Egan may yet return
Injury-plagued Geelong defender Matthew Egan will see another surgeon in a bid to continue his AFL career, coach Mark Thompson revealed on Thursday.

Gale concerned
AFL Players' Association Chief Executive Brendon Gale has labelled the AFL conditions placed on Ben Cousins return to senior football as being a ‘serious departure’ from the current Illicit Drugs Policy.

Cousins keen to play
Ben Cousins has declared that he wants to resume his AFL career despite admitting the conditions placed upon his return by the AFL commission are 'very onerous'.

Pies post big loss
Collingwood has announced a loss of over $3 million for the 2008 season.

Newman wants finals
New Richmond skipper Chris Newman might currently hold the unwanted record of having played the most AFL games without appearing in a finals match but he expects that statistic to change in his first year in charge of the Tigers in 2009.

Hawks remain hungry
Hawthorn captain Sam Mitchell believes the Hawks will take the same fanatical attitude that carried them to premiership success in 2008 into next year, vowing the club will not suffer from the dreaded premiership hangover.

Cousins cleared to play
The AFL has granted former West Coast Eagles captain and recovering drug addict Ben Cousins permission to resume his football career.

AFL backs west Sydney
Mike Fitzpatrick says Monday's sight-seeing trip into western Sydney failed to dampen enthusiasm over the league's plans to introduce a second club in the city by 2012.

GC to play at home
The new Gold Coast AFL team will be able to play home games in front of its own fans after the league was able to negotiate its way out of a deal that dictated all matches in Queensland be played at the Gabba until 2016.

Star Saints on track
St Kilda trio Luke Ball, Matt Maguire and Steven Baker were all looking fit and running strongly alongside the rest of their team-mates at the start of pre-season training on Monday morning.