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Franklin can handle hype: Malceski
ADRIAN WARREN AND MELISSA WOODS 5:18pm Sydney defender Nick Malceski expects Lance Franklin will handle the inevitable hype attached to facing his former club Hawthorn in Saturday's AFL decider.
Kieren Jack likely to escape suspension for grand final
JESSE HOGAN 5:08pm Sydney co-captain Kieren Jack is expected to escape punishment, ensuring his availability for the grand final, for an act players have been warned against committing.
AFL grand final ticket scramble begins
CAROLINE ZIELINSKI 5:26pm Thousands of footy fans are planning to put their lives on hold to haunt ticket booths as the mad scramble for grand final tickets begins.
Countdown to the grand final - what's on this week
GOYA DMYTRYSHCHAK 4:34pm AFL Grand Final week events
For some grand final hopefuls, it won't be all about the team
TIM BOYLE 4:46pm Any player who says during grand final week, "It's all about the team", is either a certainty to be playing in the game, or employing the appropriate rhetoric because he understands it's undignified to tell the truth about his feelings.
Accuracy the premiership goal
ROHAN CONNOLLY 5:07pm The game's most fundamental skill will probably determine the winner of the AFL grand final.
Swans will win if Buddy fires, says Leigh Matthews
ANDREW WU 4:14pm Former Hawthorn legend Leigh Matthews says the Hawks' dreams of winning back-to-back flags will be dashed should Lance Franklin have another red-letter day for Sydney in the grand final.
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Sydney Swans veteran Adam Goodes in great form for AFL grand final
ADRIAN WARREN AND ROB FORSAITH 3:09pm He copped weeks of boos and pooh-poohs, but now Adam Goodes is primed for his fourth AFL grand final after a sterling 350th game.
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Hawthorn's likely line-up
RONNY LERNER 5:54pm The likely 22 Hawthorn players set to be picked for Saturday's AFL grand final.
No charges expected for AFL grand final
ROB FORSAITH 1:39pm The AFL match review panel is not expected to have any impact on the grand-final dreams of Hawthorn and Sydney players.
Hawthorn bracing for grand-final showdown with Sydney's Lance Franklin
JESSE HOGAN 6:08pm Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead will put his enduring friendship with former teammate Lance Franklin on hold during next weekend's grand final against Sydney.
