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Thursday July 24, 2008

Teams

Team coloursADELAIDE CROWS

Hall to return against Crows

Sydney star Barry Hall will make his return to football this Saturday night after coach Paul Roos last night confirmed he would be selected to play Adelaide.

Team coloursBRISBANE LIONS

Clock ticking on Power's fitness

Inspirational Brisbane Lions co-captain Luke Power is racing the clock to be fit for a crucial AFL clash.

Team coloursCARLTON BLUES

Century looms for a true Blue

The odds have been stacked against Simon Wiggins playing 100 AFL games, but the self-confessed worrier has spent years defying the odds.

Team coloursCOLLINGWOOD MAGPIES

Eyes have it: scrap the alternative strips

Who was responsible for whingeing long and loud enough about colour clashes to prompt the AFL and its clubs to go down the path of alternative strips?

Team coloursESSENDON BOMBERS

Neagle's worst fears confirmed

Essendon's injury crisis has deepened, with key forward Jay Neagle to undergo season-ending ankle surgery

Team coloursFREMANTLE DOCKERS

Fremantle - the team of mystery

Fremantle defender Heath Black's AFL future remains shrouded in mystery with the club and player no closer to finalising a settlement.

Team coloursGEELONG CATS

Cats aim to trump Hawks' tactical ace

Hawthorn's defensive zone is one of the most talked about football tactics in years.

Team coloursHAWTHORN HAWKS

Cats aim to trump Hawks' tactical ace

Hawthorn's defensive zone is one of the most talked about football tactics in years.

Team coloursKANGAROOS

Campbell shows he's no flash in the pan

A dazzling three-bounce run and handball to Shannon Grant in the closing stages against Collingwood was a highlight of North Melbourne's thrilling win last Friday night.

Team coloursMELBOURNE DEMONS

First a new boss, then new home

Having ruthlessly sacked chief executive Paul McNamee after just four months, Melbourne is considering scrapping plans to move to the new rectangular stadium at Olympic Park.

Team coloursPORT ADELAIDE

Port joy as Crows drop out of eight

It wasn't Port Adelaide's greatest win against Adelaide but it sure was sweet as it dumped the Crows from the top eight, leaving them floundering.

Team coloursRICHMOND TIGERS

Tigers shrug off a cold and look to finals

Richmond, like its coach, has emerged from the funk of winter's grip lurching with a cough and a wheeze to find itself, as if by surprise, on the brink of good health.

Team coloursST KILDA SAINTS

Work left to do for in-form Saints

With its season on a "knife's edge", St Kilda will travel to Perth early this week, confident in its ability to triumph again on the road.

Team coloursSYDNEY SWANS

Off the couch

Barry Hall has been given the all clear to resume his playing career for the Swans.

Team coloursWEST COAST EAGLES

Glass battling to be fit for Saints

West Coast captain Darren Glass has a thigh strain and is facing a race against time to prove his fitness for Saturday's clash against St Kilda.

Team coloursWESTERN BULLDOGS

Eade expects Dogs to spark up again

Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade is not concerned that his free-scoring team is suddenly faced with diminishing output.