News From The Reserves

- Starting in the VFL, Sandringham lost to Port Melbourne by 49 points, with St Kilda's Sean Dempster continuing his push for an AFL recall with a super performance.Others to impress for Sandy were Saints youngsters Alistair Smith and Nick Heyne although they're both unlikely to break into the undefeated AFL side just yet.Coburg beat the Northern Bullants by 36 points with the Richmond brigade impressive, with Jordan McMahon collecting 34 disposals off half-back, while Graham Polak did well too with 16 touches and 7 marks.Mark Coughlan got 20 disposals, Alex Rance collected 19 touches, Andrew Raines had 15 while Cleve Hughes booted 2 goals.For...

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Monfries Out For Two

Essendon's cut-price $305k forward Angus Monfries will miss at least two games of footy due to a hamstring strain.Monfries, owned by over 8,000 DT coaches, underwent MRI scans after tweaking the injury in Friday's loss to Collingwood.The Bombers are relieved the injury is only minor but his absence is still a blow.Essendon footy operations manager Paul Hamilton said, “We are disappointed because Gus has been in good form and has been providing a bit of inspiration to his team-mates in terms of workrate.“He has been fairly durable over his career in regards to injuries but it is only a very minor strain and we will hopefully see him back out there...

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Around The Grounds

Dockers coach Mark Harvey has hinted he may rest popular young duo Stephen Hill ($230k) and Nick Suban ($179k) soon. Harvey said, "I'm going to have to [rest them], just to do the right thing by them. Suban and Hill have carried the weight the whole year so far." Collingwood have insisted $300k skipper Nick Maxwell will be available next week despite breaking his nose on Friday night. Pies footy manager Geoff Walsh said, "He’ll be fine to play, there’s no problem there. He had it straightened out on Saturday morning so he’s okay.”Hawthorn may welcome back injured pair Cyril Rioli ($323k) and Trent Croad ($182k) soon. Hawks midfielder Sam Mitchell said, “I think we get Cyril back this week, which will be good. Trent is getting closer, he’s doing a fair bit of running and a bit of training over...

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MRP Update: Brennan Off Lightly

After a couple of weeks off, the AFL tribunal will have a fair bit to do tomorrow night after a number of charges were laid by the Match Review Panel today.Melbourne's Colin Sylvia has been charged for striking Eagle Scott Selwood. Sylvia's been offered a four-week ban because of a poor record, but an early plea will reduce that to 3 weeks.Brisbane's Jared Brennan is in trouble for his headbutt on Port's Josh Carr. Brennan's been offered a 3 weeks ban, but he's got a 5-year-good record so that will be reduced to 2 weeks and then down to just one week out with an early plea. Strange how it works, but that's the deal.Port Adelaide's Troy Chaplin...

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DT Round 14 Movers & Shakers

Okay folks, another round down, another loss for me (never helps with Pavlich, Cox, Drummond & Steve Johnson not playing). But nevertheless, if you're in the market for a couple of trades, here's your guide to the bargains, the ripoffs as well as the must-sells. As per usual, we'll go through this chronologically (with the winners first) starting with Friday night's game.For Collingwood, midfielder Dayne Beams' value is going through the roof following a score of 110, he's up $35k to $228k. If you're one of the 36,000 DT coaches who own him, he's got a BE next week of -65, so he's worth holding onto for a bit yet as his price soars.Couple...

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