The Sydney Swans finished their pre-season campaign with a 42-point NAB Challenge win against North Melbourne at Narrandera

Both teams emerged injury free from their final NAB Challenge clash at Visy Park on Friday, which Adelaide won by a point

Recycled Lions Brent Staker, Matt Maguire and Andrew Raines, along with new Hawk Josh Gibson, all impressed in their final hit-out

A nine-hour mediation session on Friday failed to resolve the ongoing dispute between sacked Saint Andrew Lovett and his club

Sue Clark has been appointed the AFL's new cultural strategy and education manager

Richmond's Ben Cousins has been released from hospital with a bad case of gastro enteritis

Former Blue Cameron Cloke and livewire forward Cameron Hitchcock are likely to be elevated to Port Adelaide's primary list

Nick Riewoldt says while the Saints are still excited to play in Saturday's NAB Cup grand final, it will not make up for losing the premiership decider

The AFL has set up a sub-committee to consider 23- or 24-round seasons when the competition expands to 18 teams

Brad Johnson is coping well with the knowledge he will not play in this weekend's NAB Cup grand final, according to coach Rodney Eade

Melbourne coach Dean Bailey is looking for replacements for injured players to announce themselves in the club's final hit-out

Collingwood's assistant coach Mark Neeld predicts that offensive strategies will be critical to success this season

Colin Garland is over his stress fractures and Cameron Bruce and Matthew Bate are set to return

Shannon Hurn, Ben McKinley, Quinten Lynch and captain Darren Glass all excused from final NAB Challenge clash against Melbourne

Scans reveal David Myers has not torn his hamstring, while Tyson Slattery will be ready for round one

Last year's NAB Rising Star comes off worse for wear in head clash with teammate Daniel Merrett

New clash strip to be unveiled in NAB Challenge match-up with Hawthorn this Friday

Collingwood's NAB Challenge match against Port Adelaide will go a long way to determining the round one line-up

Nathan van Berlo, Brett Burton, James Sellar and Chris Knights on the improve as Adelaide looks ahead to clash with Fremantle

St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs have named close to full-strength teams for Saturday's NAB Cup grand final