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Sydney Morning Herald
4 minutes ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘An easy decision': Collingwood re-sign sought-after ruckman; Pendlebury to play on for 21st season
Collingwood have re-signed Darcy Cameron to fend off interest from West Coast, who had been circling the sought-after premiership ruckman. And veteran Scott Pendlebury has also re-signed and will play his 21st season in black and white, meaning he is most likely next year to overtake Brent Harvey's games 432 AFL games record. Pendlebury has played 421 games. Despite being 37, the re-signing of Pendlebury, a six-time All-Australian and five-time Copeland Trophy winner, was not unexpected after his impressive season this year. The re-signing of Cameron to a new three-year deal through until the end of 2029, however is more consequential. The Magpies ruckman who is among the best few in the competition for several years and vying this year for All-Australian selection had been on comparatively poor money still with a year to run on his contract. Cameron had been recruited by Collingwood from Sydney, where he had played only one game before moving to the Pies in 2020. The 30-year-old has since become a premiership player, was in the All-Australian squad and runner-up in the Copeland Trophy last year, and is an extremely popular figure in the locker room. The Magpies have revised terms for this year and next and extended the contract. That move will stave off interest from the Eagles for the ruckman who is originally from Albany. The Magpies still have a relatively large number of players out of contract, many of them in their 30s as they juggle contention for a flag and rejuvenating their list.
The Age
4 minutes ago
- The Age
‘An easy decision': Collingwood re-sign sought-after ruckman; Pendlebury to play on for 21st season
Collingwood have re-signed Darcy Cameron to fend off interest from West Coast, who had been circling the sought-after premiership ruckman. And veteran Scott Pendlebury has also re-signed and will play his 21st season in black and white, meaning he is most likely next year to overtake Brent Harvey's games 432 AFL games record. Pendlebury has played 421 games. Despite being 37, the re-signing of Pendlebury, a six-time All-Australian and five-time Copeland Trophy winner, was not unexpected after his impressive season this year. The re-signing of Cameron to a new three-year deal through until the end of 2029, however is more consequential. The Magpies ruckman who is among the best few in the competition for several years and vying this year for All-Australian selection had been on comparatively poor money still with a year to run on his contract. Cameron had been recruited by Collingwood from Sydney, where he had played only one game before moving to the Pies in 2020. The 30-year-old has since become a premiership player, was in the All-Australian squad and runner-up in the Copeland Trophy last year, and is an extremely popular figure in the locker room. The Magpies have revised terms for this year and next and extended the contract. That move will stave off interest from the Eagles for the ruckman who is originally from Albany. The Magpies still have a relatively large number of players out of contract, many of them in their 30s as they juggle contention for a flag and rejuvenating their list.
West Australian
16 minutes ago
- West Australian
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasts Australia's Gaza protests as ‘shameful' after Sydney Harbour Bridge march
Benjamin Netnayahu has blasted Australian protests against the war in Gaza, calling them 'shameful' and saying they 'buy into' Hamas propaganda. The Israeli Prime Minister overnight held a press conference in English to set the record straight, as he sees it, after Western allies, including Australia, condemned his plan to occupy all of Gaza. An Australian journalist asked Mr Netanyahu if his Western counterparts, who consistently support the Israel's right to defend itself, 'are now struggling to stomach what they're seeing you and your military doing in Gaza'. 'First of all, those who say that Israel has a right to defend itself are also saying, 'but don't exercise that right,'' Mr Netanyahu told reporters. 'When we do what any country would do, faced with this genocidal terrorist organisation that has performed the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust.' The war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel in 2023. Militants killed more than 1200 in the shock assault, slaughtering entire families. Much of the violence was celebrated by perpetrators and sympathisers online. Israel's furious response has decimated Hamas, but also killed tens of thousands in the process. Most of the dead are civilians, including women, children and aid workers. Me Netanyahu said his country was 'actually applying force judiciously, and they know it'. 'They know what they would do if right next to Melbourne, or right next to Sydney, you had this horrific attack,' he said. 'I think you would do at least what we're doing … maybe not as efficiently and as precisely as we're doing it.' He went on to say Israelis were 'against the Palestinian state for the simple reason that they know it won't bring peace'. 'It'll bring war,' Mr Netanyahu said, directly countering rhetoric put forward by the Albanese government. 'To have European countries and Australia march into that … rabbit hole just like that, fall right into it and buy, this canard is disappointing, and I think it's actually shameful. 'But it's not going to … change our position. 'Again, we will not commit national suicide to get to get a good op-ed for two minutes. We won't do that.' More to come.
