Harry Beitzel dies aged 90
Former football broadcaster Harry Beitzel passed away on Sunday afternoon at age 90.
Daniel is an Age sports reporter.
Former football broadcaster Harry Beitzel passed away on Sunday afternoon at age 90.
Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin still won't dare look ahead to September despite the Demons closing in on their first finals berth in 11 years, having all but ended St Kilda's 2017 hopes in the process on Sunday.
There was a worrying collision of heads at the MCG on Sunday afternoon, but the Demons landed the real knockout blow, their victory over St Kilda all but snuffing out the Saints' hopes of a fairytale ending for veterans Nick Riewoldt and Leigh Montagna.
AFL umpires chief Peter Schwab says he won't buy into talk umpires are swayed by crowd noise after Richmond coach Damien Hardwick pointed to Geelong's home ground advantage for a free kick discrepancy in the Cats' 14-point win over the Tigers at Simonds Stadium on Saturday.
Jaeger O'Meara made a terrific return to football on Saturday with a dominant showing in Box Hill's six-point VFL loss to Essendon at Windy Hill.
Heath Shaw hinted that teammate Toby Greene should avoid suspension for placing his foot to the face of Western Bulldogs midfielder Luke Dahlhaus but has urged the AFL to change the system so that players don't need to wait until Monday to learn their fate over contentious incidents.
Sacked Gold Coast coach Rodney Eade says he wouldn't have taken the job in late 2014 had he know the true state of the club.
Ahead of his second season in 2015, Dunstan said he wanted to move from being "average" to "great."
Depleted Geelong have recalled forward Daniel Menzel and livewire Steven Motlop for Saturday's blockbuster clash with Richmond at Simonds Stadium despite previously flagging the possibility of longer rests for the pair.
St Kilda have ruled out Nick Riewoldt of Sunday's do-or-die clash with Melbourne at the MCG.
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