Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge expects the scrutiny to come,but he won’t deviate from his plan to make the Bulldogs a genuine contender.
The Swans seized local bragging rights in front of a near-record crowd at the SCG,while the Giants are set to lose one of their stars to injury and another to suspension.
Carlton’s forward line titans threatened early and late,but it was Nick Daicos who stood tallest when it mattered most.
After a tight first half,Gold Coast piled on six goals to one in the third quarter.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is adamant there were no excuses for his team’s western derby flop,saying his players simply got smoked in the contest.
The Eagles looked potentially in for another grim afternoon,but then registered their best first-half score since 2021 and their sixth win in 54 games.
The West Coast Eagles turned back the clock on Saturday,even if they were still not quite good enough to beat the Swans.
Collingwood have revived their AFL season and sent the Brisbane Lions’ further south with a 20-point win in a scrappy,fluctuating grand final re-match at the Gabba.
It’s the first time Fremantle have begun a season 2-0 since 2015. There’s one part of their game that shows just how they keep turning large deficits into convincing wins.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has hailed his side’s growing maturity after star ruckman Luke Jackson sparked a dramatic turnaround in a 26-point win over North Melbourne.
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir says worrying injuries to Brennan Cox,Karl Worner and Oscar McDonald have taken some of the gloss off his team’s impressive 23-point AFL win over Brisbane.