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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 07: Nat Fyfe of the Dockers is assisted off the field after sustaining a head knock the 2019 AFL round 03 match between the Fremantle Dockers and the St Kilda Saints at Optus Stadium on April 07, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Barometer: Fyfe ruled out of Derby

Fremantle’s chances of grabbing bragging rights from their bitter crosstown rival have taken a dive with the Dockers ruling skipper Nat Fyfe out of Saturday’s Derby. UPDATED AFL INJURY LIST

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 07: Rowan Marshall of the Saints and Rory Lobb of the Dockers contest the ruck during the round three AFL match between the Fremantle Dockers and the St Kilda Saints at Optus Stadium on April 07, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

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Richo: 6-6-6 infringement ‘just a blue by us’

St Kilda coach Alan Richardson has denied claims his club tried to exploit the 6-6-6 starting position warning system after the Saints were pinged in the dying moments of their five-point loss to Fremantle.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 31: Shaun Burgoyne of the Hawks leaves the field injured during the round two AFL match between the Hawthorn hawks and the Western Bulldogs at Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 31, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/AFL Photos/Getty Images)

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Barometer: Shiels, Burgoyne out of action for Hawks

The injury bug has bitten a number of big clubs but reinforcements are on the way. After a massive Round 2, see every club’s injury list and get exclusive analysis on who is likely to return.

The Hawks react after the Round 2 AFL match between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Western Bulldogs at the MCG in Melbourne, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

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Hawks ‘insipid’ form unacceptable under Clarko

A loss to the Bulldogs will not sit well with Hawthorn but don’t underestimate what will come of it. Meanwhile, Melbourne and Essendon — both tipped ot be big improvers in 2019 — are in all kinds of trouble.