Hawthorn needs to defeat reigning premier West Coast in Perth and have other unlikely results go its way to play finals. But with Alastair Clarkson at the helm, can we really rule the Hawks out? LADDER + RUN HOME
Some players milked free kicks but a few got away with murder. Mark Robinson on the Patrick Cripps grapple, a red-hot Dusty, the heat in Adelaide and the damning stats for Mason Cox. LIKES AND DISLIKES
An umpire has been crunched in the Fremantle-Essendon clash, which ended his night early and stopped play for several minutes. See how it happend.
After Essendon silenced its critics with a win that guarantees a finals spot, coach John Worsfold made a surprising declaration about the Bombers’ horror performance seven days ago.
THE best response to the wild rumour that Nat Fyfe had agreed to join St Kilda came from an unlikely source.
AFL DAILY: Hawthorn champion Dermott Brereton says the Hawks’ ageing warriors have lost the mental will to fight. Plus recap all today’s footy news from around the country.
ADELAIDE is the only unbeaten team as GWS climb above Geelong and Richmond and Melbourne sneaks back into the top eight. How is your club placed after Round 6?
GOLD Coast coach Rodney Eade lashed opposition fans for booing Gary Ablett and also expressed his frustration over two umpiring decisions. RECAP THE ACTION
UMPIRES’ boss Peter Schwab has rubbished claims players with bad behaviour records are targetted after Toby Greene was heard being told he had been getting “close to the edge”.
AFL DAILY: RICHMOND legend Kevin Bartlett wants the Tigers to record its theme song again. Why? Meanwhile, Brendon Bolton admits Dale Thomas’s form has been too “inconsistent”.
WHO’S been good, who’s struggling and who has question marks over them? After five rounds of the AFL season, JON ANDERSON looks at every club.
AFL DAILY: BULLDOGS star Mitch Wallis will return from injury in the VFL on Friday night, while David Myers is in the frame at Essendon.
BRENDON Goddard says Essendon’s spirited Anzac Day victory highlights the Bombers’ rebirth since last year’s beating on the same day. RECAP TODAY’S NEWS
UPDATE: JOHN Longmire on Kieren Jack, likely Tiger changes for its trip to Adelaide, a serious blow for Fremantle and how will Melbourne cover its ruck crisis? INJURY LIST
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