Live: Wantaway Saints star boycotts best and fairest as Cats eye AFL trade

🔮 Reports suggest suspended Sydney star Nick Blakey could be talking to rival clubs about a shock trade as negotiations on the big deals continue.

🔮 The reporting around this suggested Marshall didn't feel comfortable being there considering his desire to leave the club, but you could also read this as him making a statement to the Saints and trying to force their hand a little.

🔮 When you look at these pictures, do you see the Brisbane Lions and their titanic force of will, the outrageous talent and nerve, an accomplishment to match any seen in the modern AFL era?

🔮 Or will a surprise winner make for another thrilling count?

🔮 Charlie Cameron kicked five goals as the Lions used an outrageous early onslaught to cruise to a 21.18 (144) to 13.13 (91) triumph and will face Hawthorn in a preliminary final next weekend.

🔮 There is work to do for Geelong to get some sort of control of this game though, otherwise it will eventually get away from them.

🔮 In the first finals meeting of the two teams since the 1995 grand final, Carlton got the early jump but could not keep control, as Geelong secured the win by 33 points on a rainy night at the MCG.

🔮 Bulldogs 4.1 (25) lead Magpies 4.0 (24) Could hardly be closer in that first quarter.

🔮 The AFL's All Australian team of 2026 will be unveiled at its official awards night, alongside the crowning of the Rising Star and the league's MVP.

🔮 The reporting around this suggested Marshall didn't feel comfortable being there considering his desire to leave the club, but you could also read this as him making a statement to the Saints and trying to force their hand a little.

🔮 , some clutching their jerseys in disbelief, others simply looking into any space possible that meant they could avoid eye contact.

🔮 → When Fremantle coach Ross Lyon activated his sub in the fourth quarter of the 2013 grand final against Hawthorn, he scarcely could have believed the impact that player was going to have.

🔮 Thu, 3 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 40, Hawks 72 Fri, 4 Sept, 7:40 pm, Final score, Cats 107, Blues 74 Sat, 5 Sept, 3:15 pm, Final score, Swans 141, Lions 88 Sat, 5 Sept, 7:35 pm, Final score, Crows 90, Bulldogs 68 Fri, 11 Sept, 8:10 pm, Final score, Dockers 120, Cats 106 Sat, 12 Sept, 7:35 pm, Final score, Lions 144, Crows 91 Fri, 18 Sept, 7:40 pm, Final score, Swans 71, Dockers 83 Sat, 19 Sept, 5:15 pm, Final score, Hawks 122, Lions 131 Sat, 26 Sept, 2:30 pm, Game not started, Dockers versus Lions Spectator facing police charge for throwing food at woman and child during AFL final In short: A 34-year-old man is expected to be charged after allegedly throwing a plate of food at a woman and a child during the Hawthorn-Brisbane AFL preliminary final at the MCG.

🔮 From his very first game, Daicos showcased an ability to bend the game to his will in ways not seen by teenagers, and we have all been blessed to witness it.

🔮 Or will a surprise winner make for another thrilling count?

🔮 Can the Hawks make it into their first grand final since 2015 or will the Lions make it four straight trips to the big dance?

🔮 It's preliminary final this week, some people say these are better games than the grand finals, and we could have two belters on our hands.

🔮 For tennis fans who wondered when the 'Big 3' era in the men's game would end, the end is now.

🔮 With Sydney decimated by the suspensions, the Swans appeared to be their rivals' easy ticket to a deep September run, the helpless carcass hungry animals in an African savanna would feast upon.