Daily One Liners: 16 Jan 2013
Posted by Football NationJan 16. 2013 3:59 pm
Football Nation’s league-wide round up providing our readers with a quick update of news from all clubs around the league.
Adelaide:
The Crows are off to Naracoorte for their 2013 Australia Post AFL Community Camp.
Brisbane:
Simon Black won’t have any regrets when he looks back on his AFL career.
Carlton:
Ed Curnow has responded favourably to the imposing presence of the three-time Olympian Craig Mottram, setting a club record for the 3.2-kilometre Princes Park time trial on the resumption of Carlton’s pre-season training for 2013.
Collingwood:
Defender Marley Williams will work with the Salvation Army’s soup van on the streets of Melbourne as part of his punishment for his role in a late-night scuffle in Western Australia.
Essendon:
Hundreds of fans turned up at Windy Hill on Wednesday to watch the Bombers in an intense open training session under the sun.
Fremantle:
Fremantle has confirmed luckless midfielder Anthony Morabito will undergo the revolutionary LARS surgery on his left knee – a move that could see him return to AFL action as soon as mid-year.
Geelong:
The Cats are confident Daniel Menzel’s latest bout of knee surgery will not derail his season.
Gold Coast:
Gold Coast assistant coach Dean Solomon says it has been a challenge to get some of the Suns players up to scratch before the start of the NAB Cup series next month with the Suns set to host grand finallist Hawthorn and the Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium.
Greater Western Sydney:
Many local junior Australian football players have been named in the western Sydney development squads for the GWS Giants Academy under-15s, under-16s and under-18s.
Hawthorn:
The Hawks will hold its first open training session for 2013, and all members and supporters are invited to attend.
Melbourne:
Backline coach Jade Rawlings recently told melbournefc.com.au that his pupil Joel Macdonald brought “a lot to the group from a spiritual sense”.
North Melbourne:
Former college basketballer Eric Wallace still hasn’t worked out a way to explain to friends and family back home in America how AFL works in less than a minute.
Port Adelaide:
Former Power player Jacob Surjan has started as the club’s SANFL Development Manager and will play in the state league for the Magpies in 2013.
Richmond:
Tigers wild child Dustin Martin is still learning how to balance the off-field life of an AFL star with its on-field demands, former skipper Chris Newman says.
St Kilda:
Tom Hickey has been handed a special honour by his new club in the form of the number one guernsey.
Sydney Swans:
Swans forward Sam Reid is enjoying one of his best pre-seasons to date.
West Coast:
West Coast will set no time frame for Nic Naitanui’s return from significant off-season groin surgery but are yet to rule him out of the club’s round one western derby showdown with Fremantle.
Western Bulldogs:
Westernbulldogs.com.au looks back through some of their top rating articles from Season 2012.
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Tags: Anthony Morabito, Chris Newman, Daniel Menzel, Dean Solomon, Dustin Martin, Ed Curnow, Eric Wallace, Jacob Surjan, Jade Rawlings, Joel MacDonald, Marley Williams, Nic Naitanui, Sam Reid, Simon Black, Tom Hickey
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