North Melbourne defender Flynn Perez has accepted the one-match suspension offered by the match review officer following Saturday’s defeat to Hawthorn. It will be only the second senior match Perez has missed since his return to the team in Round 4. The 20-year-old has been a near-constant this season, after back-to-back anterior cruciate ligament ruptures …
The AFL is investigating an incident in which Richmond coach Damien Hardwick was allegedly involved in an exchange of words with Williamstown players during a heated VFL clash on Saturday. Key points: The incident was alleged to have taken place following a melee in the match. The AFL says it is seeking “further information” Richmond …
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Essendon’s leaders and coaches have come under fire from Fox Footy’s. First Crack team for its late game management of Sunday’s epic four-point loss to Collingwoodsaying they “had no idea what to do”. The Bombers trailed by 37 points at quarter time of the MCG contest before they came charging back into the game in …
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Touk Miller admits it’s a long shot but he hasn’t given up hope of Gold Coast gatecrashing the AFL finals. The Suns’ hopes of a maiden finals appearance took a huge hit in their 17-point loss to Brisbane in a hard-fought Q-Clash on Saturday night. It left Stuart Dew’s side two wins and percentage behind …
A post-match apology didn’t impact the NRL match review committee who have referred Bulldogs forward Corey Waddell directly to the judiciary for an allegedly eye-gouging Gold Coast captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui on Sunday. An apologetic Waddell has denied he eye-gouged Fa’asuamaleaui and insisted he made accidental contact after attempting to bring the star forward to the …
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Will Pucovski remains firmly on the radar of national selectors with the Victorian batting prodigy one of eight young talents off to India next month as part of a development tour. Pucovski missed all bar three of Victoria’s matches last season following his latest concussion setback but returned to the field at the back end …
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Western Bulldogs coaches encouraged No.1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to balance team-first football with embracing “individualism” in the weeks leading into his breakout five-goal game. The 20-year-old’s captivating performance on Saturday night, including kicking three of the Dogs’ five last quarter goals as they chased down Melbourne, was comfortably the best of his 17-game career. …
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Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan set a new world record in the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Athletics championships in Eugene on Monday — but it sparked plenty of debate. In the first track event of the final session of the 10th day of competition, Amusan streaked to a winning time of 12.12 seconds in the …
MICHAEL Voss believed his Carlton side adapted to the game’s conditions in the 36-point win over GWS. The Blues did the damage on the scoreboard in the second half, with Voss saying his team was able to tinker a few elements at half time which went a long way to determine the result. This is …
Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight title fight against George Foreman has sold at auction for $US6.18 million ($8.93 million). Key points: The belt will tour the US after being purchased by Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. Irsay said he was proud to be the belt’s “steward”. An auction …
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