UPDATED | Port Adelaide have leveraged the disappointment of losing two-time All Australian Chad Wingard into a recruiting coup, finishing the AFL’s trade period with two new players and three first-round selections in next month’s much-hyped national draft.
Fringe Richmond forward Tyson Stengle’s much-touted trade to Adelaide was formalised today, with the Crows trading a late pick for the Tiger rookie.
From their early years in Kenya to a shared childhood in suburban Adelaide, to the A-League and then the Socceroos, Thomas Deng and Awer Mabil have plenty of history in common.
Port Adelaide have warned the Gold Coast Suns against drafting highly-rated South Australian AFL prospects Jack Lukosius and Izak Rankine, arguing the Power would back themselves to lure the future stars home.
The Socceroos’ new Australian coach can be a prickly character but he’s also proven to be a winner. InDaily soccer writer Paul Marcuccitti assesses Graham Arnold’s career so far.
Richmond small forward Tyson Stengle wants to be traded to the Crows.
Former Gold Coast co-captain Tom Lynch has officially told the Suns he wants to join Richmond as a restricted free agent this AFL off-season.
Amid the jubilation, there were some wry smiles and sighs of relief after the West Coast Eagles dug deep, drawing on their “head, heart and gut” to recover from a disastrous start and beat Collingwood by five points in an epic AFL grand final.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson has stopped short of guaranteeing defensive linchpin Jeremy McGovern will play against Collingwood in Saturday’s AFL grand final.
Football
Adelaide forward Mitch McGovern has officially requested a trade to AFL rivals Carlton while Port Adelaide is demanding two first-round draft picks for Chad Wingard.
A local underdog faces a grand final this weekend which could provide one of Australian sport’s great fairytale results, writes Paul Marcuccitti.
Football
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has confirmed cellar dwellers Carlton and Gold Coast will not be handed priority draft picks.
Soccer
Australia’s Riley McGree has been controversially overlooked for FIFA’s Puskas Award, with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah winning the coveted gong for goal of the season.
Shrugging off its 19-man scandal, North Adelaide has won a high-scoring SANFL grand final, kicking 19 goals to defeat Norwood by 19 points – the Roosters’ first premiership since 1991.
The laws governing Australian football and the SANFL’s own regulations could be set for an overhaul after a tribunal hearing into Sunday’s contentious preliminary final determined it was unable to impose the most “superficially appropriate penalty”.
North Adelaide will play in the SANFL grand final despite fielding an extra man in its preliminary final win over Woodville-West Torrens.
The winner of yesterday’s extraordinary SANFL preliminary final is likely to be determined tonight by an independent review, with the league commission awaiting legal advice after conceding North Adelaide played with 19 men on the field for more than three minutes.
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