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Geelong Star in transit, not fishing in Tasmanian waters, Small Pelagic ...

Controversial fishing trawler Geelong Star has not been fishing off Tasmania over the weekend, a group representing the operators say. The 95-metre freezer factory ship voluntarily suspended fishing after killing eight dolphins and four seals on its ... >> view original

Essendon cops a whacking at the hands of Geelong

Not that Geelong ever paid a price for it. Given their current ailing fortunes, Essendon needed to make every post a winner, particularly when it came to converting chances. That they did exactly the opposite, booting only behinds, seemed to sap any ... >> view original

Sub 'Lux' steps up

PLAYERS like debutant Michael Luxford and the ever-improving Mark Blicavs are making Geelong a team of diverse talents that will challenge most opponents in coming years, according to coach Chris Scott. Speaking after the Cats demolished Essendon by ... >> view original

Geelong Star fishing off Tasmania after modifications to prevent dolphin deaths

Controversial fishing trawler Geelong Star is believed to be fishing in waters north-east of Tasmania after adopting more safeguards against killing marine mammals. The 95-metre freezer factory ship voluntarily suspended fishing after killing eight ... >> view original

Carlton v Adelaide, Gold Coast v Sydney, Essendon v Geelong, Pt Adelaide v ...

This afternoon sees Carlton take on Adelaide at the MCG, before Gold Coast plays Sydney in the twilight game at Carrara. Tonight Essendon will play Geelong at Docklands and Port Adelaide will take on Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval. You can tune in ... >> view original

Pssst: Andrew Bews happy his son remained in the Geelong family

The gutsy and speedy Bews played played 207 games for Geelong before 75 at Brisbane (Bears and Lions.) His son Jed has been a regular in the Cats side this year after being taken as a father-son selection at the end of 2011. "If it had have stayed at ... >> view original

Geelong chief Brian Cook backs hair testing for illicit drugs

Geelong chief executive Brian Cook has endorsed the move to have players hair tested for illicit drug use for the rest of the season. The AFL and the AFL Players Association will allow the testing, but only for data purposes. This means that any ... >> view original

Michael Luxford closes in on AFL debut for Geelong after switching from basketball

“Wayne Stewart, who is a father of one of my former basketball teammates, is a mad Geelong supporter and he was always at me to give football a tryout. I had dreams of playing around 15-16 but never had the time because of my basketball commitments,” ... >> view original

A picture of passion: Geelong's Bob Gartland creates the ultimate team photo

The Greatest Team of All is a tangible, historic pinnacle of Gartland's nine years as a Geelong director, the past two as vice-president. He started collecting photos about 15 years ago, progressed to digitising them, then five years ago had a ... >> view original

Saudi Arabia: Verdict on Blogger Stands

The Supreme Court upheld an internationally condemned verdict against a liberal blogger who was publicly flogged after being found guilty of insulting Islam, state-linked news websites reported Sunday. The court's decision to uphold the sentence of the ... >> view original