Port Adelaide Power
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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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Investigation not impacting Blues players, says Voss; Beveridge rules out coaching move to Dees
Carlton coach Michael Voss says an internal investigation into a manager at the club is not impacting on his team, which will head into the Good Friday clash against North Melbourne with just one win for the season.
- Angus Delaney and Vince Rugari
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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.
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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
‘It cost me a house’: St Kilda’s 1966 hero explains why he couldn’t forgive club powerbrokers
Both the AFL and St Kilda refused to publicly discuss the club’s settlement with 38 players and officials. In fact, they did not want this story to become public at all.
- Caroline Wilson
‘I knew exactly what it meant’: Why the Hawks stewed all summer over a pair of aeroplane wings
Hawthorn’s star small forward says his side will “have a bit more anger going into this week”. This is the story behind the AFL’s newest rivalry.
- Scott Spits
Carlton prepare for McKay’s Gather Round return; Brad Scott’s grim warning on future of coaching
Carlton could welcome back Coleman medallist Harry McKay this round. Meanwhile, Ken Hinkley has spoken about his side’s rivalry with the Hawks and Brad Scott has a dire coaching warning.
- Andrew Wu and Roy Ward
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