Football (AFL)
Magpies agonise over defenders
COLLINGWOOD have admitted agonising over the decision to drop experienced defender Shane Wakelin for their cut-throat AFL elimination final against Adelaide. [Link]
Coast should hunt Roos: O'Brien
FORMER Sydney forward Craig O'Brien says Paul Roos is the perfect man to take over the new Gold Coast club. [Link]
Goodes destined for surgeon's table
SYDNEY'S dual Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes is fit to play in Saturday night's AFL elimination final against North Melbourne, but will undergo post-season surgery on his groin. [Link]
Roos would be perfect for Gold Coast
FORMER Sydney Swans forward Craig O'Brien says Paul Roos is the perfect man to take over the new Gold Coast club. [Link]
Get ready Swans: Grant
RETIRING North Melbourne star Shannon Grant has warned the Swans to brace themselves for a fired-up assault in Saturday night's elimination final at ANZ Stadium. [Link]
Brown denies Matthews speculation
BRISBANE Lions star Jonathan Brown has angrily denied speculation he only re-signed with the AFL club after he learnt coach Leigh Matthews had resigned. [Link]
Goodes better for rest
SYDNEY'S Adam Goodes said he was feeling the benefits of a week off to rest his groin injury before Saturday night's elimination final against North Melbourne. [Link]
Season over for Porplyzia
JASON Porplyzia's season is over. [Link]
Hawks wait on injured Brown
HAWTHORN are bracing to be without Campbell Brown in tonight's mouth-watering qualifying final against Western Bulldogs at the MCG. [Link]
Kangaroos axed in final hit
NORTH Melbourne has swung the axe for Saturday's cut-throat clash against Sydney at ANZ Stadium, making three changes. [Link]
Saints give Gehrig fitting send-off
St Kilda has given veteran pair Fraser Gehrig and Andrew Thompson a winning send-off, coming from behind late in the match to defeat Richmond by 10 points on Saturday at the MCG in a controversial result that's bound to be discussed and scrutinised in depth. [Link]
No Power let down for Port
Mark Williams has no concerns about his Port Adelaide players suffering any let-down from their thrilling last-kick wins against Hawthorn and Geelong as they steel themselves for Saturday night's second-position decider against Fremantle at AAMI Stadium. [Link]
Bock a better backman
Neil Craig says key tall Nathan Bock is a better defender than he is a forward after the developing Crow blanketed Travis Cloke in Adelaide's 19-point win over Collingwood on Friday night. [Link]
Crows and Pies face tough road
Both Neil Craig and Mick Malthouse have conceded that winning the premiership from outside the top four will be difficult. [Link]
Crows September-bound
The final eight is settled after Adelaide booked itself a finals berth with an all-the-way 19-point victory over Collingwood at Telstra Dome on Friday night. [Link]
Sheedy looks to year away
Outgoing Bombers coach Kevin Sheedy has given the biggest indication yet that he may take a season away from football in 2008 after missing out on the Melbourne head coaching role. [Link]
Dream come true for Bailey
New Melbourne coach Dean Bailey has described his three-year appointment as a dream come true and the culmination of years of hard work. [Link]
Geelong forced into Friday final?
AFL minor premier Geelong could be forced to play its first final on the Friday night of the opening weekend of the finals series, just six days after playing its last home-and-away game. [Link]
Sunday's AFL line-ups
There are few major selection surprises for Sunday's Round 22 matches. [Link]
Lethal questions testing procedures
Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews has raised some pertinent questions over Australian football's battle to flush out illicit drug use in the wake of former NRL superstar Andrew Johns' admission of substance abuse overnight. [Link]