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Kate Salemme
Kate SalemmeSports reporter

Kate Salemme is a sports reporter covering AFL, AFLW and tennis. She also covers a range of other sports across the sporting landscape.

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Trade HQ
Gold Coast Suns training in the morning heat at Metricon Stadium - Pictured is Jaeger O'Meara Pic by David Clark

Trade warning issued on O’Meara

GARY Buckenara suffered the same rare and debilitating knee injury as Jaeger O’Meara – and believes the Gold Coast star is now only worth one top-10 selection.

Collingwood
Balme likely to accept Pies demotion

Balme likely to accept Pies demotion

NEIL Balme is “pretty sure” he’ll accept a position as director of coaching at Collingwood for next season despite Graeme ‘Gubby’ Allen officially being installed as football manager.

Lions
AFL: Round 9 Melbourne v Brisbane Justin Leppitsch Picture:Wayne Ludbey

Gone: Lions sack Leppitsch

UPDATE: BRISBANE coach Justin Leppitsch has been sacked after the Lions board decided it was not satisfied with his 14-52 win-loss record and needed change. His players were told the news via email.

AFL
Dane Swan Picture:Wayne Ludbey

‘In my heart I wanted to go on’

UPDATE: COLLINGWOOD champion Dane Swan has announced his retirement after admitting he couldn’t trust his injured foot to hold up into a sixteenth AFL season.

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