A second racing chief executive has joined the open market as Richmond continue their search to replace Brendon Gale,after Josh Blanksby said on Tuesday he was standing down as Melbourne Racing Club chief.
The suspension would rule Harley Reid out of the next two matches and deny him the chance to win the league’s Rising Star Award,while Richmond have lost another player to a season-ending knee injury and are questioning what to do about Dustin Martin’s 300th game.
Hawthorn,St Kilda and Geelong scored wins in the Saturday matches of round 12.
Essendon and Richmond will head to the Top End this AFLW season;a move Tigers chief Brendon Gale hopes will “lay the foundation for future Dreamtime games in Darwin.”
Port Adelaide have lost a pair of damaging players for Thursday’s clash with unchanged Carlton,while Collingwood,beset by injuries,made five changes at the selection table.
Jordan Ridley’s seamless return lifted the Bombers to a 12-point Dreamtime victory over Richmond,who defied a league-worst injury list to still be in contention in the dying stages of the game.
Carlton,Port Adelaide,GWS Giants and Essendon scored wins in the AFL on Saturday.
Premiership Swan Luke Parker has been sent straight to the VFL tribunal. Meanwhile,Tom Liberatore is eyeing a return from his concussion scare but Jordan De Goey is racing to prove his fitness.
Collingwood,Western Bulldogs,Fremantle and Brisbane scored wins in the Saturday games for round 10.
Richmond president John O’Rourke says he is not daunted by the job ahead as he leads the club’s attempt to get back on the right track.
To strip back the playing ranks to near ground zero would be a road to prolonged recession. Richmond people know too well what that looks like.