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.
Stephen Coniglio is excited to become the Giants’ first stand-alone captain, taking over from Phil Davis and Callan Ward. And he revealed the pair chose an unusual moment to pass the baton.
Dermott Brereton knows what new Hawk Jon Patton can do. And the club legend thinks, with the help of some recent draft bargains, the former Giant can help the Hawthorn forward line become something special.
One club needs to start all over again, another’s list is “seriously underperforming” while elsewhere the pressure is on to play finals. See how close we think each club is to footy’s ultimate prize.
SHANE Mumford has put to bed a potentially messy situation with his former club by reaching out to Lance Franklin and apologising for trivialising the star’s mental health battle.
UPDATE: GWS star Steve Johnson will miss Saturday’s preliminary final after accepting his one-match ban for a high bump on Sydney’s Josh Kennedy.
THE AFL needs to sort the Lachie Whitfield mess out before they embarrass themselves and the game, writes Mark Robinson.
GIANTS ruckman Shane Mumford looks set to escape sanction after an alleged mental heath taunt aimed at Sydney rival Lance Franklin.
THE AFL is confident Spotless Stadium’s small capacity won’t see opposition fans locked out of Greater Western Sydney’s home preliminary final.
THIS is the bottom line: if you run through a contest and bump a rival high and hard enough for a concussion test, you deserve to miss a week.
STEVE Johnson’s finals fate could hang on the content of a Sydney medical report after his bump on star Swan Josh Kennedy.
THE GWS Giants created history on Saturday, with their 36-point victory to be remembered mostly for its sheer brutality and high attrition rate.
THE Giants are just one win away from a stunning grand final berth but have a nervous wait on incidents involving two of their most vital players.
WATCH: STEVE Johnson didn’t waste any time in making his presence felt in his first final as a Giant while there’s bad news for Rising Star Callum Mills.
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