Our experts have entered their tips for the nine games of round eight. See which way they’re predicting each match will go as the season kicks into gear.
Port Adelaide’s coach admits he blundered and set Connor Rozee up to fail by disastrously gambling on the Power captain’s dicey hamstring.
What happened 26 nights ago against Essendon at the Adelaide Oval was,says Jeremy Finlayson,a moment in time he cannot fully explain and one that still keeps him awake at night.
Ross Lyon’s St Kilda pushed Port Adelaide all the way to the end on a costly night for injuries and a tackle that could land a Saint in hot water.
Port Adelaide’s Jeremy Finlayson says he “should have provided more context” for comments he made on his wife’s podcast when he said he was pissed off at having been banned for three matches for making a homophobic slur.
Port tagger Willem Drew was praised for curbing Nick Daicos’ influence in round 19 last year. This time the Magpie star is prepared.
Jason Horne-Francis has booted the match-winning goal as a fast-finishing Port Adelaide overran Fremantle by three points in an AFL thriller.
The players’ union has accused the AFL of having double standards after Port Adelaide’s Jeremy Finlayson was banned for three matches for using homophobic language on the field.
What shocks about Jeremy Finlayson’s homophobic insult against Essendon is that it even sprung to his mind to use such language in 2024.
The round of football started slowly and built to a crescendo with controversy,comebacks,scandal and a celebration of a round now embedded in the football calendar.
Finlayson apologised on Sunday for the slur he made in Friday night’s game,and is now waiting for the AFL to finalise its investigation of the matter. But his chairman knows where he thinks it stands in comparison to the matter that saw Alastair Clarkson fined.