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Brisbane Lions bosses angered after Richmond Tigers game, Marlion Pickett bumps Zac Bailey, video, hospitalized with sternum injury, coughing up blood, Mitch Robinson

‘Angered’ Lions bosses have spoken to the AFL about an on-field incident involving Marlion Pickett and Zac Bailey from Richmond’s come-from-behind seven-point win over Brisbane, according to veteran journalist Caroline Wilson.

Bailey spent Sunday night in hospital after getting subbed out of the game with a sternum issue following a collision with Pickett — an incident that received no sanction from the match review officer despite vision of the exchange showing the Tigers midfielder bump Bailey in the area off the ball.

Scans cleared the young Lions star of any serious injury as he was released from hospital on Monday to fly home to Brisbane, with the club still yet to rule him out of this week’s match against Carlton.

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However speaking on Channel 9’s Footy Classified on Monday night, Wilson reports Brisbane was “completely shattered” by the loss to the Tigers and “among their devastating was anger” due to Bailey’s clash with Pickett.

“Initial anger broke out after this incident early in the game involving Bailey and Pickett. There was a bump, there was a push, I know Brisbane bosses were talking to the AFL throughout the day,” she said.

“Bailey went to hospital, he was coughing up blood, he was very, very concerned, happily the news is a lot better today and he’s flown home.

“There’s been no citing from the match review officer, I think the incident was looked at and looked at and looked at again.”

“One quick one on Pickett, who has the ability to seriously hurt players because he’s a tough player — I think there will be words delivered to Richmond about his tactics.

“But there was a lot of anger, I think Brisbane has calmed down today.”

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The MRO’s explanation of the incident read: “The incident involving Richmond’s Marlion Pickett and the Brisbane Lions’ Zac Bailey from the second quarter of Sunday’s match between Richmond and the Brisbane Lions was assessed. It was the view of the Match Review Officer that Pickett’s actions did not constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.”

Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes said he “didn’t see too much wrong” with the exchange and wasn’t sure what Brisbane was upset about.

Meanwhile speaking on Fox Footy’s AFL 360, Lions coach Chris Fagan confirmed the club hoped to have Bailey available for selection this week.

“He’s (Bailey) recovered well and is back in Brisbane. I think he’ll be fine this week, it was just he was coughing up a bit of blood and that’s not a good sign when that’s happening,” Fagan said.

“You have to be really careful when you see that. But as it turned out it was n’t anything of huge significance, which more than anything is pleasing for Zac and his health from him.

Wilson also reported Mitch Robinson and Brisbane have received a “please explain” from the AFL after the veteran gave his middle-finger to the Richmond cheer squad during the contest.

“I think he’s going to have to explain himself, but I don’t think there’ll be a fine,” she said.

Robinson, who missed a crucial potential go-ahead shot late in the game, took another cheeky swipe at Tigers fans on social media after the loss.

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AFL news 2022: David Koch unloads over prison bar jumper, Port Adelaide, Collingwood

Port Adelaide president David Koch has gone nuclear after his club was once again denied the opportunity to wear the famous prison bars.

Koch let rip after it was revealed the club’s request to wear the prison bar Guernsey’s for the round 23 showdown against Adelaide had been denied.

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The Power were famously denied the chance to wear their black and white stripes in 2021, and warned they could be stripped competition points if they went against the AFL’s wishes.

Instead they produced an act of elite-level trolling in the dressing rooms after the game when the club changed their jumpers to the club’s controversial black and white stripes Guernsey.

The heritage jumper has been at the center of one of football’s most petty feuds and it’s back in the limelight after Koch’s latest spray as he shut down suggestions the club was advised back in March their request would be denied.

“That is the greatest load of rot I’ve ever heard,” Koch said on FIVEaa radio.

“In fact, two weeks ago the Collingwood president Jeff Browne rang me out of the blue and said: ‘Kochie look mate, we’re taking your request really seriously, we understand how important it is to your members, we understand the history of it … I’ve been canvassing opinions both in Melbourne and South Australia and I’m putting it to my board (last week) and I don’t want to get your hopes up, but I’m quietly confident we could have good news for you.’

“So that was just two weeks ago the president of the Collingwood Football Club rang me out of the blue and told me this.”

Koch said they had been taken advantage of by Collingwood as the ugly saga drags over into another season.

“Remember Collingwood have always said: ‘We own black and white in the AFL/VFL. They are our colours’ – as if you can own two colours. Don’t get me started on that,” he said.

“On the weekend, Collingwood VFL played the Southport Sharks in the VFL who are black and white. So why can’t we play in our traditional prison bar guernsey, Showdown in Adelaide, that’s all. Not against Collingwood. Not for the rest of the year. I don’t think it’s unreasonable.

“I can’t help but feel that we’ve been played in this for being nice and a bit mislead by the club and also conversations I’ve had with the president.

“It just shows, dare I say, the pettiness of this which has got completely out of hand. I don’t know whether it’s a case of the big Victorian clubs once again going: ‘Hey, you just keep in your place you interstates, South Australian clubs. We run this competition, you do as we say.’”

Port Adelaide entered the AFL in 1997 with an agreement in place the prison bars could only be worn during heritage round. The league no longer has a dedicated heritage round with clubs holding their own celebrations each year.

“Yes, an agreement was signed when we came into the AFL – that’s 30 years ago. Times have changed and clubs are celebrating their heritage,” Koch said.

“Why can’t we declare a Showdown as celebrating our heritage?

“I’m fuming because we have done the right thing, we’ve just quietly gone about it, and I can’t help feel as though that good nature has been played.

“You look at virtually every AFL club being allowed to play in their heritage guernsey this year … but we’re not allowed to do the same.”

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Margot Robbie sent Neighbors cast champagne for finale

Hollywood star Margot Robbie has told how she will be “eternally grateful” to soap Neighbors after it launched her acting career.

Margot, 32, who began her TV career as Ramsay Street’s Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, appeared in the show’s finale, which aired last Thursday.

While the A-lister filmed her scenes for the final show in Los Angeles, she made a sweet gesture to her fellow castmates, sending 37 bottles of champagne to the Melbourne set, as revealed by Neighbors actress Christie Whelan on social media last week, The Sun reports.

Robbie said that the final episode marks “the end of an era”.

Now Hollywood’s highest-paid actress, she said: “I owe so much to neighbors.

“There are so many of us that owe [the show] for giving us a big break.

“It wasn’t just about giving me a break either – it gave me a real chance to work on my craft. It was the perfect training for Hollywood and I will always be eternally grateful.”

thursday’s neighbors finale saw Robbie return alongside a host of other fan favourites, including Jason Donovan, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Holly Valance and Natalie Imbruglia.

Anne Charleston, who played Ramsay Street legend Madge Bishop, also returned – with her late character appearing as a ghost.

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Remembering her time on the soap, Robbie said it was only when she moved to London that she realized how widespread neighbors‘popularity was.

“It really is an end of an era for fans. When I lived in London, I understood at its peak how big it was. People would come up to me and tell me how they watched it every day after school.”

From fruit farm to Hollywood Hills

The actress, who grew up on a fruit farm on the Gold Coast, moved to LA after leaving neighbors in 2011 and landed a role in US TV show Pan Am.

But it was her part opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street that caught the eye of movie bosses in 2013.

Soon after, she moved to South London where she shared a four-bedroom pad in Clapham with six other friends that they dubbed “The Manor”.

Her housemates were friends she had met filming wartime flick French Suite – including the assistant director and her now-husband Tom Ackerley.

Robbie went on to star in 2015’s focus opposite Will Smith and played The Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn in 2016 hitSuicide Squad.

In 2016, she and Ackerley also married, and the following year they swapped their Clapham flat for a $3.6 million villa in Hollywood.

But she said leaving London had not been an easy move for the couple.

She said: “It was such a hard decision to leave, but I just couldn’t keep living out of a suitcase.”

Back in LA, the actress went on to star as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya – which she also produced – and alongside Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron in Bombshell.

Both roles won her Oscar nominations.

She also starred as rising movie star Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywoodappearing with former co-star DiCaprio as well as Brad Pitt.

Next year will see her hit the big screen in neon pink and sky-high heels after she was cast as Barbie in a romantic comedy about the iconic doll.

Directed by Greta Gerwig, the film also stars Ryan Gosling as Barbie‘s love interest Ken.

Robbie said: “When I read the script, I genuinely thought, ‘This is one of the best scripts I have ever read.’ I needed to be part of this story.

“I remember speaking with Ryan before we started shooting and we were just so excited to be part of this incredible script.

“Whatever people expect the Barbie movie to be like, they need to totally rethink it because Greta has done something special here.

“And Barbie is such a role model. She was a surgeon back in the early ’70s when a tiny percentage of females were applying for medical school.”

It is expected that in the hands of director Greta – whose last films were Lady Bird and Little Women – Barbie will get a thoroughly modern makeover.

‘Things have changed a lot’

It comes after Hollywood’s own makeover in recent years following the #MeToo scandals.

That movement was the focus of 2019 movie Bombshell, which was based on the sexual harassment of women working at Fox News.

Robbie, who starred as Kayla Pospisil, told at the time that it was only while working on the film that she realized what sexual harassment was.

She told Net-A-Porter: “I’m in my late twenties, I’m educated, I’m worldly, I’ve travelled, I have my own business – and I didn’t know. That’s insane.

“I didn’t know that you could say, ‘I have been sexually harassed,’ without someone physically touching you.

“That you could say, ‘That’s not OK.’ I had no idea.”

The actress also said that she has experienced harassment, but “not in Hollywood”, adding: “I struggle to find many women who haven’t experienced sexual harassment on some level.

“So yes, lots of times. And to varying degrees of severity throughout my life.”

Speaking last week, Robbie said: “I think things have changed in Hollywood over the past few years.

“There have been some difficult conversations and very brave people.

“We live in hope that all this courage that has been shown means nothing like this ever happens again.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission

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Port Adelaide Power, Collingwood Magpies, prison bar jumper denied, David Koch, Eddie McGuire, Jeff Browne, Showdown

“Fuming” Port Adelaide club president David Koch believes he has “been played” by Collingwood after the Power’s request to wear their heritage prison bar jumper was again knocked back by the Magpies.

Speaking on FIVEaa radio, Koch said Port did “the right thing” and put the jumper request into the AFL back in March to wear for the Round 23 Showdown.

Koch didn’t hold back when asked about claims the Magpies told him Port’s jumper request would be denied back in March.

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“That is the greatest load of rot I’ve ever heard,” Koch said.

“In fact, two weeks ago the Collingwood president Jeff Browne rang me out of the blue and said: ‘Kochie look mate, we’re taking your request really seriously, we understand how important it is to your members, we understand the history of it … I’ve been canvassing opinions both in Melbourne and South Australia and I’m putting it to my board (last week) and I don’t want to get your hopes up, but I’m quietly confident we could have good news for you.’

“So that was just two weeks ago the president of the Collingwood Football Club rang me out of the blue and told me this.”

A Port fan holds up a prison bar jumper sign during the Round 8, 2021 Showdown. Picture: Sarah ReedSource: Getty Images

Koch claimed the club had been taken advantage of by Collingwood as debate continues to rage over whether the Power should be allowed to wear their heritage prison bar strip.

“Remember Collingwood have always said: ‘We own black and white in the AFL/VFL. They are our colours’ – as if you can own two colours. Don’t get me started on that,” he said.

“On the weekend, Collingwood VFL played the Southport Sharks in the VFL who are black and white. So why can’t we play in our traditional prison bar guernsey, Showdown in Adelaide, that’s all. Not against Collingwood. Not for the rest of the year. I don’t think it’s unreasonable.

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“I can’t help but feel that we’ve been played in this for being nice and a bit mislead by the club and also conversations I’ve had with the president.

“It just shows, dare I say, the pettiness of this which has got completely out of hand. I don’t know whether it’s a case of the big Victorian clubs once again going: ‘Hey, you just keep in your place you interstates, South Australian clubs. We run this competition, you do as we say.’”

An agreement was put in place when Port Adelaide entered the competition in 1997 that the prison bar jumper was only to be worn in the AFL’s Heritage round.

But there is no longer one dedicated round by the AFL, with clubs opting to do their own heritage celebrations each year.

“Yes, an agreement was signed when we came into the AFL – that’s 30 years ago. Times have changed and clubs are celebrating their heritage,” Koch said.

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“Why can’t we declare a Showdown as celebrating our heritage?

“I’m fuming because we have done the right thing, we’ve just quietly gone about it, and I can’t help feel as though that good nature has been played.

“You look at virtually every AFL club being allowed to play in their heritage guernsey this year … but we’re not allowed to do the same.”

Koch later added in a statement: “Surely we’re past these trivial arguments and acknowledge this is one of these things where it’s time for change and we progress the game, as a truly national competition which acknowledges the rich heritage we all bring.

“We’re not asking to wear it every week, it’s for Showdowns, in Adelaide, to celebrate the rich heritage of Port Adelaide and of South Australian football. It just feels logical, harming no body and promoting the history of Australian football.

“At a time when the number 1 issue in the game is fan engagement and attendance, it’s such an easy solution.

“What we are asking for is entirely reasonable. To wear our iconic Prison Bar Guernsey in Showdowns to celebrate the heritage of Port Adelaide and South Australian football. Not against Collingwood, just two times a year, in Adelaide. I don’t see how it impacts anyone negatively at all.”

Last year, the Power were threatened with the loss of premiership points if they wore the prison bar jumper for the Showdown, against the AFL’s ruling.

So the team waited until post-match to change out of their playing strip and into the prison bar Guernsey.

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Free agency, exchange period, when is AFL draft, date, full list

The 2022 AFL draft will again be held across two nights but take place later in November this year to allow the AFLW to have the spotlight for the season seven grand finale.

The AFL sent a memo to clubs on Monday confirming the sign, trade period and draft dates for 2022.

The AFLW grand final will take place on the weekend of November 25-27 before the national draft will be held.

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Round 1 of the draft has been set for Monday November 28, with the rest of the selections to be held on Tuesday November 29. The pre-season and rookie drafts will then be held online the next day, starting at 3pm (AEST) on Wednesday November 30.

The AFL exchange period will commence on Friday September 30 — six days after the AFL Grand Final — when the free agency window opens. The trade period will then kick off on Monday October 3, with players and picks up for grabs.

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The free agency period will last one week, with no offers to be lodged past 5pm on Friday October 7. However clubs with offers pending have until Monday October 10 to match bids.

As per previous seasons, the trade period deadline will be on a Wednesday night (October 12, 7.30pm).

After a relatively quiet 2021 trade period, clubs are preparing for more movement this season.

Free agents Dan McStay (Brisbane) and Karl Amon (Port Adelaide) are set to move clubs, Melbourne Rising Star winner Luke Jackson is considering requesting a trade to Fremantle, the Giants face the prospect of losing several players — including Jacob Hopper and Tim Taranto — while ample intrigue surrounds Collingwood duo Jordan De Goey (free agent) and Brodie Grundy (contracted).

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Clubs will be able to sign delisted free agents across various windows in early November, while draft picks can be swapped after the trade period until Tuesday November 15. Picks can then be traded again during the two draft nights.

Sandringham Dragons midfielder Will Ashcroft is the early Pick 1 favourite. The ball magnet is linked to Brisbane under the father-son rule, meaning if the club with Pick 1 in the draft selected Ashcroft the Lions would have bidding rights — although he still has to nominate the Lions as his preferred destination.

Oakleigh Chargers duo George Wardlaw and Elijah Tsatas, Geelong Falcons co-captain Jhye Clark and dynamic Dragons forward Harry Sheezel are also highly rated by recruiters.

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KEY DATES FOR THE 2022 AFL SIGN AND TRADE PERIOD (all times AEST/AEDT) …

Friday 30 September at 9.00am

AFL Restricted Free Agency and Unrestricted Free Agency Period commences

Monday 03 October at 9.00am

Continental Tires AFL Trade Period commences – Players & Selections

Friday 07 October at 5.00pm

Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.

Monday 10 October

NAB AFL Draft Nominations open (9am)

AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer 3 Day Period Ends (5pm)

Wednesday 12 October at 7.30pm

Continental Tires AFL Trade Period closes – players and selections

Thursday 03 November at 9.00am

AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) commences

Wednesday 09 November at 5.00pm

AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) closes

Friday 11 November at 9.00am

AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) commences

Tuesday 15 November by 5.00pm

AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) closes

Continental Tires AFL Trade Period closes – selections only

Monday 21 November by 3.00pm

NAB AFL Draft Nominations close

Monday 28 November at 7.10pm

2022 NAB AFL Draft Round One (Venue TBC)

Father/Son, Academy & NGA and Players Bidding opens.

Tuesday 29 November

Continental Tires AFL Trade Period – selections only (5.45pm to 6.30pm)

2022 NAB AFL National Draft Round two until completion (7pm)

Rookie Upgrade Period opens (10pm)

AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) commences (10pm)

Rookie Upgrade Period closes (11pm)

AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) closes (11pm)

Wednesday 30 November

NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (3pm, online)

NAB AFL Rookie Draft (3.20pm, online)

Thursday 01 December by 4.00pm

Final AFL Club List Lodgement

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Margot Robbie sent Neighbors cast champagne for finale

Hollywood star Margot Robbie has told how she will be “eternally grateful” to soap Neighbors after it launched her acting career.

Margot, 32, who began her TV career as Ramsay Street’s Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, appeared in the show’s finale, which aired last Thursday.

While the A-lister filmed her scenes for the final show in Los Angeles, she made a sweet gesture to her fellow castmates, sending 37 bottles of champagne to the Melbourne set, as revealed by Neighbors actress Christie Whelan on social media last week, The Sun reports.

Robbie said that the final episode marks “the end of an era”.

Now Hollywood’s highest-paid actress, she said: “I owe so much to neighbors.

“There are so many of us that owe [the show] for giving us a big break.

“It wasn’t just about giving me a break either – it gave me a real chance to work on my craft. It was the perfect training for Hollywood and I will always be eternally grateful.”

thursday’s neighbors finale saw Robbie return alongside a host of other fan favourites, including Jason Donovan, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce, Holly Valance and Natalie Imbruglia.

Anne Charleston, who played Ramsay Street legend Madge Bishop, also returned – with her late character appearing as a ghost.

Remembering her time on the soap, Robbie said it was only when she moved to London that she realized how widespread neighbors‘popularity was.

“It really is an end of an era for fans. When I lived in London, I understood at its peak how big it was. People would come up to me and tell me how they watched it every day after school.”

From fruit farm to Hollywood Hills

The actress, who grew up on a fruit farm on the Gold Coast, moved to LA after leaving neighbors in 2011 and landed a role in US TV show Pan Am.

But it was her part opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf Of Wall Street that caught the eye of movie bosses in 2013.

Soon after, she moved to South London where she shared a four-bedroom pad in Clapham with six other friends that they dubbed “The Manor”.

Her housemates were friends she had met filming wartime flick French Suite – including the assistant director and her now-husband Tom Ackerley.

Robbie went on to star in 2015’s focus opposite Will Smith and played The Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn in 2016 hitSuicide Squad.

In 2016, she and Ackerley also married, and the following year they swapped their Clapham flat for a $3.6 million villa in Hollywood.

But she said leaving London had not been an easy move for the couple.

She said: “It was such a hard decision to leave, but I just couldn’t keep living out of a suitcase.”

Back in LA, the actress went on to star as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya – which she also produced – and alongside Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron in Bombshell.

Both roles won her Oscar nominations.

She also starred as rising movie star Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywoodappearing with former co-star DiCaprio as well as Brad Pitt.

Next year will see her hit the big screen in neon pink and sky-high heels after she was cast as Barbie in a romantic comedy about the iconic doll.

Directed by Greta Gerwig, the film also stars Ryan Gosling as Barbie‘s love interest Ken.

Robbie said: “When I read the script, I genuinely thought, ‘This is one of the best scripts I have ever read.’ I needed to be part of this story.

“I remember speaking with Ryan before we started shooting and we were just so excited to be part of this incredible script.

“Whatever people expect the Barbie movie to be like, they need to totally rethink it because Greta has done something special here.

“And Barbie is such a role model. She was a surgeon back in the early ’70s when a tiny percentage of females were applying for medical school.”

It is expected that in the hands of director Greta – whose last films were Lady Bird and Little Women – Barbie will get a thoroughly modern makeover.

‘Things have changed a lot’

It comes after Hollywood’s own makeover in recent years following the #MeToo scandals.

That movement was the focus of 2019 movie Bombshell, which was based on the sexual harassment of women working at Fox News.

Robbie, who starred as Kayla Pospisil, told at the time that it was only while working on the film that she realized what sexual harassment was.

She told Net-A-Porter: “I’m in my late twenties, I’m educated, I’m worldly, I’ve travelled, I have my own business – and I didn’t know. That’s insane.

“I didn’t know that you could say, ‘I have been sexually harassed,’ without someone physically touching you.

“That you could say, ‘That’s not OK.’ I had no idea.”

The actress also said that she has experienced harassment, but “not in Hollywood”, adding: “I struggle to find many women who haven’t experienced sexual harassment on some level.

“So yes, lots of times. And to varying degrees of severity throughout my life.”

Speaking last week, Robbie said: “I think things have changed in Hollywood over the past few years.

“There have been some difficult conversations and very brave people.

“We live in hope that all this courage that has been shown means nothing like this ever happens again.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission

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AFL news 2022: Richmond defeat Brisbane, Lions MCG record, finals, ladder, premiership race

Richmond have pulled off the biggest comeback win in 2022, after coming back from 42 points down to top Brisbane on Sunday afternoon.

The Lions will be left kicking themselves after coughing up the seven-goal lead as the Tigers finals hopes remain alive with the win.

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Lions defender Darcy Gardiner turned the ball over in the dying seconds as the ball ended up in the hands of Tom Lynch who kicked the sealer to claim the 15.14 (104) to 13.13 (97) win.

Mitch Robinson and Charlie Cameron missed shots late in the fourth quarter as they failed to make the most of the opportunities presented to them.

Richmond at the other end made no mistake as they stormed home in front of a raucous MCG crowd.

The damning loss for the Lions thoroughly exposes the biggest hurdle in their premiership hunt.

Not for eight-years have the Lions emerged victorious at the MCG. The latest loss makes it a damning 11 straight defeats.

With the league no longer in Covid protocols, the Grand Final is set to return to the home of football for the foreseeable future and until the Lions show they’re a serious threat on the road … they won’t be adding to their trophy cabinet any time soon.

The Lions are currently fourth favorite according to Sportsbet to win the premiership, behind Geelong, Melbourne and Sydney.

Brisbane finish the 2022 home and away season with games against Carlton, St Kilda and Melbourne. Two of those games take place at the Gabba.

The loss has them sitting in fifth spot on the ladder, equal on points with the Sydney Swans in fourth.

For Richmond the win propels them into the ninth spot on the ladder, two points behind St Kilda with games against Port Adelaide, Hawthorn and Essendon to come to close out their season.

Win all three and they’ll almost certainly book a finals spot, two and the run the gauntlet.

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Jack Ginnivan says commentary has affected his mental health, interview, high tackle, holding the ball, shrugs, ducks, Collingwood Magpies vs Port Adelaide Power, video

Magpies young gun Jack Ginnivan has revealed the intense commentary around his game has “definitely taken a toll on my mental health,” but says he has strong support around him.

Ginnivan was at the center of more debate from the football world after being involved in a contentious umpiring decision during his side’s 10th consecutive win over Port Adelaide on Saturday.

It put the 19-year old in the spotlight yet again, having made headlines all season for his polarizing approach and ability to draw free kicks.

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And Ginnivan admitted the heavy scrutiny has affected him in a brutally honest post-game interview.

“It’s definitely taken a toll on my mental health and all that stuff, but I’m here, happy, smiling, when you’re kicking goals and winning it’s beautiful, so (I) can’t complain,” Ginnivan told Fox Footy .

“I’ve got some strong leaders around me, Darcy Moore, Callum Brown is one of my best mates, he’s looking after me.

“My mum, my family are so amazing, they’re up here every week, so I can’t complain. ‘Fly’ (Craig McRae), he’s a beautiful human, I love him to bits and he’s looking after me day by day.”

The latest controversial umpire call on Ginnivan came midway through the second term of Collingwood’s narrow win over the Power at the MCG after the forward took possession of the ball inside forward 50.

Ginnivan then appeared to turn into a Robbie Gray tackle and get taken high, prompting the umpire to pin the Magpie for holding the ball.

Collingwood fans were vocal in letting their thoughts be known, booing loudly after the decision.

“Every time he’s tackled there’s a question among football fans,” Fox Footy commentator Mark Howard said.

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It came after the AFL recently announced a crackdown of high contact interpretation for players who duck or shrug into a tackle, with umpires now instructed to pay holding the ball.

But just last week the league admitted Ginnivan should’ve been awarded a free kick for a tackle laid on him by Essendon’s Mason Redman, but said the Magpie was responsible for the high contact.

It prompted AFL legend Leigh Matthews to say he felt so “sick” and “disturbed” after watching Ginnivan not receive a free kick for the Redman tackle that he couldn’t sleep, declaring the “fabric of the game is being attacked” in passionate Pull on 3AW.

Although St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt said he believed the umpire made the right call in paying the free kick against Ginnivan during Saturday’s clash against Port.

It came amid a strong first half from Ginnivan, booting three goals, with Riewoldt praising the youngster for performing while under so much scrutiny.

“We’ve lost our minds over the last couple of weeks and this young man has been at the center of it,” Riewoldt said on Fox Footy at halftime.

“You’ve got to love the fact he comes out here on the biggest stage and with all the noise, all the talk, despite the fact he’s only a 19-year-old kid, he comes out this quarter and he absolutely lights it up.

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“It’s just awesome to watch. I don’t think we’ve spoken about a 22-gamer as much as we have this guy and what has maybe gotten a lost a little bit in all of it is just how well he’s been playing.”

Former Magpies coach Nathan Buckley also thought the incident was well umpired.

“There was the one that wasn’t paid inside the forward 50 and he was a metre-and-a-half from the Port Adelaide defender and knew what he was going to do before he got there,” he said.

“There wasn’t any evasive action taken. I think that one was fair enough, as was the one on the wing.”

Triple M commentator Brian Taylor noted: “I think he’s been given life, Ginnivan! I don’t think he’ll receive a free kick again,” while others on social media were less than satisfied with the officiating of the play.

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Sydney couple build $1.2m property portfolio in just three months

A Sydney couple, who had been priced out of upgrading their family home, have managed to create a property portfolio worth $1.2 million in the space of just three months.

Amit Kumar and his wife Astha had bought a townhouse in the Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill for $610,000 six years ago.

Despite saving hard and their family home growing in value to $780,000, the couple who have two children aged three and five, discovered Sydney’s skyrocketing property market would mean it was impossible for them to find a new property in the city.
They had discussed the idea of ​​buying other homes but were nervous.

“It was the fear of the unknown,” Mr Kumar said. “You just don’t know what to do, you don’t want to overpay, you don’t want to buy the wrong place and then have it vacant for long periods and with no tenants,” he told news.com.au .

“You don’t know where the growth is going to be and you don’t know what the projects are in certain areas and things like that.”

But the couple met with a buyer’s agent and took the plunge in April, snapping up two properties in that month alone.

The first was in Adelaide in the southern suburb of Christie Downs, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house.

They purchased it for $425,000 and it has already grown in value by approximately $60,000.

The second property was purchased in Toowoomba, Queensland – a three-bedroom house for $455,000, which has also jumped in value by $50,000.

“We were very nervous, particularly because they actually settled very close to each other… the settlement was two days apart,” he said.

“And also complicating things further was the Easter break and the Anzac Day long weekend happened as well, so it was all on short notice.

“I think at the time there was an election coming up, we didn’t know what the policies were going to be, we didn’t know what the interest rate was doing and how it’s going to affect us.”

But the gamble has paid off so far with Mr Kumar revealing they had 20 rental applications for the Adelaide house before the open home was even held.

“So we had a very large number of applications to actually choose from and we actually managed to get more than what we actually hoped to achieve in terms of rent,” he said.

“So when we bought the place, we were told $410 is a realistic expectation in terms of rent, but we actually ended up achieving $420.”

The Toowoomba home was already tenanted but Mr Kumar said it was at a significantly lower amount to the market rate.

They were told they would get $450 for the place, but after the previous tenant moved out, it was only empty for three days and then rented out for $470, he said.

Their latest buy has been in Bundaberg, a house for $387,000 snapped up in July, which is expected to rent out for $460.

All three properties were also bought sight unseen, Mr Kumar added, while the rents cover their mortgages.

The couple paid $65,000 to $70,000 for each place including stamp duty, using a 12 per cent “sweet spot” deposit recommended by their mortgage broker.

Mr Kumar, who works in sales, said the couple still plan to use their portfolio as a “stepping stone” to buy a bigger place in Sydney in the next 12 to 24 months, but they won’t stop there.

The 39-year-old never believed it would be possible to build a property portfolio but now the couple have a goal to buy eight to 10 properties in the next five to seven years.

He advised others to get into the property market as soon as they can, adding people shouldn’t be influenced by the market, but instead focus on the long-term goal of building value in their property.

“One of the things the buyer’s agent said to me and it’s just stuck out in my mind is that the earlier you buy, the sooner you buy, then the more time you’re allowing for capital growth and timing is not as critical as just getting into the market,” he said.

“Because if you buy the right property at the right price, timing is not such an important factor.

“All three properties that he’s bought for me, we’ve actually managed to get all of them under market value, so what it means is indirectly like even already now by the time we settle, we already have some equity.”

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Essendon has recorded an eighth straight win over North Melbourne, with a 48-point victory at Marvel Stadium.

The Bombers led from start to finish with Jake Stringer the hero with a season-high five goals in the 17.12 (114) to 9.12 (66) win.

North Melbourne struggled to find avenues to goal on Sunday as the Bombers easily rebounded from defence.

The only sour note for Essendon’s win was a calf injury to Jye Caldwell, who was subbed out in the third term.

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QUARTER-BY-QUARTER MATCH REPORT

Both teams were forced to make crucial pre-game changes.

Bombers midfielder Dylan Shiel was a late withdrawal due to a hamstring injury, with Archie Perkins replacing him. Jye Menzie made her debut as the medi sub.

The Kangaroos were hit by Covid, with Jack Mahony and Lachie Young withdrawn and replaced by Kayne Turner and Phoenix Spicer.

The Bombers were on the board first through Jake Stringer after the forward found himself at the back of the pack.

Stringer competed in the air and landed quickly on his feet as the ball bounced toward goal.

Despite Aidan Bonar’s best efforts to knock the ball through, he slapped it onto Stringer’s boot.

After a quick score review, it was confirmed Essendon had the first for the day.

But the Roos had all the run for the next five minutes as Bailey Scott slotted his first and Nick Larkey missed a great chance to get himself on the scoreboard.

Stringer almost had his second with a snap from the goal square but it was ruled touched. A minute later, he found himself one-out with Roo Jaidyn Stephenson and he took full advantage.

Stringer converted his set shot from 40m to register his 300th career goal.

He added his third goal for the day from the resulting center clearance after a brilliant pick up by Matt Guelfi.

“If you leave Jake Stringer with a bit of space inside forward 50, he will make you pay every time,” commentator Jordan Lewis said.

“(Hugh) Greenwood is accountable at some point, but who picks him up from there?” Fox Footy’s Jonathan Brown questioned.

Cam Zurhaar had the immediate response for North Melbourne after Jack Ziebell drew a free kick.

Zurhaar took full advantage as the ball got to the back and the Roos closed the margin to five points.

Ben Rutten’s decision to shift James Stewart forward to taken advantage of the height difference with Bonar paid off when the swingman pulled down a big contested grab.

He calmly went back to slot his first for the year.

“There’s just too much space there. It was a really dangerous kick … but (North were) disorganized inside the defensive 50,” Lewis said.

Some great desperation from Nick Hind denied the Roos their third goal of the day as the Bombers enjoyed a 15-point buffer at the first change.

Stringer had a hand in Essendon’s sixth goal when he tried to crash through the contest and propelled the footy forward.

Stewart got on the end of it for his second for the day.

“He’s a raging bull at the moment. Like a front rower in rugby crashing through,” Brown praised.

“He’s the hottest player on the ground,” Lewis added.

Will Snelling paid a heavy price for his movement on the mark when called to stand, and was hit by a 50m penalty.

“The rules are rules. That’s a 50-meter penalty every time,” Brown said.

Kayne Turner made no mistake with the set shot as the margin closed to just eight points.

Harry Jones pushed the lead back out as North became “a little messy” with ball in hand, but it was a lapse in concentration that really hurt the Roos.

With Archie Perkins just out of range at 55m out, no one went to Mason Redman as he charged past the mark.

The handball was given and Redman easily slotted the goal on the run.

“You have to go and man him up – that’s just a lapse in concentration,” Lewis said.

“He was celebrating early … as soon as it left his boot, the finger was up,” Brown added, laughing.

Perkins blew a gold opportunity to cement their dominance as North Melbourne were struggling to find a way out of the defensive 50.

But when Sam Durham put the foot down and sped down the wing, Kyle Langford slotted the goal to push the Bombers out to a 30-point lead minutes out from half time.

Despite finding plenty of footy in the third, the Roos just couldn’t make it count on the scoreboard.

Phoenix Spicer and Nick Larkey couldn’t convert their chances but down the other end, the Bombers were able to hit targets.

Zach Merrett and Matt Guelfi added their first goals for the day as debutant Jye Menzies entered the game.

Jye Caldwell was subbed off with a calf injury and went straight down to the rooms, but the change did little to slow Essendon’s momentum.

When Peter Wright kicked his second goal for the night, he edged closer to his first-ever 50-goal season.

The big man now sits at 47 for the year in just his second season at the club.

By three quarter time, the Bombers had pushed the lead out to 33 points.

The final quarter simply belonged to the Bombers as they racked up their highest score in season 2022.

Essendon kicked four goals to two, including three straight to really blow the margin out.

By full time, it was Essendon 48-point winners with Jake Stringer kicking a season-high five goals.

THE 3-2-1…

3. DON’T DISCOVER WINNING RUN

Essendon’s defense was savaged early in 2022 when described as “witches hats”. But against the Roos on Sunday, it was the Bombers’ back line that kept them in the contest.

Without Dylan Shiel, who was a late withdrawal from the clash, the Bombers were belted in the center clearance count.

Despite not getting first hands on it and starting on the back foot, Essendon’s back six stood tall and continually turned defense into attack.

But three quarter time, seven of Essendon’s 13 goals came directly from defence.

“They don’t rush Essendon, they just built up the play and then go once they get forward of centre,” Fox Footy’s Jonathan Brown praised.

“They’ve scored three goals from defensive 50 today (to half time). They’ve moved the ball really well end to end.

“It’s been a real strength of theirs in the last seven weeks Essendon.”

While Brown said the transition strength was out of necessity due to the lost clearance count, he said he found the movement “sensational”.

By three quarter time, Essendon had scored 7.0 from defensive half compared to North’s 0.1.

Fox Footy’s Jordan Lewis praised Essendon’s taken ability to score from the back half without “a lot of risk”.

“They’ve been able to transition far too easily. They’ve got a good understanding of when to go quick and when to slow it down,” he praised.

2. THE BIG PROBLEM PLAGUING NORTH

Nick Larkey is North Melbourne’s most successful forward in 2022, with a team high 29 goals heading into Sunday’s clash at Marvel Stadium.

But the big forward just couldn’t get his hands on it against the Bombers with Fox Footy’s Jonathan Brown questioning who was to blame.

Too often Larkey was caught in a one on two, or the ball delivery wasn’t where he needed it to be.

“How many kicks do you see go to Larkey and they’ve gone to the top of his head?” Jordan Lewis questioned.

But Brown said the responsibility didn’t always lie solely with the kicker.

“I wonder if he’s getting out of the blocks too quickly? His timing of him (could be off), ”Brown replied.

By three quarter time, Larkey had just three disposals.

“He’s just maybe starting his lead a bit early. Get a bit desperate and want to get involved in the game,” Brown said.

“But you can rush the kicker and then the ball goes over your head too often.”

Statistics showed the Roos went to Larkey 13 times in the first three terms – compared to the next best Cam Zurhaar with just three targets.

“The amount of ball that go over his head, he’s got to ask himself the question – why is that happening?” Brown said.

“Don’t just put it on the kicker. He needs to understand where he’s positioned, how he’s contributing to that.”

Lewis agreed Larkey was getting caught too high up trying to get his hands on the footy early.

“I just reckon the North Melbourne forwards are getting too high, especially Larkey, He needs to be that deeper option.”

It should be noted opponent Brandon Zerk-Thatcher had a brilliant day, with a one-one-one diving spoil on Larkey the highlight of the contest.

Larkey finished his day with seven touches, four marks and 0.3 from his shots.

1. SENSATIONAL STRINGER BREAKS GAME APART

Jake Stringer essentially put North Melbourne away by quarter time.

The dangerous Bomber had three goals in the opening term, including two in the spare of two minutes.

But it was his ability to get to the footy and loom large that made him most dangerous.

With Dylan Shiel a late out, Stringer spent more time in the middle, opposed to Roo Hugh Greenwood.

But when he’d sneak forward, it was then up to Luke McDonald to make that transition.

And it was during that handover that Stringer took advantage.

“It’s hard when Stringer is up and about. We know he was at the end of last year – he’s got that look about him today,” Jonathan Brown praised.

“He just puts himself in really dangerous positions and makes the defender really jumpy.

“He’s been the hottest player when the ball has gone inside forward 50.”

Brown praised Stringer’s “really dynamic” approach to the footy against the Roos.

“He’s looked really dangerous form the get-go,” Brown said.

“He’s had that look today that he’ll break the game wide open.

“I’ve liked his energy, his enthusiasm for the contest.

“Six tackles as well shows where his mindset has been at today.”

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