Brisbane Lions utility Brent Staker hopes to play again this year after undergoing a successful LARS operation on his damaged knee this week.

Geelong is refusing to rule star onballer Joel Selwood out of Saturday night's clash with Fremantle at Patersons Stadium.

Feisty forward Jake King is almost certain to be recalled for Richmond's clash with St Kilda at the MCG on Friday night.

An all new Mastermind returns in 2011, with a twist.

This season will see Cats players go head to head, with the winner advancing to the next round and the loser eliminated. .

Lions utility Brent Staker is expected to miss the remainder of the season after scans today confirmed the 26-year-old suffered a ruptured ACL in his right knee. Staker will have a full knee reconstruction tomorrow.

Adelaide is continuing to count the cost of its stirring 20-point win over Hawthorn at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night, with David Mackay and Rory Sloane joining unlucky forward Jason Porplyzia on the injury list.

Melbourne could receive a huge boost ahead of its round two clash with Hawthorn with news defender James Frawley is likely to return from a pectoral muscle injury.

Watch this space, but do not be surprised if Joel Selwood runs out to play for Geelong against Fremantle on Saturday, despite the car-crash-style injuries he suffered against St Kilda last Friday night.

While most Sydney Swans supporters would be looking at Sunday’s drawn result against Melbourne as an opportunity lost, midfielder Ben McGlynn has decided to give it a more positive spin.

Hi guys,

A few of the boys and I are looking forward to doing a weekly blog to give you an update on how we are going each week with training, working and basically settling into becoming AFL footballers.

I hope you enjoy it!