Ross Lyon has taken a swipe at the VFL’s fixturing.

Ross Lyon savages ‘broken’ tribunal;Blue’s ban overturned;AFL warns clubs of rule crackdown

Lyon hit out at the system that handed a young Saint a six-week ban for a four-match sanction. Meanwhile,Blues star Adam Cerra is free to play on Saturday after having his striking ban overturned.

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Paul Guerra is set to be unveiled as the new Melbourne Football Club CEO.

Demons have finally found their next CEO;Blues key back to have surgery;North star to fight ban

The Demons finally have their new CEO in place. Elsewhere,St Kilda chief executive Carl Dilena has turned the heat on the Saints.

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Geelong coach Chris Scott.

Seven,Fox Footy say Anzac Day phone-gate wasn’t their fault;Chris Scott takes a double-barrelled crack at the AFL

It’s been a super Saturday indeed,with Chris Scott taking a crack at the AFL,Ross Lyon giving his Saints some home truths,and Alastair Clarkson’s men pushing Port to the brink.

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St Kilda chief executive Carl Dilena says Ross Lyon (pictured) is strong about the Saints having their own VFL side.

Why the Saints could split from their VFL team;Sam Darcy avoids knee surgery

Under a proposal put forward by St Kilda,and rejected by Sandringham,the team would be renamed the Sandringham Saints,wear the red,white and black of St Kilda,and play all home games at Moorabbin instead of Trevor Barker Oval.

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Nick Daicos was nothing short of brilliant for the visiting Magpies at the Gabba on Thursday night.

Daicos’ message to the league and the teams who squandered prime-time opportunities:Key takeouts from round six

Are the Hollywood Hawks potential premiership Hawks yet? Can the Bulldogs maintain their bite without Sam Darcy? And which two clubs let a golden opportunity slip? We take a look at the key takeouts of an intriguing round six.

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Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli.

Bontempelli officially back for the Bulldogs:AFL experts’ tips and teams

It’s official:the star Western Bulldogs player has been named to return this week after a calf injury. Here are the teams for round six.

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St Kilda spearhead Max King.

More surgery for a luckless Saint;Yze says Balta’s been ‘punished enough’;Rioli trains as coach calls for social media changes

St Kilda star Max King will go under the knife yet again,while Noah Balta is likely to play in Richmond’s AFL side on Saturday just days before he is sentenced for assault.

  • Angus Delaney andScott Spits
Power electrify Hawks at Adelaide Oval.

Power fans get the last laugh as Hawthorn’s epic comeback falls short in Gather Round finale

Ken Hinkley said he was checking the time left in the match and acknowledged some trepidation in the coach’s box when the Hawks cut his side’s margin to 22 points.

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St Kilda great Barry Breen.

‘It cost me a house’:St Kilda’s 1966 hero explains why he couldn’t forgive club powerbrokers

Both the AFL and St Kilda refused to publicly discuss the club’s settlement with 38 players and officials. In fact,they did not want this story to become public at all.

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Matthew Nicks.

‘It had an impact:’ Why it took so long for Crows to recover from camp,grand final disaster

The Adelaide chairman,a former premier of South Australia,on the future of coach Matthew Nicks,and how the Crows will chase out-of-contract stars.

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