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Around the country: Pie and Tiger pressing for debuts, Blues and Roos team up and more
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2021-07-12T11:23+10:00
It was a big week in state leagues around the country, with returns from injury, clubs teaming up and youngsters starring.
Here are our takeaways from your clubâs performances in the VFL, WAFL and SANFL.
Young Pie pressing for debut
Jack Ginnivan is banging the door down for a Collingwood debut, kicking four goals in his sideâs VFL win over Richmond.
He has now kicked 11 goals in three weeks and done everything possible to earn a call-up.
Brayden Sier led the way with 30 disposals, while Finlay Macrae found 23 disposals and Max Lynch won 40 hit-outs to go with two goals.
Around the Country: Jamarra held quiet by ex-Blue, Pies youngsters star
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We’ve gone through all the big storylines from an AFL perspective:
Howe throws hat in the ring, Dunstan dominant again
Box Hill made it two on the trot by beating Sandringham by 30 points in the VFL.
Daniel Howe threw his hat back in the ring for the Hawks with 30 touches and a goal while Conor Nash took nine marks and had 20 disposals.
Box Hill players Fergus Greene and Vincent Adduci combined for nine goals with Hawks-listed forward Tyler Brockman chipping in with two.
For Sandy, Luke Dunstan continued his strong form with 35 possessions and three goals in a dominant display following on from 46 touches in Round 2.
The promising Tigers tipped to âjump upâ in 2021
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Richmond enters the 2021 season in pursuit of a three-peat of premierships.
The Tigers will also look to win a fourth flag in five years with a talented group of players who work tirelessly in a system designed by Damien Hardwick and his coaching staff.
A major part of the clubâs recent success is the ability to blood quality youngsters who are able to fit into that structure and perform their role for the good of the team.
Over the last few years, the likes of Jayden Short, Shai Bolton, Noah Balta, Liam Baker and Jack Graham, among others, have been nurtured and given time to flourish in the senior set up.
AFL star Liam Baker was allegedly pepper sprayed by a woman during an argument outside a pub in the early hours of the morning.
Patrons inside trendy nightspot Osborne Rooftop and Bar in South Yarra were evacuated after emergency crews were called to a hazmat incident about 1.30am on Sunday.
Baker s team, the Richmond Tigers, launched an internal investigation into the the dual-premiership player s altercation, as did Victoria Police.
The incident is yet more off-field drama for the club where multiple players have landed in hot water since winning the flag in October.
Richmond Tigers premiership star Liam Baker (right) was pictured drinking beers with teammates Kamdyn McIntosh (left) and Noah Cumberland (middle) hours before he was allegedly embroiled in a verbal argument with a woman at a Melbourne bar