Buddy stands between Hawks and top four
WHATEVER you have on next Saturday night, cancel it. Hawthorn got out of jail against a brave St Kilda to set up a heavyweight clash against Sydney.
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Bump ban ends Saints defender’s season
NATHAN Brown will not play again this season after he was handed a three-week ban by the tribunal for his late bump on Essendon’s Adam Saad.
Door open for Johnson to play again
ALEX Johnson and the Sydney Swans are set for an agonising heart-to-heart over whether the inspiring defender should commit to attempting another comeback or hang up the boots and announce his retirement.
Suspending every punch would mean ‘carnage’: MRO
SUSPENDING every player for striking – no matter the impact – could result in “carnage” proportions of suspensions, according to match review officer Michael Christian.
Teams: Hannebery, Higgins back, Tigers near full strength
NORTH Melbourne has regained Shaun Higgins while Dan Hannebery is back for Sydney. Meanwhile, Richmond has welcomed back four premiership stars but given another a rest. SEE ALL THE INS AND OUTS
‘It’s been the toughest couple of days of my life’
EAGLE Andrew Gaff has spoken following his massive eight-week ban for punching Andrew Brayshaw, saying he still considers himself to be a caring, gentle, and measured person.
Gaff’s strike a punch gone wrong
ANDREW Gaff is expected to fly to Melbourne to face the AFL Tribunal, where he will argue the strike that will almost certainly end his season was the result of a chest punch gone wrong.
I’m just a normal footballer now: Freeman
THE pace of the game struck Nathan Freeman first, with the Saints’ debutant’s head left “spinning” more than once but the injury-cruelled youngster is happy to now be a “normal footballer”.
Dogs ruin Freeman’s special night
IT was the night Nathan Freeman had long been waiting for but it wasn’t the result he or St Kilda were dreaming of as the Western Bulldogs pile more misery on the Saints’ horror season.
‘Dry July’ takes Dusty to another level
DUSTIN Martin is playing his best football of the year. What is the secret to his success? Dusty is coming off ‘Dry July’, in what his captain says is another example of the star’s commitment.
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