Daily One Liners: 8 Jun 2012
Posted by Football NationJun 8. 2012 5:34 pm
Football Nation’s daily feature, Monday through to Friday, providing our readers with a quick update of news from around the league.
Adelaide:
As if the competition for spots in the Crows team wasnít hot enough, the club now has the option of upgrading a player from its rookie list to be available for selection for the rest of the season.
Brisbane:
In his 89 senior AFL matches with the Lions and Richmond, Andrew Raines hasn’t tasted a whole lot of success.
Carlton:
Carlton coach Brett Ratten wants to be bold. Bryce Gibbs needs to be bold.
Collingwood:
Influential AFL player agent Liam Pickering expects gun Collingwood forward Travis Cloke will sign a new contract to most likely stay with the Magpies.
Essendon:
The Neville Fields deal is the gift that keeps on giving for Essendon, and in its detail lies a remarkable irony.
Fremantle:
Kepler Bradley wasn’t named in Fremantle’s round 11 side, but Dockers general manager football operations Chris Bond says he could be ready to return.
Geelong:
Veteran speedster David Wojcinski will play his long-awaited 200th game against Carlton tonight.
Gold Coast:
Umpires should pay early free kicks in matches to send a message to taggers who use illegal tactics, according to Gary Ablett.
Greater Western Sydney:
Giants midfielder Stephen Coniglio will miss a month of football, after sustaining a thumb injury.
Hawthorn:
The Hawks are hopeful Luke Hodge can lead the club for only the third time this season before the month is out.
Melbourne:
With free agency looming at the end of this season and Collingwood allegedly showing interest, Melbourne ruckman Mark Jamar has ended all speculation by signing a new three year deal to stay with Demons.
North Melbourne:
Club chairman James Brayshaw said he took great exception to accusations he was part of a boys’ club which ran the Kangaroos.
Port Adelaide:
The Crows have Jared Petrenko. And now Port Adelaide has found its forward line wrecking ball.
Richmond:
Damien Hardwick calls it footy’s ”arms race”. Richmond has been outgunned for years in football department spending, and knows that it matters. The club sees a clear link between that figure and success, as presented by football director Craig Cameron in The Age a few weeks ago.
St Kilda:
The club’ ruck crisis is nearing an end with Scott Watters revealing first-choice ruckman Ben McEvoy is in line to return from knee surgery against Adelaide next week.
Sydney Swans:
Nick Malceski and Andrejs Everitt will line up for Sydney when they take on Essendon tomorrow night.
West Coast:
West Coast Eagles legend and former Club Champion Dean Kemp is kicking off his own football academy next month in WA’s south west.
Western Bulldogs:
He has only been at Whitten Oval for six months but versatile key position Fletcher Roberts has already piled on eight kilograms to his previously light frame.
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