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A CAP on rotations and the use of substitutes are among the options to reduce the number of interchanges for the 2011 season. They are among seven proposals put forward by the Laws of the Game committee that include allowing a score to be registered as a goal or a point whether the ball touches [...]

AFL FOOTBALL operations manager Adrian Anderson has stressed the League’s desire to see an increase in the number of women officiating in matches. Anderson told afl.com.au that the ultimate goal is to see a female field or boundary umpire officiating at the highest level. “One of our best goal umpires is Chelsea Roffey, so we’d love [...]

ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig says it would be the AFL’s loss if departing Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams walks away from the game for good. Williams will step down as head coach of the Power after Friday night’s clash with Collingwood at the MCG, with rumours the 51-year-old could become Kevin Sheedy’s assistant at Greater Western [...]

GEELONG has lost some talent to Gold Coast although not of the on-field variety, with high performance manager Dean Robinson accepting a position with the League’s 17th team. While Robinson will not begin his official duties at Gold Coast until October, his departure from the Cats is effective immediately. Robinson’s tenure at Geelong has coincided [...]

A $7.5 million redevelopment of the Williamstown Cricket Ground could be delayed because of one resident’s objection. The project, funded by the AFL, Williamstown Football Club, Victorian Government, Hobsons Bay Council and other parties, is due to be finished by mid-2012. The council’s works and assets director Phillip McDonald said the objection, from a local [...]

A WAFL player faces a two-year ban after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. East Perth midfielder Dean Cadwallader, 19, returned the positive result for nandrolone in an out-of-competition test carried out by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) during this year’s WA state program. Both Cadwallader’s A and B samples were positive. The prescribed [...]

THE national under-18 championships have concluded with clubs still considering the approaching national draft a challenge. Recruiters surveyed by The Sunday Age during the week expected many clubs to take a minimum number of picks in the compromised November draft, and for “needs” to influence first-round decisions more than they have in past years. Having already [...]

BEN Cousins is still being assessed by doctors in the emergency department of the Epworth hospital after suffering a recurrence of a stomach complaint. The Age understands the 31-year-old recovering drug addict is not in intensive care, as has been reported. The Richmond onballer was rushed to hospital in an ambulance around 11:45am today and was still [...]

FEMALE players and umpires mixed it up with the blokes, dogs and kids ran around the ground during breaks, fans feasted on cold cans of beer and were entertained as much by streakers and live bands as the football. It was about as far away as you get from the corporatised AFL as you can [...]

AT least two AFL clubs will consider drafting Andrew Lovett if he is cleared of rape charges next month. The sacked Saint is due to face a committal hearing on August 10, at which a Melbourne magistrate will decide whether he goes to trial. Lovett’s management yesterday confirmed recruiters from two clubs had expressed interest in [...]

INTERLEAGUE 2010 SOUTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE VS RIDDELL DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE Saturday 3rd July 2010 Springvale VFA Ground, Newcomen Road Springvale Entry: $10.00 Adults $5.00 Under 15, Pensioner, Concession $5.00 Car Parking Colts (Under 18′s) commence at 12:15pm Seniors commence at 2:30pm Tune into 88.3 Southern FM or 100.7 Highlands FM for a comprehensive live broadcast of the SFL v RDFL [...]

THREE teams finished the under-18 championship yesterday on four wins and one loss, which meant that as the Vic Country players slumped to the ground after a four-point loss to South Australia, they also clinched the side’s first national title in seven years. After Vic Metro beat Western Australia by 19 points in the opening [...]

GREATER Western Sydney has signed the first player from its Under-18 TAC Cup side to its AFL list. Josh Bruce, who featured at the just completed Under-18 Championships for the NSW/ACT Rams, has been signed by the club on a three year deal. He is the seventh player signed by Team GWS, joining other recent [...]

GOLD Coast recruit Karmichael Hunt will continue to find his feet as a defender this week with coach Guy McKenna naming him to start at full back against the Box Hill Hawks on Saturday. McKenna had previously claimed Hunt would spend time in the midfield in his third game after debuting in attack against the [...]

FREMANTLE will make a last-minute decision on returning utility Michael Johnson, with coach Mark Harvey declaring he will be named in the squad to take on Port Adelaide this Saturday. Johnson, who was suspended by Fremantle for six matches and dropped from the club’s leadership group after facing drugs charges, is eligible to make his [...]

ST KILDA coach Ross Lyon have backed Steven Baker after his nine-game AFL suspension, but concedes he went too far. While the Saints are disappointed with the severity of the ban, they acknowledged there were no grounds for appeal. “What it is, is what it is … we’re not appealing because we don’t think it’s appropriate,” [...]

GEELONG has been slapped with a $3000 fine for captain Cameron Ling commenting on umpires. AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson announced today the league had written to the Cats after Ling’s comments in a post-match interview after last Friday’s loss to St Kilda. Anderson said he had also spoken to Ling personally. Ling was particularly [...]

There’s no doubt that Baker and Johnson hit each other several times during their fiery clashes last Friday night.  It’s a shame that their behaviour has overshadowed the match itself.  Due to the wet conditions, the match probably suffered a little as a spectacle however, it was still a tough match played between the 2 [...]