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Saints stagger home

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:39:00 GMT - St Kilda have won their way through to a preliminary final and condemned Geelong to the hard road in defence of their premiership, with a thrilling and controversial four-point win at the MCG on Friday night.

Swans' form timely

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:59:00 GMT - Departing Sydney coach Paul Roos admits he could never have predicted his side's dramatic form reversal which saw them finish the regular season in fifth spot as one of the hottest teams in the competition.

Baker out, Byrnes in

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:49:00 GMT - Hard man Steven Baker, who was set to resume hostilities with Cats forward Steve Johnson, has pulled out of the Saints line-up along with Jarryn Geary.

Pies oozing confidence

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:42:00 GMT - They may have been less than convincing in the past fortnight but Collingwood are still oozing confidence ahead of their Qualifying Final against the Western Bulldogs.

Blues' clearance focus

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:27:00 GMT - The last time Carlton met Sydney, the Swans jumped them early and cantered away to the easiest of victories and the Blues are desperate to avoid a repeat scenario in their elimination final at ANZ Stadium on Sunday.

Lucas to help find Bombers coach

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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:11:00 GMT - Former Essendon player Scott Lucas will help choose the club's next coach after he was named on a three-man selection panel on Friday.

Ever Green wins Dees best

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:00 GMT - Melbourne veteran Brad Green has capped his resurgent year by winning the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy as the club's best and fairest on Thursday night.

Cat, Saint toe-to-toe

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:09:00 GMT - St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says Round 13 combatants Steven Baker and Steve Johnson will almost certainly line-up on each other at the MCG on Friday night.

Crows fuming

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:59:00 GMT - Adelaide has reacted angrily to the AFL's offer of a single extra pick at the end of the first round of the national draft in compensation for the loss of star defender Nathan Bock, labelling it 'grossly inadequate'.

Late wait for Dogs

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:53:00 GMT - The Western Bulldogs have named midfielder Ryan Griffen for Saturday night's qualifying final against the Magpies and they're likely to give the 24-year-old until the last minute to prove his fitness.