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West Australian
10 hours ago
- Sport
- West Australian
West Coast confirm Elliot Yeo will not feature again this season as Eagles focus on next year
Elliot Yeo will not play a game in the 2025 season with West Coast confirming they were focusing on the Eagles veteran getting in a full pre-season for next year. Yeo went down with a knee/ankle injury in a pre-season intraclub clash and was initially listed out for three to four months. However, frustrating setbacks and a second surgery in May kept pushing back the timeline, with the club now confirming he will miss the entirety of the season. 'At this stage of the season, unfortunately, we've run out of time to get Elliot back to playing,' high-performance manager Mat Inness said. 'Our focus now is on giving him the best possible lead-in to next pre-season and ensuring he's set up for a strong and uninterrupted campaign in 2026.' Having secured a three-year extension after managing 20 games last season, Yeo's loss in the midfield has proven hard to replace with Tim Kelly out of form, leaving Harley Reid exposed for oppositions to target. It also continues a miserable run for the two-time All-Australian, who has now only managed 57 games since 2019, with last year the only time he's played more than 12 games in a season in that period. He joins veterans Oscar Allen and Jake Waterman with season-ending injuries, while Dom Sheed and Jeremy McGovern were both forced into retirement due to injury/concussion. Defender/ruck Callum Jamieson is also out for at least the next week, with the 24-year-old likely fighting for his AFL career as he remains without a contract for next year. 'Cal is progressing well in his rehab from a low-level hamstring strain,' Inness said. 'He won't be available this week, but we expect him to be back in 1-2 weeks if he continues to track well.'
Perth Now
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Yeo done and dusted as Eagles put a line through season
Elliot Yeo will not play a game in the 2025 season with West Coast confirming they were focusing on the Eagles veteran getting in a full pre-season for next year. Yeo went down with a knee/ankle injury in a pre-season intraclub clash and was initially listed out for three to four months. However, frustrating setbacks and a second surgery in May kept pushing back the timeline, with the club now confirming he will miss the entirety of the season. 'At this stage of the season, unfortunately, we've run out of time to get Elliot back to playing,' high-performance manager Mat Inness said. 'Our focus now is on giving him the best possible lead-in to next pre-season and ensuring he's set up for a strong and uninterrupted campaign in 2026.' Having secured a three-year extension after managing 20 games last season, Yeo's loss in the midfield has proven hard to replace with Tim Kelly out of form, leaving Harley Reid exposed for oppositions to target. It also continues a miserable run for the two-time All-Australian, who has now only managed 57 games since 2019, with last year the only time he's played more than 12 games in a season in that period. He joins veterans Oscar Allen and Jake Waterman with season-ending injuries, while Dom Sheed and Jeremy McGovern were both forced into retirement due to injury/concussion. Defender/ruck Callum Jamieson is also out for at least the next week, with the 24-year-old likely fighting for his AFL career as he remains without a contract for next year. 'Cal is progressing well in his rehab from a low-level hamstring strain,' Inness said. 'He won't be available this week, but we expect him to be back in 1-2 weeks if he continues to track well.'
The Advertiser
12 hours ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Retiring champion Docherty's words for Carlton star
Beloved Carlton champion Sam Docherty has used his retirement announcement to apologise to Patrick Cripps for the pair not having the chance to lift a premiership cup together. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG this Thursday night. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to be an integral part of Carlton for the last decade, also becoming one of the most popular and respected players in the AFL. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. Docherty's remarkable return for round one of the 2022 season, just nine months after starting chemotherapy, will go down as the defining moment of his career and one of the most inspiring in the AFL this century. Growing up supporting Carlton, Docherty was desperate to play in the Blues' first AFL premiership since 1995. After being drafted by Brisbane in 2011 and playing 13 games for the Lions, Docherty moved to Carlton for the 2014 season. Tragically, Docherty's father Eddie suffered a fatal heart attack while the recently turned 20-year-old was away was on his first pre-season camp with Carlton in Arizona. The versatile Docherty started at Princes Park the same year Cripps did. The pair captained the club together from 2019-21, before Cripps became the sole skipper amid Docherty's health battles. "We've had a solid dream together for the last 10 to 12 years about where we wanted to take this footy club," Docherty told Cripps. "I'm sorry I don't get that moment that we've dreamed of. "It's something that I've chased with you and wanted to have with you for the whole time I've been at the club, and that's all our goal has ever been. "Hopefully you get the success you deserve across your career." For all of the challenges Docherty had to overcome, he was a superb player when given the chance. A John Nicholls medallist as Carlton's best-and-fairest in 2016, he was named All-Australian in 2017. But at the peak of his powers, Docherty suffered back-to-back knee reconstructions that ruled him out for the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons. Coming off a brilliant run to the preliminary final in 2023 - Carlton's best result in 23 years - Docherty ruptured his ACL for a third time in the opening game of 2024. But he remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat against the Brisbane Lions just six months later. "I remember having a conversation with Vossy (Carlton coach Michael Voss) last year before I attempted the six-month ACL," Docherty recalled. "It was around like, 'If this goes you're done'. "I kind of accepted that, but I thought that if that happened, that kind of epitomised my career in a way. "I feel like I left it all out there and put my heart and soul into the footy club." Docherty opened his retirement press conference by speaking for almost 10 minutes before taking any questions. It was standing room only as Docherty's family - wife Natalie and their two children, Ruby and Myles - the entire Carlton playing list, football department, current and incoming chief executives Brian Cook and Graham Wright attended. Voss sat in the front row, having been his first coach at the Lions in 2012, then his last at Carlton. In between, Docherty was coached by Mick Malthouse, Brendon Bolton, and David Teague. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration." Beloved Carlton champion Sam Docherty has used his retirement announcement to apologise to Patrick Cripps for the pair not having the chance to lift a premiership cup together. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG this Thursday night. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to be an integral part of Carlton for the last decade, also becoming one of the most popular and respected players in the AFL. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. Docherty's remarkable return for round one of the 2022 season, just nine months after starting chemotherapy, will go down as the defining moment of his career and one of the most inspiring in the AFL this century. Growing up supporting Carlton, Docherty was desperate to play in the Blues' first AFL premiership since 1995. After being drafted by Brisbane in 2011 and playing 13 games for the Lions, Docherty moved to Carlton for the 2014 season. Tragically, Docherty's father Eddie suffered a fatal heart attack while the recently turned 20-year-old was away was on his first pre-season camp with Carlton in Arizona. The versatile Docherty started at Princes Park the same year Cripps did. The pair captained the club together from 2019-21, before Cripps became the sole skipper amid Docherty's health battles. "We've had a solid dream together for the last 10 to 12 years about where we wanted to take this footy club," Docherty told Cripps. "I'm sorry I don't get that moment that we've dreamed of. "It's something that I've chased with you and wanted to have with you for the whole time I've been at the club, and that's all our goal has ever been. "Hopefully you get the success you deserve across your career." For all of the challenges Docherty had to overcome, he was a superb player when given the chance. A John Nicholls medallist as Carlton's best-and-fairest in 2016, he was named All-Australian in 2017. But at the peak of his powers, Docherty suffered back-to-back knee reconstructions that ruled him out for the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons. Coming off a brilliant run to the preliminary final in 2023 - Carlton's best result in 23 years - Docherty ruptured his ACL for a third time in the opening game of 2024. But he remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat against the Brisbane Lions just six months later. "I remember having a conversation with Vossy (Carlton coach Michael Voss) last year before I attempted the six-month ACL," Docherty recalled. "It was around like, 'If this goes you're done'. "I kind of accepted that, but I thought that if that happened, that kind of epitomised my career in a way. "I feel like I left it all out there and put my heart and soul into the footy club." Docherty opened his retirement press conference by speaking for almost 10 minutes before taking any questions. It was standing room only as Docherty's family - wife Natalie and their two children, Ruby and Myles - the entire Carlton playing list, football department, current and incoming chief executives Brian Cook and Graham Wright attended. Voss sat in the front row, having been his first coach at the Lions in 2012, then his last at Carlton. In between, Docherty was coached by Mick Malthouse, Brendon Bolton, and David Teague. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration." Beloved Carlton champion Sam Docherty has used his retirement announcement to apologise to Patrick Cripps for the pair not having the chance to lift a premiership cup together. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG this Thursday night. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to be an integral part of Carlton for the last decade, also becoming one of the most popular and respected players in the AFL. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. Docherty's remarkable return for round one of the 2022 season, just nine months after starting chemotherapy, will go down as the defining moment of his career and one of the most inspiring in the AFL this century. Growing up supporting Carlton, Docherty was desperate to play in the Blues' first AFL premiership since 1995. After being drafted by Brisbane in 2011 and playing 13 games for the Lions, Docherty moved to Carlton for the 2014 season. Tragically, Docherty's father Eddie suffered a fatal heart attack while the recently turned 20-year-old was away was on his first pre-season camp with Carlton in Arizona. The versatile Docherty started at Princes Park the same year Cripps did. The pair captained the club together from 2019-21, before Cripps became the sole skipper amid Docherty's health battles. "We've had a solid dream together for the last 10 to 12 years about where we wanted to take this footy club," Docherty told Cripps. "I'm sorry I don't get that moment that we've dreamed of. "It's something that I've chased with you and wanted to have with you for the whole time I've been at the club, and that's all our goal has ever been. "Hopefully you get the success you deserve across your career." For all of the challenges Docherty had to overcome, he was a superb player when given the chance. A John Nicholls medallist as Carlton's best-and-fairest in 2016, he was named All-Australian in 2017. But at the peak of his powers, Docherty suffered back-to-back knee reconstructions that ruled him out for the entire 2018 and 2019 seasons. Coming off a brilliant run to the preliminary final in 2023 - Carlton's best result in 23 years - Docherty ruptured his ACL for a third time in the opening game of 2024. But he remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat against the Brisbane Lions just six months later. "I remember having a conversation with Vossy (Carlton coach Michael Voss) last year before I attempted the six-month ACL," Docherty recalled. "It was around like, 'If this goes you're done'. "I kind of accepted that, but I thought that if that happened, that kind of epitomised my career in a way. "I feel like I left it all out there and put my heart and soul into the footy club." Docherty opened his retirement press conference by speaking for almost 10 minutes before taking any questions. It was standing room only as Docherty's family - wife Natalie and their two children, Ruby and Myles - the entire Carlton playing list, football department, current and incoming chief executives Brian Cook and Graham Wright attended. Voss sat in the front row, having been his first coach at the Lions in 2012, then his last at Carlton. In between, Docherty was coached by Mick Malthouse, Brendon Bolton, and David Teague. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration."
The Advertiser
16 hours ago
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Carlton 'forever grateful' for retiring champion
Beloved Carlton veteran Sam Docherty will bow out of the AFL this Thursday night after announcing his retirement. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to become an integral part of Carlton. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. After playing 13 games for the Brisbane Lions, Docherty moved to the Blues for the 2014 season. A John Nicholls Medallist in 2016, Docherty was named All-Australian in 2017. "For me to get the chance to go on and play in those games, and also captain the club that I grew up supporting - I can honestly say it's a dream come true," Docherty said. "To have built the most incredible friendships over the last 14 years, which I will take with me for the rest of my life, I am so incredibly thankful and I appreciate everyone who has supported me through it all. "Perspective is such a valuable thing, and that is what I am most grateful for in my career. "When my career started I thought a footballer had to define themselves by the accolades they achieved: while I am certainly grateful for those that have come my way, I will leave this game with so much more. "The experiences I have had not just in my football career, but in life, have moved the goal posts for me – while there has been no shortage of challenges, because of what I have been through I have been allowed to meet so many amazing people and have had the opportunity to have an impact far greater than kicking or handballing a football ever could." Docherty ruptured his ACL in the first game of the 2024 season, but remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat just six months later. He had already endured a knee reconstruction earlier in his career. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Carlton coach Michael Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "He has captained our club, won a best and fairest, All Australian and been a sounding board for so many of our younger players, and all those things only tell half the story of the Sam Docherty impact. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration." Beloved Carlton veteran Sam Docherty will bow out of the AFL this Thursday night after announcing his retirement. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to become an integral part of Carlton. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. After playing 13 games for the Brisbane Lions, Docherty moved to the Blues for the 2014 season. A John Nicholls Medallist in 2016, Docherty was named All-Australian in 2017. "For me to get the chance to go on and play in those games, and also captain the club that I grew up supporting - I can honestly say it's a dream come true," Docherty said. "To have built the most incredible friendships over the last 14 years, which I will take with me for the rest of my life, I am so incredibly thankful and I appreciate everyone who has supported me through it all. "Perspective is such a valuable thing, and that is what I am most grateful for in my career. "When my career started I thought a footballer had to define themselves by the accolades they achieved: while I am certainly grateful for those that have come my way, I will leave this game with so much more. "The experiences I have had not just in my football career, but in life, have moved the goal posts for me – while there has been no shortage of challenges, because of what I have been through I have been allowed to meet so many amazing people and have had the opportunity to have an impact far greater than kicking or handballing a football ever could." Docherty ruptured his ACL in the first game of the 2024 season, but remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat just six months later. He had already endured a knee reconstruction earlier in his career. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Carlton coach Michael Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "He has captained our club, won a best and fairest, All Australian and been a sounding board for so many of our younger players, and all those things only tell half the story of the Sam Docherty impact. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration." Beloved Carlton veteran Sam Docherty will bow out of the AFL this Thursday night after announcing his retirement. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to become an integral part of Carlton. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. After playing 13 games for the Brisbane Lions, Docherty moved to the Blues for the 2014 season. A John Nicholls Medallist in 2016, Docherty was named All-Australian in 2017. "For me to get the chance to go on and play in those games, and also captain the club that I grew up supporting - I can honestly say it's a dream come true," Docherty said. "To have built the most incredible friendships over the last 14 years, which I will take with me for the rest of my life, I am so incredibly thankful and I appreciate everyone who has supported me through it all. "Perspective is such a valuable thing, and that is what I am most grateful for in my career. "When my career started I thought a footballer had to define themselves by the accolades they achieved: while I am certainly grateful for those that have come my way, I will leave this game with so much more. "The experiences I have had not just in my football career, but in life, have moved the goal posts for me – while there has been no shortage of challenges, because of what I have been through I have been allowed to meet so many amazing people and have had the opportunity to have an impact far greater than kicking or handballing a football ever could." Docherty ruptured his ACL in the first game of the 2024 season, but remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat just six months later. He had already endured a knee reconstruction earlier in his career. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Carlton coach Michael Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "He has captained our club, won a best and fairest, All Australian and been a sounding board for so many of our younger players, and all those things only tell half the story of the Sam Docherty impact. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration."
Perth Now
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Carlton 'forever grateful' for retiring champion
Beloved Carlton veteran Sam Docherty will bow out of the AFL this Thursday night after announcing his retirement. The inspirational 31-year-old will play his 184th and final game when the Blues face Hawthorn at the MCG. Docherty has defied major adversity in his life to become an integral part of Carlton. He has twice beaten testicular cancer, leading him to become a member of the Peter Mac Cancer Foundation board. After playing 13 games for the Brisbane Lions, Docherty moved to the Blues for the 2014 season. A John Nicholls Medallist in 2016, Docherty was named All-Australian in 2017. "For me to get the chance to go on and play in those games, and also captain the club that I grew up supporting - I can honestly say it's a dream come true," Docherty said. "To have built the most incredible friendships over the last 14 years, which I will take with me for the rest of my life, I am so incredibly thankful and I appreciate everyone who has supported me through it all. "Perspective is such a valuable thing, and that is what I am most grateful for in my career. "When my career started I thought a footballer had to define themselves by the accolades they achieved: while I am certainly grateful for those that have come my way, I will leave this game with so much more. "The experiences I have had not just in my football career, but in life, have moved the goal posts for me – while there has been no shortage of challenges, because of what I have been through I have been allowed to meet so many amazing people and have had the opportunity to have an impact far greater than kicking or handballing a football ever could." Docherty ruptured his ACL in the first game of the 2024 season, but remarkably returned for the Blues' elimination final defeat just six months later. He had already endured a knee reconstruction earlier in his career. "For every challenge Sam has faced, he has turned it into a triumph," Carlton coach Michael Voss said. "I still remember clear as day the first face-to-face conversation I had with Sam at the back end of 2021: we went for a walk and he told me he was going to play in round one in a few months' time. "To see him defy the odds and do that, to kick that goal against the Tigers - that typifies what a remarkable mindset he has. "He has captained our club, won a best and fairest, All Australian and been a sounding board for so many of our younger players, and all those things only tell half the story of the Sam Docherty impact. "What he has done and will keep doing in the community continues to be an inspiration."
