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7NEWS
4 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Tayla Harris taken to hospital after painful self-inflicted eye injury during Melbourne's AFLW win over Bulldogs
An Olivia Purcell masterclass has propelled Melbourne to a dominant 48-point AFLW win over the Western Bulldogs, despite losing Tayla Harris for the second half. Purcell finished with a monster haul of one goal, 33 disposals and seven clearances to help the Demons steamroll the hosts 9.8 (62) to 1.8 (14) and retain the Hampson-Hardeman Cup. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tayla Harris suffers painful self-inflicted eye poke. But the Demons didn't come out of their fourth straight win over the Bulldogs unscathed, with ruck-forward Harris suffering an eye injury. Harris showed glimpses of her All Australian best in her first game back from a shoulder injury before being forced out late in the second quarter. After pulling off a trademark speccy just moments earlier, Harris poked herself in the eye in a marking contest with Bulldogs counterpart Alice Edmond. Melbourne coach Mick Stinear later said Harris was taken to the eye hospital to be assessed. 'She's doing OK but just probably in the best possible hands,' he said. 'I think there was contact involved. I think we needed to send her there to get the proper treatment, but she's doing OK and we'll know more (soon). 'I'm not expecting anything too sinister there, but certainly needed expert attention.' Harris, who only played one game last year before surgery on her left shoulder, was seemingly in good spirits. Stinear laughed as he recounted Harris telling him it was a self-inflicted eye poke. 'That's what she told me (while) coming off, so yeah,' he said. 'But she was doing OK. We'll just figure out exactly what's happening.' Melbourne, semi-finalists the previous year, missed the top eight in her absence. Tyla Hanks was just as busy on Saturday with 29 disposals, and kicked two goals to match Kate Hore and Eden Zanker. The Western Bulldogs had their own returning star, with former skipper Ellie Blackburn collecting 17 touches through managed minutes. Blackburn was limited to three games last season before hurting her foot. Jasmyn Smith was the Bulldogs' main ball winner with 21 disposals. Demons debutant Maggie Mahoney was denied the first goal of the game on the line by Bulldogs defender Issy Grant. Melbourne found the opener from an unlikely source, defender Shelley Heath breaking through almost 13 minutes into the first quarter. It was Heath's fifth goal in her eighth AFLW season. Demons skipper Hore then hit the scoreboard to help set up a 12-point lead at halftime after intercepting a dangerous kick-out meant for Grant. Heidi Woodley slotted the home side's first and only goal after winning a scrap in the second quarter. Bulldogs midfielder Jess Fitzgerald could have reduced the halftime deficit after the siren but hit the post with her set shot. Melbourne's ascendancy continued well into the second half, building a 39-point lead after kicking 4.3 against the scoreless Bulldogs in the third quarter. Stream free on
Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aussie Shore star Lexie Dyer confirms romance with Australian Football League Women's player Kodi Jacques in saucy snap
Lexie Dyer has gone Instagram official with her new beau, confirming their relationship with a loved up photo. The Aussie Shore star, 23, took to Instagram on Monday to share an image of her and Australian Football League Women's player Kodi Jacques sharing a sweet kiss. The post, captioned 'wifey', showed the reality star in a lacey skin tight dress in a black hue, showing off her slim figure and trim pins in the racy number. She wore her signature blonde locks down across her shoulders as she embraced her girlfriend, who in contrast wore a simple, white button-up shirt, black slacks and a slicked back bun. Lexie first posted her new squeeze on Instagram in December last year, however their recent smooch all but solidified their relationship in the social sphere. The couple seem besotted with each other, posting snaps of them together at concerts, enjoying saunas and buying bouquets of flowers for each other. Kodi, 24, plays for Essendon in the AFLW league as a midfielder and was traded to the team in 2023 by Richmond, who she signed with four years before. The sports star formerly dated Cult Demons figure and champion boxer Tayla Harris, 28, after hitting it off in 2020, and the pair were dubbed a 'power couple' in the AFLW sphere. Lexie is the youngest daughter of Big Brother star Paul Dyer, who lasted a whopping 87 days in the house alongside Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, Bree Amer and Wes Denning. She appeared on season four of the Channel 10 show with her dad back in 2004. However, Lexie's claim to fame is none other than Paramount Plus' first season of Aussie Shore, which hit screens in October 2024. On the reality series, Lexi was described as a 'pocket rocket' with a huge personality. She is pansexual (attracted to whoever she connects with) and lives by the motto 'f**k it'. Always down for some fun, be it a vodka or a nudie run, Lexie reportedly 'does what she wants and faces the consequences of her actions… later'. Lexie (far left) is the youngest daughter of Big Brother star Paul Dyer (second from left) who lasted a whopping 87 days in the house alongside Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, Bree Amer and Wes Denning Love Island's Calum Hole and social media star and model Cooper Black also appeared on the series. The show follows a group of singletons as they live together in a house, party and get acquainted, and will no doubt launch careers like international breakout stars Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino and Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi. Aussie Shore is not the only adaptation in the works, with Argentina Shore and Columbia Shore also confirmed. Aussies got a taste of what a local version would be like back in 2013, when a season of Geordie Shore was filmed Down Under.
