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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan’s AFL future remains clouded.

The million-dollar question about Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

In this week’s Money Talks column, the latest on the Bulldogs and the AFL’s discussions about how to get the wayward forward back on track.

  • Marc McGowan and Peter Ryan

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Noah Balta has been sentenced to a three-month curfew.

The magistrate who sentenced Noah Balta has embarrassed the AFL

The magistrate has effectively doubled the Richmond player’s suspension, and exposed the AFL for failing to read the play in terms of community sentiment on the case.

  • Jake Niall
Heavy hit: Gryan Miers is helped from the field as Conor Nash watches on.

Nash sent directly to the AFL tribunal for Miers hit; Smith learns fate

Hawthorn midfielder Conor Nash will have to cool his heels for several weeks after his round-arm on Gryan Miers which left the premiership Cat concussed, while Bailey Smith has learnt his fate over two incidents.

  • Jon Pierik
Saverio Rocca flies on Anzac Day in 1995.

‘They’ve kicked the gates down!’: How an Anzac Day tradition was born

If you weren’t at the MCG on April 25, 1995, you might have tried to get in or know someone who was unsuccessful. This is how it all started, from those who were there.

  • Scott Spits
Noah Balta outside court in Albury.

‘Unprovoked’ assault: The verdict is in, and Balta will not appeal

Noah Balta will not be allowed to leave his house for the next three months between the hours of 10pm and 6am as part of an 18-month correctional service order imposed by magistrate Melissa Humphreys for an unprovoked assault outside Mulwala Water Ski Club.

  • Danny Russell and Jake Niall
Nick Daicos was nothing short of brilliant for the visiting Magpies at the Gabba on Thursday night.

Daicos’ message to the league and the teams who squandered prime-time opportunities: Key takeouts from round six

Are the Hollywood Hawks potential premiership Hawks yet? Can the Bulldogs maintain their bite without Sam Darcy? And which two clubs let a golden opportunity slip? We take a look at the key takeouts of an intriguing round six.

  • Jon Pierik
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Matt Hill drops into Little Roseberry cafe three days a week.

How 400,000km in an old Toyota, a single mum and a brush with death shaped Matt Hill’s career

Matt Hill is the face behind the voice that calls our most famous horse race. He is also a rising star of AFL broadcasting.

  • Danny Russell
Kysaiah Pickett of the Demons takes a spectacular mark during the round six AFL match between Melbourne Demons and Fremantle Dockers at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Demon’s dominance shows why he’d be a star Dockers recruit

A fast, furious, skillful excitement machine, blessed with breathtaking talent, Kysaiah Pickett did it all and more on Saturday.

  • Paddy Sweeney
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff is adamant the stadium must be built.

The clock is ticking for the Tasmania Devils. The premier is taking extraordinary measures

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff says those who argue an AFL team in his state won’t work are doing so for selfish reasons – and he insists his decision to circumvent the state’s planning commission is the only way to avoid a “bloody mess”.

  • Sam McClure
Conor Nash looks on after his incident with Gryan Miers.

Cats won’t rein in Smith as Nash set to face MRO for Miers hit

Hawthorn were ruing their skill level after a nail-biting loss to Geelong, with midfielder Conor Nash likely to face the tribunal on Wednesday.

  • Peter Ryan

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