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Noah Balta is back to face the Suns: AFL experts’ tips and teams for round six
The key-position Tiger is poised to return this weekend, despite awaiting sentencing for assault. Here are the teams for round six.
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The Hawks were ‘close to death’. These are the people who brought them back from the brink
Petty politics have been set side as the Hawks prepare to move to their new training base, the Kennedy Community Centre, at Dingley in Melbourne’s south-east.
- Peter Ryan
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More surgery for a luckless Saint; Yze says Balta’s been ‘punished enough’; Rioli trains as coach calls for social media changes
St Kilda star Max King will go under the knife yet again, while Noah Balta is likely to play in Richmond’s AFL side on Saturday just days before he is sentenced for assault.
- Angus Delaney and Scott Spits
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Rioli granted personal leave after racist abuse on social media
Port Adelaide star Willie Rioli is no certainty to play this week, having taken personal leave from the club. But the goalkicker has received support from the chairman of the anti-defamation commission.
- Jon Pierik
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The unheralded Cat helping one of the AFL’s best midfield duos shine: Key takeouts from round five
Also in this week’s edition of key takeouts, what to make of the Blues after their first win of the season, and the fixture the AFL should run back next season.
- Jon Pierik
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‘Deep-seated pain and sadness’: Power explain Rioli’s social media post targeting Hawks
Port Adelaide star Willie Rioli was racially abused on social media after he took aim at Hawthorn in a since-deleted post in which he declared his hatred for the club.
- Sam McClure and Peter Ryan
Power fans get the last laugh as Hawthorn’s epic comeback falls short in Gather Round finale
Ken Hinkley said he was checking the time left in the match and acknowledged some trepidation in the coach’s box when the Hawks cut his side’s margin to 22 points.
- Angus Delaney, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan
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Hawks flop, then fight back, then lose in Port’s last laughing matter
It cannot be said the Hawks will have gained confidence from their second-half charge. Rather, Hawthorn might have gained a necessary touch of humility.
- Jake Niall
The sausage, not the sizzle: How ex-tradie Newcombe is building something real with the Hawks
These “Hollywood Hawks” paint more than just a pretty footy picture. They’ve got real substance, and leading the way is a former apprentice carpenter from Poowong in South Gippsland.
- Jake Niall
AFL teams and tips: Hawks welcome back Worpel for grudge match
As the AFL converges on Adelaide for Gather Round, here are all the ins and outs for South Australia’s festival of footy.
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