Leek Aleer faces the chop after eight straight games as the Giants prepare to welcome three big names back for the Sydney Derby, but Adam Kingsley remains adamant the out-of-contract defender is still wanted by the club.
From free-flowing compliments to a social media blackout, this week’s Sydney Derby could be one of the ‘nicest’ build-ups to a rivalry game this year. But with so much on the line for both, the game is bound to explode.
Steven May didn’t line Francis Evans up when he collided with the Blues forward, but he still got him high – and in today’s footy that’s enough, writes Josh Barnes.
The Dons may have suffered another night of misery on the main stage, but coach Brad Scott was able to find the silver lining.
Everyone could have predicted how the depleted Bombers taking on the high flying Giants was going to end, and the AFL’s fixturing is ‘killing’ its prime time spots.
Jake Stringer was having a field day against his old club on Thursday night and it didn’t sit well with scores of Essendon fans.
Reilly O’Brien is at ease with his uncertain fate at the Crows, and he may have to wait a while longer as another in-demand ruckman bides his time to decide his future.
In sensational form and feeling settled in Sydney, Jake Stringer concedes his hunger for finals football helped drive his decision to leave the Bombers, as he prepares to meet his former teammates for the first time.
Aaron Cadman might have stolen the headlines with a career-best six-goal haul – but the performance of two other key men showed just what GWS is getting right in the run to September.
Bailey Smith failed to have an impact on return. Jeremy Cameron couldn’t get near it. Max Holmes, too. But there’s one other Cat whose record against the top sides is now officially a concern.
Geelong has kept the door open for another late change ahead of their GWS mega clash, while the Giants have made a plan for a Jeremy Cameron’s return to his former stomping ground.
When Lachie Whitfield was drafted to the Giants in 2012, he thought he would “do the two years” and request a trade back to Victoria. Ahead of game 250, he opens up on why he stayed.
The Giants cruised to victory against the lowly Eagles, but one of their biggest stars is set to face some MRO trouble for a whack on Harley Reid. Watch the incident here.
The Saints missed out on Miles Bergman, but they’re not slowing down their quest for more talent with a highly-touted VFL star is just weeks away from making a call on his future.
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