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Ron Barassi dead, cause of death, statement, latest news, reactions

Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend Ron Barassi has passed away at age 87. Barassi was a six-time premiership player for Melbourne and a four-time premiership coach. He played 204 senior games for Melbourne and 50 senior games for Carlton. Watch every match of The 2023 Toyota AFL Finals Series before the Grand Final Live …

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Injury news, ins and outs, Taylor Adams hamstring, Jacob Weitering concussion, casualty ward, latest

Collingwood midfielder Taylor Adams has suffered a hamstring strain, ruling him out of next week’s preliminary final and potentially the decider should the Pies progress. Adams left the training track early on Friday after a collision with John Noble, clutching at his left hamstring and being sent for scans. It was confirmed on Saturday the …

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Melbourne finals record, straight sets exit, Simon Goodwin, semi final, premiership list, toughness

You don’t need to look too far to realise what’s on the line for Melbourne on Friday night. “Oh, 100 per cent (it’s motivating). Going out in straight sets is quite embarrassing,” Dees defender Steven May told foxfooty.com.au in July. “We thought we were playing unbelievable football coming off a flag … I think we …

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Carlton list build, semi final against Melbourne, finals record, coach changes, board members, development, preview

It’s fitting Patrick Cripps was drafted at the close of 2013, because Carlton’s build to finals success has been a decade in the making. The Blues enter Friday night’s contest looking to qualify for their first preliminary final in 23 years and are in the midst of their first finals campaign since 2013. It has …

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Team news, line-ups, ins and outs, changes, full squads, injuries, latest

Port Adelaide has dumped forward Jeremy Finlayson ahead of its Semi Final against Greater Western Sydney, with the ex-Giant making way for the returning Charlie Dixon. The Power have also elevated veteran Travis Boak to the starting 22 after being the tactical sub last week, named on the wing. Melbourne has made a host of …

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Finals week 2, Blowtorch, preview, tips, predictions

Melbourne and Port Adelaide face tough tasks in a bid to avoid the grim straight-sets exit. Meanwhile, the Blues must find “a diffuser for the disrupter” and the Giants are “the most complete team” still in the race. All four semi-final teams’ burning question ahead of the two games, as well as the Fox Footy …

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Jordan Lewis opens up on concussion, Angus Brayshaw, Brayden Maynard cleared by AFL tribunal, news, latest, reaction

Four-time AFL premiership winner Jordan Lewis has urged Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw to put his wellbeing first in the wake of his sickening concussion against Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard in last Thursday’s qualifying final. But the Hawthorn great says he is ‘comfortable’ with Maynard being cleared by the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night, with the star defender …

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Brayden Maynard result, AFL appeal decision, verdict, announcement, tribunal hearing, hit on Angus Brayshaw, latest news

The AFL has decided it won’t challenge Brayden Maynard’s not guilty tribunal sentence, confirming the defender will be free in Collingwood’s preliminary final next week. It comes after a marathon four-hour tribunal hearing on Tuesday night where Maynard was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing for his hit that concussed Demon Angus Brayshaw. The AFL, as …

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Brayden Maynard result, appeal tribunal decision, analysis, breakdown, rules, reasons, arguments, for and against, hit on Angus Brayshaw, latest news

It’s hard to recall a more landmark tribunal case in recent times. And it mightn’t be over yet. Following intense commentary over the last five days surrounding Brayden Maynard’s knock-out hit on Angus Brayshaw — that saw the Pies star referred directly to the Tribunal — Maynard on Tuesday night was sensationally cleared of that …

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