‘Indefensible’: Dockers crash to record derby low
Finals contender Fremantle could only manage two goals in a forgettable western derby showing, crashing to a record low score against fierce rival West Coast.
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Trade news: Tug of war for injured Bomber
MONEYBALL: Rookie ruckman Sam Draper is yet to play a senior game but the Bombers may need to improve their offer to keep him. Plus news on Ben Reid, Scott Thompson and more.
TIPS: Is picking Blues to beat Dees genius or foolhardy?
Only five of our tipsters think the Blues can knock Melbourne over — even with the inspiring win in WA last week, a question mark over Max Gawn and the fact they’re separated on the ladder by just one win.
Barometer: Curnow out, Cripps to face fitness test
Carlton could be without two of its stars this weekend with Charlie Curnow to miss up to a month and Patrick Cripps yet to prove his fitness for Sunday’s clash with Melbourne. AFL INJURY NEWS
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Worsfold: Eagles didn’t dodge drug tests
UPDATE: FORMER West Coast coach John Worsfold has scotched claims that Eagles staff helped players avoid drug tests during his time at the club.
Brownlow runner-up Priddis now needs more
MATT Priddis’s shot at building one of the great AFL resumes could hinge on the Grand Final after he fell just three votes short of back-to-back Brownlow Medals.
Who will top your club’s Brownlow votes?
THEY might not get the medal but the battle is on for Brownlow bragging rights at every club. Who will the umpires favour at your club?
‘Plasticine Man’ a running joke
JEREMY McGovern has established himself as a star of the competition, but he’s also become known for something less desirable.
What your team has to do to win
FIELD MARSHAL: THEY are the deal-breakers, the non-negotiables that must be met if a side is to advance. Sam Edmund breaks down each final.
A footy club’s worst nightmare
OFF-field injuries can strike at any time. Matthew Richardson remembers some of the worst — and the one he kept secret from Richmond his entire career.
Drugs ‘not a big issue at West Coast’
DANIEL Kerr says he’s surprised at the belief there was a “huge group of West Coast Eagles players” doing drugs during his time at the club.
10 things you didn’t know about Chris Judd
A SHEEP wore Judd’s number, his mum wrote a song about him and he was pipped by Brad Pitt in a “peachiest” backside survey. It gets weirder.
The game that made Chris Judd
CHRIS Judd had 46 three-vote games in his AFL career but it was a day he didn’t receive best-on-ground honours many remember most fondly.
Who’s on your club’s father-son radar
THEY’RE the giftwrapped AFL young guns who promise everything their dads did and more. Here are your club’s father-son prospects for season 2016.
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