Daily One Liners: 21 May 2012
Posted by Football NationMay 21. 2012 6:42 pm
Football Nation’s daily feature, Monday through to Friday, providing our readers with a quick update of news from around the league.
Adelaide:
Club champion Richard Douglas could return against Collingwood, a match the Crows say will help define their AFL season.
Brisbane:
A key defender kicked seven goals, a former NRL star returned to Brisbane as an AFL rookie, and the Brisbane Lions won by 92 points: it was an odd afternoon at the Gabba yesterday.
Carlton:
Star midfielder Marc Murphy will be out until round 14 with a shoulder injury that requires surgery.
Collingwood:
Collingwood will be without Brownlow Medallist Dane Swan and key defender Ben Reid for Saturday night’s AFL match of the round against Adelaide.
Essendon:
Essendon remained tight-lipped yesterday about which of its players would be rested for the Bombers’ first match with Greater Western Sydney at Skoda Stadium on Saturday night.
Fremantle:
On-baller David Mundy and his fellow midfielders have accepted responsibility for their team’s embarrassing 56-point loss to Hawthorn.
Geelong:
Captain Joel Selwood yesterday conceded the Cats had slipped from the 2011 form that claimed a third premiership in five seasons.
Gold Coast:
You won’t hear the W word uttered at the Gold Coast Suns this week.
Greater Western Sydney:
GWS co-captain Phil Davis has described the club’s 92-point loss to Brisbane Lions as ‘very disappointing‘.
Hawthorn:
When Hawthorn lured defender Josh Gibson away from North Melbourne at end of 2009, it was seen as a shrewd piece of recruiting.
Melbourne:
Demons forward Liam Jurrah will be sidelined for up to six weeks after suffering an ankle injury late in Saturday’s 101-point drubbing by Sydney Swans.
North Melbourne:
North Melbourne’s players were more culpable than their coach for squandering a seemingly match-winning lead against Port Adelaide on Saturday, according to club great Wayne Carey.
Port Adelaide:
Travis Boak needs to put pen to paper on a new deal at Port Adelaide – quickly.
Richmond:
Hawthorn is readying itself for a major challenge on Saturday against Richmond, with Brad Sewell describing the Tigers’ midfield as one of the competition’s best.
St Kilda:
St Kilda favourite Leigh Montagna has declared he fully intends to stay at the Saints beyond 2012, despite being out of contract and on the radar of AFL rivals.
Sydney Swans:
Lewis Jetta’s transformation has been so complete he is on course to become the Swans’ smallest leading goalkicker in 24 years.
West Coast:
John Worsfold has put the Eagles’ phenomenal improvement in the past two years into perspective – comparing his wooden spoon playing group of 2010 to current cellar dwellers Greater Western Sydney and the Gold Coast.
Western Bulldogs:
The Bulldogs will face Geelong on Friday night off their fifth six-day break, after notching their third win in a row, and fourth in five games, last night in Darwin against the Gold Coast.
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