Bulldogs forward chases AFL spot
Central District may be without speedy forward Isaya McKenzie this season after he was invited to train with West Coast in Perth, in a bid to earn a spot on their playing list.
Central District may be without speedy forward Isaya McKenzie this season after he was invited to train with West Coast in Perth, in a bid to earn a spot on their playing list.
Mitch Brown will revive his AFL career at Melbourne but the former Essendon forward says he’s not there to be a depth player. Other delisted players are searching for new homes as clubs look to fill vacant list spots.
West Coast’s Willie Rioli still doesn’t know when he’ll learn his fate for allegedly tampering with his urine sample and then testing positive for an illicit drug as coach Adam Simpson visits the banned forward.
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NATHAN Brown says Monday’s Queen’s Birthday clash is as close as players can get to playing in a final before September as Magpie captain Scott Pendlebury flags another shut-down role. RECAP TODAY’S FOOTY NEWS
SOUTH Australian Scott Lycett’s decision to wait on free-agent offers could be a blessing for him — and for the Crows and Port Adelaide, as the latter reassesses its options in the wake of a season-ending knee injury to its young ruck talent.
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FREMANTLE captain and Brownlow Medal favourite Nat Fyfe has failed to have his one-match ban for striking overturned while there was good news for a North Melbourne youngster. NEWS RE-CAP
WEST Coast will be without key forward Jack Darling for the next month with an ankle injury while Brisbane and Gold Coast have been hit by serious injuries. YOUR CLUB’S INJURY LIST
NEW year, new stadium but the same old home town whistle? The West Coast Eagles are getting the rub of the green with the umpires out west, with the club enjoying a staggering run of free kick dominance. Does the AFL need to step in?
WEST Coast has secured its 10th win in a row but it may have come at a massive cost with the league’s in-form forward Jack Darling suffering a nasty ankle injury. The good news for St Kilda was its goalkicking has finally turned the corner.
FREMANTLE will challenge Nat Fyfe’s one-match ban to save the superstar midfielder’s Brownlow Medal hopes following his hit on Levi Greenwood. Do the Dockers and Fyfe stand a chance?
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