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North Melbourne will almost certainly draft South Adelaide prospect Jason Horne-Francis with the first selection later this month.

Jon Patton makes appearance at GWS training session By Jonathon Patton made a surprise appearance at GWS’ training on Wednesday. Patton recently announced his retirement from football after numerous women came forward to accuse the key forward of sending unsolicited lewd messages. The Hawk has spent time in and out of hospital dealing with mental health issues in the fallout. GWS CEO David Matthews confirmed Patton was there with the team today in Sydney. “Yeah I was at training today an...

Facebook and Instagram combat online bullying with new features How you slide into DMs - and how others can slide into yours - is changing for good.  In the coming weeks, Facebook and Instagram will roll out two new features to combat bullying and sexual harassment.  Blocking unsolicited approaches from a person will now block messages from every Instagram or Facebook account linked to that profile.  Second, and most importantly, Direct Message controls will automatically filter out r...

AFL star Jonathon Patton has sensationally walked away from the sport after a recent stint in hospital for mental health treatment. It followed a string of women coming forward to accuse the Hawthorn forward, 27, of sending dirty messages on social media and from his phone. Patton thanked his teammates, coaches and fans at both Hawthorn and GWS for their support, before addressing his unacceptable behaviour away from the field in recent years.  I have made the difficult decision to retire from...

Forward announces retirement from game at age of 27 Says sorry for distress caused by ‘inappropriate behaviour’ Jonathan Patton was stood down by Hawthorn in January as the club investigated allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct on social media. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images Jonathan Patton was stood down by Hawthorn in January as the club investigated allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct on social media. Photograph: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images AustralianAssociatedPre...