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Taylor-made: Why a Lion ‘couldn’t be happier’
BRISBANE livewire Lewy Taylor says coach Chris Fagan has given him a freedom to play with that has unlocked his best football. Taylor will play his 100th game on Saturday against Carlton and says Fagan has had a huge influence …
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ANATOMY OF A DEBUT — JACOB DAWSON
I started in the Gold Coast Suns academy when I was about 13, but all the way through I was a crazy Geelong supporter. As things started to ramp up with the academy when I was 15 or 16, though, …
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INJURY-RAVAGED CAT TREKS A DIFFERENT PATH
If you were to take a trip through the Gippsland region of Traralgon during the most recent off-season, you were a chance to run into Geelong youngster Jordan Cunico going through his paces. The young Cat had a troubled injury …
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Tigers ruckman announces immediate retirement
SHAUN Hampson has retired from AFL Football. The Richmond ruckman has been battling a chronic back condition for the past two seasons. He announced his immediate retirement to his teammates on Tuesday morning. The No.17 pick in the 2006 national …
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Suns Academy mid to make debut against Hawks
GOLD Coast Academy graduate Jacob Dawson will make his debut for the Suns against Hawthorn on Saturday. The 18-year-old, who has been in the club’s academy since he was 13, has had a strong NEAFL season, averaging 26 disposals and …
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Dimma’s call brings tears for new Tiger
RICHMOND debutant Ryan Garthwaite was reduced to tears when he received the call from Damien Hardwick that he would be fulfilling a lifelong dream against Geelong at the MCG. The second-year defender was thrown in the deep end on Sunday, …
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When Mum gave me away
My earliest memories are of living with my Nan in Geelong. I didn’t have much to do with Mum or Dad, to the point where when Nan said one day, ‘Your Dad’s coming to see you’, I was like, ‘My …
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Ronk inks extension
Sydney young gun Ben Ronke made quite the impression on the AFL world when he booted seven goals against Hawthorn earlier this season to earn a Rising Star nomination – and now a contract extension has again given Swans fans …
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Cat arrives after long journey around the state
IF IT wasn’t for a spray Jamaine Jones received as a 16-year-old, he could well be lining up for Portland this weekend in the Hampden Football League. The club’s Hanlon Reserve in Victoria’s south-west, just one stop in his whirlwind …
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Ronke joins elite list
Among 1,413 players who have worn the colours of the Sydney Swans/South Melbourne through the club’s history of 122 years and 2,415 games, only 42 have kicked seven goals or more in a game. Or 2.97%. At the other end …
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Ronke laps up ‘dream’ debut
Debutant Ben Ronke had dreamt of Saturday for “a long time” and it showed when he bagged his first AFL goal in Sydney’s win over Geelong. The lively forward pounced on a Tom Papley kick sent cartwheeling into an open …
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Dimma doing the hard yards
Though his new number is a famous one among brown and gold circles, Blake Hardwick hasn’t shied away from the newfound responsibility that comes with the No.15. Left vacant by triple premiership captain Luke Hodge at the end of 2017, …
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Sun’s rapid Player Ratings rise no fluke
A BARGAIN recruit less than two years ago, Gold Coast onballer Jarryd Lyons has risen to be one of the competition’s top, and most underrated, midfielders. On the back of a brilliant performance against Carlton last Saturday, Lyons became the …
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Hooray for Doedee
In just his second game, Adelaide defender Tom Doedee has received a NAB Rising Star nomination. Doedee, who made his AFL debut in Round One, was strong defensively and also with ball in hand against Richmond on Thursday night. The …
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New Kanga embraces his licence to thrill
HE ADMITS at times to harbouring self-doubt, but North Melbourne recruit Billy Hartung is ready to use his licence for more aggression as he eyes a berth for round one. On the eve of his fifth season, the 23-year-old believes …
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