A review was needed, say AFL

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has blasted the umpires for not calling for a goal review in a decision that could have cost the Tigers victory against Fremantle. Fremantle post a thrilling one-point victory over Richmond in their AFL clash at Patersons Stadium. Fremantle coach Ross Lyon addresses the media after his side's thrilling one-point win over Richmond....

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Bradley blow for depleted Dockers

DOWN AND OUT: Fremantle's Kepler Bradley grimaces in pain after suffering a knee injury. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow FREMANTLE will have to enact plan 'C' in their AFL forward line after Kepler Bradley suffered a suspected season-ending knee injury. Fremantle started the season light-on for tall targets in attack, but are now scraping the bottom of the barrel after Bradley...

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Dogs told: Be bold

Shane Crawford is in Hawaii but he's still thinking about SuperCoach - and Travis Cloke. Brendan McCartney addresses his players. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun TAKE the game on. That's the bold message to the young Western Bulldogs team against the powerhouse Geelong outfit tomorrow night. But Bulldogs' coach Brendan McCartney warned that any ultra-positive...

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Long wait over for Blues

Jay Clark and Matt Windley argue over the captain's loophole and what to do with Jack Viney, Brad Crouch and Lewis Stevenson. Eddie Betts wills home a shot at goal at Visy Park today. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun A smiling Mick Malthouse at Carlton training. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun CARLTON forward Jarrad Waite will make his long-awaited...

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Chat live with Josh Jenkins

Josh Jenkins joins a handball drill at Adelaide Crows training. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser THE Crows are back in the eight but face a must-win clash against Carlton at the MCG on Saturday. Josh Jenkins was one of Adelaide's best players in its thumping win against the Western Bulldogs, defying the slippery conditions to grab 15 disposals, lay six tackles and kick a...

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Unity key to Pies' game

James Hird says he's wary of Dane Swan's form against Essendon. Essendon skipper Jobe Watson in full flight. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley declared Essendon skipper Jobe Watson "basically untaggable" as he plotted a positive strategy for the Anzac Day clash. Buckley said it would be pointless to individually target Watson,...

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Cornes: Sky the limit for Power

Kane Cornes says the sky is the limit for the Power. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser KANE Cornes has declared the sky is the limit for unbeaten Port Adelaide this year. As the Power prepares to tackle one of this year's premiership fancies, West Coast, at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night, Cornes said the club which seemed on its knees a year ago is in as good a shape as any...

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Magpies won't risk Jolly

Collingwood ruckman Darren Jolly leaves the ground in pain during the Magpies' clash against Carlton. Source: Getty Images COLLINGWOOD'S first choice ruckman Darren Jolly will miss tomorrow's Anzac Day match to be eased back through the VFL after a rib injury. Jolly will join comeback midfielder Luke Ball in the VFL team in Bendigo on Friday night."If you look at his last seven weeks...

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Eddie slams Swan trade rumour

Dane Swan has a laugh with president Eddie McGuire at Collingwood training. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: Herald Sun EDDIE McGuire talked with the GWS football manager about the value of Collingwood players but says claims he offered Dane Swan are "a joke". McGuire used his breakfast show on Triple M to blast the rumours, labelling them "puerile, muck-raking, red-herring, bomb-throwing...

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Tiger tackles an 'attitude problem'

Richmond skipper Trent Cotchin says the Tigers didn't have the required intensity at training in the lead-up to their disappointing loss to Collingwood. Damien Hardwick talks to his Richmond players. Source: Getty Images RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick says the Tigers' low tackle numbers are a result of a problem with attitude, not technique. As revealed on SuperFooty...

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Herald Sun Player of the Year

Jobe Watson is leading from the front in 2013. ESSENDON skipper Jobe Watson and Port Adelaide bolter Hamish Hartlett are joint leaders of the Herald Sun Player of the Year Award after Round 4. Watson polled three votes against St Kilda on Saturday, his second best-on-ground effort of the season, to jump to eight votes. He was joined on Saturday night by Hartlett who received the maximum...

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Menzel expects worst on knee

Daniel Menzel arrives at Lake Imaging, St Johns of God. Picture: Leanne Churchill Source: Geelong Advertiser DANIEL Menzel has arrived for scans on his knee, resigned to his fate. A shattered Menzel admitted he expected confirmation of bad news after injuring his LARS-reconstructed knee in the VFL on Saturday. Results will be known this afternoon. It would be his fourth reconstruction.Menzel...

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Schoenmakers to undergo surgery

Ryan Schoenmakers writhes in pain after twisting his knee at Aurora Stadium. Picture: Tim Carrafa Source: Herald Sun Hawk Ryan Schoenmakers walks the boundary on crutches after the injury. Picture: Tim Carrafa Source: Herald Sun HAWTHORN has confirmed Ryan Schoenmakers will require a knee reconstruction and miss the rest of the season. The defender went down early in yesterday's...

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AFL must guarantee integrity

Melbourne president Don McLardy says the league must guarantee the integrity of people involved in the game. Source: Getty Images MELBOURNE president Don McLardy has urged the AFL to guarantee that only people with integrity and the highest of values are attracted to positions of power in football clubs. The Demons, which were investigated for tanking earlier this year, are now the centre...

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