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Hardwick plays Trump card: 'Let's make Richmond great again'
A jovial Damien Hardwick has channelled his inner Donald Trump attempting to drum up excitement around Richmond's prospects for season 2017.
A jovial Damien Hardwick has channelled his inner Donald Trump attempting to drum up excitement around Richmond's prospects for season 2017.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is hopeful what he views as a mutually beneficial relationship between Dustin Martin and the Tigers will ultimately help sway the superstar in re-committing to the club.
Hobbled Bulldogs ruckman Jordan Roughead has suffered one of the rarest hamstring injuries in footy, according to former AFL doctor Rohan White.
Melbourne star Max Gawn has denied that much-improved teammate Jack Watts missed out on selection for the Demons' first practice match of the year due to an attitude problem.
St Kilda defender Jake Carlisle and Port Adelaide ruckman Patrick Ryder are in line to make their long-awaited returns to senior footy this week after being named in their respective clubs' practice match squads.
AFL digital subscribers were up in arms on Thursday night as their live stream of the Collingwood-Essendon practice match failed to take up the full screen on their tablets.
Melbourne midfielder Jake Melksham will make his long-awaited return to senior footy on Saturday after sitting a year out of the game.
With the AFL pre-season competition set to get under way, we take a look at what the footy public can look forward to.
As many as seven previously banned Bombers will make their long-awaited returns to senior footy on Thursday night for the 2017 Community Series opener against Collingwood at Etihad Stadium.
Melbourne's women's team has suffered a double blow with Meg Downie and Stephanie De Bortoli both ruled out for the rest of the season.
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