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4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Hawthorn ruck Meek learns fate over late Lipinski clash
Hawthorn ruckman Lloyd Meek has avoided AFL sanction for his "genuine attempt to spoil" in an incident that left Collingwood's Patrick Lipinski concussed. But teammate Mabior Chol wasn't as lucky, becoming the latest player fined for flipping the bird at opposition supporters. Chol was caught on video raising his middle finger to fans during the Hawks' 51-point thrashing from the Magpies at the MCG on Friday night, the footage later posted to social media. He can accept a $1000 fine with an early guilty plea. Fellow Hawk Nick Watson, West Coast young gun Harley Reid and Geelong superstar Bailey Smith (twice) have also been fined for making obscene gestures this season. AFL match review officer Michael Christian ruled Meek had no case to answer after he crashed into Lipinski from behind. Patrick Lipinski scored following this incident involving Lloyd Meek.#AFLPiesHawks — AFL (@AFL) May 30, 2025 Collingwood players immediately flew the flag for Lipinski, with Meek's former Fremantle teammate Lachie Schultz first on the scene. It sparked a mini melee before Lipinski was paid a 50m penalty and kicked an easy goal from the goal-square. The winger left the field for assessment straight after his kick and later failed a concussion test. Meek appeared to make only glancing high contact with Lipinski in his spoiling attempt, with the Magpie then landing heavily on his head. "With his eyes on the ball, Meek attempts to spoil with a straight arm that does not deviate from the line of the ball, and in doing so makes primarily body contact with Lipinski in the marking contest," the AFL explained in a statement. "It was the view of the MRO that Meek made a genuine attempt to spoil the ball, that his actions were not unreasonable in the circumstances and that he took reasonable care to avoid making forceful high contact to Lipinski in the marking contest. "Furthermore, it could not have been reasonably foreseen that Lipinski's head would make forceful contact with the ground as a result of Meek's conduct. "No further action was taken." Lipinksi has been ruled out of Collingwood's clash with Melbourne under concussion protocols, and won't return until after their mid-season bye.
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Top footy stars reveal their SHOCKING mobile phone habit - with one young gun doing it an incredible 742 times
A group of footy players have left some fans baffled on social media after they revealed how many unread messages they had on their mobile phones. Hawthorn are currently enjoying one of their best starts to an AFL season in almost four years, with Sam Mitchell's side having lost just two matches so far this season. The Hollywood Hawks, as they are being dubbed, have risen to third in the ladder and will look to leapfrog both Collingwood and Brisbane to go top this weekend, as they travel to take on fourth-placed Gold Coast in Darwin on Tuesday night. The team travelled up to the Northern Territory on Tuesday afternoon but had some time to kill in the airport as they waited to board their flight. The Hawks social media team decided that they wanted to play a game with the players to see who had the most unread messages on their phone. They began with James Worpel, who revealed he likes to make sure he's up-to-date with his messages, stating he had zero unread messages on everything from his text messages, emails to social media accounts. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hawthorn Football Club (@hawthornfc) Young footy star Calsher Dear, who could make his return this weekend, had the most unread messages of any player The media manager then shot a funny dig at the footy star, stating: 'How come you never reply to me then?' which left Worpel hilariously cutting an awkward figure. Mabior Chol was next in the queue, revealing he had 465 missed phone calls. 'Are you serious?' the media manager was heard saying. A number of other Hawks stars had a lot of unread messages, too, including teen footy star Josh Weddle, who claimed to have 484 unread messages. Calsher Dear had by far the most, revealing that he had ignored a whopping 742 unread text messages. Asked to explain the number of unread messages, Dear said: 'I don't go on my phone.' Hawthorn captioned the video: 'Explains a lot tbh.' One fan added: 'I think my head would explode with some of those numbers.' Another disagreed, posting a smirking face emoji adding: 'Rookie numbers.' It comes as the 19-year-old footy star, Dear, is in line to make his return to the AFL this week, after a knee issue had kept him out of action at the start of the 2025 season. Dear who returned to play in the VFL on Saturday, enjoyed a breakout season in 2024, booting 25 goals across 17 appearances for the Hawks. The tall forward's phenomenal rise has been hailed by many around the league, with Dear, the son of 1991 Norm Smith medallist Paul Dear, a player to watch this season. Tragically, Paul died in 2022 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Calsher was just 16 at the time. The 2023 draftee has since revealed that he has some dark days following his dad's passing, revealing that the past year, since he started playing AFL footy, has been tough. 'Probably the last year or so has been harder for to when he died,' Dear told Channel Seven. 'He still comes across my mind all the time and I am sort of at an age (19) where I am like, "I'd love to ask Dad this"
