HE’S the big-time talent with a big bag of tricks and is about to play on the game’s biggest stage. Just hours before the biggest game of his life, Christian Petracca spoke to SCOTT GULLAN about his finals debut.
SALLY Pearson is back training three days a week, having fully recovered from the Achilles injury that saw her withdraw from the Commonwealth Games. But she won’t be racing again until next year.
HE’S the fastest man in history and leaves enormous shoes to fill, so just who is in line to take the mantle of world’s 100m king? We run the rule over the contenders to be Usain Bolt’s successor.
LIKE his team, there is a sense of timing about Gary Ablett, and two massive wins in consecutive wins have fuelled his belief that Geelong can win the premiership.
IS A combined winning margin of 235 points in your final two games the right finals preparation? Just like they did seven days earlier, Geelong bullied and humiliated a much inferior opposition.
GEELONG had a message to Fremantle — hands off Tim Kelly. And the Western Australian showed why the Cats are desperate to keep him after his starring performance in their record-breaking win.
HAWTHORN coach Alastair Clarkson has the advantage rule in his sights after a contentious decision almost cost his side victory in a thrilling contest against Essendon.
CRAIG Hutchison’s battle to get SEN pointing in the right direction has taken a major hit with Eddie McGuire’s rival media company poaching a highly respected industry veteran.
A RESURGENT Geelong is ready to “take a swing” at cracking Richmond’s MCG dominance with coach Chris Scott making a bold declaration ahead of next Friday night’s blockbuster.
TOM Hawkins is in rarefied air at the moment after the Geelong forward backed up last week’s heroics with another seven-goal bag as Gary Ablett also dined out on the Brisbane Lions.
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