Many of the game’s stars face a race against time to be fit for a bumper finals series. Who will be back when their sides need them most? Jon Ralph looks at the injured players from the teams in finals contention.
Collingwood have received a significant boost ahead of its clash with the Gold Coast with two stars returning. But the luck has run out for a Magpies youngster who has been axed for the second time this season. FULL TEAMS
Richmond have been hurt by injuries to Tom Lynch and Ivan Soldo but several premiership Tigers are closing in on a return. Meanwhile, an in-form forward is in line to replace their sidelined talls.
Barry Hall was a gifted young boxer but a decision to pursue football instead led to a relationship breakdown with his father, and it may be why he always played on the edge.
NEW year, new stadium but the same old home town whistle? The West Coast Eagles are getting the rub of the green with the umpires out west, with the club enjoying a staggering run of free kick dominance. Does the AFL need to step in?
WEST Coast has secured its 10th win in a row but it may have come at a massive cost with the league’s in-form forward Jack Darling suffering a nasty ankle injury. The good news for St Kilda was its goalkicking has finally turned the corner.
FREMANTLE will challenge Nat Fyfe’s one-match ban to save the superstar midfielder’s Brownlow Medal hopes following his hit on Levi Greenwood. Do the Dockers and Fyfe stand a chance?
I HAVE seen some players struggle with life after football and I’ve seen former colleagues deal with it exceptionally well. If I’m honest with myself, my playing future is unclear at this time, I don’t have the security I used to. I have to plan around that.
THE Hawks pulled off a season-saving win on Saturday, even if they did get a little bit of help from the umpires. Plus, how far can the Roos go? JON RALPH rates every team in this week’s Super Ladder.
FOOTY fans will get the chance to dress some of their coaches when they slide into a pool of ice for Fight MND’s Big Freeze but the coaches themselves are already nervous about the icy challenge.
ST KILDA coach Alan Richardson hopes his team’s gutsy fourth-quarter fightback against West Coast will end up being the turning point the club so desperately craves.
THE AFL Players’ Association has reached out to Daniel Menzel as the Geelong forward continues his slow recovery from a bizarre injury caused by an injection. Re-cap all the day’s breaking news.
FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon has made good on his promise to double down on youth, swinging the axe on three established veterans. SEE ALL THE INS AND OUTS FOR ROUND 11
WE HAD the Gabbatoir and the House of Pain, but there is a new horror road trip in footy. And most teams don’t have to go too far to cop it. SEE THE FULL HOME-GROUND ADVANTAGE LADDER
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