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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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Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli.

Bontempelli officially back for the Bulldogs: AFL experts’ tips and teams

It’s official: the star Western Bulldogs player has been named to return this week after a calf injury. Here are the teams for round six.

St Kilda spearhead Max King.

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
Power electrify Hawks at Adelaide Oval.

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
St Kilda great Barry Breen.

‘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
Matthew Nicks.

‘It had an impact:’ Why it took so long for Crows to recover from camp, grand final disaster

The Adelaide chairman, a former premier of South Australia, on the future of coach Matthew Nicks, and how the Crows will chase out-of-contract stars.

  • Jake Niall
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Andrew Krakouer died from a suspected heart attack at the age of 42.

I visited Andrew Krakouer in prison. This is what I learnt

We shared nothing in common but a football jumper, but we became close. He taught me more than he will ever know.

  • Wayne Campbell
Port Adelaide’s Miles Bergman, Carlton’s Tom De Koning, North Melbourne’s Luke Davies-Uniacke and Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell are yet to commit to their clubs for 2026.

Inviting drama: Should an AFL captain be meeting a rival coach?

These players are yet to sign on the dotted line, and they’ll be at the centre of trade talk in 2025. And with a club captain among their number, the chase is on.

  • Peter Ryan and Marc McGowan
Richmond’s Rhyan Mansell has been offered a three-game ban by the AFL’s match review officer for rough conduct after he shoved his Saints opponent Liam O’Connell into a marking contest.

Mansell offered three-game ban for push; McKay remains in doubt for Blues clash with Pies; Dees’ youngster’s knee OK

Richmond’s Rhyan Mansell was offered a three-game ban by the match review officer; the Blues remain unsure if gun forward Harry McKay will be available to take on the Pies; concerns allayed on Melbourne youngster’s knee.

  • Peter Ryan
Liam O’Connell of the Saints reacts to an injury.

Hawks hold off Giants, Lions top Cats in Saturday thrillers; Saint lose youngster to act ‘that’s got to be stamped out’

Gold Coast, St Kilda, Hawthorn and Brisbane Lions were the big winners on AFL Saturday while more questions will be asked players pushing opponents into traffic after a young Saint was left with a suspected concussion.

  • Roy Ward, Jon Pierik, Russell Bennett and Andrew Wu

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