News From The Reserves

- Starting with the VFL, Casey beat Frankston by 98 points, with Melbourne forwards Brad Miller and Michael Newton pressing their case for an AFL run with 4 goals each. Clint Bartram was the best afield, while rookie Jack Watts kicked one goal but wasn't in the best.Port Melbourne pipped the Werribee Tigers by a goal with North Melbourne midfielder Ben Ross hinting for an AFL recall as he was amongst the best and booted a goal too.Box Hill knocked off North Ballarat by 14 points with Hawks forward Cameron Stokes booting 3 to be amongst the best. Ryan Schoenmakers was a star for Box Hill, while ruckman Brent Renouf was good too.For the Roosters,...

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Fraser Needs To Prove Fitness

Collingwood's $341k ruck Josh Fraser will face a race against time to be fit for Saturday night's clash with Hawthorn due to a knee injury sustained on the weekend.Fraser, owned by 28,000 DT coaches and eyed by many more after injuries to fellow rucks Dean Cox and Aaron Sandilands, has a posterior cruciate ligament complaint in his right knee.Pies footy manager Geoff Walsh said on Monday morning, “Our docs had a look at him on the weekend.“He’s got a bit of swelling in the knee that he’s got history with; it’s been a troublesome one for a while. "The swelling’s come down again a bit this morning,” Walsh said. “We’ll just manage it a bit the...

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MRP Update: Lewis Faces Ban

Hawthorn's $387k midfielder Jordan Lewis is facing a week on the sidelines with the Match Review Panel charging him for a striking offence.Lewis, owned by almost 4,000 DT coaches, was in trouble for striking North Melbourne's Michael Firrito in Sunday's clash in Tasmania.The Hawk has been offered a one-match-ban by the MRP and an early plea won't help reduce that due to a poor record.Young Adelaide $86k bigman James Sellar faces a fine for contact with an umpire.In other news, the MRP threw out charges for gun Geelong $412k midfielder Jimmy Bartel after rough conduct on Brisbane's Luke Power.Also, much to the relief of many DT coaches, Hawks...

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Around The Grounds

Brisbane $349k defender Jed Adcock will undergo scans on his knee today but the signs aren't good. Liosn coach Michael Voss said on Monday, “The prognosis is the season. What type of procedure and who it’s done by will all get spoken about in the next 24 hours … obviously the prognosis straight away was that he was likely to be out for the year, and there’s been nothing in the last sort of 24 hours that would suggest that that’s changed."Port Adelaide's $358k midfielder Travis Boak is a chance to play this weekend having pulled up well from training last week after a knee injury. Along with Boak, young Power $253k mid Matt Thomas could return after injury having played a half a game for Norwood reserves on the weekend.Good news for the patient 19,000-odd DT coaches who own Adelaide's Trent...

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DT Round 15 Movers & Shakers

No time to waste today folks, I think you know the deal with the weekly movers and shakers section. We'll go through it all chronologically checking out the price fluctuations, starting with the winners from Friday onto Sunday. Look out for a bargain, I guess.For Collingwood, superstar gun $511k midfielder Dane Swan is on the slide if you need to get him in your team. He scored 121 on the weekend but is down $4k with a BE next week of 168.Fwd Alan Didak (140) has flown up $22k to an unaffordable $480k, young mid Dayne Beams (48) enjoys a healthy rise of $29k to $258k (good for those who own him), meanwhile junk-time specialist defender Tarkyn...

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Cox's Immediate Future In Doubt

Popular $418k West Coast ruckman Dean Cox is in doubt for the rest of the AFL season after struggling with groin soreness in Sunday's loss to St Kilda.West Coast coach John Worsfold admitted Cox, who is owned by just under 99,000 DT coaches, would need to consult the club's medical staff about his 2009 future."His groin got sore, and we limited his ruck work and game time in that second half,” said Worsfold.“It got sore so quickly, which was disappointing. We'll have to work out what the best program is for him."I'm not sure what it will mean - that's a medical decision really. We were obviously hopeful he wouldn’t get sore during the game, but...

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