GWS Giants dealt massive injury blow with Sam Taylor suffering a broken toe
Greater Western Sydney have suffered a massive blow with gun defender Sam Taylor facing over a month on the sidelines.
7NEWS reporter Xander McGuire revealed the All-Australian suffered a broken toe during last week's win over Brisbane.
Taylor was able to play out the match, but is now expected to miss the next up to five weeks.
'A huge blow for GWS with All-Australian full-back Sam Taylor out for 4-5 weeks with a broken toe,' McGuire tweeted.
'He sustained the injury against Brisbane but played through the pain. He'll spend the next 2-3 weeks in a moon boot.'
The blow comes just as the Giants recaptured their best form with the win over the Lions, which came after a shock loss to Port Adelaide in Canberra.
But now they will be without Taylor for matches against Gold Coast, West Coast, Geelong and Essendon over the next month.
Meanwhile, youngster Aaron Cadman knows his apprenticeship is over and feels he's ready to explode in the back half of the AFL season.
The 2022 No.1 draft pick lived up to his billing after his career-best haul of five goals and 13 marks helped steer the Giants to a comeback win over Brisbane.
His breakout performance - which included a speccy mark against Lions swingman Eric Hipwood - added to reigning Coleman medallist Jesse Hogan's haul of six goals and 12 marks.
The 21-year-old's slow burn to good form echoes the words of inaugural Giants coach Kevin Sheedy, who believes players only come of age at AFL level when they reach 50 games.
Set to chalk up the milestone against Gold Coast, Cadman agrees there is truth in Sheedy's declaration.
'I know that I can be, hopefully, one of the top players in the league,' Cadman said on Tuesday.
'This is my third year, so I've still got a lot of growing to do as a player, physically and mentally.
'I know they're saying your apprenticeship is over at 50 games once you're past 50, but I feel like I've still got a lot of room to grow.
'Obviously, big thanks to the coaching staff for giving me the opportunity in 50 games.
'Even picking me 50 times where I probably wouldn't have picked myself, and just having faith in me and knowing what I am capable of.'
Cadman has long been touted as the man to lead the GWS forward line for years to come, after the Giants traded up to secure the top selection in the 2022 draft.
The left-footer managed just six goals from a dozen appearances in his 2023 debut season, before hitting new heights last year with 30 goals across 23 games.
GWS's faith is clear, but Cadman admitted it took time for him to shake off the expectations that come with being a top draft selection.
'I feel like in my first two years, that was something that weighed on me a little bit,' Cadman said.
'Now I know what I am capable of, and just continuing to show that at the end of the day, it doesn't matter where I was picked. '
Cadman credits Hogan as the man who has helped make him ready for what looms at AFL level.
A 17-year-old Hogan has faced similar expectations after being drafted to Melbourne with pick No.2 in the 2012 mini-draft.
'Me and Jesse can relate to each other a little bit,' Cadman said.
'Even on and off the field, just sharing his mistakes and helping me learn from those things has been super helpful for me.
'It's a great relationship we have down there. It's almost like half the time, we don't even have to say anything.'
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He began as a starry eyed teenager at Arnold's Swim Centre, now Charlie Hawke is going for gold
IT was the first thing Charlie Hawke would see when he bounced through the doors at Arnold Swim for training each morning. Just past the old entrance was a framed picture of Thomas Fraser-Holmes in his Australian Dolphins team uniform. It featured on a wall of fame at the iconic Junction swimming centre and home of Hunter Swim Club, which Hawke joined when he was 13. Now, 22, Hawke has earned his own slice of history after being named in the Australian Dolphins team to contest the World Championships in Singapore, starting July 27. Like Fraser-Holmes, Hawke is a part of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay squad. He qualified after finishing fourth in the final at the national selection trials in Adelaide last week, clocking a personal best of 1:46.10. "It was a massive relief," Hawke said of his selection. "I have been very close in the past couple of years. I didn't know for sure that I was in the team until the last night of competition. It is up to the selectors' discretion. To finally get it done was a big feeling of relief." Hawke, who has been in an Australian A team before, has spent the past four years at the University of Alabama, but competes for Hunter Swim Club. "It is nice to represent my home town," Hawke said. "I grew up in Kurri Kurri, which was my first swim club. I moved to Arnolds when I was about 13 and started taking swimming more seriously. I trained under Shane Arnold and coach Kerry [Saunders]. I learned a lot there and formed good habits." Fraser-Holmes was a part of the Australian 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay teams that won gold at the World Championships in South Korea in 2019 and brone in Russia four years earlier. A two-time Olympian, he also boastes five Commonwealth Games medals, including gold in the 4 x 200m relay in Delhi (2010) and Glasgow (2014). Now 33, Fraser-Holmes is a coach at Griffith University Swim Club on the Gold Coast. "Tommy was definitely an idol of mine growing up and is a great friend to have now," Hawke said. "I've has many chats with Tommy on the pool deck. "He is a great mentor to have and has been fantastic over the past couople of years. I was just off the team and he was great to chat to. Talk through that process. He is a really good connection to have." Hawke is joined in the relay team by the top three from the trials Ed Sommerville, Sam Short, and Flynn Southam and Max Giuliani and Elijah Wittingham. Sommerville and Short will contest in the individual 200m freestyle in Singapore. The four fastest swimmers from the six will compete in the relay final. "The aim is to post a fast enough time in the preliminaries to get into the fastest four for the final," Hawke said. "The ultimate goal is to win gold. We are not going into the competition to accept a bronze. A podium finish is the goal and hopefully move up the podium." Hawke is in Brisbane for a three-week training block alongside Short at Rackley Swim Club, before heading to Darwin for a Dolphins pre-championship camp. "We have six weeks before we race," Hawke said. "That is enough time to get some good work in again before a short rest." Hawke in April graduated from the University of Alabama with a double degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics. "Going over to the States was fantastic. The big selling point on that was being able to incorporate my studies and swimming," he said. "The connections I made, friends from all over the world. I learnt so much from them about swimming and about life in general." Hawke spent time back in Newcastle in the lead-up to the national selections trials. "It was nice to catch up with mum and dad and my sister Isabella," he said. "My parents came over to the States about once a year. It is always special when they get to watch me swim." IT was the first thing Charlie Hawke would see when he bounced through the doors at Arnold Swim for training each morning. Just past the old entrance was a framed picture of Thomas Fraser-Holmes in his Australian Dolphins team uniform. It featured on a wall of fame at the iconic Junction swimming centre and home of Hunter Swim Club, which Hawke joined when he was 13. Now, 22, Hawke has earned his own slice of history after being named in the Australian Dolphins team to contest the World Championships in Singapore, starting July 27. Like Fraser-Holmes, Hawke is a part of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay squad. He qualified after finishing fourth in the final at the national selection trials in Adelaide last week, clocking a personal best of 1:46.10. "It was a massive relief," Hawke said of his selection. "I have been very close in the past couple of years. I didn't know for sure that I was in the team until the last night of competition. It is up to the selectors' discretion. To finally get it done was a big feeling of relief." Hawke, who has been in an Australian A team before, has spent the past four years at the University of Alabama, but competes for Hunter Swim Club. "It is nice to represent my home town," Hawke said. "I grew up in Kurri Kurri, which was my first swim club. I moved to Arnolds when I was about 13 and started taking swimming more seriously. I trained under Shane Arnold and coach Kerry [Saunders]. I learned a lot there and formed good habits." Fraser-Holmes was a part of the Australian 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay teams that won gold at the World Championships in South Korea in 2019 and brone in Russia four years earlier. A two-time Olympian, he also boastes five Commonwealth Games medals, including gold in the 4 x 200m relay in Delhi (2010) and Glasgow (2014). Now 33, Fraser-Holmes is a coach at Griffith University Swim Club on the Gold Coast. "Tommy was definitely an idol of mine growing up and is a great friend to have now," Hawke said. "I've has many chats with Tommy on the pool deck. "He is a great mentor to have and has been fantastic over the past couople of years. I was just off the team and he was great to chat to. Talk through that process. He is a really good connection to have." Hawke is joined in the relay team by the top three from the trials Ed Sommerville, Sam Short, and Flynn Southam and Max Giuliani and Elijah Wittingham. Sommerville and Short will contest in the individual 200m freestyle in Singapore. The four fastest swimmers from the six will compete in the relay final. "The aim is to post a fast enough time in the preliminaries to get into the fastest four for the final," Hawke said. "The ultimate goal is to win gold. We are not going into the competition to accept a bronze. A podium finish is the goal and hopefully move up the podium." Hawke is in Brisbane for a three-week training block alongside Short at Rackley Swim Club, before heading to Darwin for a Dolphins pre-championship camp. "We have six weeks before we race," Hawke said. "That is enough time to get some good work in again before a short rest." Hawke in April graduated from the University of Alabama with a double degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics. "Going over to the States was fantastic. The big selling point on that was being able to incorporate my studies and swimming," he said. "The connections I made, friends from all over the world. I learnt so much from them about swimming and about life in general." Hawke spent time back in Newcastle in the lead-up to the national selections trials. "It was nice to catch up with mum and dad and my sister Isabella," he said. "My parents came over to the States about once a year. It is always special when they get to watch me swim." IT was the first thing Charlie Hawke would see when he bounced through the doors at Arnold Swim for training each morning. Just past the old entrance was a framed picture of Thomas Fraser-Holmes in his Australian Dolphins team uniform. It featured on a wall of fame at the iconic Junction swimming centre and home of Hunter Swim Club, which Hawke joined when he was 13. Now, 22, Hawke has earned his own slice of history after being named in the Australian Dolphins team to contest the World Championships in Singapore, starting July 27. Like Fraser-Holmes, Hawke is a part of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay squad. He qualified after finishing fourth in the final at the national selection trials in Adelaide last week, clocking a personal best of 1:46.10. "It was a massive relief," Hawke said of his selection. "I have been very close in the past couple of years. I didn't know for sure that I was in the team until the last night of competition. It is up to the selectors' discretion. To finally get it done was a big feeling of relief." Hawke, who has been in an Australian A team before, has spent the past four years at the University of Alabama, but competes for Hunter Swim Club. "It is nice to represent my home town," Hawke said. "I grew up in Kurri Kurri, which was my first swim club. I moved to Arnolds when I was about 13 and started taking swimming more seriously. I trained under Shane Arnold and coach Kerry [Saunders]. I learned a lot there and formed good habits." Fraser-Holmes was a part of the Australian 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay teams that won gold at the World Championships in South Korea in 2019 and brone in Russia four years earlier. A two-time Olympian, he also boastes five Commonwealth Games medals, including gold in the 4 x 200m relay in Delhi (2010) and Glasgow (2014). Now 33, Fraser-Holmes is a coach at Griffith University Swim Club on the Gold Coast. "Tommy was definitely an idol of mine growing up and is a great friend to have now," Hawke said. "I've has many chats with Tommy on the pool deck. "He is a great mentor to have and has been fantastic over the past couople of years. I was just off the team and he was great to chat to. Talk through that process. He is a really good connection to have." Hawke is joined in the relay team by the top three from the trials Ed Sommerville, Sam Short, and Flynn Southam and Max Giuliani and Elijah Wittingham. Sommerville and Short will contest in the individual 200m freestyle in Singapore. The four fastest swimmers from the six will compete in the relay final. "The aim is to post a fast enough time in the preliminaries to get into the fastest four for the final," Hawke said. "The ultimate goal is to win gold. We are not going into the competition to accept a bronze. A podium finish is the goal and hopefully move up the podium." Hawke is in Brisbane for a three-week training block alongside Short at Rackley Swim Club, before heading to Darwin for a Dolphins pre-championship camp. "We have six weeks before we race," Hawke said. "That is enough time to get some good work in again before a short rest." Hawke in April graduated from the University of Alabama with a double degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics. "Going over to the States was fantastic. The big selling point on that was being able to incorporate my studies and swimming," he said. "The connections I made, friends from all over the world. I learnt so much from them about swimming and about life in general." Hawke spent time back in Newcastle in the lead-up to the national selections trials. "It was nice to catch up with mum and dad and my sister Isabella," he said. "My parents came over to the States about once a year. It is always special when they get to watch me swim." IT was the first thing Charlie Hawke would see when he bounced through the doors at Arnold Swim for training each morning. Just past the old entrance was a framed picture of Thomas Fraser-Holmes in his Australian Dolphins team uniform. It featured on a wall of fame at the iconic Junction swimming centre and home of Hunter Swim Club, which Hawke joined when he was 13. Now, 22, Hawke has earned his own slice of history after being named in the Australian Dolphins team to contest the World Championships in Singapore, starting July 27. Like Fraser-Holmes, Hawke is a part of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay squad. He qualified after finishing fourth in the final at the national selection trials in Adelaide last week, clocking a personal best of 1:46.10. "It was a massive relief," Hawke said of his selection. "I have been very close in the past couple of years. I didn't know for sure that I was in the team until the last night of competition. It is up to the selectors' discretion. To finally get it done was a big feeling of relief." Hawke, who has been in an Australian A team before, has spent the past four years at the University of Alabama, but competes for Hunter Swim Club. "It is nice to represent my home town," Hawke said. "I grew up in Kurri Kurri, which was my first swim club. I moved to Arnolds when I was about 13 and started taking swimming more seriously. I trained under Shane Arnold and coach Kerry [Saunders]. I learned a lot there and formed good habits." Fraser-Holmes was a part of the Australian 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay teams that won gold at the World Championships in South Korea in 2019 and brone in Russia four years earlier. A two-time Olympian, he also boastes five Commonwealth Games medals, including gold in the 4 x 200m relay in Delhi (2010) and Glasgow (2014). Now 33, Fraser-Holmes is a coach at Griffith University Swim Club on the Gold Coast. "Tommy was definitely an idol of mine growing up and is a great friend to have now," Hawke said. "I've has many chats with Tommy on the pool deck. "He is a great mentor to have and has been fantastic over the past couople of years. I was just off the team and he was great to chat to. Talk through that process. He is a really good connection to have." Hawke is joined in the relay team by the top three from the trials Ed Sommerville, Sam Short, and Flynn Southam and Max Giuliani and Elijah Wittingham. Sommerville and Short will contest in the individual 200m freestyle in Singapore. The four fastest swimmers from the six will compete in the relay final. "The aim is to post a fast enough time in the preliminaries to get into the fastest four for the final," Hawke said. "The ultimate goal is to win gold. We are not going into the competition to accept a bronze. A podium finish is the goal and hopefully move up the podium." Hawke is in Brisbane for a three-week training block alongside Short at Rackley Swim Club, before heading to Darwin for a Dolphins pre-championship camp. "We have six weeks before we race," Hawke said. "That is enough time to get some good work in again before a short rest." Hawke in April graduated from the University of Alabama with a double degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics. "Going over to the States was fantastic. The big selling point on that was being able to incorporate my studies and swimming," he said. "The connections I made, friends from all over the world. I learnt so much from them about swimming and about life in general." Hawke spent time back in Newcastle in the lead-up to the national selections trials. "It was nice to catch up with mum and dad and my sister Isabella," he said. "My parents came over to the States about once a year. It is always special when they get to watch me swim."
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Oscar Piastri act at F1 Canadian Grand Prix called out by world champ
Don't miss out on the headlines from F1. Followed categories will be added to My News. Lando Norris accepted the blame, but outspoken 1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says Oscar Piastri is not entirely without fault for the bundle between the two McLarens in Canada. The dig at the world championship leader is the latest chapter in Villeneuve's book of disdain for Australian drivers after his regular targeting of Daniel Ricciardo. Like his scathing assessments of Ricciardo during the twilight of his F1 career, the Canadian's opinion on the Norris-Piastri incident is sure to raise eyebrows. Fox Sports, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every qualifying session and race in the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship™ LIVE in 4K. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. As the two McLarens hunted a podium place in the dying laps of the Grand Prix won by Mercedes' George Russell, Norris crashed into the back of Piastri after anticipating a gap would open up on the inside of the first turn. The Australian held his line however, Norris lost control, and slammed into the pit wall, wrecking his car and his race with three laps remaining. Piastri drove on unscathed and held on to finish fourth, widening his gap over Norris in the drivers' standings to 22 points as a result. The Brit immediately apologised on the team radio before making the walk of shame back to the garage. Post-race, he reiterated those words to Piastri face-to-face, and then stressed his sorrow once again in his press conference. McLaren CEO Zak Brown thanked Norris publicly for his 'candour', while Piastri said his teammate's willingness to admit his error was a great quality to have. Team principal Andrea Stella, meanwhile, said Norris made a 'misjudgement' that 'should have not happened'. The FIA stewards placed the responsibility for the incident firmly on Norris' shoulders too, slapping him with a redundant five-second time penalty. The views of everyone directly involved contradicted those, however, of Villeneuve, who couldn't resist yet another chance to target an Australian driver. 'The clash between the two McLaren drivers, [it was] easy to point the finger at Norris,' he said. 'He realised too late that Piastri was moving towards the left because he had his nose in the gearbox of Piastri, he didn't realise it and Piastri was edging gradually towards the left. 'He's not supposed to be doing that, it was a little bit nasty, so there will be some talks later inside the team.' Esteemed F1 commentator Martin Brundle was another who reiterated that Norris was at fault, and respected Piastri's tactics. 'Oscar did well to see the first move coming because Lando was a long way behind when he launched it into Turn 10,' he told Sky Sports. 'Lando probably thought he got him because Oscar was at an acute angle into the final chicane and tight and wide. Oscar wasn't being particularly kind to him, but then why should he? Lando seemed to persevere down that left-hand side when it wasn't on. 'I don't think it was anything other than not recognising early enough that it wasn't going to happen, followed by wiping his front wing on his rear tyres. It was just very clumsy and sort of unnecessary.' Fans on social media love pushing the bold claim that Villeneuve — who was once engaged to pop singer Dannii Minogue — holds resentment towards Australians. His comments about Piastri come after whacking Jack Doohan following his crash in practice in Japan earlier this year, as well as his long-running feud with Ricciardo. Things got 'personal' between Villeneuve and Ricciardo at last year's Canadian Grand Prix when the 54-year-old responded to a question on Sky Sports during Friday practice about Ricciardo's future, by asking 'Why is he still in F1?'. Villeneuve went onto torch Ricciardo's whole career even more harshly. 'He was beating a [Sebastian] Vettel that was burnt out, that was trying to invent things with the car to go win and just making a mess of his weekends,' he said. 'Then he was beating for half a season [Max] Verstappen when Verstappen was 18 years old, just starting. 'Then that was it. He stopped beating anyone after that. 'I think his image has kept him in F1 more than his actual results.' After qualifying in fifth that week, Ricciardo then told ESPN that Villeneuve was 'talking s***'. 'I still don't know what he said, but I heard he's been talking s***,' he said. 'But he always does. 'I think he's hit his head a few too many times, I don't know if he plays ice hockey or something. 'I won't give him the time of day, but all those people can suck it.' Australians are not the only ones in the opinionated former driver's sights however, as he also took aim at race officials for denying fans a more exciting finish in Canada. The race ended under a Safety Car because of the McLarens crash, and Villeneuve suggested that a red flag should have been waved instead. 'What could have been, should have been an exciting race, turned into a not-so-exciting race,' he said. 'The end of the race – I mean, the rules allow for red flags so we can have a new start for a two-lap sprint, always exciting, and they decided to have a boring safety car finish. Well, too bad.' McLaren team boss Stella said the team 'appreciated' Norris' response to the crash. With the two drivers vying for world championship honours, there could be more incidents of its kind to come in the remaining 14 races. Stella believes the internal rivalry will only make the team stronger. 'We did appreciate the fact that Lando immediately owned the situation, raised his hand, and took responsibility for the accident,' he said. 'He apologised immediately to the team. He came to apologise to me as team principal in order to apologise to the entire team. 'It's important the way we respond and we react to these situations, which ultimately will be a very important learning point. 'I don't think it's learning from a theoretical point of view, because the principle was already there, but it's learning in terms of experiencing how painful these situations can be, and this will only make us stronger in terms of our internal competition and in terms of the way we go racing.' Originally published as 'Nasty' Oscar Piastri act called out by former world champ
