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AFL Tigers need to step up: Cotchin
Sydney Morning Herald
Richmond's star midfielder Trent Cotchin says it's time for the Tigers to take the next step after showing steady improvement in the past two AFL seasons. He says the Tigers have rebuilt the club virtually from scratch under Damien Hardwick, ...

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NRL question time: G's to N's
Back Page Lead
Leading up to the 2012 NRL season, BPL's Nick Tedeschi and Will Evans will answer the big questions facing every team. This week: Gold Coast, Manly, Melbourne and Newcastle. 1.Who is the answer at five-eighth for the Titans?

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Graham set for NRL Bulldogs debut
Ninemsn
England international prop James Graham will make his Canterbury debut on Sunday when the club returns to its spiritual home of Belmore Oval for the NRL trial clash with the Sydney Roosters. Graham has joined the Bulldogs from St Helens following a ...

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NRL bids still a long way off: Gallop
sportsnewsfirst
By Nathan Ryan LEAGUE boss David Gallop has declared that the NRL bid teams still have plenty of work to do before a decision is made on who will enter the competition in 2015. Perth, Brisbane and the Central Coast have already been vocal about their ...
Rugby league commission finally readyABC Online
New rugby league commission finally readyThe Roar
From The Couch: February 7World of Rugby League

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AFL.com

Mitchell calls for Brownlow overhaul
Fox Sports
Source: Michael Dodge / News Limited Hawthorn star Sam Mitchell wants the AFL to relax its Brownlow Medal eligibility laws to protect fair players from being ruled out for minor offences. The AFL this week stood by the rules, under which any player who ...
Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell says Brownlow Medal eligibility laws too harshHerald Sun
No change to Brownlow set-upSydney Morning Herald

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Bumper pre-season: Justin Poore. Picture: Gregg Porteous Source: The Daily ...
Herald Sun
PARRAMATTA prop Justin Poore says he'll use the 2012 NRL season to honour Eels conditioning coach Sean Burns, who died suddenly late last month. The tragic passing rocked the club and Poore admits he and team-mates are still coming to terms with the ...

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Brisbane Times

Riewoldt retains Saints' AFL captaincy
Sydney Morning Herald
St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt says he has never felt so excited to be leading the AFL club. The Saints officially confirmed on Wednesday that the five-time best and fairest will captain them for a seventh season. He will head an eight-man leadership ...
Quick rise for new leadersAFL.com
Saints stick with NickThe Age
Riewoldt retains Saints captaincyABC Online
Fox Sports -The West Australian
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The West Australian

Daw suspended by Kangaroos
Sydney Morning Herald
The athletic rookie is the first Sudanese-born player to make it on to an AFL list. He is yet to play a game for North Melbourne, but excited fans with several displays of skill and dash last season. He was re-signed for two years in October 2011.
Kangaroos suspend Majak Daw indefinitely for missing rehab sessionsHerald Sun
Roos suspend rookie for rules breachFox Sports
Kangaroos suspend DawThe West Australian
The Australian -Wyndham Leader
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Brisbane Times

Dugan in court on speeding charges
Fox Sports
The NRL All Stars fullback pleaded not guilty to both charges from August last year. Canberra Raiders chief executive Don Furner rejected reports the club had tried to keep the matter under wraps. "As per the allegation that we tried to hide it, ...
Dugan 'embarrassed' over speeding chargesSydney Morning Herald
Campese cut out to captain RaidersThe Canberra Times
Canberra Raider Josh Dugan to face court charged with driving at more than ...Herald Sun
NRL.COM -Adelaide Now
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Sydney Morning Herald

Dugan 'embarrassed' over speeding charges
Sydney Morning Herald
CANBERRA: Canberra NRL fullback Josh Dugan is set to appear in an ACT court next week to fight charges of high-range speeding and driving while suspended following an incident last August. Dugan, 21, wasn't talking to the media today, but his manager ...
Campese cut out to captain RaidersThe Canberra Times
Canberra Raider Josh Dugan to face court charged with driving at more than ...Herald Sun
Dugan in court on speeding chargesFox Sports
NRL.COM -Adelaide Now -Canberra Raiders
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Sydney Morning Herald

Springsteen tipped for AFL grand final
Sydney Morning Herald
Rumours are swirling that rock legend Bruce Springsteen has been locked in to perform at this year's AFL grand final in a welcome follow-up to last year's disastrous pre-match entertainment. The Boss will reportedly belt out his anthems at the MCG ...
Bruce Springsteen to play AFL Grand Final rumours quashedHerald Sun
Bruce Springsteen to play atthe AFL Grand Final?FasterLouder
Bruce Springsteen To Play AFL Grand Final Rumour DeniedNoise11
TheMusic -The West Australian (blog)
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Noise11

Bruce Springsteen to play AFL Grand Final rumours quashed
Herald Sun
BRUCE Springsteen will not be playing this year's AFL Grand Final, despite radio gossip. Promoter Michael Gudinski said this morning there was “no truth whatsoever” in reports The Boss had been secured to sing at the event in September.
Bruce Springsteen To Play AFL Grand Final?Noise11

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Gold Coast Bulletin News

Wilkinson takes racial attack in his stride
Gold Coast Bulletin News
With those defiant words, Gold Coast Suns youngster Joel Wilkinson declared he had moved on from last year's racial attack which rocked the AFL and revealed he would become a multi-cultural ambassador for the league. The AFL community was floored when ...
Gold Coast Suns adopt Geelong's blueprint for AFL success.Courier Mail
Suns spread the AFL wordRockhampton Morning Bulletin
Gold Coast Suns youngster Joel Wilkinson tells of racial abuseHerald Sun
ABC Local -Northern Star -AFL.com
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Eurosport.com AU

Halves need to lift: Griffin
Fox Sports
Griffin criticised the pair's fifth-tackle options and second-half impact in the Broncos' NRL trial win at Redcliffe. "They came in and out of the game in the second half when they should have taken it to the opposition," he said.
Dream Team Builder: Corey NormanBigPond News
Broncos young gun Jordan Kahu to miss season after rupturing ACLCourier Mail
Broncos youngster Kahu to miss 2012 seasonSydney Morning Herald

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Sydney Morning Herald

Tomane 'bit lost' in return to union
Sydney Morning Herald
NRL convert Joseph Tomane admits he felt lost playing his first game for the ACT Brumbies and says patience is the key to making a successful transition into Super Rugby. And while Tomane insists it is "close to impossible" to immediately return to the ...

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AFL: Kangaroos mix with Ballarat community
Ballarat Courier
BY FIONA HENDERSON IT'S not often Kangaroos fans cry at the sight of a fit Drew Petrie but little Eamon Clark found the vice-captain a bit overwhelming at the Central Square Post Office yesterday. Luckily, the lure of a jellybean overcame the ...

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Sydney Morning Herald

Super Rugby success in five easy steps
Sydney Morning Herald
ARU boss John O'Neill. Photo: Getty Images Get more members. Get less non-members. Be like Collingwood but without the universal contempt. Get more fans but have less forums. If for some reason you feel obliged to hold fan forums, don't spend all night ...
Queensland Reds looking to poach members from south of the TweedThe Daily Telegraph

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Sydney Morning Herald

Caught in footy stream without a paddle
Sydney Morning Herald
Since those days of five concurrent games on a Saturday, I have become accustomed to live coverage, spread over the weekend, and I was excited by the new AFL broadcast rights deal announced last year, which assured fans that every game would be covered ...

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A-League's tough expansion lessons can boost game
The Roar
Prior to granting licences to these clubs, Football Federation Australia could have and should have taken A-League and Socceroos games to these regions on numerous occasions to assess the public's appetite for the sport. These simple steps could have ...

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Noise11

Bruce Springsteen To Play AFL Grand Final?
Noise11
by Paul Cashmere on February 8, 2012 Will Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform at the AFL Grand Final in Melbourne on September 29? The hot rumour is yes. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Photo by Ros O'Gorman A caller into 3AW's ...

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