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An explosive third-quarter burst by the combination of Max King and Jack Higgins saw St Kilda post their first win of the season, holding out the Dockers in Perth by 10 points after the home side led for the whole first half. King and Higgins kicked four goals each, seven of them in the second half, to be the heroes […]
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It won’t always be like this, but who cares when you are Hawthorn and everything clicks like it did on Saturday night? Some nights things just work for you. You kick straight – the Hawks booted 13 goals straight from set shots. To put that in perspective, they have only once come close to that this century when they booted […]
Continue reading »Melbourne have held out a brave but outclassed Gold Coast Suns, notching their second win of the season in a match dominated by exceptional performances from Luke Jackson, who outshone his captain Max Gawn in the ruck and around the ground, and Christian Petracca, who finished with a personal best 41 possessions and 14 inside-50 entries for his side. Jackson’s […]
Continue reading »Melbourne Storm and Parramatta Eels produced a high-quality thriller at AAMI Park in which the lead ebbed and flowed in a fast and furious clash with the visitors winning 28-24 through an extraordinary final try. Ray Stone was the difference in the dying moments of the game when teammate Mitch Moses’ kick for a golden point came back off the […]
Continue reading »Paddy McCartin is poised to play his first AFL game in almost four years, with Sydney coach John Longmire confirming the ex-St Kilda star will feature in Saturday’s season-opening derby at Accor Stadium. McCartin was the top pick at the 2014 draft but his promising career was seemingly dashed by a series of eight concussions across five seasons – and […]
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Craig Bellamy confirmed his interest in luring Tariq Sims to Melbourne, but the season-ending injury suffered by Christian Welch on Saturday night is not expected to fast-track any talks of an early release for the Origin forward. Sims was left out of St George Illawarra’s side that won against the Warriors on the weekend with coach Anthony Griffin admitting the […]
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South Sydney began their post-Adam Reynolds era with a forgettable performance and deserved defeat. Brisbane began their Adam Reynolds era without Reynolds but were still too good for a Rabbitohs outfit that looked a shadow of the 2021 grand final side. Payne Haas, Selwyn Cobbo and Pat Carrigan were hugely influential for the Broncos in their 11-4 victory, while new […]
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All Nick Meaney has wanted to do the past couple of weeks is hop in a car or plane and do his bit to help his friends and family who have been wiped out by the floods back home in Lismore. It will almost be bittersweet on Saturday night when Meaney makes his club debut for the Melbourne Storm while […]
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1 of 1 R1 tipping – last chance With 10 minutes before kick-off, hopefully everyone has their tips in for Round 1. Nobody wants to be that person in the first week of the season. If you’re still looking for inspiration, here is the preview from Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler. Where will your team finish? Before we get started […]
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It’s hard to believe I will run out for my 50th game on Saturday night, a milestone celebrated by Adelaide star Ebony Marinoff and Brisbane Lions pair Ally Anderson and Emily Bates last weekend. It feels like yesterday that I played my very first AFLW game. It was February 4, 2017 – just the second game of AFLW, the day […]
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