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• The ACT continues to produce AFL talent

  
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  The ACT ceased to be a strong Aussie Rules territory over 25 years ago – its demise corresponding with the Swans moving to Sydney in the same year that the Raiders were admitted to the then NSWRL. It was also around this time that the legendary Cowboy Neil, a St Kilda and Ainslie FC icon, hung up his boots. The ...
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• Cats bonded on the way to 2009 flag

  
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  An old-fashioned bonding session has emerged as a key moment in Geelong’s AFL premiership campaign. The Cats themselves usually frown on the exercise, where players have a social get-together. Bonding sessions have become much lower-profile in rugby league because of the negative image involving alcohol. But it ...
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• Florida AFL-CIO says it will fight SunRail deal

  
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  For months, backers of Central Floridas proposed $1.2-billion SunRail commuter train have sought to convince the Florida AFL-CIO to drop its opposition to the rail deal. The union has opposed language in the package creating SunRail that it says would...
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• Welcome To Voss’s Second Chance Saloon

  
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  The Brisbane Lions’s decision to select Matt Maguire with the final pick of Thursday’s AFL Draft was great news for the likeable ex-Saint. But for Brisbane, it was yet another recycled player to join Michael Voss’s list as the Lions chase premiership glory by an unprecedented method. Back in October’s trade ...
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• John Coates is going for Olympic gold

  
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  John Coates, the wily president of the Australian Olympic Committee has sent a letter asking the Sports Minister, Kate Ellis, a number of leading questions, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, designed to test the independence of the Independent Sport Panel looking into the funding of Australian sport. The panel ...
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• Team GWS not interested in Jarryd Hayne

  
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  Despite reports of a five-year offer worth $7.5 million, the AFL’s Team GWS say they aren’t pursuing Parramatta’s rugby league superstar Jarryd Hayne. Hayne is contracted to Parramatta for the 2010 season and the Eels are keen to lock in a new four-year deal. But the NRL has been buzzing with talk that Hayne ...
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• Cats’ rivals building for 2010 assault

  
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  Geelong’s closest rivals went to the AFL draft, as they did in trade week, smelling a potential premiership. Most clubs spent the final draft before Gold Coast and Western Sydney dominate the early picks over the next two years, stocking up with talented youngsters to survive the drought to come. But a select ...
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• Ball relieved to land in Magpie nest

  
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  Luke Ball admits there is more to his departure from St Kilda than the AFL midfielder wants to discuss. Whatever the new Magpie is keeping to himself, he insists there is no bitterness towards the Saints. Ball decided to leave his AFL home of eight years after a tumultuous season when the Saints nearly won the ...
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• Stynes says new picks will adapt quicker than Watts

  
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  Melbourne president Jim Stynes believes the AFL club’s latest top draftees are better equipped for a quick step into senior football than last year’s No.1 pick Jack Watts. The Demons copped some criticism after Watts made a much-hyped AFL debut this year in the club’s biggest showcase match, the Queen’s ...
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• Roos says Rohan faces reality check

  
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  Sydney coach Paul Roos says the gap between TAC Cup and AFL is massive and No.6 draft pick Gary Rohan can forget about making his debut for the Swans in 2010. “I’d be staggered if he played senior footy next year,” Roos told AAP on Friday after returning from the national draft in Melbourne. Rohan has emerged ...
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• Unions, Energy Industry Tops in Political Contributions

  
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  According to FollowTheMoney.org unions were some of the most generous with donations to political candidates and causes during the 2007-2008 donation cycle, the last cycle full reporting is known for. A close second place goes to the energy industry with Indian interests coming in third.Out of the top 50 highest ...
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• Katharine Mcphee

  
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  Katharine Mcphee updates:- Katharine McPhee and “30 Rock” star Jane Krakowski are just two of the cavalcade of stars performing at the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade . Rehearsal footage below. Katharine McPhee , sporting her new sassy blonde ‘do, is singing her new single “Had It All.” We’re ...
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• Katharine Mcphee

  
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  Katharine Mcphee updates:- Katharine McPhee and “30 Rock” star Jane Krakowski are just two of the cavalcade of stars performing at the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade . Rehearsal footage below. Katharine McPhee , sporting her new sassy blonde ‘do, is singing her new single “Had It All.” We’re ...
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• Katharine Mcphee

  
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  Katharine Mcphee updates:- Katharine McPhee and “30 Rock” star Jane Krakowski are just two of the cavalcade of stars performing at the 2009 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade . Rehearsal footage below. Katharine McPhee , sporting her new sassy blonde ‘do, is singing her new single “Had It All.” We’re ...
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• Katharine McPhee Lines Up Thanksgiving Day Appearances

  
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  New York, NY (CNS) - Katharine McPhee is set to release her sophomore album, “Unbroken,” and has lined up some major appearances for Thanksgiving Day, including the “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” on NBC.Katharine McPhee will perform her new single “Had It All” during NBC’s telecast of the “Macy’s ...
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• A great night for Scully, Melbourne and the AFL

  
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  Last night marked the first year of the national draft’s inevitable move from the virtual oblivion of a Saturday morning to the bright lights of a primetime Thursday night slot. And if last night was anything to go by, it’ll be the first of many. It wasn’t perfect. There were glitches and awkward moments, like ...
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• Demons rate their top two equally

  
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  If there was such a thing as an equal No.1 AFL draft pick, Melbourne would have used it, according to coach Dean Bailey. While Victorian teenager Tom Scully will wear the label of No.1 in this year’s national draft, the Demons’ selection of South Australian midfielder Jack Trengove at No.2 gives both youngsters ...
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• Magpies get Ball to end weeks of agony

  
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  Luke Ball’s manager says the former St Kilda skipper was made to endure “six weeks of agony” before finally getting his wish to join rival AFL club Collingwood through the national draft. While Victorian 18-year-old midfielder Tom Scully earned the night’s honoured position of being taken with the No.1 pick, ...
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• Lions again provide the element of surprise

  
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  Not content with AFL trade week’s most stunning deal in securing Brendan Fevola, Brisbane provided the national draft’s biggest surprise by salvaging ex-St Kilda defender Matt Maguire’s career. Maguire, delisted by the Saints after a series of injuries which limited him to just 14 games in three years, had ...
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• Why do we play sport? Crawford’s burning question

  
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  If sport means more to Australians than almost any other nationality on earth, why have we never had a national sports policy? That is perhaps the most staggering point raised by businessman David Crawford’s report into sports funding. The fireworks sparked by Crawford’s suggestion that we lavish too much money ...
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