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September dreaming: Steele Sidebottom, Bailey Smith, Jack Ginnivan and Rory Lobb have premiership aspirations.

Who will make finals in the race for the top eight – and how can your team play spoiler?

The race for the top eight continues apace, with all spots still up for grabs. Who will make it, and who will miss out? And which games can those out of contention use to play September spoilers?

  • Jon Pierik

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Sydney’s Riak Andrew.

Swan faces AFL ban over homophobic slur; Kick ‘rehearsal’ to launch AFLW season; Hawks could regain Day

Sydney’s Riak Andrew is facing a lengthy suspension after being cited for using a homophobic slur in the VFL. Meanwhile, Hawthorn star Will Day is firmly in the selection mix to return from injury.

  • Hannah Kennelly and Jon Pierik
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May to face tribunal for bump on Blue; Hawk has surgery on kidney; Curnow breaks drought

Predictions on the penalty for Steven May’s bump on Francis Evans varied wildly and now the matter rests with the AFL tribunal. Meanwhile, Hawthorn’s Finn Maginness suffered a lacerated kidney in the win over Port Adelaide.

  • Scott Spits and Danny Russell
Steven May could face real strife for this incident with Francis Evans.

Blues bounce back in an MCG thriller, but incident involving May gets footy world talking

Ken Hinkley was full of praise for Jack Ginnivan after his cheeky dig in the Hawks’ win, but an incident between Steven May and Francis Evans stole most of the focus.

  • Roy Ward, Russell Bennett, Scott Spits, Vince Rugari and Danny Russell
West Coast young gun Harley Reid.

Getting a read on Harley: What the Eagles ace can learn from a Hawks legend

Harley Reid looks like a man, and plays with the skill, power and talent that draws comparisons to Patty Dangerfield. The difference is he is still a kid, while Dangerfield has three kids.

  • Michael Gleeson
St Kilda’s Rowan Marshall, Hawthorn’s James Worpel and Essendon’s Elijah Tsatas could be used as trade bait this year.

The expendables: The players your club could offload as trade bait

AFL clubs have started assessing their lists and identifying which valuable players they might be willing to offer on the trade table when the silly season comes around.

  • Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
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Nic Martin finished his night on crutches.

ACL injury fear for star on a nightmare night for Essendon; Dockers prevail over Hawks in Perth thriller

The injury carnage has worsened yet again for Essendon after their clash with the Tigers, while the Dockers held off the Hawks in a battle of the finals hopefuls.

  • Scott Spits, Hannah Kennelly, Andrew Wu and Owen Leonard
Alix Tauru.

Saints embrace their ‘Viking King’; Mitchell praises star Hawks ‘just couldn’t stop’

The Hawks and Lions soared to victory, while earlier on Super Saturday umpire contact was again in the spotlight, and Sam Lalor’s luckless injury run continued.

  • Scott Spits, Danny Russell and Russell Bennett
Curtis Deboy and Bulldog Rhylee West came into contact during round 14.

Star Saint, Demon and Sun all walking suspension tightrope over change to umpire contact rules

AFL players will face tougher fines and suspensions for making accidental contact with umpires under a planned crackdown.

  • Michael Gleeson
Adam Cerra of the Blues is tackled by Kangaroo Jack Darling.

‘Don’t show up when required’: The high-priced Blues failing to deliver

In key takeouts this week, we take a look at the experienced Blues recruits who aren’t coming through, why there’s pressure on the Pies despite their clear lead at the top of the ladder and the time-wasting tactic that has to stop.

  • Jon Pierik

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