Daily One Liners: 26 Jun 2012
Posted by Football NationJun 26. 2012 7:35 pm
Football Nation’s daily feature, Monday through to Friday, providing our readers with a quick update of news from around the league.
Adelaide:
Concussed Crows forward Kurt Tippett is back on the training track and more certain of playing against Richmond at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
Brisbane:
Lions play maker Simon Black is free to play in Sunday’s clash against Melbourne after accepting a reprimand for striking Western Bulldogs tagger Liam Picken.
Carlton:
Brett Ratten has never tasted victory as a coach against Hawthorn but he feels the Blues are on track to break an eight-game losing streak against the premiership favourites.
Collingwood:
Nathan Buckley has warned any out-of-contract player who demands too much may be forced out of the club as the Magpies try to squeeze their stars under the AFL’s salary cap.
Essendon:
A leading talent scout yesterday recalled watching a “fat kid with floppy hair” playing full-forward for Vic Metro in the national under-16 championships. Jobe Watson seemed so out of place some were wondering if his famous surname had helped him get a game.
Fremantle:
Ross Lyon says his team’s poor ball-use was to blame for its disappointing fourth quarter fadeout against Essendon.
Geelong:
Young Cat Taylor Hunt has spoken to Catherine Ellis from AFL.com about his new role in the Cats line-up, the disappointment of missing the 2011 Grand Final and life in Geelong West.
Gold Coast:
Promising Suns ruckman Zac Smith has described his recent axing as “the best thing that could have happened” as the first-year star yesterday vowed to make up for his lacklustre first half of the season.
Greater Western Sydney:
GWS midfielder Taylor Adams must serve a six-month diversion order for an assault outside a Geelong nightclub which left a victim with a broken jaw.
Hawthorn:
Having extended the contracts of captains past and present in recent days, Hawthorn will now turn its attention to finalising negotiations with star midfielder Brad Sewell.
Melbourne:
On the back of a two-game win streak, Melbourne received more good news as young Demon Tom McDonald has received the NAB Rising Star nomination for Round 13.
Rookie-listed ruckman Majak Daw hopes he’s close to earning an elevation to the senior list that will enable him to play his first AFL game.
Port Adelaide:
Power defender Troy Chaplin says it would be an honour to captain the club against Geelong at Simonds Stadium on Sunday.
Richmond:
Tigers defender Bachar Houli says he quit Essendon because he believed he was being made a scapegoat for the club’s poor performances during Matthew Knights’ final year as coach.
St Kilda:
Saints captain Nick Riewoldt is on track to recover from a minor calf injury in time for Sunday’s vital clash with North Melbourne.
Sydney Swans:
Sydney-born Swan Kieren Jack never thought he’d see the day there would be an AFL Sydney Derby.
West Coast:
Having already been forced to defend themselves over a reputation for ducking to win free kicks, the Eagles were last night embroiled in a new controversy.
Western Bulldogs:
Bulldogs Chief Executive, Simon Garlick, has hosed down recent speculation about mid-season crowd numbers for the Club.
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