Touch of the Fumbles
Our Fumbles correspondent returns to ponder the scant consolations of the Crows’ worst ever year (hint: they have a bit to do with Port Adelaide and Patrick Dangerfield).
Touch of the Fumbles
Port fell at the final hurdle in heartbreaking fashion. Which our Fumbles correspondent takes no pleasure in whatsoever. Not at all. In any way. Really.
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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.
South Australia’s Sports Minister says he is “extremely disappointed” the AFL has signed a deal with the Victorian Government to keep the grand final at the MCG until at least 2057.
Richmond have suspended defender Nathan Broad for three matches after identifying him as the Tigers player who distributed a photo of a topless woman without her permission following the 2017 Grand Final.
