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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 24: Reece Conca and Michael Walters of the Dockers celebrates a goal during the 2021 AFL Round 06 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Optus Stadium on April 24, 2021 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
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Eerie scenes at Optus Stadium

Eerie scenes unfolded at Optus Stadium on Saturday night as the Dockers hosted the Kangaroos for the first match without a crowd this season.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 21:  Jarrad Waite of the North Melbourne Kangaroos poses for a portrait with his family during a press conference at Arden Street Ground on August 21, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

No Waite: Jarrad leaves on his terms

AN emotional Jarrad Waite has thanked North Melbourne — and coach Brad Scott — for giving him the chance to shake off the “enigma” tag he carried uneasily throughout the first phase of his AFL career.

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Lance Franklin of the Swans fends off the Giants defence during the Round 22 AFL match between the Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants and the Sydney Swans at Spotless Stadium in Sydney, Saturday, August 18, 2018. (AAP Image/Brendon Thorne) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Bone’s Team of the Week: Best Buddy shines

LANCE ‘Buddy’ Franklin produced a vintage performance against the Giants as the big names started gearing up for finals. See who made Chris McDermott’s team for Round 22, including a trio of Crows, a sole Port player.

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Chris Mayne art for portrait

The Tackle: Is Mayne AFL’s most improved?

ONCE one of the game’s most maligned, Magpie pressure machine Chris Mayne has played an integral role in the club’s surge to a first finals appearance since 2013. Is he the AFL’s most improved player? ROBBO’S LIKES AND DISLIKES

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AFL Round 22. 18/08/2018. Collingwood vs Port Adelaide at the MCG .  Port Adelaide's Jared Polec charges towards goal    . Pic: Michael Klein

Why Port needs to offer Polly more crackers

PORT Adelaide needs to open the cheque book and do everything possible to stop the player it can least afford to lose being poached by a rival club. See where your team sits as we get to the pointy end of the Power Rankings season.

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Brad Scott coach of the Kangaroos during the Round 21 AFL match between the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Sunday, August 12, 2018. (AAP Image/Hamish Blair) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Scott unsure on Kangas’ hunt for big fish

NORTH Melbourne had just been all but eliminated from the fiansl race and the questions, predictably, turned to the future. But coach Brad Scott isn’t sure just who might join his club. RECAP SUNDAY’S FOOTY

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19/08/18 - AFL - Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne at the Adelaide Oval. Andy Otten marks in front of Ben Brown. Picture SARAH REED

Brown out gives Otten case for new contract

VETERAN Crows defender Andy Otten made a strong case for a contract extension after keeping North Melbourne key forward and Coleman Medal aspirant Ben Brown goalless at Adelaide Oval as Tom Doedee suffered a season-ending injury.

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19/08/18 - AFL - Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne at the Adelaide Oval. Eddie Betts and Luke McDonald. Picture SARAH REED

Eddie heroics no comfort for Crows

ADELAIDE went into the game knowing it won’t see September. But some bright moments — and another win — will give supporters hope that the team they came to know and trust last year can be resurrected.

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