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AS ONE of only two players to have played finals for Carlton, Blues defender Ryan Houlihan has implored the club’s young stars to make the most of their chance.

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DANIEL Cross was aware of the rumblings his season could be over as he checked in for ankle surgery on August 10.

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MATTHEW Lloyd should play on at Essendon next year and the Bombers should be doing everything they can to convince him to do so.

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IT WAS bad enough that England reclaimed the Ashes, now they have done the unthinkable. An Englishman has stolen the SuperCoach crown.

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ELEVEN months ago, Hawthorn was acknowledged in these pages for the grace with which it handled an unexpected premiership win.

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DOCTORS will on Wednesday induce the birth of Western Bulldog Brian Lake’s girl, ensuring the star full-back will be available for the finals.

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CHANNEL 10 is lobbying to show all its finals live but will not get AFL permission unless Saturday afternoon’s Geelong-Bulldogs game sells out.

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AN EXPERIENCED finals campaigner like Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse wasn’t going to let this double-edged opportunity slip away.

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ESSENDON will roll the dice only once to save skipper Matthew Lloyd from suspension.

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DRAGONS coach Wayne Bennett has thrown down his flawless premiership record at Brisbane as proof his side will not choke in the finals.

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