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Mercury
2 days ago
- Sport
- Mercury
AFL great fumes at ‘inexcusable' failure as image exposes club
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Demons icon Garry Lyon says it's a 'failure of the system' that Adam Cerra wasn't immediately removed from the field for assessment after he received a hit to the head. The Carlton midfielder was collected by Essendon ball-getter Sam Durham in the second quarter at the MCG in what was dubbed 'a dangerous act'. Fourteen minutes elapsed between the initial incident and the Blues medical staff's call to bring him downstairs for a head injury assessment (HIA). FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. 'The Cerra thing is ridiculous,' Lyon said on Fox Footy in the second term. 'That is a failure of the system — get that kid off the ground straight away and test him. Whether he says he's right or not, he's the last bloke in this stadium who's placed to say whether he's right or not. You can watch the incident in the video player above. Adam Cerra was grounded by a hit from Sam Durham in the second quarter. 'Take it out of his hands. You've allowed him to run around for 10 minutes with the prospect or spectre of a possible concussion hanging over him.' Dual AFLW All-Australian Ruby Schleicher said: '(It) makes you wonder whether the AFL's overarching doctor has pulled rank and said 'he's coming off'. And if so, why did it take 10 minutes to happen?' At half-time, AFL Tonight reporter David Zita explained the situation in full after consulting with Blues officials. 'The club have said that he was completely cleared of concussion, he was immediately assessed out on the ground and was OK to remain out there in the eyes of the club doctor,' Zita told Fox Footy. 'The vision was reviewed, the club then made the decision to have the HIA completed as an absolute precaution, then came from the ground 14 minutes after the original incident. 'So, the club doctors do have the power to stop play when they need to, if they think there's been a potential concussive incident, so that power was not exorcised in this case. 'But they did say that they assessed him and that they made the decision that he was OK.' In response, Lyon said: 'The question will be why didn't they make it straight away? If they made it anyway, why didn't they make it straight away?' Zita said: 'That's what will be discussed over the next 24-48 hours, I'm sure. They reviewed the vision, then ultimately decided to take him off as a precaution, in their eyes. 'The ARC does have the power to issue a mandatory HIA (if) they think the club should be out there doing it, so that is within the rights of the AFL.' Zita later added via X: 'From Carlton: Cerra completely cleared of concussion. Was immediately assessed out on ground and was okay to remain out there, vision also reviewed on ground, Club made the decision to have HIA completed as an absolute precaution, he passed that also.' With regards to the incident itself, Zita said Durham was 'in strife' regardless of Cerra avoiding a concussion, due to the fact the Bomber 'elected to bump and made contact with the head'. Lyon said on Fox Footy in immediate reaction to the incident: 'If that's collected the head, he's made a decision to bump, Sam Durham. 'When you make that decision (to bump), you are vulnerable. If he's hit him in the head, which it appears he has, I'm not sure you can defend that. '(If) he had his hands down trying to pick the footy up, you try and make a case.' Brisbane legend Jonathan Brown said: 'We know he's a tough, hard player, Sam Durham, but he made the wrong decision there.' Upon further review of the incident, Lyon added: 'You're going to be in trouble. That's a dangerous act from Sam Durham. As much as I love that man ... that's a dangerous act.' Originally published as AFL great fumes at 'inexcusable' failure as image exposes club
Daily Telegraph
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
Fans erupt at ‘absolutely disgusting' display between North and West Coast
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Footy fans didn't have high hopes heading into Sunday's contest between the two bottom placed sides in the AFL. Even with lowered expectations, fans were left disappointed with what North Melbourne and West Coast dished up as the Kangaroos claimed the 9.8 (62) to 6.16 (52) victory. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. In almost pristine conditions at Hands Oval in Bunbury, the Kangaroos and Eagles looked far from AFL outfits in a horrid opening half. While the Eagles dominated festivities with 39 first half inside 50s, they could only manage a single goal which came with a little over five minutes to play in the second quarter. North started the game on song and kicked the opening three goals inside the first 17 minutes of play. But from there they failed to kick another major, adding only two more behinds as they managed to retain the lead heading into halftime with a 3.3 (21) to 1.8 (14) advantage. Those who made the decision to tune in were left fuming as both clubs dished up turnover after turnover in a horrid display. It has been grim viewing for footy fans in the Eagles v North game. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images) AFL great Tony Shaw summed it up on 3AW: 'This is a horrid game of football at the moment.' Journalist Brad Kilbansky wrote on X: 'This game would be torture for North Melbourne & West Coast supporters. The Bunbury locals also deserve better! Couldn't be better conditions.' One fan wrote: 'This is absolutely disgusting.' A second added 'This is some of the worst quality of football we've seen in some time.' A third posted: 'This game is so grim.' One fan believed the look was a clear sign why expansion should be put to bed: 'This game is a great example why we should never go to a 19th and/or 20th team. Not enough talent to make up 18 teams even.' Fans thought they were in for more of the same when the second half got underway as the Eagles kicked five straight behinds. But then everything changed as the Eagles kicked three goals in five minutes to completely flip the script. After only four goals in total were scored in the first half, the Eagles kicked four of their own while North added two majors. Behind by 11-points heading into the final term, things looked bleak for the Kangaroos when Tyler Brockman goaled to extend the margin. But North refused to go away and came home with all of the momentum as they kick four unanswered goals to pinch victory from the jaws of defeat. The win takes North to 3-8-1 on the season and lifts them above Richmond on the ladder while the loss sinks the Eagles to 1-12. Originally published as Fans erupt at 'absolutely disgusting' display between North and West Coast
Mercury
3 days ago
- Sport
- Mercury
‘Was it worth it?': AFL legend's heartbreaking health reveal, Dermott Brereton
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Dermott Brereton has revealed the shocking toll his footy career has had on his body. Arguably one of the hardest men to ever play the game, the five-time premiership star says he is left in crippling pain almost daily. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. The 60-year-old, who played 211 games in the AFL, detailed what he endures after putting his body on the line during the league's toughest period. 'Some mornings my beautiful partner Julie has to put on my shoes and socks for me,' Brereton said while speaking at the Norm Smith Oration at the MCG on Thursday. 'With the pain in my spine, where they put in a cage inserted there, I can't reach. I just can't put on socks and shoes. 'Some days I have to walk down the stairs sideways because I haven't had any cartilage — bone on bone, that is — for 40 years. 'Some days I can't shake hands with other men, and if they do so, I fear they'll re-open some of the broken bones in my hands from defenders' spoils and from when (a rival player) jumped on my hand deliberately. 'Some days I have to crab my way down the stairs because my often half-a-dozen times reconstructed ankle will not flex any more.' Brereton helped from field in the 1989 Grand Final after being struck by opponent Mark Yeates. Brereton and his teammates celebrate winning the 1988 Grand Final. Brereton says the gruelling daily battles have taken a toll on his mental wellbeing. Despite it all he wouldn't change a thing from his career. 'Some days I double up from rancid heartburn from the endless dosages of (painkillers and anti-inflammatories),' he said. 'Some nights I sleep very little because of the arthritis in my shoulder joints. That's from decades of lifting as heavy weights as I could, purely because the position I played required it. 'Some mornings, I pathetically allow myself to become melancholy and even teary over the degeneration and the physical toll that football has taken on my body. 'I often ask myself, in that moment of true misery, when I can't move, that moment of weakness, I'll ask myself, 'Was it worth it?'. 'And the answer's always the same. I'd do it all over again, exactly the same again. 'Maybe next time, though in the next lifetime, I might go a little harder.' Brereton was a key player for the Hawks during their blistering run in the 80s and early 90s when they won five out of nine premierships. Across that same span they appeared in eight Grand Finals, losing twice to Essendon and once to Carlton. During the 1989 Grand Final against Geelong, the Hawthorn centre half forward was taken out in the opening moments of play in a targeted hit that left him with two broken ribs and a ruptured kidney. Famously it wasn't enough to keep him out of the contest as he helped the Hawks win their second straight flag. Brereton ultimately departed the Hawks at the end of the 1993 season and joined the Sydney Swans in 1994 before his illustrious AFL career came to an end in 1995 as a member of Collingwood. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999. More commonly known as Dermie, the Hawthorn icon has become a much loved commentator. Originally published as 'Was it worth it?': AFL legend's heartbreaking health reveal
Mercury
5 days ago
- Politics
- Mercury
AFL news 2025: Tasmania Devils team latest, Macquarie Point Stadium updates, Premier Jeremy Rockliff no-confidence motion
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Devils chief executive Brendon Gale says the 'no stadium, no team' condition for Tasmania's AFL entry remains crucial, stressing Hobart and Launceston's major venues are still 'not fit' to 'underpin a team in the big league on a sustainable basis'. Gale on Fox Footy's AFL 360 on Tuesday night remained defiant his club was still 'on track' to enter the AFL in 2028, despite a state government bombshell this week casting doubt over the Devils' future. Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff on Wednesday morning was hit with a no-confidence motion, which will continue to be debated in state parliament on Thursday. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Opposition leader Dean Winter, who filed the no-confidence motion, wrote to AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon amid the parliamentary chaos on Wednesday and reaffirmed the Labor Party's support for the new Macquarie Point stadium build and the Devils' entry into the AFL. But Winter's move was based off claims the Rockliff Government had mismanaged the state's budget and bungled key infrastructure projects, including the proposed stadium. Should Rockliff fail to stave off the no-confidence motion, it's possible Tasmania will be pushed to a snap election, which could derail the new stadium plans and put the 19th AFL licence in jeopardy. The AFL on Wednesday reiterated it remained steadfast that a 'clear requirement' for Tasmania's inclusion is 'a new 23,000 seat roofed stadium at Macquarie Point'. That agreement is between the AFL and the state government, with the stadium needing to clear passage of both Houses of Parliament. Premiership Brisbane Lions coach – and Tasmanian football hall of fame legend – Chris Fagan said the AFL 'should let the team come in and then sort the stadium out' in the long-term, saying the Devils should just 'use facilities that are available' in Launceston and Hobart. 'It would be such a tragedy if the team itself doesn't go ahead because there wasn't a new stadium when there are other football fields down there that AFL footballers currently play on,' Fagan told the Herald Sun. 'The surfaces are fantastic. 'But I think it is only a noisy minority who don't want it (new stadium) anyway. The vast majority of Tasmanians I think do want it. 'Once you have the team in there, then these things become easier.' Tasmania Football Club CEO Brendon Gale. Picture: Linda Higginson When asked on Fox Footy's AFL 360 if the 'no team, no stadium' policy to introduce Tassie was 'too ambitious' and that 'too many stumbling blocks' had been placed in front of the key stakeholders, Gale said: 'No, I just think it's been a difficult concept to explain. 'Firstly, there's no good time to build a stadium around the world. They're always big and they're expensive, and there's always a whole range of other priorities … Whether it's Adelaide or Perth Stadium, they're difficult to get through and get popular support. 'I guess that's compounded by the fact that people in Tasmania think: 'Well, we've got two perfectly good stadiums in Hobart and Launceston, why can't we just have those?' And they're reasonable stadiums and they've been fit for purpose. But they're not fit for the purpose of providing sustainable commercial business model to underpin a team in the big league on a sustainable basis. 'It's hard to explain in seven or 10 seconds, but once you do have the time and space to explain, you know, why it is important – and then also the whole range of other benefits that will be created and will be unlocked – people tend to come around. But it's not easy.' The anguish of the impact of the political turmoil on the Devils was personified on Wednesday by club general manager of marketing, corporate affairs and social impact Kath McCann – the Devils' longest-serving official – who broke down in tears at a press conference. 'This club is powered by our future generations, by our kids and by our grandkids,' a teary McCann said. 'It's an opportunity to bring this state together, it's an opportunity to create pathways. 'I've got 50 students out here in my sight line, they power us every single day — and they will keep doing that and we're going to play on. We want to see this team become a reality because our young people deserve it.' Premiership Eagle Will Schofield was blown away by McCann's passion and 'powerful words'. 'This is more than just a footy club. This is something for an entire state, an entire generation of Tasmanians coming up behind it,' Schofield told Fox Sports News' AFL Tonight. 'It's a real instance of politics getting in front of people. This is a move that's going to change the state – and the football followers specifically in Tasmania, the people. So whether it be adults now or kids in future generations, being able to put this stadium together and this team together, it's more than just a game of footy. 'The cheques and balances will get done, but what's really sad is it seems like politics is getting in front of the people – of which I think a lot want this stadium and this team to come through. 'Knowing how big a football state Tasmania is, it'll be really sad for that to be lost.' Originally published as 'Politics in front of people': Great in awe of 'powerful words' as boss explains roadblock to Devils' stadium alternative
Courier-Mail
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Courier-Mail
AFL umpires weigh up taking legal action against Kane Cornes, Dale Thomas and Luke Hodge
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Four AFL umpires are reportedly weighing up legal action against Kane Cornes, Dale Thomas and Luke Hodge in the wake of Lachie Schultz's concussion saga. The four men in control of the contest that took place at Optus Stadium on May 8 have explored their legal rights regarding comments made by the Channel 7 trio over their handling of the incident. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Collingwood's Schultz was left concussed during the club's round nine clash against Fremantle at Optus Stadium on May 8. The 27-year-old was evidently dazed after an ugly fourth-quarter collision with Fremantle's Jordan Clark as play continued to unfold. A day after match the AFL released a statement saying the umpires 'did not see the injured player at the time so play continued'. AFL executive general manager of football Laura Kane was then forced to come forward and admit the information given by the umpires was 'inconsistent' with new audio first uncovered by Channel 7's Agenda Setters. The audio, which can be heard in the above video player, appeared to show the umpires were aware of Schultz' condition. The three former AFL stars, turned media personalities, were largely critical of the umpires involved after hearing the audio during a show that went to air on May 13. Dale Thomas (left), Kane Cornes (middle) and Luke Hodge (right) could be facing legal action from the umpires. The saga took a fresh twist however only days later when the AFL issued a third statement which noted a miscommunication between the umpiring department and AFL House was to blame for the initial statement. Weeks later the story is now back in the spotlight with the four umpires considering taking legal action against the Channel 7 trio, according to Nine's Tom Morris. 'They are filthy. Not at the AFL, but at three of the most high profile experts in the game,' Morris told 9News Melbourne. 'I can tell you that umpires Simon Meredith, Craig Fleer, Justin Power and Martin Rodger are considering taking legal action against Luke Hodge, Dale Thomas and Kane Cornes. 'The umpires remain furious that Hodge, Thomas and Cornes made comments heavily criticising them on Channel 7 on May 13. 'I've spoken to Rob Kerr, who is the umpires' association boss. 'He confirmed in a statement to 9News that Meredith, Fleer, Power and Rogers were weighing up their legal options.' contacted Channel 7 who responded with: 'no official comment at this stage'. The move comes after Morris said on Channel 9's Footy Classified on May 13 that the umpires were not happy with Kane's handling of the incident. Morris said he has been told by one umpire: 'A large section of umpires are filthy. They feel they continually get thrown under the bus'. Kane ultimately admitted the AFL got it wrong with their first statement and said the miscommunication had come from the umpiring department, not the field umpires. 'Our process in determining what happened Thursday night failed and for that we take full responsibility,' Kane said. Schultz was visibly concussed during the fourth quarter incident. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/AFL Photos via Getty Images) 'Today we have determined there was a miscommunication from members of the umpiring department, not the field umpires, which formed the basis of our initial public statement on Friday. 'Those team members have been counselled and reminded of the importance of ensuring our process is fully followed regarding these types of incidents and in this instance it was not. 'I have asked GM Football Performance Josh Mahoney to review these processes to ensure the right information is communicated and to ensure this does not happen again. 'Everyone, including our umpires are aligned in ensuring the health and safety of players continues to be the utmost priority and the AFL has been in regular contact with the AFLUA today.' Originally published as Umpires weighing up taking legal action against Ch 7 personalities
