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Two AFL greats stay away from Sir Doug Nicholls Round

Adam Goodes and Cyril Rioli, two of the AFL's greatest Indigenous players, are keeping their distance from the league's showcase Sir Doug Nicholls Round.

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Hawks' prep work for Top End raid starts early

Hawthorn will head to Darwin with an extended squad three days before their huge AFL clash with fellow premiership hopefuls Gold Coast.

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Max gone? Mitchell wants to see back of Dees skipper

Melbourne captain Max Gawn is in vintage form and has been giving Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell headaches ahead of their MCG clash in round nine.

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Hawks rest Barrass, Bulldogs lose Adam Treloar

Tom Barrass will sit out Hawthorn's clash with Melbourne as Sam Mitchell manages the experienced defender's workload with an eye towards the AFL finals.

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Hawks coach defends Sicily's form, Barrass switch

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has defended James Sicily's form and backed his own decision to send Tom Barrass forward late in the 50-point win over West Coast.

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'Everyone hated me' says Eagles captain Oscar Allen

Eagles captain Oscar Allen says he has taken a step away from social media after receiving a torrent of criticism in the wake of his meeting with Sam Mitchell.

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Morris, Gadd and Simms win Snetterton Formula Ford crackers

Formula Fords spanning two golden eras from 1967-81 delivered sensational sport at Snetterton - birthplace of the Festival in 1972 - for last weekend’s Historic Sports Car Club season opener. Watched by Royale’s Alan Cornock and Van Diemen’s Ralph and Angie Firman, 78-year-old veteran racer Rick Morris won Saturday’s Classic…

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Eagles' Oscar Allen could stay down back

West Coast could keep playing Oscar Allen in defence despite the co-captain having had a difficult outing against Hawthorn's Mabior Chol.

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Hurting Eagles aim for special AFL win against Hawks

West Coast's Jack Graham feels a win isn't far away as the Eagles welcome back co-captain Oscar Allen for Sunday's clash with Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium.

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Hawthorn coach defends 'fantastic' captain's dual roles

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell says his captain James Sicily has been fantastic in dual roles in games, dismissing criticism from AFL legend Leigh Matthews.

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Hawthorn midfielder Nash sent straight to AFL Tribunal

Hawthorn midfielder Conor Nash has been sent straight to the AFL Tribunal after being reported for striking Geelong forward Gryan Miers.

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Good, bad or ugly? What makes AFL succession plans work

Simon Goodwin and Nathan Buckley have vastly different perspectives on the merits of coaching succession plans in the AFL.

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Hawthorn coach tips Ginnivan to recapture goal-den form

Small forward Jack Ginnivan is going through a difficult patch of form, but coach Sam Mitchell is confident he will overcome it and get back to his best.

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Port Adelaide’s Willie Rioli granted leave in wake of post outlining ‘hatred’ for Hawthorn

Power forward racially abused after social media post while Hawks coach Sam Mitchell hopes to discuss issue with former teammate

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Scintillating Stippler stars in super Ferrari at Goodwood

Ford versus Ferrari was sportscar racing’s big draw in the mid-1960s, when American V8 brawn in the form of GT40s eventually established supremacy over the svelte Italian V12 stallions. Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the North American Racing Team 250 LM of Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt…

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Hollywood Hawks flop under Gather Round spotlight

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell wants to know exactly why his side flopped in the finale to the AFL's Gather Round.

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Hawks coach Mitchell addresses Allen meeting, furore

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has spoken for the first time since his meeting in Perth with West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen was exposed.

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Allen shows AFL can't handle NRL-style moves: Marsh

Outgoing AFLPA boss Paul Marsh says the fallout from Oscar Allen's meeting with Sam Mitchell shows there is no incentive for players to announce moves early.

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Oscar Allen gets his wings clipped as inept AFL allows money to talk louder than morals

When the player movement system encourages an ‘every man for himself’ mentality, making a player grovel because he took a meeting with a rival club shows deep insincerity by the AFL

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Hogan kicks nine goals as Giants maul winless Eagles

Jesse Hogan has booted nine goals from 10 touches to help fire Greater Western Sydney to a monster 81-point win over a struggling West Coast outfit.

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Giants wary as 'energised' Eagles hunt first win

GWS will boast a stacked attack against an undermanned West Coast defence, but Giants star Tom Green says his side isn't foolish enough to expect a "pushover".

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Eagles tell under-fire captain Allen: Don't be ashamed

West Coast skipper Oscar Allen has come under fire for meeting with a rival coach to discuss a possible trade, but he will remain Eagles captain this year.

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'Remorseful' Allen to continue as Eagles co-captain

Oscar Allen will continue as West Coast co-captain but the Eagles star says he is "remorseful" and "embarrassed" for meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell.

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Allen-Mitchell meeting has rest of AFL talking

West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen's meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell leaves Melbourne's Simon Goodwin feeling conflicted.

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Eagles unfazed by co-captain's meeting with Hawks coach

West Coast chief executive Don Pyke insists there's nothing unusual about Eagles co-captain Oscar Allen meeting with Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell.

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