AFL

• Embley suffers injury scare

  Posted February 03, 2012 23:44:11

  West Coast Eagles stalwart Andrew Embley suffered an injury setback at a closed training session on Friday which could sideline him for three to six weeks.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, perth-6000, wa, australia

• Sheedy sees 40 goals for Folau

  Posted February 03, 2012 18:12:27 | Updated February 03, 2012 18:28:48

  Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy has faith Israel Folau will silence doubters in his first season of AFL.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, blacktown-2148

• Swans great Kirk receives derby honour

  Posted February 03, 2012 17:56:34 | Updated February 03, 2012 17:57:47

  Brett Kirk has been honoured with the news the best on ground from the inaugural derby between the Swans and Giants will win a medal named after him.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, sydney-2000

• Demons appoint youngest AFL co-captains

  Posted February 03, 2012 14:59:29 | Updated February 03, 2012 16:56:54

  Melbourne has appointed co-captains for the coming AFL season and they will be two of the youngest in the sport's history.

  Topics: sport, australian-football-league, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Crows beefing up and getting aggro

  Posted February 03, 2012 14:49:40

  New Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says his side's focus over pre-season has been about beefing up and finding their inner aggression.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, adelaide-5000, sa, australia

• Shaw welcomed into Magpies leadership group

  Posted February 03, 2012 14:02:26 | Updated February 03, 2012 14:32:58

  Heath Shaw has officially been forgiven for his part in last year's AFL betting scandal, with Collingwood including him in a seven-man leadership group for the 2012 season.

  Topics: sport, australian-football-league, collingwood-3066, vic

• Swallow chosen as new North skipper

  Posted February 03, 2012 13:32:39 | Updated February 03, 2012 13:40:53

  Midfielder Andrew Swallow has been appointed captain of North Melbourne, replacing veteran Brent Harvey.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, north-melbourne-3051, vic, australia

• Buckley backs Krakouer's preseason

  Posted February 02, 2012 22:02:03

  Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has thrown his weight behind Andrew Krakouer's off-season, saying the forward earned some downtime.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, collingwood-3066, vic, australia

• AFL to fight Optus broadcast ruling

  Posted February 02, 2012 19:32:25 | Updated February 02, 2012 19:42:41

  The AFL has vowed to take every legal avenue available to protect its multi-million dollar broadcast rights deal with Telstra.

  Topics: nrl, rugby-league, australian-football-league, sport, telecommunications, industry, business-economics-and-finance, australia

• Stynes exit confirmed by Demons

  Posted February 01, 2012 18:57:04 | Updated February 02, 2012 10:32:38

  Melbourne president Jim Stynes has resigned from his role at the AFL club as he continues to battle cancer.

  Topics: sport, australian-football-league, melbourne-3000

• Hird hoping Hurley stays put

  Posted February 01, 2012 18:32:33

  Essendon coach James Hird is confident star tall utility Michael Hurley will resist the lure of big money from AFL newcomer Greater Western Sydney.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, essendon-3040, vic, australia

• Cooney not dogged by injury

  Posted February 01, 2012 18:01:25

  Injury-plagued Brownlow Medallist Adam Cooney has given the Western Bulldogs hope he is over the worst of the knee problem which ruined his 2011 AFL campaign.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, west-melbourne-3003

• Optus wins landmark TV rights case

  By court reporter Jamelle Wells

  Posted February 01, 2012 16:49:02 | Updated February 02, 2012 01:12:20

  A landmark Federal Court case has found Optus did not breach copyright by showing sports online with its new TV Now service.

  Topics: television, arts-and-entertainment, australian-football-league, sport, nrl, rugby-league, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, australia

• Jim Stynes to stand down as Demons president

  Posted February 01, 2012 14:46:04

  Jim Stynes is expected to stand down as Melbourne president at the AFL club's annual general meeting tonight to focus on his battle with cancer.

  Topics: sport, australian-football-league, melbourne-3000, australia

• Carrazzo backs team-mate Scotland

  Posted January 31, 2012 20:03:17 | Updated February 01, 2012 07:11:07

  Carlton midfielder Andrew Carrazzo has backed team-mate Heath Scotland, who is under police scrutiny following an alleged brawl on the weekend.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, carlton-3053, vic, australia

• Lions aim to step up

  Posted January 31, 2012 17:56:49

  A confident Brisbane outfit plans to showcase its determination in next month's preseason competition.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia

• Rutten to miss Crows preseason

  Posted January 30, 2012 20:58:45 | Updated January 31, 2012 07:01:46

  Adelaide full-back Ben Rutten will miss the AFL preseason competition due to a foot injury, but the club believes he'll be ready for the season proper.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, adelaide-5000, sa

• Carlton's Scotland involved in brawl

  Posted January 30, 2012 15:24:18 | Updated January 31, 2012 07:35:00

  Carlton has confirmed midfielder Heath Scotland was involved in a brawl in the New South Wales-Victoria border town of Mulwala over the weekend that reportedly left a man unconscious.

  Topics: sport, australian-football-league, mulwala-2647, nsw, australia

• Police silent on brawl link to AFL's Scotland

  Posted January 30, 2012 07:53:40 | Updated January 30, 2012 11:30:31

  Police will not confirm whether Carlton AFL player Heath Scotland was involved in a brawl at a club on the New South Wales-Victorian border.

  Topics: assault, police, sport, australian-football-league, mulwala-2647, yarrawonga-3730

• Motlop, Rioli take reins of strugglng Buffaloes

  By Kristy O'Brien

  Posted January 26, 2012 13:35:46 | Updated January 26, 2012 17:03:55

  Two well-known Northern Territory sports identities will try to resurrect the fortunes of struggling NTFL club, the Darwin Buffaloes.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sports-organisations, regional, clubs-and-associations, darwin-0800

• Swans sign US basketballer

  Posted January 25, 2012 14:44:12 | Updated January 25, 2012 17:19:03

  The Sydney Swans have signed US college basketballer Alex Starling.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia

• Varcoe sidelined for start of season

  Posted January 24, 2012 20:06:48 | Updated January 25, 2012 16:38:21

  Geelong midfielder Travis Varcoe will miss the start of the 2012 AFL season due to a foot injury.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, geelong-3220, vic, australia

• St Marys wants AFL review of blanket footy bans

  By Jano Gibson

  Posted January 24, 2012 18:17:06

  St Marys Northern Territory Football League club will ask the AFL to review a rule that almost brought the career of one of its stars to an end.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sports-organisations, regional, darwin-0800, melbourne-3000, brisbane-4000

• Darryl White re-registered after ban appeal

  Posted January 23, 2012 23:19:59 | Updated January 23, 2012 23:24:08

  Former AFL premiership star Darryl White has been re-registered to play in the Northern Territory after successfully appealing a decision to ban him for life.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, nt, australia

• Selwood named new Cats captain

  Posted January 20, 2012 17:34:56

  Joel Selwood has been named Geelong's new skipper following the retirement of Cameron Ling after last year's grand final victory.

  Topics: australian-football-league, sport, geelong-3220, vic, australia

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