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.
The Eagles’ poor day was made even worse when star defender Jeremy McGovern limped off late in the third quarter with a groin injury.
Michael Barlow was shunned through draft after draft. Now he’s guiding a group of players with some of the brightest futures in the league. He knows what it takes to do things the hard way.
What value do you place on the intangible impact of a player who’s beloved by teammates,and whose absence would be keenly felt in the locker room? Brayden Maynard is no Glenn Archer,but he’s that type of player.
Essendon are keen to offer an emerging star forward a long-term deal,while the in-form Hawks are facing a contract squeeze. Elsewhere,we look at some of the rising teens the Tasmania Devils will have access to.
The notion that Luke Cleary caused the collision because he was low,or that Jackson Archer deserved a free for below the knees contact,is utter nonsense.
Jackson Archer will miss North Melbourne’s next three games after the AFL tribunal upheld his suspension for the collision that left Bulldog Luke Cleary concussed. And the one-game ban for Richmond’s Tom Lynch stands.
Luke Jackson puts to bed speculation he wanted to be traded back to Melbourne. The AFL cops criticism from a legendary Adelaide curator. A busy week is on the cards at the tribunal,and Carlton’s mindset in Thursday night’s poor showing against Richmond has been questioned.
Collingwood are markedly better with Dan Houston in it,as they showed in a round one demolition of the Power. Meanwhile,young Bulldog Luke Cleary was taken to hospital after a sickening clash with North Melbourne’s Jackson Archer.
Richmond will be without their spearhead in round two,while the AFL put its foot down and kiboshed the planned Sheffield Shield final at the Adelaide Oval.