Hawthorn's flag aspirations exposed as Richmond secure 10-goal win at the MCG.
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Praise for Alex Silvagni, who will make his first appearance of the season in Sunday's western derby.
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The West Australian chief football writer Mark Duffield on where the derby will be won and lost.

A five-goal last quarter sees Collingwood beat Adelaide by 26 points. 09:37 pm
South Australia win State clash with 14-point win over gutsy WA. 03:19 pm
Two second-half tries secure the Western Force a scrappy 17-11 win over bottom-placed Lions. 10:07 pm
Michael Schumacher fastest but five-place penalty sees Aussie on front of grid. 09:28 pm
Essendon have moved to top spot in the AFL after comfortably accounting for GWS but the Bombers were far from impressive. May 26, 2012, 9:39 pm
A devastating five-minute burst at the start of the match cost WA their defence of the Haydn Bunton Cup for contests against South Australia. May 26, 2012, 3:19 pm
Marlon Samuels' unbeaten hundred and a Test-best score from West Indies captain Darren Sammy rescued the tourists from a dire position against England. May 26, 2012, 11:57 am
MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona gave coach Pep Guardiola the perfect send off Friday, beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in Madrid to win the Spanish Cup in the coach's… May 26, 2012, 11:10 am
Two second-half tries have secured the Western Force a scrappy 17-11 Super Rugby victory over the bottom-placed Lions at Perth’s nib… May 26, 2012, 10:07 pm
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - San Antonio continue to run roughshod across the NBA, completing their second-straight four-game series sweep in the postseason by beating… May 26, 2012, 2:45 pm
Jason Dufner, chasing his third title of the season, fired a bogey-free 64 on Friday to seize a two-shot lead in the USPGA Tour’s $US6.4 million ($A6. May 26, 2012, 2:58 pm
Former finalist Samantha Stosur is adopting a laid-back approach to the French Open, hoping cool and calm can be the keys to success. May 26, 2012, 8:41 am
Mark Webber will start from pole position in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix despite posting only the second fastest time in qualifying in his Red Bull on… May 26, 2012, 9:28 pm
WA-owned filly Sea Siren has won the $650,000 Group One Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane. May 26, 2012, 3:44 pm
Parramatta's woes have continued as the Dragons snapped a three-match losing streak against the Eels in the NRL. May 26, 2012, 8:49 pm

As a player he was brutal and fearless, wearing his heart on his sleeve and his intentions in his chilling, unblinking and contact-clad eyes.Few sigh...

Any time in the past when we had coaches' conferences, the AFL always told us there would be no mid-season rule changes.But what the AFL should be sa...

After watching Adelaide for the last two weeks I've got to say they're just so impressive.So much so, on present form they must be counted among the ...
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