Debate erupts over sickening AFL collision
Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce is set to be suspended for an ugly hit on an opposition player, sparking heated debate in AFL circles.
Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce is set to be suspended for an ugly hit on an opposition player, sparking heated debate in AFL circles.
Nothing like two weeks as Walyalup to get a season back on track. A dominant win over the Power has Freo’s finals hopes alive again and one new wrinkle is making all the difference.
Ken Hinkley is refusing to concede his final season as coach of the Power could be going nowhere, as Port come to terms with another horrific loss – this time to Fremantle out west.
Dockers fans were calling for Pat Voss to be axed costing the club a win against Sydney. And the 21-year-old feared a third AFL club was about to give up on him before becoming a cult hero.
Who can West Coast and Fremantle lure back to WA? We give a verdict on every West Australian currently at another club on how likely they are to return home.
Shai Bolton took another step in his evolution into a matchwinning midfielder as Fremantle’s engine room left their GWS counterparts and coach Adam Kingsley with big issues to address.
Ex-teammates weren’t sure how serious Luke Jackson was when he first floated a return to Melbourne. Months on, it’s clear Fremantle only has one option left to keep its budding ruck star.
A barefoot Luke Jackson ruled out a move back to Victoria in March. But the noise about a reunion with the Dees continues to rumble, and it could unlock something we haven’t seen in a decade.
An embarrassed AFL has taken full responsibility for the Lachie Schultz concussion debacle and the incorrect statement which claimed its umpires did not see the Pies star in a distressed state.
Collingwood forward Lachie Schultz couldn’t get to his feet after a sickening collision on Thursday night – and the Pies have had their concerns about what happened in the aftermath validated.
The Dockers didn’t embarrass themselves like last week – this was just another middle-of-the-road performance from a middle-of-the-road club, writes ELIZA REILLY.
Collingwood’s captain says “it didn’t feel right” that play was allowed to continue after his teammate suffered a scary concussion.
Nick Daicos’ price is set to tumble, and we might have a new no. 1 midfielder in SuperCoach. Plus, we can blame Justin Longmuir for ruining some downgrade plans.
Questions are being asked of Justin Longmuir’s tenure after an embarrassing loss to St Kilda. And those questions are fair when you’ve played one finals series in six years, writes Eliza Reilly.
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