Will the AFL’s Qantas axing see the start of clubs’ own airlines?After the AFL axed Qantas for Virgin Blue, the West Coast Eagles are considering chartering their own planes to ferry players, and supporters, to ‘away’ matches in the eastern states, writes Back Page Lead’s Charles Happell.
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I hate Ben Cousins
I think everyone everywhere knows that Ben Cousins retired today. And I am going to add to the many eulogies to his career, writes Leigh Josey, but perhaps from a different perspective. That of a Fremantle supporter.
Test or no test: the Cousins conundrum
Amidst the furore of the dramatic Ben Cousins arrest and the sad end to his West Coast career an interesting contradiction has emerged, writes Adam Schwab.
Free agency will destroy delicate AFL trade system
How long will cashed up clubs like Collingwood put up with the restaint of trade inherent in the AFL’s draft system? Francis Leach investigates.
