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AFL aims for indigenous all-stars trip
Alice Springs :: Australia | 4 days ago
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Demetriou has held two meetings at AFL headquarters with senior indigenous players with the most recent talks a fortnight ago. Aaron Davey, Patrick Ryder, Shaun Burgoyne, Lindsay Thomas and Nathan Lovett-Murray were among those present while players
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Players face squeeze on treatments
Melbourne :: Australia | 5 days ago
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The AFL is looking at imposing tough new anti-doping and exotic treatment regulations on its players far and above the World Anti-Doping Agency code, in response to the Essendon supplements scandal. Clubs will be given until next month to respond to
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Demetriou defends drug loophole
Sydney :: Australia | 9 days ago
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It's people that have other issues that use self-reporting," Demetriou said today. "I can tell you we know for a fact that self-reporting has helped save two players' lives...They don't self-report because they want to avoid a strike because they are
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Positive drug tests on the rise in AFL
Wellington :: New Zealand | 10 days ago
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The AFL Players Association has made concessions in its voluntary illicit-drug test agreement with the AFL as a result of the proportion of failed tests more than tripling last year...While the number of tests increased by almost 500 between 2011 and
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Full transcript: Jason Ball
London :: United Kingdom | 13 days ago
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Tell me the story of you and of footy and of coming out and of deciding to campaign for change...We lived and breathed the game in our households, and I started playing when I was about five years old. In the days before Auskick you would go straight
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Poor clubs raising spectre of EPL
Adelaide :: Australia | 13 days ago
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It's terrible for their supporters, terrible for their sponsors. And it's terrible for football in general. ''But the answer to it is a difficult one. The standard of football and the demands and pressures of growing a side and making it competitive
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New haste in ASADA interviews
Melbourne :: Australia | 17 days ago
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David Hille's mid-season trip abroad will simply mean his interview will be scheduled on his return - after already interviewing key administrators from the club and some former employees...Fellow 2012 listed player Mark McVeigh is also required
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No control at Essendon
Brisbane :: Australia | 19 days ago
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Asked about the Reid letter yesterday, Essendon chairman David Evans said: "Bruce did write a letter and one of the confusing things here is we're confused as to where that letter went." "Clearly that letter didn't go to who it should have and that,
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No sackings for AFL's Bombers: Watson
Sydney :: Australia | 21 days ago
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Essendon great Tim Watson says no sackings are expected to flow from the independent review into irregular practices at the AFL club last year. Chairman David Evans is expected to announce on Monday the key findings of the review, headed by former
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AFL stars to battle gay slurs
Melbourne :: Australia | 21 days ago
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Players will take to Twitter and Facebook to call on others to take the pledge: ''Join us in giving homophobia the boot. Think before you speak, it's time to stop shirking the issue.'' The idea for the AFL Players Association campaign came from its
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