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Dockers shoot down Luke Jackson trade rumours

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says Luke Jackson has told the club that he is happy and not looking to move back to Melbourne at the end of the AFL season.

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Headstrong Lions won't stop dancing: Dunkley

Josh Dunkley has put the onus on his Brisbane Lions teammates to carry on where they left off and snap an alarming modern trend for AFL premiership sides.

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Rising Giants star pushing for AFL opening-round debut

Greater Western Sydney coach Adam Kingsley is primed to hand Cody Angove an AFL debut against Collingwood after the youngster impressed during the pre-season.

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Eagles ride like the wind to round up wayward Kangaroos

West Coast made the most of a strong breeze in the final term to beat North Melbourne by two points in their pre-season game at Bunbury, south of Perth.

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Saints' Owens latest AFL player hurt in marking contest

St Kilda forward Mitch Owens is the fourth AFL player to be hurt in the pre-season after an opponent was pushed into a marking contest.

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Swans star Gulden to have surgery on broken ankle

Sydney's Errol Gulden is the latest AFL star to be injured in the pre-season, suffering a broken ankle in a trial match.

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Gulden hurt against Suns in big blow for Swans

Sydney midfielder Errol Gulden is the latest big-name AFL injury victim in the pre-season, suffering an ankle injury early in their match against Gold Coast.

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McGovern limps off as Blues thump Giants in pre-season

Carlton have put their disappointing end to 2024 behind them with an impressive 58-point win over GWS in their final tune-up ahead of the AFL season.

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Lions say 'no malice' in Starcevich concussion incident

Brandon Starcevich's concussion will rule him out of AFL's opening round and put the spotlight again on players pushing opponents into marking contests.

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Starcevich concussed as Crows beat Lions in AFL

Brisbane premiership defender Brandon Starcevich will miss their AFL season opener against Geelong next week after he was concussed in their loss to Adelaide.

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Bont hurt as Bulldogs beat Hawks in AFL pre-season

The early signs are captain Marcus Bontempelli will be ready for round one after he was forced off early in the Western Bulldogs' pre-season win over Hawthorn.

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Midfielder taking giant strides towards an AFL return

Already forced to miss the opening two rounds of the AFL season with a calf strain, GWS star Tom Green is refusing to lose any more time to injury.

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Magpies back Maynard to be fit for AFL opener

Collingwood vice-captain Brayden Maynard should be fit to face GWS in the AFL opening round but the Magpies appear less confident on Jordan De Goey featuring.

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Young Tigers can't wait to add Lynch back to mix

Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch expects to be fit for round one and can provide crucial presence and experience in attack.

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The Penrith Panthers seem unbeatable. What does that mean for the NRL?

The league is booming but there’s a wrinkle: one team has overcome built-in anti-dynasty safeguards and the game threatens to become predictable

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From the Pocket: Fremantle must get pulses racing to break the cycle of ‘vanilla’ mediocrity

The Dockers’ boom recruit Shai Bolton can be the player to break the shackles amid a half-hearted vote of confidence for coach Justin Longmuir

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AFL players called as Nixon fights fake footy claims

Melbourne Football Club players will be among the witnesses to give evidence in Ricky Nixon's fake football memorabilia case.

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Mills details Swans' plan to avoid grand final scars

After a detailed review, Sydney have put last year's grand final disaster behind them in pursuit AFL premiership success this season.

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Kako's pressure a feature as Bombers beat Cats in AFL

New Essendon player Isaac Koko impressed as much with his defensive pressure as he did by kicking four goals in the pre-season win over Geelong.

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Kako, Caddy lead young Bombers to AFL win over Cats

Essendon's top draft pick Isaac Kako kicked four goals and the Bombers' pressure was impressive as they beat Geelong by 21 points in their AFL pre-season match.

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Butters joins Mills as big pre-season AFL casualties

Port Adelaide star Zak Butters needs knee surgery and has joined Sydney captain Callum Mills as key early-season AFL casualties.

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Longmuir to coach Dockers without AFL contract

Justin Longmuir will remain as Fremantle coach with no end date in sight after striking a new employment agreement with the AFL club.

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Recruit to be a vice-captain in first season with Crows

Adelaide have named recruit Alex Neal-Bullen as one of four vice-captains under skipper Jordan Dawson ahead of the 2025 AFL season.

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Succession plan takes heat off Hinkley: Rozee

Port Adelaide's decision to announce a succession plan between Ken Hinkley and Josh Carr has taken the heat off the senior coach, says captain Connor Rozee.

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Sicily says Hawks must improve on last year's gains

Hawthorn captain James Sicily says a repeat of what they did last season won't be enough as they try to improve on their barnstorming run back into the finals.

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