(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric has made a promising recovery from an ankle injury and is considered a chance to face Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday

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

VETERAN midfielder Nathan Lovett-Murray has signed on for his tenth season at Essendon according to a statement released on the club’s website. It’s been a long wait but one that the club is happy to be over with Lovett-Murray back in the fold for next year. “Nathan has been a great servant of the Essendon Football

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Geelong: The club has delisted mature-aged recruit Orren Stephenson, but the 30-year-old is hopeful of another AFL opportunity.

WE take a look at which AFL players have impressed so far in the VFL in their bids for recalls INJURY-prone Essendon forward Scott Gumbleton got through another hit-out for Bendigo. It was his fourth major hit-out since coming back from back and hamstring injuries. However, his chances for a recall for this week’s clash

ESSENDON development coach Hayden Skipworth is hopeful exciting young talent Anthony Long can “get a good run at the rest of the year” after an injury-plagued career which led to his delisting at the end of last season. Long was subsequently put on the Bombers rookie list for one last crack although his injury problems

After the completion of the 2012 AFL season the league will be revolutionised by the introduction of free agency. For eligible players this will give them the ability to leave their current club, bypassing the draft and trade periods, and essentially pick their next employer themselves. For the AFL, this will be an unprecedented change. In the lead

THE Essendon Football Club has had a good start to the 2012 season with back to back wins over North Melbourne last week and over Port Adelaide yesterday.  Both games were fought right through to the final moments and the Bombers have shown a resilience under pressure that can only help them as the rest