Crows feel need for speed as Pyke vows: 'No selection experiments'

UPDATED | The finals-bound Crows are braced for an attacking onslaught from a Bombers outfit playing for the first time since club stalwart Jobe Watson announced he will retire at season’s end – but Adelaide coach Don Pyke warns: “We have got a lot to play for as well.”

Bombers pleased with comeback despite fadeout

Jobe Watson has his mojo back, and Essendon coach John Worsfold couldn’t be happier despite his side losing their AFL pre-season opener.

Bryce Gibbs. Photo: Tracey Nearmy / AAP

Gibbs still a leader at Carlton despite Crows trade bid

Carlton star Bryce Gibbs’ aborted bid to join the Crows in the AFL off-season has not cost him his place in Carlton’s leadership group.

"You accept the umpire's call": Pride and empathy from unlikely Brownlow medallists

Former Hawthorn star Sam Mitchell won’t say whether Jobe Watson deserved to lose his Brownlow Medal.

Honour without joy: Jobe's Brownlow handed to Cotchin and Mitchell

Newly-minted Brownlow medallists Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell have accepted the 2012 award with mixed emotions after the AFL officially stripped Jobe Watson of the honour.

Will the 2012 Brownlow be won by two - or lost to all?

The fate of the 2012 Brownlow Medal will be decided by the AFL Commission today, with AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick to deliver the verdict at a late-afternoon media conference.

Watson hands back Brownlow medal

Essendon skipper Jobe Watson has decided to hand back the 2012 Brownlow Medal , saying if there’s doubt in people’s minds then it’s the ‘fairest and best’ thing to do.

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AFL to rule on Jobe's medal after Dons lose appeal

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