Iconic moments galore as Aussie stars take plunge for MND
The rain finally held off in Melbourne ahead of the King's Birthday clash between Melbourne and Collingwood as the plungers dressed as Aussie icons to get the day off to an emotional start.
Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus was the first to test the water, rocking an Olivia Newton-John in Grease ensemble.
Cadel Evans was almost unrecognisable as he did his best to emulate Melbourne big man Max Gawn, the beard and bald cap staying on as he held the board all the way into the water. Ariarne Titmus, Olympic swimming champion, is seen on the Big Freeze 11 slide. Credit: Michael Willson/AFL Photos / AFL Photos via Getty Images
Channel 7 Sunrise host and former Olympic runner Matt Shirvington did his best to represent Chris Hemsworth in his iconic Marvel role of Thor but wasn't provided the suit with in-built muscles.
Peter Daicos lifted a roar from the crowd, the Collingwood legend honouring Heath Ledger by going down the slide as the Joker.
Actor Matt Nable braved the cold in shorts to bring AC/DC to life as guitarist Angus Young, his tie never losing its shape, while Australian Diamonds captain Liz Watson channelled Margo Robbie in her Barbie pink and felt the shock of the ice as she plunged into the water. Former AFL player Peter Daicos goes down the slide for FightMND Big Freeze 11. Credit: Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
Australian cricket captain Alyssa Healy has performed alongside Katy Perry at the MCG but had the fans in stitches, dressed as Magda Szubanski in a neck brace playing netball in Kath and Kim.
She even got a Shane Warne reference in after his iconic cameo on the show, messing up her lipstick as if they had been kissing behind the scenes. Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy goes down the slide for FightMND Big Freeze 11. Credit: Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
Demons favourite Aaron Davey represented icon, Michael Long, before V8 Supercars legend Craig Lowndes donned black leather as Mel Gibson in Mad Max.
Australian opening batter and commentator Mark Taylor rounded out the slide, spearheaded by Daniher more than a decade ago, tributing his great mate Warne batting at No.10. Former AFL player Aaron Davey goes down the slide for FightMND Big Freeze 11. Credit: Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
He even wore full spikes to go with the white floppy and wristband.
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Eight new books to add to your bedside table pile this week
Grant Dooley. Affirm Press. $36.99. Grant Dooley and his wife, Kristan, had barely settled into their diplomatic posting to Indonesia in 2004 when a bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy compound in Jakarta, killing 11 people. Dooley was one of the first responders. Two-and-a-half years later he was on the scene when Garuda flight 200 crashed in Yogyakarta, killing 20 people - five of them Australians. Dooley's description of running to the burning aircraft, hoping desperately to find friends and colleagues on board, is one of the most powerful scenes in a memoir that captures the emotional and psychological toll of his tumultuous time in Indonesia. Nicole Madigan. Pantera Press. $36.99. Investigative journalist Nicole Madigan's second work of non-fiction is an intimate exploration of why people choose to stay in toxic relationships and what drives them to leave. It tells the stories of four women who fought devastatingly hard for relationships that were tarnished by betrayal, hurt, lies and behaviours that fractured the foundation on which they were built. This is an impressive follow-up to 2023's Obsession: A journalist and victim-survivor's investigation into stalking. If you liked Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, Torn offers insights into the complexities of love, infidelity, addiction and grief. Tim Booth. Macmillan Australia. $36.99. Stories about the bizarre stuff medical professionals face in their daily lives are a rich seam well mined by doctors, nurses and paramedics. The latest collection comes from Tim Booth, who was a motoring journalist before he handed in his road-testing keys and became an intensive care paramedic. From the woman who called 000 because she had run out of milk to a dairy-related crisis of a more adult kind involving the illegal drug GHB and copious amounts of custard, Booth takes readers behind the scenes in the world of emergency medicine, with generous lashings of absurdity and dark humour. Stuart Mullins & Bill Hayes. Simon & Schuster. $36.99. It was a crime that changed post-war Australia. On Australia Day 1966 three children - Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont - went missing from Glenelg Beach in South Australia. They were never seen again. It was a story at least as seismic for generations of parents as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007. The authors, one a writer and the other a former police detective, have years of experience with the case. They name the prime suspect in the mystery as a businessman who was considered a pillar of Adelaide society, but who in reality was a serial predator. Natalia Figueroa Barroso. UQP. $34.99. Uruguayan-Australian Natalia Figueroa Barroso's debut novel spans two continents and three generations of women. The stories of Gaciela, daughter Rita and aunt Chula explore the different perspectives of a family's migrant past through identity, nostalgia for one's origins and buried secrets. Taking place in Western Sydney, 1970s Uruguay and present-day Montevideo, the novel shows that though trauma can be generational, there are often ways to heal. The author attributes her writing inspiration for her novel to The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Dirt Poor Islanders by Winnie Dunn and Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. Sophie Green. Hachette. $34.99. Sophie Green's latest novel is a cozy read that will make you want to curl up on the couch with the crew at the Seaside Salon, Trudy, Anna, Evie and Josie. The four women either work or are clients at the salon in a classic coastal town. We follow them in the winter months of the 1980s as they find love and friendship, sometimes in unexpected places. Green's characterisation brings you quickly onside while the insights into a hairdresser's careful negotiation with their clients makes you smile. Oceanforged: The Wicked Ship Amelia Mellor. Affirm Press. $16.99. This is the first instalment of a promised five-book fantasy adventure series from the author of historical fantasy trilogy The Grandest Bookshop in the World. Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12, Oceanforged follows 13-year-old Cori, who is fighting for her life aboard the pirate ship Harridan skippered by the fearsome Captain Scrimshaw. When a powerful gauntlet from an ancient magical suit of armour fuses itself to her arm, plucky Cori thinks it's her ticket to freedom but first she must learn about courage and resilience, helped by her new friends, Tarn and Jem, who have amazing skills of their own. Suzanne Do. Macmillan Australia. $34.99. Lili Berry's life in the charming coastal village of Swanning is upended by the death of her twin sister, Honey. Fuelled by grief, Lili strives to uncover the truth. Pete, who is haunted by the disappearance of his son 15 years ago, is the one who found Honey's body. He and Lili plunge headfirst into the dark secrets and lies of their not always close-knit community. This is the debut novel of former lawyer Suzanne Do, who with husband Anh Do co-wrote The Little Refugee, a children's version of his bestselling memoir, The Happiest Refugee, and the feature film Footy Legends. Grant Dooley. Affirm Press. $36.99. Grant Dooley and his wife, Kristan, had barely settled into their diplomatic posting to Indonesia in 2004 when a bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy compound in Jakarta, killing 11 people. Dooley was one of the first responders. Two-and-a-half years later he was on the scene when Garuda flight 200 crashed in Yogyakarta, killing 20 people - five of them Australians. Dooley's description of running to the burning aircraft, hoping desperately to find friends and colleagues on board, is one of the most powerful scenes in a memoir that captures the emotional and psychological toll of his tumultuous time in Indonesia. Nicole Madigan. Pantera Press. $36.99. Investigative journalist Nicole Madigan's second work of non-fiction is an intimate exploration of why people choose to stay in toxic relationships and what drives them to leave. It tells the stories of four women who fought devastatingly hard for relationships that were tarnished by betrayal, hurt, lies and behaviours that fractured the foundation on which they were built. This is an impressive follow-up to 2023's Obsession: A journalist and victim-survivor's investigation into stalking. If you liked Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, Torn offers insights into the complexities of love, infidelity, addiction and grief. Tim Booth. Macmillan Australia. $36.99. Stories about the bizarre stuff medical professionals face in their daily lives are a rich seam well mined by doctors, nurses and paramedics. The latest collection comes from Tim Booth, who was a motoring journalist before he handed in his road-testing keys and became an intensive care paramedic. From the woman who called 000 because she had run out of milk to a dairy-related crisis of a more adult kind involving the illegal drug GHB and copious amounts of custard, Booth takes readers behind the scenes in the world of emergency medicine, with generous lashings of absurdity and dark humour. Stuart Mullins & Bill Hayes. Simon & Schuster. $36.99. It was a crime that changed post-war Australia. On Australia Day 1966 three children - Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont - went missing from Glenelg Beach in South Australia. They were never seen again. It was a story at least as seismic for generations of parents as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007. The authors, one a writer and the other a former police detective, have years of experience with the case. They name the prime suspect in the mystery as a businessman who was considered a pillar of Adelaide society, but who in reality was a serial predator. Natalia Figueroa Barroso. UQP. $34.99. Uruguayan-Australian Natalia Figueroa Barroso's debut novel spans two continents and three generations of women. The stories of Gaciela, daughter Rita and aunt Chula explore the different perspectives of a family's migrant past through identity, nostalgia for one's origins and buried secrets. Taking place in Western Sydney, 1970s Uruguay and present-day Montevideo, the novel shows that though trauma can be generational, there are often ways to heal. The author attributes her writing inspiration for her novel to The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Dirt Poor Islanders by Winnie Dunn and Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. Sophie Green. Hachette. $34.99. Sophie Green's latest novel is a cozy read that will make you want to curl up on the couch with the crew at the Seaside Salon, Trudy, Anna, Evie and Josie. The four women either work or are clients at the salon in a classic coastal town. We follow them in the winter months of the 1980s as they find love and friendship, sometimes in unexpected places. Green's characterisation brings you quickly onside while the insights into a hairdresser's careful negotiation with their clients makes you smile. Oceanforged: The Wicked Ship Amelia Mellor. Affirm Press. $16.99. This is the first instalment of a promised five-book fantasy adventure series from the author of historical fantasy trilogy The Grandest Bookshop in the World. Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12, Oceanforged follows 13-year-old Cori, who is fighting for her life aboard the pirate ship Harridan skippered by the fearsome Captain Scrimshaw. When a powerful gauntlet from an ancient magical suit of armour fuses itself to her arm, plucky Cori thinks it's her ticket to freedom but first she must learn about courage and resilience, helped by her new friends, Tarn and Jem, who have amazing skills of their own. Suzanne Do. Macmillan Australia. $34.99. Lili Berry's life in the charming coastal village of Swanning is upended by the death of her twin sister, Honey. Fuelled by grief, Lili strives to uncover the truth. Pete, who is haunted by the disappearance of his son 15 years ago, is the one who found Honey's body. He and Lili plunge headfirst into the dark secrets and lies of their not always close-knit community. This is the debut novel of former lawyer Suzanne Do, who with husband Anh Do co-wrote The Little Refugee, a children's version of his bestselling memoir, The Happiest Refugee, and the feature film Footy Legends. Grant Dooley. Affirm Press. $36.99. Grant Dooley and his wife, Kristan, had barely settled into their diplomatic posting to Indonesia in 2004 when a bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy compound in Jakarta, killing 11 people. Dooley was one of the first responders. Two-and-a-half years later he was on the scene when Garuda flight 200 crashed in Yogyakarta, killing 20 people - five of them Australians. Dooley's description of running to the burning aircraft, hoping desperately to find friends and colleagues on board, is one of the most powerful scenes in a memoir that captures the emotional and psychological toll of his tumultuous time in Indonesia. Nicole Madigan. Pantera Press. $36.99. Investigative journalist Nicole Madigan's second work of non-fiction is an intimate exploration of why people choose to stay in toxic relationships and what drives them to leave. It tells the stories of four women who fought devastatingly hard for relationships that were tarnished by betrayal, hurt, lies and behaviours that fractured the foundation on which they were built. This is an impressive follow-up to 2023's Obsession: A journalist and victim-survivor's investigation into stalking. If you liked Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, Torn offers insights into the complexities of love, infidelity, addiction and grief. Tim Booth. Macmillan Australia. $36.99. Stories about the bizarre stuff medical professionals face in their daily lives are a rich seam well mined by doctors, nurses and paramedics. The latest collection comes from Tim Booth, who was a motoring journalist before he handed in his road-testing keys and became an intensive care paramedic. From the woman who called 000 because she had run out of milk to a dairy-related crisis of a more adult kind involving the illegal drug GHB and copious amounts of custard, Booth takes readers behind the scenes in the world of emergency medicine, with generous lashings of absurdity and dark humour. Stuart Mullins & Bill Hayes. Simon & Schuster. $36.99. It was a crime that changed post-war Australia. On Australia Day 1966 three children - Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont - went missing from Glenelg Beach in South Australia. They were never seen again. It was a story at least as seismic for generations of parents as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007. The authors, one a writer and the other a former police detective, have years of experience with the case. They name the prime suspect in the mystery as a businessman who was considered a pillar of Adelaide society, but who in reality was a serial predator. Natalia Figueroa Barroso. UQP. $34.99. Uruguayan-Australian Natalia Figueroa Barroso's debut novel spans two continents and three generations of women. The stories of Gaciela, daughter Rita and aunt Chula explore the different perspectives of a family's migrant past through identity, nostalgia for one's origins and buried secrets. Taking place in Western Sydney, 1970s Uruguay and present-day Montevideo, the novel shows that though trauma can be generational, there are often ways to heal. The author attributes her writing inspiration for her novel to The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Dirt Poor Islanders by Winnie Dunn and Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. Sophie Green. Hachette. $34.99. Sophie Green's latest novel is a cozy read that will make you want to curl up on the couch with the crew at the Seaside Salon, Trudy, Anna, Evie and Josie. The four women either work or are clients at the salon in a classic coastal town. We follow them in the winter months of the 1980s as they find love and friendship, sometimes in unexpected places. Green's characterisation brings you quickly onside while the insights into a hairdresser's careful negotiation with their clients makes you smile. Oceanforged: The Wicked Ship Amelia Mellor. Affirm Press. $16.99. This is the first instalment of a promised five-book fantasy adventure series from the author of historical fantasy trilogy The Grandest Bookshop in the World. Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12, Oceanforged follows 13-year-old Cori, who is fighting for her life aboard the pirate ship Harridan skippered by the fearsome Captain Scrimshaw. When a powerful gauntlet from an ancient magical suit of armour fuses itself to her arm, plucky Cori thinks it's her ticket to freedom but first she must learn about courage and resilience, helped by her new friends, Tarn and Jem, who have amazing skills of their own. Suzanne Do. Macmillan Australia. $34.99. Lili Berry's life in the charming coastal village of Swanning is upended by the death of her twin sister, Honey. Fuelled by grief, Lili strives to uncover the truth. Pete, who is haunted by the disappearance of his son 15 years ago, is the one who found Honey's body. He and Lili plunge headfirst into the dark secrets and lies of their not always close-knit community. This is the debut novel of former lawyer Suzanne Do, who with husband Anh Do co-wrote The Little Refugee, a children's version of his bestselling memoir, The Happiest Refugee, and the feature film Footy Legends. Grant Dooley. Affirm Press. $36.99. Grant Dooley and his wife, Kristan, had barely settled into their diplomatic posting to Indonesia in 2004 when a bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy compound in Jakarta, killing 11 people. Dooley was one of the first responders. Two-and-a-half years later he was on the scene when Garuda flight 200 crashed in Yogyakarta, killing 20 people - five of them Australians. Dooley's description of running to the burning aircraft, hoping desperately to find friends and colleagues on board, is one of the most powerful scenes in a memoir that captures the emotional and psychological toll of his tumultuous time in Indonesia. Nicole Madigan. Pantera Press. $36.99. Investigative journalist Nicole Madigan's second work of non-fiction is an intimate exploration of why people choose to stay in toxic relationships and what drives them to leave. It tells the stories of four women who fought devastatingly hard for relationships that were tarnished by betrayal, hurt, lies and behaviours that fractured the foundation on which they were built. This is an impressive follow-up to 2023's Obsession: A journalist and victim-survivor's investigation into stalking. If you liked Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, Torn offers insights into the complexities of love, infidelity, addiction and grief. Tim Booth. Macmillan Australia. $36.99. Stories about the bizarre stuff medical professionals face in their daily lives are a rich seam well mined by doctors, nurses and paramedics. The latest collection comes from Tim Booth, who was a motoring journalist before he handed in his road-testing keys and became an intensive care paramedic. From the woman who called 000 because she had run out of milk to a dairy-related crisis of a more adult kind involving the illegal drug GHB and copious amounts of custard, Booth takes readers behind the scenes in the world of emergency medicine, with generous lashings of absurdity and dark humour. Stuart Mullins & Bill Hayes. Simon & Schuster. $36.99. It was a crime that changed post-war Australia. On Australia Day 1966 three children - Jane, Arnna and Grant Beaumont - went missing from Glenelg Beach in South Australia. They were never seen again. It was a story at least as seismic for generations of parents as the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007. The authors, one a writer and the other a former police detective, have years of experience with the case. They name the prime suspect in the mystery as a businessman who was considered a pillar of Adelaide society, but who in reality was a serial predator. Natalia Figueroa Barroso. UQP. $34.99. Uruguayan-Australian Natalia Figueroa Barroso's debut novel spans two continents and three generations of women. The stories of Gaciela, daughter Rita and aunt Chula explore the different perspectives of a family's migrant past through identity, nostalgia for one's origins and buried secrets. Taking place in Western Sydney, 1970s Uruguay and present-day Montevideo, the novel shows that though trauma can be generational, there are often ways to heal. The author attributes her writing inspiration for her novel to The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Dirt Poor Islanders by Winnie Dunn and Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. Sophie Green. Hachette. $34.99. Sophie Green's latest novel is a cozy read that will make you want to curl up on the couch with the crew at the Seaside Salon, Trudy, Anna, Evie and Josie. The four women either work or are clients at the salon in a classic coastal town. We follow them in the winter months of the 1980s as they find love and friendship, sometimes in unexpected places. Green's characterisation brings you quickly onside while the insights into a hairdresser's careful negotiation with their clients makes you smile. Oceanforged: The Wicked Ship Amelia Mellor. Affirm Press. $16.99. This is the first instalment of a promised five-book fantasy adventure series from the author of historical fantasy trilogy The Grandest Bookshop in the World. Recommended for readers aged 8 to 12, Oceanforged follows 13-year-old Cori, who is fighting for her life aboard the pirate ship Harridan skippered by the fearsome Captain Scrimshaw. When a powerful gauntlet from an ancient magical suit of armour fuses itself to her arm, plucky Cori thinks it's her ticket to freedom but first she must learn about courage and resilience, helped by her new friends, Tarn and Jem, who have amazing skills of their own. Suzanne Do. Macmillan Australia. $34.99. Lili Berry's life in the charming coastal village of Swanning is upended by the death of her twin sister, Honey. Fuelled by grief, Lili strives to uncover the truth. Pete, who is haunted by the disappearance of his son 15 years ago, is the one who found Honey's body. He and Lili plunge headfirst into the dark secrets and lies of their not always close-knit community. This is the debut novel of former lawyer Suzanne Do, who with husband Anh Do co-wrote The Little Refugee, a children's version of his bestselling memoir, The Happiest Refugee, and the feature film Footy Legends.
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Hardwick's approach to 'two-game season' to define Suns
Damien Hardwick is treating the next week as a "two-game season" as Gold Coast attempt to scratch a 15-year AFL itch. The Suns (14-7) can lock up the club's first top-eight berth with a win against Port Adelaide in coach Ken Hinkley's final game in charge on Friday. A clash with Essendon, postponed due to a cyclone before round one, follows on Wednesday. Win both and the Suns could finish in the top four. Gold Coast have never finished higher than 12th since their 2011 AFL admission. Hardwick, lured back to coaching from a brief spell after steering Richmond to three flags, has been stressing to his players the importance of not looking too far ahead during the club's most successful campaign. A loss to GWS last weekend knocked the Suns back to ninth, and on Wednesday Hardwick took a slight departure from the script. "It's a two-game season for us," he said. "We're obviously out of the eight at the moment, looking to win both games. We know the situation we're in ... really important this week." Hinkley will finish his 13-season tenure at the Power, while three-time All Australian Travis Boak will also call time on his 19-year career. Hardwick has urged his men to "lean into it" at an Adelaide Oval venue where they are winless in 12 visits and that is sure to be pulsating. "Enormous occasion; there's going to be a lot of emotion ... a high-octane game," Hardwick said. "Ken's an incredible coach and he's a guy that I hugely admire, the way he's gone about it. "It's a shame that he hasn't quite got the the plaudits, I think, that he deserves. "Every time you play Port Adelaide, you know you're up for a hell of a fight, so I think he's done an incredible job." Suns midfielder Alex Davies had his one-game suspension downgraded to a fine, but Port star Ollie Wines wasn't as fortunate and will miss the clash. Hardwick said both Bailey Humphrey (knee) and Will Graham (hamstring) were close to returns, but would not be rushed back. But Daniel Rioli (leg) could be a vital inclusion this week, while foundation player David Swallow (knee), injured playing in the VFL a fortnight ago, is also training this week in a push to feature. The coach thought their lacklustre loss to the Giants on Saturday was a blip. "Our intensity was just well down and well off," Hardwick said. "When we showed the guys the vision (of their best football), it looked like we were playing it in fast-forward compared to what we did last week." Damien Hardwick is treating the next week as a "two-game season" as Gold Coast attempt to scratch a 15-year AFL itch. The Suns (14-7) can lock up the club's first top-eight berth with a win against Port Adelaide in coach Ken Hinkley's final game in charge on Friday. A clash with Essendon, postponed due to a cyclone before round one, follows on Wednesday. Win both and the Suns could finish in the top four. Gold Coast have never finished higher than 12th since their 2011 AFL admission. Hardwick, lured back to coaching from a brief spell after steering Richmond to three flags, has been stressing to his players the importance of not looking too far ahead during the club's most successful campaign. A loss to GWS last weekend knocked the Suns back to ninth, and on Wednesday Hardwick took a slight departure from the script. "It's a two-game season for us," he said. "We're obviously out of the eight at the moment, looking to win both games. We know the situation we're in ... really important this week." Hinkley will finish his 13-season tenure at the Power, while three-time All Australian Travis Boak will also call time on his 19-year career. Hardwick has urged his men to "lean into it" at an Adelaide Oval venue where they are winless in 12 visits and that is sure to be pulsating. "Enormous occasion; there's going to be a lot of emotion ... a high-octane game," Hardwick said. "Ken's an incredible coach and he's a guy that I hugely admire, the way he's gone about it. "It's a shame that he hasn't quite got the the plaudits, I think, that he deserves. "Every time you play Port Adelaide, you know you're up for a hell of a fight, so I think he's done an incredible job." Suns midfielder Alex Davies had his one-game suspension downgraded to a fine, but Port star Ollie Wines wasn't as fortunate and will miss the clash. Hardwick said both Bailey Humphrey (knee) and Will Graham (hamstring) were close to returns, but would not be rushed back. But Daniel Rioli (leg) could be a vital inclusion this week, while foundation player David Swallow (knee), injured playing in the VFL a fortnight ago, is also training this week in a push to feature. The coach thought their lacklustre loss to the Giants on Saturday was a blip. "Our intensity was just well down and well off," Hardwick said. "When we showed the guys the vision (of their best football), it looked like we were playing it in fast-forward compared to what we did last week." Damien Hardwick is treating the next week as a "two-game season" as Gold Coast attempt to scratch a 15-year AFL itch. The Suns (14-7) can lock up the club's first top-eight berth with a win against Port Adelaide in coach Ken Hinkley's final game in charge on Friday. A clash with Essendon, postponed due to a cyclone before round one, follows on Wednesday. Win both and the Suns could finish in the top four. Gold Coast have never finished higher than 12th since their 2011 AFL admission. Hardwick, lured back to coaching from a brief spell after steering Richmond to three flags, has been stressing to his players the importance of not looking too far ahead during the club's most successful campaign. A loss to GWS last weekend knocked the Suns back to ninth, and on Wednesday Hardwick took a slight departure from the script. "It's a two-game season for us," he said. "We're obviously out of the eight at the moment, looking to win both games. We know the situation we're in ... really important this week." Hinkley will finish his 13-season tenure at the Power, while three-time All Australian Travis Boak will also call time on his 19-year career. Hardwick has urged his men to "lean into it" at an Adelaide Oval venue where they are winless in 12 visits and that is sure to be pulsating. "Enormous occasion; there's going to be a lot of emotion ... a high-octane game," Hardwick said. "Ken's an incredible coach and he's a guy that I hugely admire, the way he's gone about it. "It's a shame that he hasn't quite got the the plaudits, I think, that he deserves. "Every time you play Port Adelaide, you know you're up for a hell of a fight, so I think he's done an incredible job." Suns midfielder Alex Davies had his one-game suspension downgraded to a fine, but Port star Ollie Wines wasn't as fortunate and will miss the clash. Hardwick said both Bailey Humphrey (knee) and Will Graham (hamstring) were close to returns, but would not be rushed back. But Daniel Rioli (leg) could be a vital inclusion this week, while foundation player David Swallow (knee), injured playing in the VFL a fortnight ago, is also training this week in a push to feature. The coach thought their lacklustre loss to the Giants on Saturday was a blip. "Our intensity was just well down and well off," Hardwick said. "When we showed the guys the vision (of their best football), it looked like we were playing it in fast-forward compared to what we did last week."
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Magpies make Hill concession, Howe concussion call
Jeremy Howe will return for Collingwood's high-stakes clash with Melbourne, but coach Craig McRae concedes time is running out for Bobby Hill to feature in his side's AFL premiership push. Hill, the 2023 Norm Smith Medal winner, has made just one senior appearance in the past two months as he deals with personal issues. The 25-year-old has been absent from training this week and won't play against the Demons at the MCG on Friday night, when the Magpies can lock in a top-four berth. On Wednesday, McRae said he had dinner with Hill the previous night as he keeps tabs on the small forward's welfare. Hill asked his coach to leave the door ajar for a possible return to action in September, but appears an unlikely finals participant. "There's high performance and there's love and care, and I've just sort of left the high performance for now and I'm just making sure the young lad's OK," McRae said. "Time's running out in the season and maybe the high performance might be a bit far at the moment, but we'll just take that off the table for now. "Hopefully he can get back in the club and be happy, and then we'll see where we go from there." McRae specifically asked Hill how he should answer inevitable questions about whether he will play again at AFL level this season. "He goes, 'Please just leave a little bit of hope there for me'," McRae said. "But he's well aware that time's running out for getting enough load and then to be available. "I stepped straight back into love and care and said, 'Nah, let's just get him right day by day'." Howe has been given the green light to return from concussion, in a significant boost to Collingwood's defensive stocks. The 35-year-old was knocked out in a sickening collision with Hawthorn's Jai Newcombe in round 22 and is back after missing last week's three-point loss to ladder leaders Adelaide. "Howey will come back and his experience is important to us. I think he'll play our system really well," McRae said. Collingwood's forward-line connection wasn't up to scratch against the Crows, when the Magpies dominated the inside-50 tally (71-37) but couldn't make it count. McRae will consider recalling ruck-forward Mason Cox, with Daniel McStay potentially making way after some quiet performances. "We're working hard with Dan to get him moving and be part of our best team," McRae said. "There's a lot of work behind the scenes to work on his craft, jump at the ball well and fit into our patterns." Jeremy Howe will return for Collingwood's high-stakes clash with Melbourne, but coach Craig McRae concedes time is running out for Bobby Hill to feature in his side's AFL premiership push. Hill, the 2023 Norm Smith Medal winner, has made just one senior appearance in the past two months as he deals with personal issues. The 25-year-old has been absent from training this week and won't play against the Demons at the MCG on Friday night, when the Magpies can lock in a top-four berth. On Wednesday, McRae said he had dinner with Hill the previous night as he keeps tabs on the small forward's welfare. Hill asked his coach to leave the door ajar for a possible return to action in September, but appears an unlikely finals participant. "There's high performance and there's love and care, and I've just sort of left the high performance for now and I'm just making sure the young lad's OK," McRae said. "Time's running out in the season and maybe the high performance might be a bit far at the moment, but we'll just take that off the table for now. "Hopefully he can get back in the club and be happy, and then we'll see where we go from there." McRae specifically asked Hill how he should answer inevitable questions about whether he will play again at AFL level this season. "He goes, 'Please just leave a little bit of hope there for me'," McRae said. "But he's well aware that time's running out for getting enough load and then to be available. "I stepped straight back into love and care and said, 'Nah, let's just get him right day by day'." Howe has been given the green light to return from concussion, in a significant boost to Collingwood's defensive stocks. The 35-year-old was knocked out in a sickening collision with Hawthorn's Jai Newcombe in round 22 and is back after missing last week's three-point loss to ladder leaders Adelaide. "Howey will come back and his experience is important to us. I think he'll play our system really well," McRae said. Collingwood's forward-line connection wasn't up to scratch against the Crows, when the Magpies dominated the inside-50 tally (71-37) but couldn't make it count. McRae will consider recalling ruck-forward Mason Cox, with Daniel McStay potentially making way after some quiet performances. "We're working hard with Dan to get him moving and be part of our best team," McRae said. "There's a lot of work behind the scenes to work on his craft, jump at the ball well and fit into our patterns." Jeremy Howe will return for Collingwood's high-stakes clash with Melbourne, but coach Craig McRae concedes time is running out for Bobby Hill to feature in his side's AFL premiership push. Hill, the 2023 Norm Smith Medal winner, has made just one senior appearance in the past two months as he deals with personal issues. The 25-year-old has been absent from training this week and won't play against the Demons at the MCG on Friday night, when the Magpies can lock in a top-four berth. On Wednesday, McRae said he had dinner with Hill the previous night as he keeps tabs on the small forward's welfare. Hill asked his coach to leave the door ajar for a possible return to action in September, but appears an unlikely finals participant. "There's high performance and there's love and care, and I've just sort of left the high performance for now and I'm just making sure the young lad's OK," McRae said. "Time's running out in the season and maybe the high performance might be a bit far at the moment, but we'll just take that off the table for now. "Hopefully he can get back in the club and be happy, and then we'll see where we go from there." McRae specifically asked Hill how he should answer inevitable questions about whether he will play again at AFL level this season. "He goes, 'Please just leave a little bit of hope there for me'," McRae said. "But he's well aware that time's running out for getting enough load and then to be available. "I stepped straight back into love and care and said, 'Nah, let's just get him right day by day'." Howe has been given the green light to return from concussion, in a significant boost to Collingwood's defensive stocks. The 35-year-old was knocked out in a sickening collision with Hawthorn's Jai Newcombe in round 22 and is back after missing last week's three-point loss to ladder leaders Adelaide. "Howey will come back and his experience is important to us. I think he'll play our system really well," McRae said. Collingwood's forward-line connection wasn't up to scratch against the Crows, when the Magpies dominated the inside-50 tally (71-37) but couldn't make it count. McRae will consider recalling ruck-forward Mason Cox, with Daniel McStay potentially making way after some quiet performances. "We're working hard with Dan to get him moving and be part of our best team," McRae said. "There's a lot of work behind the scenes to work on his craft, jump at the ball well and fit into our patterns."
