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Gold Coast will limit 'raid' to eight players

Jake Niall Gold Coast intends to recruit about eight uncontracted players from the 16 AFL clubs, sparing half the competition from the pain of losing a player to the 17th team.

Ablett wins the Brownlow

Michael Gleeson Having been heart-breakingly denied the medal for the past two years, Gary Ablett could not be denied a third time, finally claiming the award that has evaded him.

Hawks move on to 2010

Brent Diamond Hawthorn will begin its pre-season earlier this year with its first to third-year players resuming on October 19 and the rest of the list a week later.

Hodge signs for early bird Hawks

Rohan Connolly Hawthorn's playing group has committed to starting its pre-season training program nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.

Riewoldt wins historic fifth medal

Martin Blake, Martin Boulton and Andrea Petrie Nick Riewoldt ascends to St Kilda immortality when he was announced the winner of his fifth Trevor Barker Award last night.

Hawthorn president has lost the plot

Caroline Wilson AFL club presidents are easy to hit and difficult to miss.

Cats can join the greats

Robert Walls If Geelong wins tomorrow it will rightfully be regarded as one of the all-time great teams. If it loses, it won't.

A star on the wane could be more trouble than he's worth

Martin Blake Martin Blake analyses the role of Barry Hall for the Bulldogs.

Carlton still a chance to snare Lions' Bradshaw

Jake Niall Veteran forward yet to sign contract with Lions and still in Carlton's calculations for the pre-season draft.

A time bomb who has lost power but can still blow up

Martin Blake Here's the rub with Barry Hall. Here's why it's a huge risk for the Bulldogs to take. Here's why Big, Bad Barry Hall might yet regret his decision to seek a trade out of Sydney to a third club.

Riewoldt - king of the forwards

Jake Niall Nick Riewoldt is now the game's most damaging key forward.

Still a player, not a fighter

Barry Hall As soon as anything like last weekend's incident happens, the immediate reaction seems to be that my footy career is over and it's time to head to boxing.

I want to stay at the Swans

Barry Hall As soon as anything like last weekend's incident happens, the immediate reaction seems to be that my footy career is over and it's time to head to boxing.

I've got 11 weeks to salvage career: Hall

Andrea Petrie Had one of Barry Hall's teammates had a brain fade that cost Sydney the game as he did against Hawthorn at the weekend, the veteran forward admits he would have been "filthy" with them.

Stop indulging bad apples - and make it two strikes

Barry Hall After what seems a very long time in this game not a lot shocks me, but I admit I was surprised last week when the AFL released details of its testing for illicit drugs.

Mitch Morton is learning the hard way

Michael Gleeson Mitch Morton has paid the price for seizing the moment, but it won't slow him down.

Pears shapes up

Martin Boulton The Bombers are not afraid to give young defender Tayte Pears big jobs, and he's had a few.

Richmond's game plan was no plan at all

Jake Niall The recruiters must share the blame for the botched execution of list choices.

Swans in moment of truth

Richard Hinds, Sydney As Swans football department weighs up futures of Barry Hall and Michael O'Loughlin, it says no snap decisions being made about whether to offer the veterans new contracts.