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Key posts 7.25pmWelcome to Friday night finals footy 1 of 1 Kick-off Daly Cherry-Evans gets us underway. Only 80 minutes until the season ends for one, while the other will book a date with South Sydney. Strap in. Big blow for Penrith with Origin star ruled out I know we’re about to start the first […]
The Western Bulldogs will devise a battle plan to hinder Max Gawn’s run from stoppages in a bid to quell a man who could become only the second ruckman to claim the Norm Smith Medal. The Bulldogs have taken note of Gawn’s stunning effort against Geelong in the preliminary final when the Melbourne captain and […]
Dale Finucane has watched countless teammates deal with their departure from the Melbourne Storm; this year, his time has come. Every team deals with these situations, but the Storm’s six-year streak of preliminary final appearances means their annual exits co-exist with chasing a premiership. Storm co-captain Dale Finucane wants to lead his side to a […]
The Morris family are hoping an era that has lasted 5612 days – more than 15 years – in the NRL does not come to an end on Friday night. Josh Morris will be trying to keep his pursuit of an elusive premiership alive when the Sydney Roosters take on Manly. Unlike twin brother Brett […]
Tom Trbojevic is the unbackable favourite for the Dally M medal, but those who spent time with him at the Sydney Swans Academy reckon he could well have been a Brownlow contender had he stuck with AFL. Trbojevic juggled AFL and rugby league in his teens, before turning his full attention to the latter. However, […]
The Panthers admit they got “stuck” on targeting Blake Taaffe in their loss to the Rabbitohs after being sucked in by Wayne Bennett’s mind games last week. The 22-year-old was named by Bennett in the No.1 jersey for Saturday’s qualifying final after Latrell Mitchell’s suspension. The selection raised eyebrows at Penrith, who were wary of […]
Bulldogs legend Doug Hawkins says Tom Liberatore is the man Melbourne have to stop if they are to break a 57-year drought and claim this year’s premiership. The 29-year-old midfielder ignited the Bulldogs’ engine room with the first two clearances of the preliminary final to set them on course to victory. Tom Liberatore in action […]
Veteran player advocate Peter Jess says new statistics reinforce that the AFL’s minimum 12-day concussion protocol is too short and he has even written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling for a revised concussion-in-sport policy. Jess, a long-time concussion advocate, and his team have this season tallied their own club-based AFL figures, and found there […]
The Age’s Sam McClure and Caroline Wilson have shared the major prize at the AFL Media Association awards, the Alf Brown Award. The prestigious award is presented to the most outstanding football journalist of the year, and it produced a tie for the first time. Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson.Credit:AFL Photos “The two winners produced the […]
Sam Burgess has admitted cheating on his ex-wife and turning to drugs following the breakdown of his marriage. Burgess, 32, is considered one of the best rugby league players of his generation and had an illustrious career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, where he made 182 appearances over two different stints and helped them win […]