Jesse Hogan
Jesse Hogan has been a reporter at The Age since 2004, and has been part of its sports department since 2008. He is primarily focused on cricket and has covered a number of the Australian team's overseas tours, including the 2011 World Cup. He also reports on AFL and soccer.
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Jordan Lewis finds shape of things to his liking on eve of 200th game
Jesse Hogan The Hawthorn star survived on footy smarts until he realised the shape of things to come.
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Saints retain NZ faith, but hopeful of earlier start
Jesse Hogan New St Kilda chief executive Matt Finnis has declared his support for the club's New Zealand expansion strategy, and has mooted playing its Anzac Day match before the Collingwood-Essendon blockbuster...
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Lewis given leadership tick ahead of milestone
Jesse Hogan Jarryd Roughead has endorsed his close friend and fellow 2004 draftee Jordan Lewis to lead Hawthorn once its inspirational captain Luke Hodge vacates the position.
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No tribunal as all players accept penalties
Jesse Hogan The tribunal will not sit this week after all seven charged players accepted their discounted penalties.
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Confidence returning at Carlton
Jesse Hogan Zach Tuohy said Carlton players always trusted what they were doing and believed it would win them games, despite the club's winless opening month of the season.
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Hawk Gibson, Magpie Young among six reprimanded
Jesse Hogan Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson and Collingwood flanker Clinton Young are among the six players players offered reprimands by the match review panel after a week in which all players can avoid...
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Two Collingwood players likely to come under scrutiny by match review panel
Jesse Hogan A high bump that forced a dazed Paul Chapman from the ground on Anzac Day is expected to feature prominently in the match review panel's appraisal of round six.
Nic Naitanui severely shackled by injury, says Worsfold
Jesse Hogan Former West Coast coach John Worsfold says Nic Naitanui has struggled so badly with injury over the past 18 months that the club began this year resigned to him performing below his best.
Jack Watts urged to work harder
Jesse Hogan Jack Watts is squandering his encouraging start to his career under new coach Paul Roos because of a lack of intensity, former Richmond forward Nathan Brown believes.
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Slow start worse than wayward finish, says Saints coach
Jesse Hogan, Wellington Alan Richardson insists St Kilda must look to its listless start to its Anzac Day match against Brisbane, rather than its profligacy in front of goal at the end, as the reason the Lions were able to...
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Saints go down as Brisbane breaks its duck
Jesse Hogan For St Kilda, it was the one that got away. For Brisbane, it was the undoubted highlight of a season during which it has hitherto been the competition's punching bag.
Saints need win ahead of tough stint
Jesse Hogan, Wellington After confounding pundits - and even many of its own supporters - to be on the cusp of the top eight early in the season, St Kilda now faces the challenge of winning when it is expected to.
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Douglas bump sent straight to tribunal
Jesse Hogan Adelaide midfielder Richard Douglas must face the tribunal on Tuesday night after the match review panel chose to waive its role of setting the punishment for him for picking off an unsuspecting...
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Brendan McCartney's rebuilding efforts being rewarded at Bulldogs
Jesse Hogan A lofty reputation for fostering and expediting the development of young players was a key factor in Brendan McCartney's appointment as Western Bulldogs coach at the end of 2011.
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Melbourne's Jack Trengove relieved to find an explanation for his struggles
Jesse Hogan As Jack Trengove's fifth season of AFL football came to a premature end, one of his key former coaches has insisted he deserved his No.
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Teammates should help Trent Cotchin, says Richmond coach
Jesse Hogan Rather than looking outside for protection for midfield general Trent Cotchin, Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is demanding protection from relentless tagging from within when his team kicks off the...
Demons tighten up in defence
Jesse Hogan Melbourne is toughening up in defence, much to the delight of coach Paul Roos.
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Morris charged by MRP as Cotchin, Franklin, Maxwell spared
Jesse Hogan Western Bulldogs defender Dale Morris was the only player charged by the match review panel after round four, with Lance Franklin, Trent Cotchin and Nick Maxwell all spared punishment.
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Kade Simpson defends Carlton leadership group
Jesse Hogan Carlton vice-captain Kade Simpson has defended the Blues' on-field leaders but downplayed the idea that Chris Judd would be able to single-handedly rectify the club's woes upon his return.
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Gabba is Tigers' chance to roar
Jesse Hogan Richmond's bid to extricate itself from the "biggest hole" of Damien Hardwick's coaching career will begin at a ground where it boasts the best record of any current team – the Gabba.
