(Eds: please note language in 10th par) By Roger Vaughan MELBOURNE, Feb 13 AAP – Brad Green has praised the tough love of new coach Mark Neeld at Melbourne, even …

Former Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse is worried about the welfare of Magpies forward Andrew Krakouer, who is having a month’s break from the AFL club. Malthouse hopes Krakouer will soon …

Richmond insist midfielder Brett Deledio should be available for the tail-end of the AFL pre-season competition despite an injury scare. Deledio left the field early in the Tigers’ intra-club practice …

Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell is confident Andrew Krakouer won’t be lost to AFL. Krakouer has been granted four weeks’ leave by the club on the eve of the season to …

Western Bulldogs Adam Cooney and Brian Lake took the first step towards erasing their fitness queries with solid efforts in an AFL intra-club match on Saturday. Around 2,500 fans turned …

Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell is confident Andrew Krakouer will return to the AFL. Krakouer was granted four weeks’ leave by the club on Friday to deal with “personal issues”. Maxwell …

Collingwood have granted forward Andrew Krakouer four weeks of leave to deal with “personal issues”. The 29-year-old, who was jailed for 16 months in 2008 for assault, has been granted …

Geelong’s triple-premiership hero Cameron Ling wants to see star players achieve something with their original clubs before seeking big money elsewhere. Ling captained the Cats to the 2011 AFL flag …

Richmond are hopeful a back complaint which forced star Brett Deledio out of Friday’s AFL intraclub practice match is not significant. The two-time best and fairest ran gingerly off the …

Young Hawthorn recruit Jack Gunston made a quick impression with his new club on Friday, booting four goals in an AFL intraclub match in Launceston. The Hawks picked up the …

Richmond star Brett Deledio left the field injured in the AFL club’s interclub practice match at Whitten Oval on Friday. Deledio limped off in the first of the three periods …

St Kilda coach Scott Watters says Lenny Hayes is on track to play in the pre-season cup after recovering from a knee injury which restricted the ex-skipper to just two …

Western Bulldogs midfield star Adam Cooney says the negative attitude he formed last year in response to his chronic knee injury prompted his dumping from the AFL club’s leadership group. …

Midfielder Dom Cassisi will captain Port Adelaide for a fourth straight season, with Hamish Hartlett the only newcomer in the AFL club’s five-man leadership group. Travis Boak has been promoted …

Western Bulldogs midfield star Adam Cooney admits his troublesome right knee will never be 100 per cent, but he still believes he can play a key role for the AFL …

Fremantle have confirmed Matthew Pavlich will remain skipper for the upcoming AFL season, while goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne has been added to the leadership group. Pavlich became the club’s longest serving …

Richmond goalkicking great Matthew Richardson says Jack Riewoldt can only improve after having a successful season in 2011 despite carrying injuries. Riewoldt has resumed full training in the past fortnight …

Mick Malthouse says losing an assistant coach to a rival club during a finals campaign is a minor issue and everyone should just move on. Malthouse was coaching Collingwood in …