Dual blockbusters earmarked for Round 23
A pair of massive matches that will have finals ramifications have been slated for Round 23, with the Dons, Pies, Tigers and Lions set to feature, as the AFL gets closer to announcing its floating fixture.
A pair of massive matches that will have finals ramifications have been slated for Round 23, with the Dons, Pies, Tigers and Lions set to feature, as the AFL gets closer to announcing its floating fixture.
With no Alex Rance the position of starting full-back in the All-Australian team is up for grabs, and a goalpost-shaking Swan is right in the running. Who is your pick?
Shaun Burgoyne is set to shun interest from Gold Coast about a player-coach role to play on with Hawthorn for another season with talks underway over a new deal.
Rhyce Shaw will be North Melbourne’s coach next year but the AFLCA has urged rival coaches to agree to the Roos’ process even if they are used as stalking horses.
Ross Lyon remains the centre of coaching speculation and with Nick Riewoldt considering joining St Kilda’s coaching subcommittee, the questions linger. But it will take something extraordinary for Lyon to ditch the Dockers.
Talks are underway with North Melbourne and Todd Goldstein’s management on a new deal, while the Bombers are expected to up the ante in their bid to keep Sam Draper.
The AFL is set to make the most of top-eight shaping matches in Round 23 when it releases the game times for Essendon v Collingwood, Richmond v Brisbane and more. SNEAK PEEK
It was one of the biggest signings in AFL history. Geelong superstar Gary Ablett was off to the Gold Coast. But it almost didn’t happen.
North Melbourne great Brent Harvey broke his nose before being accused of spitting on an opponent, an allegation which has been thrown out by the suburban league he plays in.
Former Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna says he tried to convince AFL and club powerbrokers to send rugby convert Karmichael Hunt to a more established club. But his arrival wasn’t all bad. LISTEN
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