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'He's been through things I couldn't imagine'
Staff writers UPDATE: HARRY O'Brien spared the "burden of leadership" for the rest of the year following his revelations of sex abuse and suicidal thoughts, Nathan Buckley says.
Harry returns to open arms
Glenn McFarlane TWO moments at training summed up the support Collingwood is prepared to give Harry O’Brien as he fights to overcome his personal demons.
Cats' list is taking shape
Nick Wade THERE'S a long list of players in line to return, but not too many ready to go out.
Cyril happy to stay forward
Bruce Matthews Lance Franklin continues to hold out but that hasn't stopped Hawthorn securing the prized signature of Cyril Rioli on a three-year deal.
Richmond to face Cairns hoodoo
Richmond face Gold Coast on Saturday and must overcome their Cairns hoodoo to cement their place in the top eight.
Talia a star like his brother
Ben Broad THE Western Bulldogs have their second Rising Star for 2013 with promising defender Michael Talia earning the round 15 nomination.
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Westhoff takes fight to Tribunal
PORT Adelaide forward Justin Westhoff will risk a two-match ban at the AFL Tribunal tonight when he fights a striking charge.
We need four goal umpires: Sando
CROWS coach Brenton Sanderson today predictably avoided criticism of the AFL match review panel - but he did hit the AFL's score review system.
What you missed on TV last night
Gilbert Gardiner DID you miss last night's AFL television shows? Rewind and catch up on all the hot topics and big issues discussed.
Mick's not the problem: Mathieson
Michael Warner BILLIONAIRE Carlton powerbroker Bruce Mathieson last night savaged the club's recruiting department.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Scott savages "flawed" MRP
Gilbert Gardiner GEELONG coach Chris Scott has joined a chorus of discontent towards the MRP's ban handed down to Adelaide forward Shaun McKernan.
Team News
Tex to get all the time he needs
10:59PM Andrew Capel TAYLOR Walker will not be seen at the Adelaide Football Club for two weeks.
Crows coach wants longer season
12:28PM Andrew Capel CROWS coach Brenton Sanderson has thrown his support behind an extended AFL season.
Crouch 'almost certain' to return
11:40AM Andrew Capel SUPERCOACH ALERT: BRAD Crouch is "almost certain'' to make his return from a three-match absence with a hamstring injury in the SANFL.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Lions to seek umps' clarification
12:22PM By Marco Monteverde Brisbane Lions coach Michael Voss has dismissed concerns over a possible citing of skipper Jonathan Brown at the AFL tribunal.
Brown sweats on MRP decision
Greg Davis BRISBANE expect co-captain Jonathan Brown to play against North Melbourne, despite the star to come under scrutiny from the match review panel.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Mick's not the problem: Mathieson
Michael Warner BILLIONAIRE Carlton powerbroker Bruce Mathieson last night savaged the club's recruiting department.
Blues set to spruce list
11:33PM Jon Anderson WHETHER they fall into this year's finals or not, Carlton will seriously sharpen its list pruning knife prior to this year's national draft.
Harry's issues can't compromise Pies
4:35PM Mark Robinson NATHAN Buckley played hard ball on Harry O'Brien on Monday and then today put his arm around his troubled player.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
'He's been through things I couldn't imagine'
2:45PM Staff writers UPDATE: HARRY O'Brien spared the "burden of leadership" for the rest of the year following his revelations of sex abuse and suicidal thoughts, Nathan Buckley says.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Bombers board should fall on swords
12:09AM Michelangelo Rucci ESSENDON chairman David Evans should resign immediately rather than wait for the members' verdict at the end of the season.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
McPharlin to miss five with calf
11:56PM FREMANTLE defender Luke McPharlin will miss the next five AFL rounds after scans revealed his calf injury is worse than first thought.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Cats shattered player won't walk again
3:39PM Alex Oates, Stephen Drill UPDATE: GEELONG stars tell of their devastation after former teammate Casey Tutungi was diagnosed a quadriplegic.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Cats' list is taking shape
11:54AM Nick Wade THERE'S a long list of players in line to return, but not too many ready to go out.
Richmond to face Cairns hoodoo
4:30PM Richmond face Gold Coast on Saturday and must overcome their Cairns hoodoo to cement their place in the top eight.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Ablett sets record Brownlow pace
7:36PM Scott Gullan GARY Ablett is already 10 votes clear in the Brownlow Medal according to Champion Data ratings.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Dogs prevail in Giant arm-wrestle
7:40PM Neil Cordy THE GWS Giants look likely to suffer a triple blow after going down to the Western Bulldogs by four points.
Buddy likely to stay put - manager
3:14PM Sam Edmund LANCE Franklin is highly likely to snub the advances of GWS and stay at Hawthorn, according to his manager.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Cyril happy to stay forward
10:36AM Bruce Matthews Lance Franklin continues to hold out but that hasn't stopped Hawthorn securing the prized signature of Cyril Rioli on a three-year deal.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Swans outlast plucky Dees
4:02PM Jon Ralph MATCH REPORT: IF Melbourne were an entrant for a TV talent show like The Voice, they wouldn't get past the first commercial break.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Majak is growing into his public role
10:00PM Luke Dennehy NORTH Melbourne ruckman Majak Daw has many labels: role model, ambassador, refugee, pioneer.
Power players to back Hartlett
11:02PM Jesper Fjeldstad PORT Adelaide playmaker Hamish Hartlett's ambition to become one of the game's elite players has hit its first natural hurdle.
For Port, two out of three ain't bad
11:00PM Jesper Fjeldstad PORT Adelaide today faces an obvious dilemma at selection: one ruckman or two?
Power must go back to basics
11:33PM Michelangelo Rucci KEN Hinkley's mantra demanding his team "defend first" is Port Adelaide's answer to ending the Power's damaging fade-outs in first quarters.
Richmond to face Cairns hoodoo
4:30PM Richmond face Gold Coast on Saturday and must overcome their Cairns hoodoo to cement their place in the top eight.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Ballantyne sparks Freo against Saints
6:07PM Kim Hagdorn MATCH REPORT: FEISTY small forward Hayden Ballantyne upstaged Matthew Pavlich to lead the Dockers to a come-from-behind win over St Kilda.
Milne could return to AFL next week
2:13PM ST Kilda small forward Stephen Milne could return from his club-imposed AFL suspension in the July 13 match against Carlton.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Swans' injury crisis deepens
11:43PM Tyson Otto THE Sydney Swans' injury crisis has hit a new low with power forward Sam Reid now in doubt to be back in time to play finals football.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Race to September
3:00PM By Ben Higgins As the season approaches the business end, we look at each club's run home and who can still make the top eight.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Kennedy to drop 'stutter' kick
4:55PM Kim Hagdorn EAGLES leading goal kicker Josh Kennedy has revealed he is working to eliminate his unorthodox and shuffling kicking style.
Talia a star like his brother
8:46AM Ben Broad THE Western Bulldogs have their second Rising Star for 2013 with promising defender Michael Talia earning the round 15 nomination.
Roos, Pies hold up Team of the Round
10:00PM Jon Anderson KEY Kangaroos hold up the backline while the Magpies' twin towers dominate in attack in the round 14 Team of the Round.
Dogs prevail in Giant arm-wrestle
7:40PM Neil Cordy THE GWS Giants look likely to suffer a triple blow after going down to the Western Bulldogs by four points.
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