West Coast's women's side travelled to Queensland to play a practice match against Gold Coast on the same weekend the Eagles and Suns' men's teams played each other
Carlton may have the firepower to engineer a barrage of goals, but it’s when they don’t have the ball that has them in trouble heading into Friday night’s clash against their arch-rival.
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.
Mid-season draft hopeful Jasper Scaife has unsurprisingly stormed into the WA State squad looking to end a four-match losing streak on the back of a blistering start to his WAFL career.
Some AFL club presidents aren’t happy with the idea of expanding to 19 clubs, according to former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire, with fears North Melbourne must “stand for something” or be in the firing line.
Injured Carlton leader Sam Docherty says the Blues “don’t stand for” playing in shootouts after they coughed up more than 15 goals for the third week in a row against Geelong.