AFL injury ward
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AFL 2024
Butters learns results of scans, no certainty for Port’s semi-final
Zak Butters underwent precautionary scans at hospital on Thursday night after being subbed out at half-time of Port’s humiliating 84-point loss to Geelong in the qualifying final.
- by Steve Barrett and Andrew Wu
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AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
No Brownlow for Bont would be a ‘travesty’, says Treloar; AFL hires former Eagles boss; Dons suffer double injury blow
Adam Treloar says it would be a travesty if club great Marcus Bontempelli finishes his career without a Brownlow Medal. Meanwhile, the AFL has hired a former Eagles boss to fill a key role.
- by Jon Pierik, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Hawks star out; Docherty closing in on miracle return; Cats push case
Hawthorn have ruled out star Will Day for Friday night’s elimination final, while Carlton stalwart Sam Docherty believes he can pull off a September miracle.
- by Jake Niall, Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Demons star fails to overturn three-match ban; Police charge alleged bottle thrower
Melbourne forward Kysaiah Pickett will miss the first three games of the 2025 AFL season after failing to overturn a three-match suspension for a bump on Collingwood’s Darcy Moore.
- by Andrew Wu, Marnie Vinall and Jon Pierik
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Industrial action prompts AFL time changes; Williams, Curnow to miss for Blues
The Hawks v Kangaroos and Tigers v Suns have had their game times changed for Saturday. Meanwhile, the Blues are confident Charlie Curnow would be available for the first final in a fortnight’s time, should the club qualify, as Ross Lyon admits he has “no idea” where Josh Battle will end up next season.
- by Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Five-match ban for Houston; Carlton pushed to the brink with injuries; Viney a ‘Demon for life’
The AFL Tribunal has ignored an emotional plea from Port Adelaide defender Dan Houston and suspended him for five matches. Meanwhile, Carlton are perilously close to needing special dispensation to field a squad this weekend.
- by Danny Russell, Andrew Wu and Jon Pierik
Lucky Day: Worst fears allayed after Hawks star taken to hospital
The Hawks look set to soar into September after a 63-point win over Richmond at the MCG, and they’ve been dealt a lucky break after what looked like a serious collarbone injury to Will Day.
- by Marnie Vinall
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Season over for Oliver as Demons address Petracca concerns; Blues turn to a Lord for salvation; How Mitchell has the Hawks humming
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin said his whole club was frustrated with its performance this season. Meanwhile, the data backs up Sam Mitchell’s hope that his surging Hawks play a brand of footy that will stand up in September, and Carlton will blood at least one debutant this week.
- by Peter Ryan, Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu
Petracca takes on the Tan in his long journey back to footy
Hours before Melbourne’s clash with Port Adelaide at the MCG on Saturday, the Demons’ biggest midfield star was just happy to be back “walking really fast” again on the Tan.
- by Russell Bennett
Updated
AFL 2024
All-Australian on Carlton’s radar; High-performance boss to depart
Carlton have met with a veteran Greater Western Sydney defender, who is out of contract and likely to leave the Giants.
- by Jake Niall, Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
Four Points
AFL 2024
If Carlton can fix these two problems, they can still win the flag
Carlton slumped from fourth to eighth in a bad weekend for the navy blue faithful, but they are still closer to success than Mitch McGovern’s kick was to scoring.
- by Peter Ryan
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