See the selected teams as they’re announced for AFL round 20 and check out what the expert tipsters think. Essendon bring back the big names.
Carlton will be forced into at least three changes after an important midfielder was ruled out,while the AFL reprimanded a star Giant for a scathing assessment of the league’s crackdown on dangerous tackles.
Giving clubs the capacity to trade picks two years into the future would increase the likelihood of big names moving clubs according to industry insiders.
GWS will charge into the back end of their AFL finals bid with confidence after fighting back from 39 points down against Carlton to win. In Perth,Fremantle overpowered a Shai Bolton-inspired Richmond to post a 51-point victory.
The AFL must end the conversation about improving the lot of coaches,and act. Watching Ken Hinkley after last Sunday’s game should have proved another wake-up call.
Port Adelaide board member and club great Warren Tredrea’s radio appearance has added to the murmurings about Ken Hinkley’s future as coach of the club.
Not only can the Brisbane Lions still make the AFL’s top four,they deserve to,given the way they’re playing.
Melbourne’s season has a pulse after they scraped their way to a heart-stopping three-point victory over North Melbourne. Elsewhere,Sydney Swans made it 10 wins on the trot while Ken Hinkley was jeered at home after Port Adelaide were crunched by the resurgent Brisbane Lions.
Our experts have entered their tips for the six games of round 14,while Richmond have gained two big-name inclusions. Collingwood have named a debutant,Tew Jiath.
Melbourne got smashed by Fremantle,who aren’t known as a free-scoring team. What’s more,it came just two weeks after an embarrassing loss to West Coast and when they had everything to play for.
The Carlton coach left the Adelaide Oval rapt with his team and skipper and impressed with how the umpires adapted to the new interpretation of holding-the-ball decisions.