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Nick Smart is a sports reporter for the Herald Sun/News Corp Australia covering mainly AFL and the NRL. Born in Melbourne but raised in Queensland, Nick started on the copy desk at the Gold Coast Bulletin before winning a cadetship in the sports department. He joined the Herald Sun in Melbourne in 2013.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Dylan Shiel of the Bombers and Bailey Scott of the Kangaroos grab during the round 6 AFL match between the Essendon Bombers and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Metricon Stadium on July 11, 2020 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Tribunal rules on Shiel, Saint cops Long ban

The AFL tribunal has issued its ruling on Essendon’s appeal against Dylan Shiel’s two-match ban for his crushing hit on Roo Curtis Taylor as it slaps Saint Ben Long with a hefty suspension for crunching Docker Sean Darcy.

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Western Bulldogs training at Whitten Oval. 29/06/2020.  Tom Liberatore of the Bulldogs   during todays small groups session   . Pic: Michael Klein

Tigers, Dogs players may opt out of hub

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick can’t guarantee all his players will join an interstate hub but said he was “dying to get there”. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs are expecting some of its players to opt out with eight dads having to make a call.

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AFL Round 22. 17/08/2019. North Melbourne v Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium .   Jack Ziebell of the Kangaroos out of the middle ahead of Robbie Gray  and Dan Houston of the Power 1st quarter   . Pic: Michael Klein

Coronavirus hoax leaves Roo’s family shocked

Jack Ziebell has been the victim of a disgusting social media hoax after a post claiming to be from a football journalist named him as having coronavirus. The Roo then had to explain what happened to his shocked family.

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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA - SEPTEMBER 29:  Travis Varcoe of the Magpies look dejected after defeat during the 2018 AFL Grand Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the West Coast Eagles at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 29, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Michael Dodge/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Injury blow for veteran Pie Varcoe

Collingwood’s return to pre-season training has been soured with veteran forward Travis Varcoe suffering an injury that will force him to miss the start of the home and away season.

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AFL premiers Richmond return to training after New Year break. Dustin Martin during training session. Picture: Sarah Matray

Stars align as Tigers back with a bang

Richmond’s galaxy of stars were all on the track on Monday as the reigning premier punched on for their first session of 2020. Can the Tigers go back-to-back this year? SEE THE PICTURES

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