Football Nation’s league-wide round up providing our readers with a quick update of news from all clubs around the league.
Adelaide:
Adelaide’s newest recruits have found second homes in the 2012 SANFL mini-draft.
Brisbane:
Having grown up in Queensland as part of a famous football family, Andrew Raines has certainly been exposed to his fair share of AFL success – albeit second hand.
Carlton:
One year after being released by the Carlton Football Club in 2011, Jaryd Cachia is back in the navy blue.
Collingwood:
The Utah-based playing group was the world-class USSA gymnasium in Park City for a heavy weights session under the watchful eye of weights coordinator Marty Girvan.
Essendon:
New recruit Brendon Goddard, Jason Winderlich and Dyson Heppell have all been elevated into the club’s leadership group which also includes reigning Brownlow Medallist and captain Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton, Heath Hocking, Michael Hurley and David Zaharakis.
Fremantle:
They have come to the Dockers from all parts of the country but they all have one thing in common: height.
Geelong:
Young Cats forward Daniel Menzel has injured his reconstructed left knee at training and is set to miss the club’s Falls Creek training camp.
Gold Coast:
The Suns guernsey numbers have been confirmed for the 2013 AFL season and goldcoastfc.com.au has the official word.
Greater Western Sydney:
The AFL has bowed to the pulling power of soccer powerhouse Manchester United, rescheduling a Greater Western Sydney match to avoid a head-to-head clash.
Hawthorn:
May 15, 2013 celebrates the 70th birthday of the Hawk that has become the popular mascot and logo for the Hawthorn Football Club.
Melbourne:
This season’s successful Vic Metro coach Rohan Welsh has been appointed coach of the Melbourne’s VFL aligned club, the Casey Scorpions for 2013.
North Melbourne:
Set to finish in the early months of 2013, the new North Melbourne training ground at Aegis Park will be the same size of Etihad Stadium upon completion and new lighting, seating, coach’s boxes and benches will be installed.
Port Adelaide:
Club great Warren Tredrea says Port Adelaide should consider breaking with tradition and appoint dual captains for the first time.
Richmond:
Emerging Richmond defender Dylan Grimes credits his recent inclusion in the playing group to the selflessness of former captain Chris Newman.
St Kilda:
Dylan Roberton hasn’t had time to celebrate the second chapter of his AFL career just yet.
Sydney Swans:
Swans forward Sam Reid has embraced Kurt Tippett’s arrival at the club, even offering him a spare room at his house as the former Crow adjusts to life in Sydney.
West Coast:
The Eagles took a massive step to shore up their potentially premiership-threatening list, by re-securing midfield ace Luke Shuey on a new contract.
Western Bulldogs:
It has been dubbed the ”Bulldogs Way”, a plan coach Brendan McCartney and his backroom staff hope will eventually guide the club to its second premiership.
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