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: Key Blue ready to return, Freeman continues VFL domination
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2021-05-10T09:30+10:00
There was plenty of VFL, SANFL and WAFL action on the weekend with some interesting storylines standing out.
One of them was the postponement of the Melbourne versus Sydney game, due to the COVID situation in New South Wales.
Here’s everything you need to know from the state leagues on the weekend.
Nathan Freeman continues his VFL domination
Frankston was smashed on the weekend by Williamstown, but Nathan Freeman continued his dominant start to the season, picking up 44 disposals in the loss.
Freeman is averaging 40 disposals across the opening month of the season and the former top-10 draft pick must be entering mid-season draft calculations.
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.
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