‘Don’t put short-term needs over long-term health’: After his tenth concussion, is it time for Teddy to hang up the boots?

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The Roosters have found themselves in the news in recent times and not always for the right reasons. Firstly, we had their enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves passing the 300-game mark, then winger Dominic Young becoming the first player to be sent off this year after his high shot on Canterbury’s Blake Taaffe, followed by their cringeworthy […]

Dogs to investigate scary Liberatore collapse, but claim ‘no concussion’ in concerning incident

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Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has said star midfielder Tom Liberatore has ‘no concussion’ following a concerning incident in the last quarter of their loss to Essendon. Following a series of heavy hits, albeit ones to the body rather than the head – including one from former Bulldogs teammate Jake Stringer – behind-the-goals vision at […]

Footy Fix: How the Bombers brained the Bulldogs – and Bevo – with their most brutal nine minutes in a decade

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It’s the seven-minute mark of the final quarter. Essendon lead the Western Bulldogs by 19 points in a match that has, since halfway through the second quarter, largely been in their keeping on the scoreboard, if for no other reason than their immaculate kicking for goal compared to their opponents’ wastefulness. Still, it’s not the […]

Macarthur spoil Irankunda’s Adelaide farewell as 10-man Bulls survive last-gasp penalty in absolutely wild game

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A 10-man Macarthur FC have scored twice in the final 10 minutes and goalkeeper Filip Kurto saved an added-time penalty to defeat Adelaide United 2-1 at Coopers Stadium. Nestory Irankunda had given Adelaide the perfect start on Friday night with another stunning goal in the 20th minute and the Reds looked like they were in […]

Hammer blow: Dolphins lose two fullbacks in one game as Cobbo double helps Broncos to derby glory

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Derbies are often rated on intensity rather than quality, and that was very much to the fore at Suncorp for the third Battle of Brisbane. The Broncos eventually ran over the top of the Dolphins 28-14 to maintain their perfect record against their little brothers, but both sides conspired to produce 33 errors across a […]