Legendary Geelong defender Corey Enright is leaving the Cats after 22 years, opting to take up an assistant coaching role at St Kilda.
Oliver Caffrey
Jack Billings has turned his back on free agency to sign a four-year deal with St Kilda, while WA ruckman Paddy Ryder has also committed to a new deal with the club.
Samantha Rogers
Essendon have announced that three players, including exciting small forward Irving Mosquito, won’t be at the club in 2022.
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Carlton refuses to give up in its attempts to get Alastair Clarkson to change his mind and coach the club next year. But the master coach is adamant it won’t be happening.
Michael Warner
The NFL has fallen in love with Australian punters, and three years after not knowing what his future was another has made the big time.
Russell Gould
The 2021 Brownlow Medal is touted as the closest race in recent history, though one star might make a mockery of those predictions.
Chris Cavanagh
Peter Sumich believes big-headedness is to blame for the Dockers’ capitulation against St Kilda after getting swept up in praise in the wake of their drought-breaking derby win.
Eliza Reilly
A quick look to rival clubs shows Fremantle let down a champion of the game – whether the humble star wanted the attention or not.
Catherine Healey
A chilly Hobart turned out to be an appropriate setting as Fremantle were condemned to a sixth straight season frozen out of the finals, courtesy of Sunday’s season-ending drubbing from St Kilda.
Braden Quartermaine
Andrew Brayshaw continued his strong season but Lloyd Meek was among the Dockers to battle.
Craig O'Donoghue
There’s fears for Fremantle’s Sam Switkowski after the youngster was unable to get to his feet after an innocuous looking tackle against St Kilda.
The ladder is far from settled with a number of games threatening to change the finals race — and impact draft picks. Here’s all you need to know in one place.
Chris Cavanagh and Matt Turner
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says Dockers must re-produce their derby effort against the Saints and let other results take care of themselves.
Mark Duffield
Defender Brennan Cox won’t be a last minute return to the line up for the must-win clash with St Kilda, despite being ahead of schedule in his recovery from a serious hamstring complaint.
John Townsend and Catherine Healey
Fremantle will head to Tasmania for their final home and away game of 2021, knowing a win keeps their slim finals hopes alive.
Hopes of a Darwin clash for Brisbane and West Coast in Round 23 are dwindling, as is a return home for West Coast players and staff pre-finals.
Jon Ralph
Brett Peake felt he had a pretty good relationship with Ross Lyon during his time at St Kilda, but even he couldn’t escape the wrath of ‘Ross the Boss’.
Jordan McArdle
Brett Peake has revealed he found out about Ross Lyon’s shock defection from St Kilda to Fremantle months before it came out in public. He also endorsed him for a coaching role at Collingwood.
WATCH | Could West Coast forward Liam Ryan live to regret this warm-up effort as he prepares to spend a few weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury?
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He’s kicked more important goals, but Sheed’s lethal left boot proved a match-winner once again as West Coast outlasted St Kilda by eight points on Saturday at Optus Stadium.
West Coast’s eight-point win over St Kilda at Optus Stadium has come at a price with star forward Liam Ryan joining the injury list and expected to be sidelined for three weeks.
A future champion shone at one end but the man with the golden boot had the final say at the other, as West Coast narrowly survived a monster performance from St Kilda young gun Max King on Saturday.
Before the Eagles could bank the win, they had to withstand a series of Saints challenges that started before three quarter time and then went all the way to the siren.
A unheralded defender stands up under pressure. An elite midfielder returns to form. And a hardworking forward capitalises on his inclusion. Here’s who impressed and who didn’t as West Coast down the Saints.
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