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AFL Geelong bounces back to thrash Port Adelaide after Tom Hawkins six-goal spree
Geelong rebounded from its loss to Collingwood to convincingly beat Port Adelaide by eight goals at Football Park on Saturday afternoon.Meanwhile, .The Cats triumphed 18.8 (114) to 9.14 (68), having burst out of the blocks with seven majors in the opening quarter while keeping the Power goalless.The hosts found their range to some extent in the second term but it was still the Cats who dominated ...
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Geelong flex muscles against Port
Geelong showcased their limitless bag of party tricks and returned to the winner's circle with a comfortable 48-point victory over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.The Cats were in a class of their own and slammed the first nine goals of the afternoon before cruising, effortlessly, to an 18.8 (116) to 9.14 (68) triumph.Big spearhead Tom Hawkins equalled his career-best with a ...
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Lyon We made Clarko an offer
YAHOO'S $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr has not only made its CEO David Karp a wealthy man, some of his most loyal staff will rake it in as ...
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Live Gws V West Coast
This cosy match has come at a welcome time for a West Coast side that is starting to work its way back up the ladder. Can they maintain the charge? Find out ...
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Goodes Taunt cut me so deep
A gutted Adam Goodes said he had "never been more hurt" and society must learn how "a simple word like ape can cut so deep" when he faced the media following Friday's night distressing racist taunt from a 13-year-old Collingwood fan.Dual Brownlow Medallist and premiership player Goodes stopped play during the final minutes of Sydney's 47-point victory to point out ...
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Abbott pledges to create jobs in Geelong
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has told a Victorian Liberal conference that he wants to make Geelong a centre for medical excellence, learning and ...
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Abbott pledges to work for Geelong
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has pledged to create jobs in Geelong should he become prime minister, after news Ford will stop making cars in Australia from 2016. Some 510 jobs will go in Geelong, where Fords have been made since 1925. Mr Abbott told the Liberal Party Victorian State Council there was a future for Geelong beyond the smoke stacks. "I pledge myself to work for more jobs ...
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Hird expects return to form
With close to a full list to choose from, James Hird is confident Essendon can avoid the mid-season slumps that have plagued them in the past two years.The Bombers were flying at 8-1 and 11-4 in 2012 before losing their last seven matches to miss out on the finals.In 2011, Essendon won five of their first eight but finished the season with 11.5 wins before being thumped by Carlton in the ...
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AFL Adam Goodes racially abused while leading Sydney to Indigenous Round win over Collingwood
Collingwood 3066 Sydney's 47-point Indigenous Round win over Collingwood has been marred by a spectator being evicted from the MCG for racially vilifying Adam ...
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Goodes a star on field and off
Take a bow, Adam GoodesWhat a shame that Friday night's match between Sydney and Collingwood was marred by a racial slur on one of the game's greatest ever indigenous players.The Swans' 47-point win over the Magpies was looking like the perfect way to start the AFL's indigenous round as Adam Goodes had superbly led his side to victory.Goodes racked up 30 disposals, took 11 ...
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Longmire grateful for McGuire apology
Sydney coach John Longmire has praised Collingwood president Eddie McGuire for his apology to Adam Goodes after the Swans superstar was racially vilified in Friday night's match.What looked like being the perfect way to start the indigenous round turned into a disaster as Goodes, who put in a best-on-ground performance to lead the Swans to a 47-point victory, was abused by a young Magpies ...
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Position switch too much for Stiffy
McLaren thinks hopes within the team were raised too high when it won the final two races last season and that its drivers should feel ...
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Dreamtime stakes at all-time high
McLaren thinks hopes within the team were raised too high when it won the final two races last season and that its drivers should feel ...
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Swans too strong for poor Magpies
Sydney have reminded the rest of the competition they are still a force with a comfortable 47-point win over a lacklustre Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night.With question marks surrounding their form heading into the clash, the Swans completely outclassed the Magpies to cruise to a 15.12 (102) to 8.7 (55) victory.Sydney held Collingwood goalless from the 26th minute mark of the first term to ...
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Sydney beat Collingwood in AFL clash
Sydney's Adam Goodes was visibly distressed after an apparent racial taunt from a fan marred his side's 47-point victory over Collingwood in the AFL round-nine clash at the MCG on Friday night. Sydney won 15.12 (102) to 8.7 (55) with Goodes in tremendous form in the opening match of the AFL's Indigenous Round, kicking three goals and gathering 30 possessions. However the dual ...
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Magpies must address workrate
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Police officer injured in hit and run
VIC A police officer is in hospital after his motorbike was rammed in a hit-run near Melbourne Airport this afternoon.Police say the officer pulled over a silver Commodore on Sunbury Road, near Oaklands Road.The driver initially stopped, but then sped off. The officer gave chase but the car rammed his motorbike. He suffered minor injuries and is recovering in hospital. Police are looking for a ...
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Live AFL Collingwood v Sydney Swans
Sydney sweep through the midfield after a Pies turn-over. Long kick to McGlynn with the flight...he takes the mark! McGlynn is only 20m out with the set shot and he puts it through. Sydney re-take the ...
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Time for intruders to fight back
OLYMPIAN Erin Phillips is ready to jump back into Brendan Joyce's national program, but first she has to get fit for Indiana's WNBA title ...
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Swans bus conks out players on tram
Sydney's preparations for Friday night's blockbuster against Collingwood have been thrown into disarray with their team bus breaking down en route to the MCG.Players, coaches and staff were forced to hail cabs and some even took a tram to the venue as they scampered to get there.It was reported that all players safely made it to the ground around 90 minutes before the opening ...
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Sheedy eyes Bombers big men
Lance Franklin is not the only tall forward on Greater Western Sydney's radar, with coach Kevin Sheedy revealing he would target Essendon's horde of big men should he move into the Giants recruiting department next year.Sheedy will hand over the coaching reins to Leon Cameron from next year but will likely still be involved in managing the GWS list."They're a very, very tall ...
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Crows bring back Petrenko against Roos
Adelaide forward Jared Petrenko has been recalled for the Crows' battle with North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Dropped after a poor output in their loss to Carlton in Round 5, the mercurial flanker was confirmed in Brenton Sanderson's 22 for their clash with the in-form Kangaroos.The Roos made no changes to the side that were cruelly denied after the siren by West Coast last ...
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Lyon coy on Watts interest
Ross Lyon won't reveal whether enigmatic Melbourne utility Jack Watts is on Fremantle's recruiting wish list because he doesn't 'like talking about players from other clubs'.The Dockers are rumoured to have plenty of space in their salary cap after missing out on signing Melbourne's Mitch Clark when the key forward left Brisbane Lions at the end of 2011 and then ...
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Gordon thrilled with McCartney
Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has backed embattled coach Brendan McCartney to steer the club to success because 'the players love him'.After 11 consecutive losses to finish 2012, the Bulldogs have managed just one win in eight rounds to start the season and there are suggestions the success-starved team may not be headed in the right direction under McCartney.Since he was ...
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Interviews weighing on Essendon minds
AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou believes 'stressful' interviews with the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority are affecting Essendon's players.The Bombers have slumped to two straight defeats, including a surprise 10-point loss to Brisbane in Round 8, in their past two matches.Interviews with players are in their final stages and while Demetriou is unsure whether they have ...
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Melbourne will be IT capital of country
Melbourne has been selected by the federal government as the location where the NBN’s operations centre will be headquartered, setting the stage for the city to become the IT, technology and communications capital of Australia.
Melbourne has a long-running rivalry with Sydney and, to a lesser degree, Perth. The two biggest cities in Australia competed intensely to be designated the capital in the early 20th century and Canberra was built from scratch and designated the national capital in large part because of such rivalry, but now Melbourne is set to have something that Sydney will not, the city has been officially chosen as the centre of operations for the ground-breaking National Broadband Network. Analysts and city leaders see the decision as one which will in time make Melbourne the IT hub of the country. Read more
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