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Star West Coast defender Brad Sheppard has been forced into early retirement, becoming the second Eagle in the space of four months to call it quits due to ongoing concussion effects.
West Coast premiership player Daniel Venables has announced his retirement after an AFL medical panel recommended that he avoid all contact sport. The 22-year-old has not played since suffering a brain trauma injury in a marking contest during the Eagles' win over Melbourne in May 2019. Venables still battles daily symptoms from the injury and informed teammates of his decision to call time on his playing career on Wednesday. "I'm sad, but I guess I'm relieved because the pressure's off and now I can focus on my rehab," Venables said. "I'm not able to play again, so I can just concentrate on ...
Mock mid-season rookie draft order A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Leading up to Wednesday, June 2 all 18 AFL clubs will be frantically preparing for the opportunity to bring new talent onto their lists from the VFL, SANFL and WAFL. Of course, there are several clubs that planned for this eventuality by leaving rookie spots open on their lists, while other clubs have had players go onto the long-term injury list having been determined to be unfit to return in 2021. Retirements and disciplinary delisting...
The fringe AFL player at your club who needs a breakout 2021 By 2020-12-20T12:53+11:00 The 2021 AFL season will sneak up on us all and spots in club best 22’s will fill up quickly. The off-season shook up every team and those who were on the fringes of the best 22 in 2020 will be hoping to break out and earn regular games. We’ve looked at the player at your team who needs 2021 to be the year where they force their way into the side on a weekly basis. Elliott Himmelberg Key position players always take a bit of time to develop and that has been the case with talented forward Elliott Himme...
The fringe AFL player at your club who needs a breakout 2021 By 2020-12-18T14:08+11:00 The 2021 AFL season will sneak up on us all and spots in club best 22’s will fill up quickly. The off-season shook up every team and those who were on the fringes of the best 22 in 2020 will be hoping to break out and earn regular games. We’ve looked at the player at your team who needs 2021 to be the year where they force their way into the side on a weekly basis. Elliott Himmelberg Key position players always take a bit of time to develop and that has been the case with talented forward Elliott Himme...