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Grady HuddDigital sports producer

Grady Hudd is a digital sports producer with News Corp Australia’s national sports network, based in Adelaide. He is a passionate follower of all things sport, particularly AFL, cricket and golf, and has more than eight years experience working in the media having cut his teeth at regional mastheads.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 08: Kysaiah Pickett of the Demons looks on during the 2021 AFL Round 08 match between the Melbourne Demons and the Sydney Swans at Melbourne Cricket Ground on May 08, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Wreck It Ralph: Time is right to overhaul AFL’s top gongs

Shai Bolton was robbed of Mark of the Week and Kysaiah Pickett can’t win the Rising Star. This is proof the AFL awards system needs changing, writes Jon Ralph.

AFL

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: Tom Jonas of the Power leads his team mates from the ground after the final siren during the round 9 AFL match between the Port Adelaide Power and the Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval on May 15, 2021 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Flat-track bullies? Power fails yet another big test

Port Adelaide now has a 1-3 win-loss record against top eight opponents after its loss to the Western Bulldogs. Are the Power still the real deal?

AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: Liam Baker of the Tigers and Matt Flynn of the Giants compete for the ball during the 2021 AFL Round 09 match between the Richmond Tigers and the GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium on May 15, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Depth charges: Tigers prove they can win without big guns

Trent Cotchin, Shai Bolton, Dion Prestia and Shane Edwards were all absent for Richmond against GWS – which makes the Tigers’ win scarily good.

AFL

AFL Round 7. 02/05/2021. Essendon vs Carlton at the MCG, Melbourne. Sam Petrevski-Seton of the Blues . Pic: Michael Klein

Teams: Blues axe three, red-hot Demon recalled

Carlton has dropped three players head of its clash with Melbourne, while a Demon will play his first senior game of the season. TEAMS NEWS

AFL

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22: Daniel Rioli of the Tigers is tackled by Shai Bolton of the Tigers during a Richmond Tigers AFL training session at Metricon Stadium on October 22, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Tigers back brawl duo, claim Rioli ‘did the right thing’

Richmond says it has no reason to doubt Shai Bolton and Daniel Rioli’s version of events as the AFL investigates their nightclub brawl.

AFL News

NAB AFL Academy vs Geelong VFL team at GMHBA Stadium. 24/04/2021 . Essendon list manager Adrian Dodoro and Mark Harvey . Pic: Michael Klein

Young guns may be missed as recruiters take huge hit

As a result of the soft cap cuts, part-time recruiters are being asked to volunteer, while others are suffering ‘burnout’. And it could all affect the upcoming drafts.

Trade HQ

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 01: Mason Cox of the Magpies marks during a Collingwood Magpies AFL training session at Holden Centre on June 01, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

The eight list decisions Pies will make as ‘hangover’ lingers

The fallout from Collingwood’s firesale at the end of last season is still not over – here’s why the player purge will impact another off-season.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Adam Reynolds of the Rabbitohs thanks the fans during the round five NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos at Stadium Australia on April 08, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Kevvie: Reynolds can return Broncos to finals stage

Brisbane coach Kevin Walters is bullish on what Rabbitohs playmaker Adam Reynolds can bring to the Broncos – and says finals isn’t out of the equation.

Swimming

Swimmers to delay second COVID jab after side effects

The rush to vaccinate Australia’s Olympic swimmers before Tokyo has been paused after some of the athletes suffered side effects following their first shot.

Sport

FILE - 2019 Ashes Series Best of - BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Steve Smith of Australia and Steve Waugh, Former Australian Test Captain and current Australian Team Mentor, pose at stumps after Smith scored his second century for the test during day four of the 1st Specsavers Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston on August 04, 2019 in Birmingham, England. Steve Smith is the first Australian to score two centuries in the same test in England since Steve Waugh in 1997. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Tugger’s plan to get Aussies back on top of the world

Steve Waugh has some simple advice for Justin Langer and Tim Paine as they look to take down the Poms later this year – and it’s all to do with rediscovering their winning instinct.

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