Saint unsuccessful at tribunal;Danger out for up to six weeks;Pregnant AFLW star to miss season
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AFL 2024

Saint unsuccessful at tribunal;Danger out for up to six weeks;Pregnant AFLW star to miss season

St Kilda’s Jack Higgins was unsuccessful at the tribunal in getting his three-ban reduced. Meanwhile,Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield’s hamstring injury will sideline him for four to six weeks and Hawthorn will be struggling for tall targets against the Bulldogs.

  • byPeter Ryan andAAP

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Injury cloud hovers over premiership Pies;score reviews plummet as umpires back their judgment
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AFL 2024

Injury cloud hovers over premiership Pies;score reviews plummet as umpires back their judgment

A pair of star Collingwood midfielders are in doubt for their blockbuster against Carlton;while goal umpires have been reassured that silent reviews of scores will be made when goals are awarded.

  • byPeter Ryan andRussell Bennett
‘I thought we were daring’:Lyon bristles in strange media conference;Port’s heavy injury toll
AFL 2024

‘I thought we were daring’:Lyon bristles in strange media conference;Port’s heavy injury toll

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.

  • byDanny Russell andSteve Barrett
‘We are challenging everyone’:Bulldogs’ big statement after week of intense pressure
AFL 2024

‘We are challenging everyone’:Bulldogs’ big statement after week of intense pressure

After being made the sub a week earlier Bailey Dale led the Bulldogs to an emphatic win over St Kilda to give credence to the notion he needed a circuit breaker to find form.

  • byPeter Ryan
Ten-goal thumping:Second-heaviest defeat for Lyon the Saint;Beveridge wants to consolidate
AFL 2024

Ten-goal thumping:Second-heaviest defeat for Lyon the Saint;Beveridge wants to consolidate

Aaron Naughton kicked an equal career-best bag of six goals as the Western Bulldogs eased some of the considerable pressure on coach Luke Beveridge with a 60-point thumping of St Kilda.

  • byScott Spits
‘Rebuilding is a myth’:Talk of Bulldogs rift ‘a total fiction’,says Beveridge
AFL 2024

‘Rebuilding is a myth’:Talk of Bulldogs rift ‘a total fiction’,says Beveridge

Luke Beveridge has dismissed the idea of a rift with players as “total fiction” despite controversial team selections this year,saying rebuilding is a myth and a line had not been put through any senior players.

  • byMichael Gleeson andJon Pierik
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Flemington boss quits as Saints hunt for new CEO
AFL 2024

Flemington boss quits as Saints hunt for new CEO

Former Fremantle CEO Steve Rosich is free to explore new roles after announcing he is leaving his senior post at the VRC. The news comes as St Kilda continue to search for a replacement chief executive officer for Simon Lethlean.

  • byDanny Russell andPeter Ryan
Why goal umpires have been frustrated – and the AFL is going public about it
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AFL 2024

Why goal umpires have been frustrated – and the AFL is going public about it

The AFL met with goal umpires on Tuesday to reassure them they were doing a good job in following AFL directions in asking for score reviews whenever a decision was close.

  • byPeter Ryan
How a man of Steele and alien invasion helped Saints turn on Tigers
AFL 2024

How a man of Steele and alien invasion helped Saints turn on Tigers

Seb Ross says skipper Jack Steele was the catalyst for his team’s second-half turnaround against Richmond,but coach Ross Lyon had another,albeit tongue-in-cheek,explanation.

  • bySteve Barrett
Magpies survive massive scare in thriller finish against Hawthorn;Pendlebury subbed out with rib injury
AFL 2024

Magpies survive massive scare in thriller finish against Hawthorn;Pendlebury subbed out with rib injury

Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as Gather Round reaches its Sunday matches.

  • byMarnie Vinall andSteve Barrett
Former AFL star Sam Fisher admits to role in drug smuggling plot
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Former AFL star Sam Fisher admits to role in drug smuggling plot

The former St Kilda footballer is facing a significant stint behind bars after admitting his role in trafficking illicit drugs across the country hidden in a kitchen appliance.

  • byErin Pearson