and one goal. Vlastuin was the ninth

HAWTHORN has announced that they have signed a new deal with yet another star player not named Lance Franklin, after revealing this morning that Jarryd Roughead has agreed to a two year contract extension. With one year still remaining on his current contract, the new deal will see the Hawks forward remain with the club

THE heat remains on embattled Melbourne coach Mark Neeld and while some key media personalities from Melbourne’s major newspapers the Herald Sun and The Age were calling for his head today, it appears likely that Neeld may well see out at least another week. The Demons’ hierarchy are reluctant to sack Neeld this week despite

THE Herald Sun has published a story this morning in which it reveals that Gold Coast Suns defender Nathan Bock is being investigated by both the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and the AFL for the possible use of banned peptides. Bock, 30, is alleged to have self administered the banned peptide CJC-1295 in December

CARLTON ruckman Matthew Kreuzer is no certainty to line up against the Saints in Monday night football after being sidelined for the past three matches with a broken thumb, Kreuzer was named in the teams on Thursday night but is no guarantee of line-up according to coach Mick Malthouse. “We’ll see how he comes up

MARK Neeld is not the only AFL coach in jeopardy with Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss also facing the axe according to former coach Leigh Matthews. The question for Brisbane folk is can the Lions beat any of the following Essendon, Carlton, Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong and Hawthorn and fellow struggler Gold Coast? Because that is

DIRECTLY after its 135-point shellacking to the hands of Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy has criticised Melbourne-based AFL clubs for not having the “guts” to trade some of their experienced players for draft picks. It is understood that the Giants were after players in the ilk of Collingwood’s Dale Thomas, Carlton’s Matthew Kreuzer

COLLINGWOOD faces a season-defining fortnight after its disappointing 27-point loss to Fremantle on Saturday night. The Pies face Geelong and reigning premier Sydney over the next two weeks and at 4-3, it is forecast that it may very well be 4-5, heading into round 10. Coach Nathan Buckley questioned after the match whether his team

THERE are murmurings from senior media officials that Mark Neeld’s tenure as coach of Melbourne could be up as early as Monday with Melbourne set to lose to the Gold Coast Suns. Neeld, who has been under increasing pressure since its start to the season, has struggled to help some of the key Melbourne brigade

HAWTHORN’S forward line appears to be working overtime to prevent any conscious reliability on Lance Franklin this season. Despite Franklin’s goal-less fortnight prior to the win against the Swans on Saturday night, coach Alastair Clarkson said he was happy with Franklin’s output up forward which allowed for other goalkicking contributors. Jarryd Roughead, David Hale, Jack

NORTH Melbourne midfielder Andrew Swallow is confident of lining up against West Coast next week despite injuring his knee against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday. The Roos skipper will have scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage, but he said on Sunday that he believes there was no structural damage. “It’s not

NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott said he is in awe of Majak Daw after his break-out performance against the Western Bulldogs and won’t deny the hype ahead of the Daw and Nic Nat show against West Coast next week. “I’ve got no problem with the inevitable hype and excitement,” Scott said. “We’ve just got to

FREMANTLE managed their first win over Collingwood since the 2008 but have paid the price with yet another injury after ruckman Jon Griffin suffered what is feared to be a ruptured ACL. Griffen, 27, injured his knee mid-way through the first quarter of the game against the Magpies at Patersons Stadium last night during a

AFTER taking care of business against Essednon, Geelong now face the prospect of being without Taylor Hunt after the Cats tagger went down with a right shoulder injury in the first quarter of last night’s blockbuster at Etihad Stadium. Hunt collided with Essendon’s Jake Melsham along the boundary line in the opening minutes of play when the two players were

FORMER Carlton captain Chris Judd has signed a contract extension that will add one year to his current deal and keep him with the club through to the end of the 2014 season. And Carlton fans can be hopeful that they will see him playing for them beyond that. Judd, 29, joined Carlton after the 2007

THE Essendon Football Club has announced that Dyson Heppell has agreed to a two year contract extension with the club. Heppell, 20, won the Ron Evans Medal in 2011 as the NAB Rising Star award winner for that season and has been a star midfielder for the Bombers ever since they selected him with the 8th pick

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 7 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

SLICK Hawthorn small forward Bradley Hill has received the round six AFL NAB Rising Star nomination. The 19 year old impressed in just his 11th match as a pro. He collected 17 disposals and kicked two goals in what was yet another impressive performance from the speedster this year. Hill played the last five games

IF they didn’t have bad luck the Demons would have no luck at all.

The Melbourne Football Club has revealed that co-captain Jack Grimes is set to miss up to eight weeks of football after breaking his collarbone in this afternoon’s 61-point loss to Carlton at the

GEELONG VFL coach Matthew Knights expects other teams to come at the undefeated Cats in the second half of the season as it crept to flag favouritism with a 55-point shellacking of Werribee at Simonds Stadium on Saturday. Knights said the Cats have improved even further on last year’s premiership season despite an overhaul of

COLLINGWOOD midfielder Luke Ball appears likely to return in a blockbuster match against Geelong next fortnight after starring in today’s VFL match for the Pies against Williamstown. Ball, who found plenty of the ball, was likely to have a week of intense training this week with the VFL having a state representative match against the

COLLINGWOOD’S elevated rookie Jack Frost suffered a knee injury in the loss to Williamstown by six-points at Burbank Oval on Sunday. The injury – which occurred in the third term – is suspected to be a season-ending one although scans tomorrow will determine the extent of the damage. Also on Football Nation: What we learnt

RICHMOND forward Aaron Edwards says he just wants an opportunity to prove himself again at AFL level after an impressive performance for Coburg in its win over Essendon at Coburg City Oval on Saturday. Edwards finished with 22 disposals, 16 marks and two goals. He said he was hopeful for an opportunity to arise at

GEELONG speedster Jackson Sheringham is set to miss the next two months with a shoulder injury he sustained in a sickening incident against Frankston in the VFL last week. Scans on Sheringham’s shoulder this week came back worse than expected. “He’s going to be missing for a significant amount of time, again there’s no timeline,

GEELONG rookie George Burbury is confident he has overcome a navicular stress fracture in his foot after kicking six goals in yesterday’s hit-out for the Cats in the VFL against Werribee at Simonds Stadium. It was Burbury’s first match since last year’s VFL premiership win. “At the best of times, I’m not an overly patient

HAWTHORN is preparing for a blockbuster showdown against Sydney next week; a showdown between last year’s grand finallists. The Hawks lost last year’s grand final by 10-points but are playing down the motivation to beat the reigning premier next week. “You let the players be the ones that try and drive themselves for this particular

WE wrote earlier today that St Kilda was remaining confident that injured defender Sam Gilbert may have escaped serious injury after hyperextending his left knee in last night’s 26-point loss to Collingwood at Etihad Stadium. The good news is that Gilbert’s ACL is fine

ST KILDA  forward Justin Koschitzke faces a lengthy stint on the sidelines and has already been committed if you listen to leading commentators and social media. Collingwood midfielder Dayne Beams wrote on Twitter that Koschitzke’s hit on Pies youngster Jamie Elliott was ” fairly weak” shortly after the incident. ”Fairly weak that by Justin Koschitzke,”

THE Carlton Football Club has announced that Jaryd Cachia will make his senior debut for the club in tomorrow’s game against Melbourne at the MCG with vice-captain Andrew Carrazzo being withdrawn due to a corked calf. Cachia, 21, was elevated from the club’s rookie list earlier this week after Nicholas Graham, the club’s third round draft pick and

ST KILDA is remaining confident that injured defender Sam Gilbert may have escaped serious injury after hyperextending his left knee in last night’s 26-point loss to Collingwood at Etihad Stadium. Gilbert injured his knee during the third quarter when he was tackled from behind while kicking the ball. He was helped off the field by

WE can argue all day about who the most valuable player is for the Port Adelaide Power with Justin Westhoff, Hamish Hartlett or Chad Wingard all worthwhile candidates.  But in terms of the most valuable person at Port Adelaide goes that would have to be first year coach Ken Hinkley. And he is now set to

THEY may not be getting the results on the field so far this year but the Adelaide Crows are getting things done in the office with an announcement this afternoon that they have re-signed Brent Reilly, Tom Lynch and Cam Ellis-Yolmen. “The blend of the list is very healthy at the moment, so to have Brent’s experience,

WELCOME to the latest instalment of Football Nation’s unofficial AFL injury list as we approach Round 6 of the 2013 season. We continue to trawl the web, looking at each club’s website, the AFL site and the main news sites in order to put together our best guess for a league-wide report. It’s not perfect but then again what

SOMETIMES you win, sometimes you lose. And tonight the Fremantle Dockers and midfielder Nat Fyfe lost. And really, you have to ask why they tried. In hindsight appealing a one match suspension that would have been served when the Dockers would be playing the Gold Coast Suns is not that bad a penalty. But by

GEELONG defender Jared Rivers has been ruled out for at least the next month with a knee injury that is worse than thought according to the Cats today. It means that the club may look to forward James Podsiadly to be transformed into a defender. It wouldn’t be the first time Podsiadly has played in

DESPITE Ryan Schoenmakers’ season-ending knee injury last week, Hawthorn appear to have reasonable depth in defence given that Kyle Cheney and Matt Spangher are ready to be called upon if necessary according to development coach Damian Carroll. Brian Lake stepped into Schoenmakers’ position on Sunday against the Kangaroos and performed amicably. Carroll said Spangher has

FORMER club great David Schwarz has cast doubt on Melbourne coach Mark Neeld being at the helm as coach next season. Schwarz appeared clearly frustrated at his old clubs’ situation and doesn’t believe that players are improving or performing for the coach. “I don’t think so. No,” Schwab said on Fox Footy’s Open Mike. “I

THE only saving grace for Essendon in its performance enhancing drug scandal remains a letter from the World Anti-Doping Agency approving use of the anti-obesity drug AOD-9604 shown to the club – but WADA doubts the existence of it. The document, which was allegedly provided by sports scientists Stephen Dank, has yet to be seen in

GOLD Coast prodigy Jaeger O’Meara has taken out the NAB AFL Rising Star nomination for Round 5. O’Meara came into the league upon a wave of expectation and has more then lived up to the hype. Sometimes compared to a young Chris Judd, O’Meara had 25 touches, 4 tackles, 2 goals and a mammoth 11

THE Hawks weathered the storm and held off a surging North Melbourne yesterday but the win came with a price with news confirming that Cyril Rioli will miss at least seven weeks of football with a hamstring tear. The star forward, who had four goals, five marks and 20 disposals against the Roos, went down

THE news is in and it’s not good for the Adelaide Crows after it was confirmed this afternoon that Taylor Walker has indeed ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will now miss the rest of the season. Scans this afternoon revealed not only the ruptured ACL in his right knee but additional damage to the

IS Spencer White the new Buddy Franklin? That’s what Saints fans are saying – and hoping. St Kilda is longing for a power forward that can win a match off his own boot – and former Western Jet White may be the man. His goal in the second term for Sandringham on Saturday – where

COLLINGWOOD’S Luke Ball says he pulled up well from his return match from injury in the VFL on Friday night against Bendigo in Bendigo. Ball snared 25 disposals in the Pies 116-point win over the Gold. “I am (feeling good), actually. After 12 months you don’t know how it’s going to feel,” Ball said. “I

ESSENDON’S father-son selection Joe Daniher is still in the mix for an imminent AFL debut despite a “planned rest” from the VFL this week. The Bombers opted to rest its promising star from its 35-point win over North Ballarat at Eureka Stadium. Daniher’s form in the VFL in recent weeks had put him into serious

GEELONG midfielder Jackson Sheringham suffered a shoulder injury in the opening quarter of Sunday’s VFL clash against Frankston at Frankston Oval. The Cats are unsure of the severity of the injury but Sheringham – who has just returned from a pre-season injury – will undergo scans tomorrow to determine the extent of the damage. Also

CARLTON’S Jarrad Waite failed to kick a goal for the Northern Blues in his return match from a calf injury but that didn’t worry the Blues’ coaching staff who were just relieved the star forward had got through unscathed against Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval on Sunday. Waite finished with 12 disposals and six

GEELONG held off a surging Western Bulldogs team last night to notch their fifth consecutive win of the season but the victory was not without its price. Free agent acquisition Jared Rivers left the game in the first quarter with a right knee injury and prized recruit Josh Caddy exiting in the second quarter with

UPDATE: 5:48pm: Various tweets have been sent suggesting that Taylor Walker has strained his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and is likely to miss six to 10 weeks.  We’ll post more as soon as confirmation is available.     ADELAIDE Crows spearhead Tex Walker has limped off the field with the assistance of trainers after appearing to injury his

COLLINGWOOD midfielder Luke Ball impressed with 25 touches for the Pies in their 116 point win over Bendigo at Queen Elizabeth Oval last night. Ball, on return from after 54 weeks on the sidelines recovering from a knee reconstruction suffered in round three last year, impressed in 60 per cent game. He spent most of

COLLINGWOOD has revealed that defender Alan Toovey will miss the rest of the season after tests confirmed that he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the last quarter of the club’s 46 point loss to Essendon on ANZAC Day. Also on Football Nation: What we learnt Round 5: Essendon v Collingwood Toovey is now likely

FREMANTLE held on for a thrilling one-point victory over Richmond but is now likely to be without Kepler Bradley for the rest of the season after he injured his knee in the second quarter of the game. The club now fears that Bradley has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after an

HAWTHORN’S prized recruit Brian Lake says versatility will be key to his game when he makes his debut for the Hawks against North Melbourne on Sunday. Lake’s debut comes at the expense of Ryan Schoenmakers, who suffered a season-ending ACL injury last week. “It’s not like four or five years ago where you had your

ALREADY there is speculation about which ruckman Greater Western Sydney will pluck as it is set to trade aggressively at the end of the season. Coach Kevin Sheedy has identified that is the area the club needs to improve in dramatically after relying heavily on Jonathan Giles and veteran Dean Brogan in the early rounds

PUNTERS are surging on the Bombers after their impressive 46-point win over Collingwood on ANZAC Day, but ironically it is all for the wrong reasons. Essendon is now fourth favourite for the wooden spoon according to some markets with the full report from Ziggy Switkowski to be released publicly next week. The findings are expected

CARLTON coach Mick Malthouse is likely to give forward Jarrad Waite at least two weeks in the VFL before he makes his AFL return ahead of his comeback match for the Northern Blues against Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval on Sunday. Waite has recovered from the calf injury that derailed his pre-season yet again

THE Brisbane Lions have revealed that Daniel Rich is set to miss as many as eight weeks of football after fracturing his left shoulder at training earlier today according to a report on AFL.com.au. The Lions vice-captain suffered the injury after he collided with another teammate during a contested ball drill. Rich was on the

THE Adelaide Crows have taken to Twitter to reveal that promising youngster Brad Crouch will miss at least two games after straining a hamstring at training this afternoon. “Unfortunately, we lost Brad Crouch today to a hamstring injury at training. We won’t know until he has scans but it doesn’t look too bad” read the

FLAGGING changes to a team that lost to Collingwood by 34 points, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has given the strongest signal so far that Nick Vlastuin, the club’s top draft pick, may have his debut this week. “He’s in the mix, there’s no doubt he’s been in the mix for quite some time,” said Hardwick

IT will be a far cry from the 90,000 he is used to playing in front of on ANZAC Day, but new West Coast Eagle Sharrod Wellingham is expected to line up with East Perth in the WAFL on Thursday for his first game of the season. The news was confirmed last night by Eagles

FREMANTLE has secured the services of defender Michael Johnson for a further two years. Johnson, a life member at the Dockers, is an integral part of the sides backline. The defender was a top 10 draft pick in 2003 and made his debut for Fremantle in 2005. “Michael has grown into a terrific defender,” said

GEELONG seem to have produced yet another productive youngster in big bodied midfielder George Horlin-Smith who has been awarded Round 4′s AFL NAB Rising Star nomination. Horlin-Smith was everywhere in Geelong’s clash with the Swans amassing 23 disposals and a goal. Perhaps even more impressive were his seven clearances and four inside 50′s. Horlin-Smith was

THE St Kilda Football Club has issued a statement saying that All-Australian forward Stephen Milne will accept the one-match penalty that was handed down by the Match Review Panel yesterday. Milne was charged with a level two misconduct offence for an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the game against Essendon after he made

ESSENDON’S prized father-son selection Joe Daniher will be strongly considered for his AFL debut against Collingwood at the MCG on Anzac Day. Bombers skipper Jobe Watson said Stewart Crameri may return to replace the injured Michael Hurley, but Daniher will vie for contention with Scott Gumbleton, who played a starring role against the Saints on the weekend.

RICHMOND midfielder Nathan Foley had a ripping first half in his comeback game from an Achilles injury with 18 disposals for the Coburg Tigers on Sunday to perhaps prompt an imminent return to senior footy. Tigers development coach Tim Clarke suggested Foley could even come in as a sub in this week’s clash against Fremantle.

THE Gold Coast Suns have revealed that Matthew Warnock will need to undergo surgery after he fractured  his left radius in the club’s loss to Port Adelaide last Saturday night. Warnock, 29, broke his arm after falling awkwardly and will require surgery in order to have a plate inserted. “Matthew was transported to hospital immediately

HAWTHORN has continued re-signing every player not named Lance Franklin, announcing a one-year contract extension with David Hale. The new deal will see the ruckman/forward remain with the club through until at least the end of the 2014 season. Hale, 28, joined the Hawks in a trade with North Melbourne for draft picks at the

CARLTON’S Jeremy Laidler has been transformed from a defender to a forward and is slowly adjusting to the move according to Blues development coach Luke Webster. Laidler is one of new coach Mick Malthouse’s projects in attempting to play players in different positions. Malthouse has already notably changed the games of Andrew Walker (from forward

VETERAN Geelong defender Josh Hunt is in the mix to make his senior return from a shoulder injury against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. Hunt, who has played the past two matches in the VFL, was ready to return talent and experience-wise according to VFL coach Matthew Knights, but the match

UPDATE: GEELONG has confirmed forward Daniel Menzel will need his fourth knee reconstruction, putting his career in jeopardy at just 21. Menzel will sit out the rest of the season, although LARS surgery was again an option that will be weighed up. And for what it’s worth, Menzel was handed a one week suspension by

THE St Kilda Football Club has just issued a statement saying that forward Beau Maister is set to miss 4-6 matches after scans revealed he has a fractured right wrist. The injury occurred during the Saints’ 37 point loss to Essendon on Saturday afternoon at Etihad Stadium.   More to come…       Image courtesy

THE Majak Daw era began for North Melbourne with a great mark and goal in the opening minute but ended with eight minutes left in the first quarter after Daw collided with team mate Ben Cunnington. Daw had the ball and was tackled by Brisbane’s Daniel Merrett with the momentum spinning Daw backwards into a

SCANS today confirmed that Hawthorn key defender Ryan Schoenmakers has suffered an ACL injury that will require season ending knee surgery. Hawthorn General Manager – Football Operations James Fantasia said Schoenmakers is devastated with the news. “While Ryan is naturally disappointed by the injury, we’re certain he will approach his rehabilitation with the same professionalism,

ESSENDON key forward Michael Hurley is now in doubt for next Thursday’s ANZAC Day clash against Collingwood after injuring his ankle in yesterday’s match against St Kilda. Hurley, 22, was subbed off after falling awkwardly and injuring his ankle in a marking contest during the third quarter of the club’s 37 point win at Etihad

HAWTHORN fears that Ryan Schoenmakers has torn the ACL in his right knee after a going down in the second quarter of the club’s 42 point victory over Fremantle in Tasmania earlier today. Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson confirmed the news after the game and while Schoenmakers will have scans on his knee, they believe that

GEELONG forward Daniel Menzel has suffered another knee injury today in the VFL against the Box Hill Hawks at Simonds Stadium. Menzel limped off the field in the arms of trainers after lunging to tackle Box Hill’s Kyle Cheney and clutched at the left knee soon after. Early reports suggest that Menzel was taken off

THE Western Bulldogs got stuck between a rock and hard place last week when Ayce Cordy became a late scratching for last Sunday’s game against Richmond. With no key position players listed in the club’s emergencies, the Doggies called up Tom Campbell to replace Cordy even though he was not on the announced team. The

MANY remember the 2010 AFL Grand Final between St Kilda and Collingwood as being the first draw since North Melbourne vs. Collingwood in 1977. But it is the story of Brendon Goddard’s Grand Final heroics and later his deflection to Essendon, which is an important tale. The 27 year old soared higher than any other

PRIZED Hawthorn recruit Brian Lake will play his third consecutive match with the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL today in the hope of returning for next week’s clash against North Melbourne. Lake, the former Western Bulldog, was close to selection for the clash against Fremantle today, but the withdrawal of Matthew Pavlich through injury

GEELONG has more depth returning in the VFL ranks today against the Box Hill Hawks at Simonds Stadium with Jackson Sheringham and Jed Bews making their returns from injury. That is on top of Josh Hunt, Daniel Menzel and Cameron Guthrie – who returned from injury last week – and the Cats are also on

VETERAN St Kilda forward Justin Koschitzke will play for Sandringham again this week but doesn’t appear to be in the Saints’ immediate footy plans. The forward has yet to play a senior match this season – and even if a forward is needed to be called upon – it may be his counterpart Trent Dennis-Lane,

MELBOURNE is embroiled in more controversy after a connection with sports scientist Stephen Dank with some of its players last year

RICHMOND coach Damian Hardwick has boasted his teams’ depth in the midfield as it confronts Collingwood this weekend. The Tigers also have Nathan Foley resuming from an Achilles injury in the VFL for Coburg on Sunday. “You look at Swan and Pendlebury and (Dale) Thomas and (Steele) Sidebottom, they’re probably a bit like us in

FORMER Gippsland Power excitement machine Anthony Tipungwuti will make his debut for Essendon’s VFL team against the Casey Scorpions on Saturday. Tipungwuti, who hails from the Tiwi Islands, was unlucky not to be rookie-listed last season but instead finds himself at the Bombers in a VFL capacity but will be looking to impress. Bombers VFL

HAWTHORN has announced that it has signed a new deal with Luke Breust. It is understood that the new deal is for two additional years that will see the young forward staying with the club until, at least, the end of the 2015 season. “It’s good to be sticking around at Hawthorn for a couple

ALTHOUGH winless to start their 2013 campaign, the West Coast Eagles won’t be taking Carlton lightly in their match at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night. The Blues have lost to Richmond, Collingwood and Geelong in the first three rounds by a total of 38 points and have been in each contest well into the final

REST easy Magpies supporters. Although he left practice early this morning, the Collingwood Football Club has said that star forward Travis Cloke will still play against Richmond in tomorrow’s MCG blockbuster in spite of a minor mishap. Cloke, 26, dislocated a finger during the Friday morning practice session and made his way to the sideline