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Current Footystats Diary, Week 706, November 20-26, 2009
Friday Jordan Bannister takes up the whistle
Worth attention, The Age: AFL seeks compensation for soccer intrusion
Death severs last link with legendary Roy Cazaly
Collingwood will profit by $593,061 this year
They said it: Rebecca Wilson: Why Sam must get the boot
Ian Prendergast takes up PR post for AFLPA
Justin Longmuir back to Dockers as ruck and development coach
Saturday Radio swaps continue: Tim Lane joins 3AW
> Commentary teams line-up for next season
Geelong caps off premiership with $651,794 profit
Paul Kelly tipped to join Team GWS
Our terms, for you to play your game on our grounds
Melbourne and Brisbane to play exhibition game in Shanghai
Sunday Collingwood seeking new naming rights sponsor
Our terms: for you to play your game on our grounds ...
Monday Essendon reports $760,894 profit
Kathryn Michaelsen: Does football have to come down with the same FIFA?
Report: Melbourne likely to take Luke Ball
Tuesday Brisbane suffers loss of $603,207
Carlton notches profit of $752,442
Worth attention: Stephen Reilly:
> To gain AFL hearts Hawthorn wins over NZ schools
Luke Ablett finished with Swans
Port signs Olympic Opals basketball coach
Wednesday The News Hoover finds there's always another story ...
Thursday The News Hoover finds there's always another story ...

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Current Footystats Diary, Week 705, November 13-19, 2009
Friday Injury ends the career of Matthew Richardson
Worth attention: Herald Sun: Carlton stirring the pot again
Brisbane unveil new jumpers and sponsors
Tadhg Kennelly signs new two-year deal with Sydney
Andrew Hill, former Eels' exec joins Team GWS
Collingwood's Shannon Cox retires
Saturday St Kilda delist Luke Ball and Leigh Fisher
Brisbane changes to new-look Lion on jumpers and merchandise
Eagleton stays with Bulldogs in spite of pay cut
Essendon ramp up their interest in Luke Ball
Hawks snare talented NZ teen
Sunday
Monday
Hurn and Kennedy added to Eagles leadership; Glass retains captaincy
Worth attention: The Australian: Sheedy tackling geography of code and city
New-look Lion emblem sparks anger from Fitzroy fans
Tuesday Bulldogs director wins defamation action
> Channel Nine pay-out near $750,000
> Newman not sorry for Footy Show sketch
Bruce Kennedy: Three seasons, 2007-08-09; Geelong's extraordinary era
Blues eye Matt Maguire
Andrew Lovett charged of being drunk in a public place
Wednesday Rex Hunts leaves 3AW after 21 years; one-year deal with Triple M-FM
> Brian Taylor takes over footy helm at AW
Adam McPhee quits the Bombers
Financial 2009: Hawthorn announce $2.7 million profit
Stuart Dew joins Sydney as development coach
Port Adelaide adopts the striking black jumper
Barry Hall still on crutches after ankle surgery
WADA bans the "Chappy" treatment
Essendon chairman Ray Horsburgh to stand down in December
Collingwood braces itself to lose $2 million Lexus sponsorship
Thursday Joe Macdonald fails to nominate for national draft
> 52 delisted players seek new homes
Matthew Richardson heads nominees for Madden Medal
Worth attention: The Age: Essendon to rebuild Windy Hill
Training with other clubs
They said it: Geoff McClure, The Age: Trivia from 2009 Footy Almanac
Richmond's Nathan Brown confirms his retirement
Freak finger injury sidelines North's Liam Anthony

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Current Footystats Diary, Week 704, November 6-12, 2009
Friday Worth attention: Bombers confident of keeping McPhee and Welsh
Michael Rogers updates: Last 6 in how many years?
Channel Seven sign Tom Harley to commentary role
Former Crow Aaron Kite to train with Carlton
Saturday Statisticians banned from footy betting
Kangaroos complete coaching line-up
Premiership stars of Geelong will start later
Balmain Dockers sign Jason Saddington
Sunday Kangaroos unlikely to take Bradshaw in draft
Worth attention: The Age: League set to ban TV from Brownlow party
Bombers emerge as contender for services of Luke Ball
Monday Sheedy named as inaugural coach of Team GWS
Ankle clean-out for Barry Hall
Tadhg Kennelly: will he, won't he?
Tuesday Bombers re-sign Welsh and Lovett-Murray
Tom Harley joins Institute of Sport junior program
They said it: Andrew Demetriou: New Sydney side will take decades ...
File of the day: AFL's oldest listed players
Bruce Walkley: Michael Jennings, another AFL prospect?
Wednesday Gambling watchdog finds AFL "tank free"
Dane Swan fined over late payment of bashing fine
Luke Ball quits Saints and heads for draft
Denis Pagan leaves coaching after 25 years
They said it: SMH: Oldest to coach in VFL-AFL ranks
Brisbane add Beau McDonald to coaching panel
Fitzroy great Clen Denning passes away at 98
Thursday Bulldogs re-sign Akermanis; his 16th season
Luke Ball saga continues

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D-10-Nov-01 Footystats Diary, Week 703, October 30-November 5, 2009
Friday Out with the old; in with the new
> The dumbing down of Fitzroy history
Gabba handed Easter Thursday game for five years
Neck injury forces retirement of Nick Stevens
AFL to introduce World XVIII Under 16 team
Saints delist 99-game Matt Maguire
New academy system for NSW and Queensland
Geelong: David Johnson retires after 79 games
Nathan Ablett considers a return with GC17
Saturday
Sunday
Premiership draw for season 2010
Martin Windsor-Black: Quirky bits of the draw
Power and Port Magpies may be forced to merge
Polak is cut and lifts Richmond departures to 13
Michael Rogers: Latest additions: Century scores – tables and trivia
Worth attention: Herald Sun: GC17 means bye to old set-up
Showpiece games come before fairness
Brisbane Broncos pip Sydney Swans as most popular Aussie team
Carlton burst back: Blues get 19 games on FTA commercial channels
Monday Carlton to top up Fevola's salary
Tuesday Expected windfall fails to arrive for Kangaroos
Blues promote Robert Harvey to new coaching role
Dockers expect Steven Dodd to return mid-season
Sydney Swans embrace Saturday afternoons
Carlton may give Matt McGuire a lifeline.
North have no *home* games at MCG next season; first time since 1983
Wednesday
Thursday
Bruce Kennedy: Finals – the last 5, the last 10 seasons
Nathan Ablett signs to play VFL with Gold Coast
Worth attention: The Age: List trim puts big names in draft
Rhan Hooper to start pre-season with Richmond
Dean Cox returns safely after surgery
Jesse Smith commences pre-season with Hawthorn

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D-10-Oct-04 Footystats Diary, Week 702, October 23-29, 2009
Friday Tom Harley retires as Geelong captain
Worth attention: Fox Sports:
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Footy asked to take a two-month back seat for soccer
Garry Hocking to Port as development coach
St Kilda: Begley heads back to Ireland
Collingwood's Dane Swan accused in court of welshing
Simon Eastaugh is new ruck coach at West Coast
Saturday
Sunday
Bradshaw picks the Swans; next comes the deal
Monday Fevola's increased disrespect forced Carlton's hand
Worth attention: The Age: How old friends sold the Swans to Bradshaw
Michael Rogers: In case you hadn't noticed ...
Bruce Kennedy: Mooney's 46 lowest for Cats since Wade in 1963
Tuesday Draw released for NAB Cup 2010 – detailed
Worth attention: The Australian: Kokoda as a training drill is obscene
Michael Rogers: Latest: Premiership years; combined performances
Essendon still to re-sign Andrew Welsh and Adam McPhee
Wednesday NAB Cup: Current pre-season format likely to be the last
Adelaide Oval is still a "long way away"
Swans get to play a NAB Cup game home in Sydney
Thank you Ian Wright, NSW History Committee
Thursday Tom Harley joins Institute of Sport junior program
Hawks delist three; Suckling promoted to seniors
Eagles re-sign Mark Nicoski; Jamie McNamara delisted
Monday night experiment after Mother's Day again
Memo soccer: "you can take your ball and shove it"

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D-10-Oct-03 Footystats Diary, Week 701, October 16-22, 2009
Friday Brisbane slash 12 players off their list
Jordan Bannister among those cut by Carlton
Worth attention: The Age: Players back call for video referral on goals
Carlton remains interested in Daniel Bradshaw
Saturday
Sunday
League stymied in suspending Fevola
Bradshaw quits Lions; his trade bait use sours link
Worth attention: The Age: Sporting codes unite to relax TV rules
Port dump two
Schoolboy Swan Dan Hannebery suspended for 'muck-up day' incident
Brisbane raise interest in Luke Ball
Monday Shannon Grant is new Bendigo VFL coach
Three matches likely next Anzac Day
Tuesday AFL boosts hold on Darwin with extra games
Worth attention: The Age: Round 22 will become a "floating fixture"
AFL decides Canberra is nearly a lost cause
AFL appoint ex Manly chief as new GWS manager
St Kilda swoop on GAA's best young player
Wednesday Team GWS gets draft concession kick start
North Melbourne axe four players
Richmond completes its new coaching panel
Sydney's Tim Schmidt retires at 23 – 12th player in Swans' turnover
Thursday Port punts on another basketball player
Glenn Archer back at Arden Street as assistant
Bulldogs axe five from list
B+F: Aaron Davey wins his first "Bluey" Truscott trophy
Gold Coast takes top WA choice
Shane Tuck back with the Tigers
Hawks re-sign Trent Croad to a one-year deal

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D-10-Oct-02 Footystats Diary, Week 700, October 9-15, 2009
Friday 700th week of Footystats Diary in the Internet
11am update: Done deal: Fevola traded to Brisbane
Bradshaw and Rischitelli kill Fevola deal
Shaun Burgoyne moves to Hawks in complicated deal
Worth attention: The Age: Swans' offer too generous for young Cat
Brad Johnson signs new one-year deal with Bulldogs
Luke Ball transfers remains a stalemate
Port having trouble getting deals done – no one want to play for them
Casey Scorpions take Brad Gotch as coach
Saturday Victoria Police and AFL investigating
Fevola faces sexual assault claims
Worth attention: The Age: Done deals – all the trades
B+F: Sandilands clear winner of Dockers' Doig Medal
Lions offer Bradshaw new two-year contract
Order of National Draft released
Trade week –The *complicated* Burgoyne Deal and others before it
Brisbane are big movers in premiership betting – $26 into $21
Sunday Free agency of back burner after 23 are traded
Daniel Chick caught with drugs
Chris Tarrant stays on with the Dockers
Monday "Tanking" – integrity of sport has to be safeguarded
Worth attention: The Age: Fevola presents a challenge
Mark Thompson signals 2011 is his *last* season
Brett Allison quits Swans to return home to Kangas
Tuesday Max Hudghton to Magpies as defensive coach
Worth Attention: Herald Sun: Clause could force AFL to act of free agency
Gold Coast snap up talent of young Matera
Bailey: "does Luke want to play for the Demons?"
Dean Moore back with Swans as footy manager
Melbourne back in training; only 16 days after the grand final
Akermanis will play farewell season at rock-bottom fee
Wednesday Adelaide surprise with delisting of Shirley
> Door ajar for matches at Adelaide Oval
Worth attention: The Age: Review: Repeat offenders may be hit harder
Magpies add Scott Watters to their coaching ranks
Geelong axe five – Wojcinski yet to re-sign
Swans cut three youngsters
Thursday Fevola wanted anywhere but Brisbane
Skipworth signs off after seven AFL seasons
Former Docker faces drink-driving charges
Casino fined $3000 over Fevola's drunken state
Is Richardson wavering on 18th season with the Tigers?

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D-10-Oct-01 Footystats Diary, Week 699, October 2-8, 2009
Friday B+F: Geelong: Ablett and Enright split the spoils
Guy McKenna contract extended to 2012
Worth attention: Jim Stynes has brain tumour
1925 Geelong premiership medal sell for $8,737
Two of Geelong GF jumpers go missing
Worth attention: Brendan Fevola for sale, but nobody wants to buy
Bulldogs sign KooGa as jumper sponsor
AFL asked to "please explain" tanking issue by gambling regulator
Saturday B+F: Brisbane: Brown makes it three straight
B+F: North Melb: Swallow scoops the Barker Medal
B+F: Collingwood: Swan gets Copeland a second time
B+F: Adelaide: Birthday boy Vince takes the prize
Blake Caracella moves to Geelong as assistant
No father-son players nominated for draft
Kurt Tippett re-signs with Crows for next three years
Sunday B+F: St Kilda: Record 5th win by Nick Riewoldt
B+F: Bulldogs: Boys heads off Cross and Morris
B+F: Port Adelaide: Tredrea garners top award 4th time
B+F: Hawthorn: Mitchell wins Crimmins a second time
Bulldogs appoint Peter German to key role
Knee takes Hawk Robbie Campbell into forced retirement
Monday SANFL Bulldogs easily win their 8th premiership – details
Trade week starts today – who will land where?
Wayne Carey denied entry to United States
Tuesday Smart moves in first day of trading ...
Brent Staker to Brisbane ... Mark Seaby to Sydney ... Amon Buchanan to Brisbane ... Bradd Dalziell to West Coast ...
Sainter Luke Ball wants a trade to Collingwood
Joel Selwood's jumper found in police raid on house in Geelong
MWB: All-time match records, 1897-2009
Man arrested in break-in of Alan Didak's house
Wednesday Barry Hall – a player for all clubs; Bulldogs sign him for two years
Worth attention: The Age: None trampled in rush for Fevola
St Kilda secure Andrew Lovett from the Dons
Bulldogs clinch Brian Lake on four-year deal
Thursday Brisbane Lions deal for Fevola expected today
Swans trade Darren Jolly to Pies for picks 14 and 46
Fremantle trade Brett Peake to Saints
Melbourne re-sign Mark Jamar and Brad Miller
Marcus Ashcroft appointed GCFC footy manager
Demons have hopes of luring Luke Ball
Hawks rebuff Port's attempt to gain Campbell Brown

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ABBREVIATIONS
MWB: refers to resident statistical wizard Martin Windsor-Black
BruceK: refers to regular contributor Bruce Kennedy
AFLPA: AFL Players' Association
IR: International Rules
MRP: Match Review Panel
TPP: total player payments

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