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The Deep Six Round 8 Questions
The weather's turned chilly and the footy is hotting up, so we've come up with six questions that should be answered by the upcoming round.1: Is the Premiership window shut at Collingwood?With every passing week that domineering form that characterised the Magpies in 2010 and 2011 becomes even more of a memory. Sure, every now and then there's little bursts that show there's ...
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Boguts Warriors eliminated from NBA play-offs
United States Andrew Bogut had a disappointing end to the Golden State Warriors' NBA play-off run with the San Antonio Spurs victorious by 94-82.The four-time NBA championship-winning San Antonio Spurs came into the Warriors' parochial home court in Oakland, California and snuffed out the Warriors' hopes with a 94-82 victory.The win gave the Spurs a 4-2 series win and set up a ...
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Forward thinking for Roughead
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson said Jarryd Roughead can expect to revert solely to his true forward position for their clash with Greater Western Sydney on Saturday.Roughead enjoyed stints in the midfield during their grand final rematch victory over Sydney last round and was one of Hawthorn's best with 27 possessions (his second best career haul) and four goals.But the former number two ...
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Collingwood win big step for Freo
Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley said his side's ability to handle missing stars is a sign of their maturity, as they prepare to tackle premiers Sydney at the SCG on Saturday night.Aaron Sandilands, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill and Nat Fyfe have missed 15 of a possible 28 matches between them this season.But minus the lot of them last weekend, the Dockers overcame a likewise injury-hit ...
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Carr gives Bracks a plum job in New York
Former Victorian premier Steve Bracks is the latest Labor luminary to be appointed by the federal government to a plum overseas posting and the opposition isn't happy about it.Foreign Minister Bob Carr - himself a former Labor premier - announced on Friday that Mr Bracks would be Australia's next consul-general in New York.He's expected to take up the job in September, replacing ...
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Truck moved after dramatic freeway crash
North Melbourne 3051 Emergency officials have moved a crashed truck from its precarious position on the barrier of the approach to the Bolte Bridge, in Melbourne, after a dramatic early morning accident.Police say the large truck was travelling southbound in the right hand lane on CityLink at around 6:30am (AEST) when a car tried to merge in front of it. It ...
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Police search for witnesses to Geelong bashing
Geelong 3220 Police are searching for a group of men involved in bashing a man and running him over in Geelong at the weekend.The victim was walking along Moorabool Street early on Saturday morning when a group of four or five men pulled up next to him in a car.Officers say one of the men got out and punched the victim in the face and as they fled the scene they ran over his legs.He was taken ...
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Gumbleton rested to avoid injury
Essendon forward Scott Gumbleton was approaching a potentially 'risky stage' of getting injured, according to coach James Hird, which led to the big man being rested for Saturday's clash with the Brisbane Lions.Gumbleton has struggled for much of his career with injuries, tallying just 26 games in six seasons heading into 2013.But after stringing together eight games 'for the ...
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Majak Daw Instrument of Revenge
The last time North were in Perth they were brutalised by 96 points. But now with Majak Daw in tow it's payback time even if coach Brad Scott was keen to play down expectations on the potential Sudanese superstar ahead of the Friday night clash.At one level Scott has openly said the hype surrounding Daw is a good thing for the Kangaroos as they look to build their membership numbers, while ...
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Hamstring behind Ball delay
Collingwood midfielder Luke Ball has revealed it was his hamstring - and not his reconstructed knee - that has caused further delay in his comeback, ahead of his return to the senior side to take on Geelong on Saturday night.Ball ruptured his ACL in Round 3 last year against Carlton, and will complete the long journey back to the AFL stage when he runs out onto the MCG at the weekend.The former ...
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Carr appoints Bracks to plum NYC post
The Gillard government has appointed former Labor state premier Steve Bracks as Australia's new consul-general to New York.Foreign Minister Bob Carr has announced Mr Bracks will take up the plum posting, replacing respected businessman Phillip Scanlan, in September.Announcing the move, Senator Carr - himself a former Labor state premier - emphasised Mr Bracks' business ...
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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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