AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has lashed out at Football Federation Australia over the prospect the MCG could be off-limits for up to four months if Australia wins the right to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Full Article at Sportal Australia

Former Geelong captain Tom Harley revealed he had sought out the AFL about a role with Greater Western Sydney - a club he believes has "a great future". Full Article at Fox Sports Australia

IT IS news that comes with two small but delicious ironies. The new, state of the art, sports stadium that Adelaide has craved for years was actually sealed during a meeting in Melbourne last month. Full Article at The Age

THE $450 million Adelaide Oval redevelopment, which will bring AFL football to the city within five years, will spearhead a revitalisation of the city centre. Full Article at Adelaide Now

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou can't hide his delight at delivering his code an effectively new Adelaide stadium - for free. The AFL won't pay a cent towards a redeveloped Adelaide Oval which will host AFL games within four years. Full Article at The Age

This year may be remembered as when the football codes went to war, with the AFL, soccer and rugby union all laying out their expansion plans. Full Article at Adelaide Now

A KEY national report on sports funding has been slammed as 'insulting' and 'un-Australian' by a livid Olympic committee chief John Coates. Full Article at The Courier Mail

The Crawford report dismissed the Australian Olympic Committee's calls for an extra $100 million a year for 10 years for elite sports, saying that money would be better spent elsewhere. It also took issue with the AOC's quest to reclaim ``top five'' Full Article at Herald Sun

Tough gig ... Full Article at ABC Online

The man responsible for those Martians, seagulls and marshmallows is set to re-enter the AFL landscape. But don't tell Vlad (aka. Full Article at Sportal Australia

WITH one signature, the AFL is a legitimate threat in the battle for western Sydney. WITH one signature, the AFL is a legitimate threat in the battle for western Sydney. Full Article at Adelaide Now

AFL BOSS Andrew Demetriou admits footy clubs were involved in the cover-up of sex abuse and scandals as recently as five years ago. "In the past, particularly when I played, there were these sorts of things that were covered up," he said. Full Article at Herald Sun

Andrew Demetriou today said he was doing his best to raise the standards of respect and responsibility towards women within the sport, but that view had been a relatively recent change. Full Article at Adelaide Now

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has publicly declared his support for elite football's return to the Adelaide CBD. Full Article at Adelaide Now

HAWTHORN president Jeff Kennett has urged the AFL world to embrace Australia's bid to host the World Cup soccer finals but warned shutting down the football season for two months would be a recipe for disaster. Full Article at Adelaide Now

AFL and NRL officials yesterday took a united stand in rejecting a proposed FIFA suspension of both codes during the middle of their seasons, should Australia win the right to host the world's biggest sporting event in 2018 or 2022. Full Article at Adelaide Now

Legs and arms are rammed into whatever space remains before the doors slide shut. That is a metaphor for Australian football. THINK of a train station in Tokyo. Full Article at The Australian

NRL chief executive David Gallop yesterday led a chorus of opposition, describing any shutdown as unworkable, while Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett compared the prospect to "cutting off your arm". Full Article at Herald Sun

West Coast says it knows nothing of a possible third AFL team in the nation's west. The club's comments come after AFL boss Andrew Demetriou spoke last night of the possibility of another franchise in Western Australia to join the Eagles and Fremantle. Full Article at ABC Online