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AFL slams groping incidents

THE AFL has slammed “unacceptable and juvenile” groping incidents between players that have been highlighted in social and traditional media this week. Richmond players Nick Vlastuin and Jayden Short were caught on camera inappropriately touching teammate Mabior Chol, leading to coach Damien Hardwick being questioned about the incidents on Friday during...
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Surgery sidelines Silvagni

JACK Silvagni’s horror run with injuries has continued with the Carlton forward undergoing knee surgery that will sideline him for up to six weeks. The 22-year-old has played just three games this AFL season, suffering a bruised lung and fractured rib before his current knee injury. The club announced on Saturday he would...

Giants claw back to beat Bombers

GWS overcame a historically slow start to wind in a 29-point margin and remain in the AFL’s top eight with a win over Essendon in the wet on Friday. The Giants and Bombers managed just four points between them in the first quarter at Metricon Stadium – the lowest-scoring opening term...

AFL to investigate Pie’s injury

THE AFL will investigate whether the leg injury suffered by Collingwood’s Isaac Quaynor was the result of an opponent wearing boots with illegal metal studs. Quaynor was hurt during the dying stages of the Magpies’ narrow win over Sydney on Thursday night when he tackled Sydney debutant Sam Wicks. Wicks’ boots accidentally...

Naughton a likely in for the Dogs

WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has tempered expectations for key forward Aaron Naughton’s likely AFL return from an ankle injury. The 20-year-old will be a vital inclusion as the Dogs attempt to defeat Brisbane at the Gabba on Saturday night and snap a two-game losing run. Naughton, who booted 32 majors in 2019,...

Butler helps Saints to pip Suns

ST KILDA has rallied for a fourth-straight AFL win to shoot to second on the ladder, again storming home in a see-sawing contest to defeat Gold Coast by four points. The Saints trailed by nine points inside the last 10 minutes before Dan Butler played match-winner, kicking his third and fourth goals...

Pies stars hurt in grinding win

COLLINGWOOD has survived a massive scare brought about by their own woeful inaccuracy in front of goal and lost three key players to injuries in a tense nine-point win over Sydney at the Gabba. Will Hoskin-Elliott, Adam Treloar and Isaac Quaynor all failed to finish Thursday’s match as the Magpies’ almost kicked...

Dees trounce Crows

MELBOURNE forward Sam Weideman has slotted three goals in a 51-point hammering of winless Adelaide in Wednesday night’s AFL match. The Demons responded to a week in the AFL furnace with a 13.10 (88) to 5.7 (37) victory at Adelaide Oval – they’re now just one win shy of seventh spot. After...

Miers stars as Cats see off Roos

A CAREER-best performance from Gryan Miers has helped a wasteful Geelong cruise to a 33-point AFL win over North Melbourne at the Gabba. The Cats’ first-half yips, coming a day after Brisbane’s sloppy goal-kicking ruined any hope they had of defeating Richmond, could have proven costly. But Miers’ composure allowed Geelong to...

Homesick McKenna back in frame

ESSENDON coach John Worsfold has revealed Conor McKenna missed last week’s loss to Brisbane due to homesickness, but he expects the defender to return to action against GWS on Friday night. McKenna flew home to Ireland in February due to homesickness – the third such time he had returned in recent months. The...

Tigers too good for wayward Lions

RICHMOND has extended its 11-year AFL winning run over Brisbane with a 41-point victory at Metricon Stadium. The Tigers punished a wasteful Brisbane to claim a 12.10 (82) to 4.17 (41) victory and move up to third on the ladder. The Lions’ third loss of the season is also their 15th consecutive defeat...