Adelaide forward Brett Burton has been named the new president of the AFL Players' Association (AFLPA).

Former Collingwood and Carlton AFL player Chris Bryan has been signed as an NFL punter by the Green Bay Packers.

Reigning AFL premier Geelong will be without forward Travis Varcoe for up to the first seven matches of the season because of a broken thumb.

Richmond utility Jake King will miss the AFL season opener against Carlton through suspension despite a successful visit to the tribunal.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says he is concerned about the health of Ben Cousins after the Richmond midfielder was re-admitted to hospital because of stomach pains.

Richmond has denied media reports that Ben Cousins has been warned about excessive drinking, after the star midfielder was admitted to hospital twice in the last week with stomach pains.

Melbourne has described the AFL match review panel's controversial decision not to charge Josh Kennedy as a precedent for the coming season.

West Coast's Josh Kennedy has been cleared of any wrongdoing relating to an incident that left Melbourne's Colin Sylvia with a broken jaw.

Richmond's Ben Cousins remains in doubt for the Tigers' season opener against Carlton after being readmitted to hospital with stomach pains.

Former Sydney ruckman Darren Jolly is a surprise addition to Collingwood's leadership group ahead of the AFL season.

Western Bulldogs forward Mitch Hahn might play in round one of the AFL season, despite being injured in a collision with team-mate Barry Hall.

St Kilda defender Sam Fisher is sidelined for up to a month after injuring his ankle in the AFL preseason cup final loss to the Western Bulldogs.

Collingwood has flattened Port Adelaide by 81 points in its AFL practice match at Mt Gambier.

The Western Bulldogs have claimed their first AFL trophy in 40 years, with a seven-goal haul from star recruit Barry Hall spearheading a 40-point preseason cup grand final win over St Kilda.

Lara Bingle's legal team has hit back at the AFL, saying the league would not accept the original complaint over the Brendan Fevola photo saga.

Geelong has overcome a sluggish start to thump Fremantle by 31 points in their AFL practice match at Fremantle Oval.

With buckets of young talent fighting for selection and its fittest squad in years, the Sydney Swans are anticipating a cracker start to their 2010 AFL campaign.

Sydney will take some confidence into round one of the AFL season after demolishing North Melbourne by 42 points in their last preseason match at Narrandera in southern New South Wales.

St Kilda says a mediation process with sacked midfielder Andrew Lovett could not reach a resolution.

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt says a win in the AFL's preseason grand final will not make up for last year's defeat in the premiership decider to Geelong.

The AFL is considering whether to implement a nine or 10-team finals format for when the competition expands to 18 teams in 2012.

Richmond star midfielder Ben Cousins will miss the club's last AFL practice match on Saturday with a gastric complaint.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou has taken a swipe at Lara Bingle's legal team as the nude photo saga continues to drag on.

Richmond star midfielder Ben Cousins is expected to miss the Tigers' final preseason match after being sent to hospital with stomach pains.