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Jon Ralph has covered sport with the Herald Sun, and now CODE Sports as well, for over two decades working primarily as a football journalist… (other fields)

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Was it touched? It appears so.

Umpires tick off score review blunder

The AFL’s umpiring department has ticked off the controversial score review officers’ decision to award a match-tying goal to Essendon in its clash with GWS as AFL greats, players and the league’s CEO weigh in.

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AFL - Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs at the Adelaide OVal. Darcy Fogarty and Easton Wood. Picture SARAH REED

Rivals keen on out-of-favour Crow

He went at pick 12 in the 2017 draft, but Darcy Fogarty remains stuck in the SANFL. Rival clubs are showing interest in the out-of-favour young Crow. CONTRACT WHISPERS

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BALLARAT, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 10: Paddy McCartin of the Saints leaves the field with possible concussion during the 2019 JLT Community Series AFL match between the Western Bulldogs and the St Kilda Saints at Mars Stadium on March 10, 2019 in Ballarat, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Donate your brains, footy stars urged

AFL players have been asked to “pledge” their brains to a new Melbourne bank that aims to shed more light on the game’s concussion scourge amid alarming figures and revelations of brain disease in a pair of former NRL guns.

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LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 29:  Nick Riewoldt of the Saints controls the ball during the round six AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the St Kilda Saints at University of Tasmania Stadium on April 29, 2017 in Launceston, Australia.  (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Riewoldt gets behind team for Tassie

The fight to bring an AFL team to Tasmania just got serious with St Kilda legend and Apple Isle native Nick Riewoldt joining a seven-person taskforce that hopes to secure a team for the southernmost state.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 22: Saints head coach Alan Richardson walks away from talking to his players during the round 14 AFL match between the St Kilda Saints and the Brisbane Lions at Marvel Stadium on June 22, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

The magic number that could save Richo

One former AFL senior coach says Alan Richardson’s ‘papers are stamped’ but St Kilda champion Nick Riewoldt says the Saints coach can still save his job if he hits a certain number of wins.

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