13 h. ago Cats loom as Pies’ biggest flag threat; Walsh out for up to six weeks; ‘Lethal’ backs a roofed stadium in Tassie

Geelong reaffirmed their status as Collingwood’s greatest premiership danger, as Patrick Dangerfield rediscovered the power that will have opposition defenders sweating bullets.

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21 h. ago ‘Heavy dew’: Lethal backs a roofed stadium in Tassie; Blues blow: Walsh out for up to six weeks

AFL great Leigh Matthews says Friday night’s clash in Launceston was a poor spectacle because of heavy dew and reinforced why a new stadium in Hobart needs to have a roof. Meanwhile, Carlton have been hit with an injury blow.

Politics

21 h. ago Lethal backs a roofed stadium in Tassie; Blues blow: Walsh out for up to six weeks

AFL great Leigh Matthews says Friday night’s clash in Launceston was a poor spectacle because of heavy dew and reinforced why a new stadium in Hobart needs to have a roof. Meanwhile, Carlton have been hit with an injury blow.

Politics

26 h. ago Blues injury blow: Sam Walsh out for six weeks with foot injury

Carlton have been hit with another injury blow with confirmation that midfielder Sam Walsh will be sidelined for up to six weeks with a foot injury.

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5 d. ago I love Tassie footy and we need a team. But the AFL’s stadium ultimatum takes a special kind of arrogance

The still unborn Tasmanian Devils are now front and centre in the island’s culture wars. It didn’t have to be like this.

Sport

3 w. ago ‘Well, we’re out of a job’: Tassie boss on what happens if stadium proposal falls over

Tasmania Devils chief executive Brendon Gale also publicly listed six potential candidates to lead the AFL’s 19th team.

Politics

3 w. ago McGovern’s future rests with concussion panel; Cricket’s hurdle for Tassie stadium; Smith skips session; Hird ‘nearly falls off the couch’

The career of the star West Coast defender is up in the air after his latest head knock. Cricket Australia declares roof designs for the proposed Macquarie Point stadium are “unacceptable” for their sport. Bailey Smith trains away from prying eyes ahead of Dogs reunion, and James Hird downplays talk of a coaching return at the Dons.

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3 w. ago Cricket’s new Tassie stadium hurdle; Smith skips session; Comeback report makes Hird ‘nearly fall off the couch’

Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has declared roof designs for the proposed Macquarie Point stadium are “unacceptable” for any form of cricket to be played in daylight hours. Meanwhile, Essendon coach Brad Scott is unfazed by reports in the past 24 hours linking former chairman Paul Little and James Hird to a possible return to the club.

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