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Hawks beat Giants by 83 points
Hawthorn have claimed their biggest win of the season, thumping Greater Western Sydney by 83 points at Aurora Stadium in Launceston, to pick up their seventh straight triumph.Jarryd Roughead kicked a goal after the final siren to finish with five majors, while captain Sam Mitchell had 35 disposals as Hawthorn strolled to victory, winning 21.14 (140) to 9.3 (57).The Giants again showed plenty of ...
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Staker the hero as Lions beat Bombers
Melbourne 3000 A late goal to Brisbane's Brent Staker has sealed a shock 10-point win for the Lions over Essendon at Docklands on Saturday ...
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Woosha hails match-winner Naitanui
West Coast coach John Worsfold says Nic Naitanui's goal after the siren to hand his team a two-point win over North Melbourne will go down as a famous night in the club's history.The Eagles were down by as much as 15 points midway through the fourth term before three late goals to Luke Shuey, Josh Kennedy and Naitanui snatched the victory.Trailing by four points with less than 30 ...
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LIVE Essendon v Brisbane
Coming off their first loss of the season, Essendon will welcome the visit of Brisbane for what looks like an easy victory at Etihad Stadium. Follow all the action right ...
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Improvement could take five years Neeld
Melbourne 3000 Melbourne coach Mark Neeld has warned frustrated supporters it could be up to five years before the Demons are competitive in the AFL.Melbourne sunk to a low point when it was whipped by the Gold Coast Suns last week and faces another hammering on Sunday when it meets Richmond at the MCG.Neeld admitted on Saturday that not only was there little that could be done to turn the ...
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Scott North wont cry over spilt milk
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has labelled Friday night's two-point loss to West Coast as "gut wrenching", but says all his young team can do is continue to learn from their close losses.The Kangaroos led for most of the night and by as much as 15 at the midway point of the third term before three late goals to Luke Shuey, Josh Hill and Nic Naitanui snatched the win for the ...
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Watters Crows the perfect test for Saints
Scott Watters says St Kilda could force pundits to re-evaluate where they have his side finishing in 2013 should they upset Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.The Saints coach described the twilight clash on Sunday as the perfect test after last week's upset win over Carlton."It's the ideal challenge for us. Our guys are really up for this game," Watters told Sportal on ...
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Cahokia police investigate death of 4-month-old baby
CAHOKIA, Ill. (KSDK) - Cahokia police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old baby. The child died around 6:15 a.m. Thursday at a home on Plum Street in Cahokia. Police say the child suffocated while in bed with the parents, but they believe the suffocation was accidental. For information on safe sleep for babies, visit the SIDS Resources website or call 1-800-421-3511. ...
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Hartlett must stand up Hinkley
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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Waite hit with club fine
Sam Edmund CARLTON has used a little-known rule to come down hard on suspended forward Jarrad Waite - and the AFLPA is powerless to stop ...
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Chappy takes rule gripes to the top
Sam Edmund CARLTON has used a little-known rule to come down hard on suspended forward Jarrad Waite - and the AFLPA is powerless to stop ...
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Roos shattered but defiant after loss
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says his team can't afford to cry over spilt milk despite losing yet another close AFL encounter.West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui took a spectacular pack mark and then converted the match-winning goal after the final siren to consign the Kangaroos to a two-point defeat, 12.18 (90) to 13.10 (88).It was the third close loss North Melbourne had suffered this ...
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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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