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Contract situation not affecting Buddy
Lance Franklin insists there is no link between his slight dip in goal scoring and his contract stalemate at Hawthorn.Franklin has kicked 20 goals in eight games so far this season and is averaging 16 disposals per game.That's an impressive return by normal standards. However, Franklin is on track to finish with his lowest goal tally since 2006.Franklin said there was no dissatisfaction on ...
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Dale Thomas out for four months after Collingwood books midfielder in for ankle surgery
Collingwood 3066 Collingwood players Dale Thomas and Dayne Beams face a lengthy spell on the sidelines while they recover from injuries.Thomas is having ankle surgery this morning and is set to spend up to four months on the sidelines.The Magpies say he might return to the field in the final rounds of this season if his rehabilitation goes well.Dayne Beams will not play until after his ...
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Lance Franklin dismisses form fears after Hawthorn goal drought
Hawthorn 3122 Star Hawthorn forward Lance Franklin says his form is not dependent on the number of goals he kicks each week.Franklin has been under attack for a recent lack of goals but says he is confident he is playing well."Personally I think I've played all right," Franklin said on Tuesday."I think I can get judged a little bit too much on the goals kicked but the ...
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Double blow for Thomas Beams
Collingwood have received a double blow on the injury front with Dale Thomas ruled out until the final rounds of the season and Dayne Beams suffering a further setback with his quad injury.Thomas left the training track last Wednesday suffering ankle soreness and was sent for a scan on the injury.The scan revealed he will need surgery, which he had on Tuesday, ruling him out until late in the ...
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Melbourne Storm sold to consortium as News Limited ownership era ends report
Melbourne 3000 The Melbourne Storm has reportedly been sold by News Limited to a private consortium gathered by New Zealand entrepreneur Bart Campbell.The NRL club has scheduled a media conference at Melbourne's AAMI Park at 11:15am AEST when the change of ownership is expected to be announced.It is the end of an era for the Melbourne Storm who have only ever been owned by News Ltd since ...
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Police Association boss Greg Davies flags retirement next year
Melbourne 3000 The head of Victoria's police union has announced he will be stepping down from the role next year.Greg Davies says he will not continue as secretary of the Police Association when his contract expires in April next year.Mr Davies has led the union through the resignation of chief commissioner Christine Nixon and the controversial exit of Simon Overland, as well as recent ...
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North needs to shake close-game hoodoo
North Melbourne 3051 North Melbourne has shown its potential to make the AFL finals but it must shake the habit of losing closing games.The Roos sit in 13th position on the ladder with just three victories after eight rounds.Looking at the all important win-loss record that's a poor start and the Kangaroos have dropped off from last year when they had an outstanding second half of the ...
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Police call for extended probationary licences to cut road toll
VIC Road safety authorities say extending probationary licences by an extra three years could cut the road toll.Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill says 40 per cent of 20 to 25 year olds killed or injured on the road each year had been drink driving.He is calling for discussion on a graduated license system until drivers turn 25.Bruce Corban, from Monash University's ...
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Macraes rising star rewarded
JACKSON Macrae – the playmaker with the polish and tricks the Western Bulldogs are lacking – is the Round 8 Rising Star ...
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Fresh faces dominate Round 8 team
JACKSON Macrae – the playmaker with the polish and tricks the Western Bulldogs are lacking – is the Round 8 Rising Star ...
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Uncertainty over when search for missing paraglider will resume
Nirranda 3268 Police will decide this morning whether to resume the search for a paraglider missing off the coast of south-western VictorianA 52-year-old pilot instructor from Torquay and a 66-year-old student from Victor Harbor were reported missing on Saturday.Rescue crews recovered a body from the ocean at Nirranda on Sunday.The search for the other man was suspended yesterday after weather ...
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Conference centre construction to guarantee Marysvilles economic recovery Ryan
Marysville 3779 Deputy Premier Peter Ryan says a new $28 million hotel and conference centre in Marysville will help guarantee the town's economic recovery following the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.Construction will start today on the facility, which is expected to create 85 jobs during construction and around 60 new jobs within the first five years of operation.It will include a ...
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Swans stutter has defence in peril
Can Sydney still make the top four? Bren O'Brien puts the blowtorch on their first eight matches and finds a striking resemblance to Geelong's start to last season.Sydney may be sitting inside the top four, but there is a correlation developing between the Swans' form so far in 2013 and Geelong's poor start to 2012 which crippled their premiership defence.The Swans' ...
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Pedestrian seriously injured after being deliberately hit by car at Noble Park
Noble Park 3174 Victoria Police are appealing for help to find a driver who allegedly deliberately hit a pedestrian in Noble Park, in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.A man in his mid-20s was walking along Chandler Road when a car drove onto the footpath and hit him from behind just before 2:30am (AEDT). The victim was carried about 50 metres before being thrown onto the road.Sergeant ...
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Annual minimum wage hearings set to begin in Melbourne
The Fair Work Commission is set to begin its annual minimum wage hearings in Melbourne this morning. The Australian Council of Trade Unions is asking for a $30 per week boost to the minimum wage, saying it is necessary to address a significant gap between the wages of the country's lowest paid and the rest of the workforce. Business groups want a much lower figure. The Australian ...
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Bulldogs hit the paws button
Go to the Home screen by pressing the Home button or by unlocking your phone/iPad Select the Settings icon. Select Safari from the settings menu. Select 'accept cookies' from the safari menu. Select 'from visited' from the accept cookies menu. Press the home button to return the the iPhone home screen. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari. Before the cookie settings ...
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Van Berlo We can defy finals history
Open the Firefox browser Click Tools>Options>Privacy<Use custom settings for history Check Accept cookies from sites Check Accept third party cookies Select Keep until: they expire Click ...
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Viney setback stalls Dees further
Melbourne young gun Jack Viney has suffered an injury set back, sidelined by a further fortnight minimum after scans revealed a hot spot in his foot.The grinding midfielder missed their 34-point loss to Richmond on Sunday with a sore foot, with football manager Josh Mahoney confirming Viney would endure an extended stint on the sidelines, missing clashes with Fremantle (away), Hawthorn and ...
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Storm Sea Eagles play out desperate draw
Melbourne 3000 Old foes Melbourne and Manly were inseparable after 90 minutes as they played out a 10-10 slugfest draw on Monday night at AAMI Park to close out round ...
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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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