Page 40 - Stuart Dew News Today

The good and the bad from your club's performance this weekend.

FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn17 hours ago Gold Coast Suns coach Stuart Dew says his side would have "lost some trust" after a disastrous 73-point defeat at the hands of cross-town rivals Brisbane. After a competitive opening term, the Suns allowed 14 consecutive Brisbane goals between the second and third quarters as the Lions ran out 19. 10. (124) to 7. 9. (51) winners at Metricon Stadium. It was a disappointing outing for a young Suns side, who had put together a positive ...

After a third of the season, each AFL team reviewed A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size A third of the home-and-away season is in the books, and it’s time to take the temperature of the competition. Football lore suggests that not much changes in the make-up of the top eight from this point on apart from swapping of positions within, and it’s an easy case to make this time too. Melbourne Demons The Demons...

Stocks up: Super sub Matt Guelfi provided a spark for the Bombers when he replaced Jake Stringer, who went off with a hamstring injury in the third term. In basically one quarter of football, Guelfi had eight touches, laid six tackles, had eight pressure acts and kicked a vital goal. Stocks down: Did Cale Hooker walk under a ladder or shatter a mirror during the week? He should have either been paid a mark, paid a free kick for a marking infringement, or a free kick for front-on contact with ...

One positive and one negative from your clubs Round 7 performance By 2021-05-03T16:48+10:00 It was a big round of footy and there were important storylines out of all nine games. We have selected one positive and one negative from every club’s Round 7 performance. See our thoughts below: Positive: Enough entries There isn’t much to get excited about after a 67-point loss but at least the Crows got enough ball forward. They finished with 52 inside 50 entries which in comparison to GWS’ 58...

“I remember him texting me actually, from underneath the grandstand."

The six things we learned from Round 7 By 2021-05-02T19:32+10:00 The ladder is beginning to take shape and its almost doomsday for some clubs. Here’s what we learned from Round 7: Something’s got to give at Collingwood Following Collingwood’s disappointing loss to the Suns, Nathan Buckley told reporters that there were unrealistic expectations on his playing group. That may be fair, the Magpies are blooding a lot of youth and are a vastly different outfit from previous seasons. Despite...

The Gold Coast forward who may need to seek a trade at seasons end By 2021-05-01T10:47+10:00 Alex Sexton’s career at Gold Coast is at a crossroads after being dropped again by coach Stuart Dew ahead of Saturday afternoon’s clash against Collingwood. The 27-year-old was omitted multiple times last year and wasn’t selected this week after being the club’s injury sub during their win over Sydney last Saturday. Brownlow medallist Gerard Healy said Sexton should seek out feedba...

Gary Ablett Jr explains what he would change if he could have his Gold Coast time over again.

Who will win and why? The tips and predictions for Round 7 By 2021-04-29T17:16+10:00 A new weekend of footy ahead and there are nine intriguing matches for us to assess. There are a few genuine 50-50s in Round 7 and a couple of danger games for some clubs in desperate need of a victory. Who will win and why? Lets find out below: Western Bulldogs v Richmond Friday night - MCG It’s a battle of contrasting styles when the table-topping Western Bulldogs take on reigning premiers Richmond in a t...