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Wednesday January 7, 2009

Teams

Team coloursADELAIDE CROWS

Rob Chapman appointed Crows chairman

Bank of SA managing director Rob Chapman has been appointed chairman of AFL club Adelaide by its newly-formed board.

Team coloursBRISBANE LIONS

New hope for Davis

The door has been left ajar for former Sydney premiership player Nick Davis at the Brisbane Lions ahead of Tuesday's AFL pre-season draft.

Team coloursCARLTON BLUES

Blue Skies

Brett Ratten can't believe his "good fortune" in arriving at a battered Carlton during a time of great change.

Team coloursCOLLINGWOOD MAGPIES

Magpies counting down: 32 days to go

Here is a fact to alarm or excite you: the first football match is in 32 days.

Team coloursESSENDON BOMBERS

Out of the shadow

Essendon coach Matthew Knights has endured a bumpy ride since replacing a legend. But he's sticking to his plan.

Team coloursFREMANTLE DOCKERS

Dockers 'no' to Polak rookie bid

Fremantle will oppose Richmond's application to move injured forward Graham Polak on to the rookie list, in what looms as a potential road block for Ben Cousins.

Team coloursGEELONG CATS

McKenna admits: I've talked to Ablett

Nathan Ablett Former Geelong forward Nathan Ablett is likely to become a development project for AFL's newest team on the Gold Coast.

Team coloursHAWTHORN HAWKS

Hawks break 30,000 members barrier

Hawthorn. Reigning premiers Hawthorn have become the first Victorian AFL club to sign up more than 30,000 members before Chistmas.

Team coloursKANGAROOS

Rocca rolls through playoffs

Former AFL player Sav Rocca is celebrating after his punting helped the Philadelphia Eagles overcome the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the NFL playoffs today.

Team coloursMELBOURNE DEMONS

Yze opts for Box Hill

Former Melbourne player Adem Yze has joined Box Hill in the VFL.

Team coloursPORT ADELAIDE

Carr revs up for return to Power

Port Adelaide premiership star Josh Carr says he hopes his future at the club will be as good as his past after four years playing with Fremantle.

Team coloursRICHMOND TIGERS

Cousins has long way to go, say experts

Richmond fans counting the days until round one, but if they're waiting to see Ben Cousins in full flight they might have to wait a while longer.

Team coloursST KILDA SAINTS

Maguire endures the long, long wait

Few milestones would mean more to a player than St Kilda's Matt Maguire, who sits stranded on 99 games after his 2008 season was called off in May.

Team coloursSYDNEY SWANS

Swans veteran in doubt for season start

Michael O'Loughlin. Sydney's all-time leading AFL games record holder Michael O'Loughlin is battling to be fit in time for the start of the new season.

Team coloursWEST COAST EAGLES

Dockers 'no' to Polak rookie bid

Fremantle will oppose Richmond's application to move injured forward Graham Polak on to the rookie list, in what looms as a potential road block for Ben Cousins.

Team coloursWESTERN BULLDOGS

Bulldogs to bite back as Eade aims high for 2009

Several young pups showed renewed upper body strength returning from pre-season trip to Arizona, but the old Dogs showed plenty of muscle at training yesterday.