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"For a bloke that's barely put a hair out of line, for 3 years as captain of Australia... He got a bit frustrated for 2 minutes. The bloke is human, give him a break"
- Justin Langer re: Tim Paine
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@beastieboy07
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#INDvENG
: "It was a bizarre series when R Ashwin and Washington Sundar got more runs than Kohli and Pujara, and Joe Root got more wickets than Bumrah and Archer!"
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Would Australia vs Australia A be a viable alternative if international Test cricket can't happen this summer?
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Gerard on ANZ stadium being a Grand Final alternative: It's not even listed in the season guide as an AFL venue, how could it possibly be considered as a possibility for the biggest game of all? It's a ghastly idea, not because it's Sydney but because it's an awful venue.
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@beastieboy07
: "If they beat England in a series eight months after they beat Australia in Australia, I think Ravi Shastri and Virat Kohli are looking at immortality, in terms of Indian cricket history."
#INDvENG
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Gerard: "Let's stop pretending it didn't happen, and inventing fantastical excuses, and face up to the reality Toby Greene's action has no place in the sport, and must incur a substantial suspension."
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Goorjian on Patty Mills: "Along with that 42 points was nine assists... what he did was (one of the) epic performances, of any Australian in any sport.
"He carried the flag, he represented the Aboriginal community, he brought our cultures together... this guy was on a mission."
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Would you accept Steve Smith in a leadership position in cricket once again?
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Whateley: In 2008, the Barry Hall punch resulted in a 7 week suspension. Our attitudes have hardened considerably since then. Seven weeks doesn't cut it anymore. This isn't about character. In 2018, that action on a football field should result in a 12 week suspension.
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Nick Riewoldt: Jack Higgins sent me a message with a clip of a goal in the last quarter of the '09 prelim final. The camera flashes to a young St Kilda kid going nuts in the crowd, it was Jack Higgins!
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@craddock_cmail
ranks Australia's top 3 sportspeople right now:
1. Ash Barty
2. Sam Kerr
3. Ellyse Perry
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... and for the
@melbournefc
fans out there, this was sighted in a bayside suburb of Melbourne this morning 🔴🔵
#GiveEmHell
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Nick Riewoldt on a letter Spud Frawley wrote him: It read - "When I played my last game I didn't take my jumper off for three days... so if you feel the struggle to take it off, don't worry, you're not a weirdo."
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Robert Craddock on WA proposing a swap of Tests with SA: "With nine days' notice, when they've sold tickets, corporate boxes, hotels...
"It's quite a selfish move from the WA government... if you're going to have rigid border laws, you simply have to pay the price."
#Ashes
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If you were the CEO of the AFL, what is the FIRST change you would make?
@kanecornes
would be abolishing the "Stand' rule on day 1 and removing ruck nominations.
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Stuart Fox on a night Grand Final: The day slot is really special, we don't need to copy other sports and I don't subscribe to the thought it's about light and entertainment. It's about the game, if we focus on that rather than lights and entertainment, that's what it is about.
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Gerard: "Jeff (Kennett) is the world's best at calling for people to resign. Google 'Jeff Kennett, Dan Andrews should resign' and watch how many hits come up. If Jeff was serious, he would write a column tomorrow in the Herald Sun calling on Jeff Kennett to resign."
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Dangerfield on LeBron James (walking onto the team bus): He's obviously been the best player in one of the biggest sports... As I'm sitting next to Gary Ablett he has literally just tapped me on the knee and said "are you talking about me?"
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Gerard: Essendon and Melbourne should play tomorrow. Get the game on, live flexible and agile. As Melbourne is Essendon's next opponent that game should be immediately scheduled for tomorrow night. Essendon's game needs to be slid to Sunday or even better to Monday night.
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David King (
@davidking34
) "It pisses me off that the umpires can do that (not give free kicks to Ginnivan due to his previous actions)."
"It's either a free kick or it's not, it shouldn't matter who the player (is)."
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Gerard: The players have been too often cast as villains this season when in reality they are making the necessary sacrifices to ensure the competition can be staged. A little bit of gratitude and a little bit of kindness I think is in order.
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Riewoldt: I got stopped in an airport last year in LA by a young Australian kid who stopped me for a photograph. He was a little confused when I asked who he barracked for. He thought I was Steve Smith.
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@beastieboy07
: "India have the four-pronged attack we used to dream about. The fast bowlers turned the game, with the bat then the ball.
"In the huddle, Virat Kohli said 'they should feel like hell out there for 60 overs.' You thought 'wow, the bear has been poked.'"
#INDvENG
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Ameet Bains confirms every Western Bulldogs player has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine jab.
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Nick Riewoldt: Alex Rance and I called up Richmond's head of recruiting at 3am, the night of Jack's wedding. We left a six minute voicemail talking about how I should come across to 'Tigerland' for just one year! We forgot all about it the next day...
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LISTEN |
@RheaRipley_WWE
on...
- The busy lifestyle in the WWE
- Her WrestleMania experience at SoFi Stadium
- How important her WrestleMania success was
- What she's most proud of
- The favourite part of her job
- And more!
#WWE
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Nathan Buckley says zones and starting positions will be a "blight" on the game.
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Rodski: "We've decided to give back to our
@storm
members of the last two seasons. About 23,000 will receive a free membership.
"Lockdown after lockdown, team relocated, only seeing five games live, missing two finals series... we wanted to show how grateful we are."
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Gerard: "I think there's an element in some of the ex-player commentary of 'I don't need to know the rules, I know what's right and wrong.'
"There's an inherent arrogance in Australian Rules footballers towards umpires that doesn't exist in other sports."
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Damien Fleming says if Mitch Starc isn't swinging the ball, his spot could be under pressure, due to the amount of bowling options Australia has (Pattinson, Richardson).
Do you agree?
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Gerard: You would be hard-hearted to oppose Queensland for all that has been done, but a GF at the Gabba would be an inferior spectacle to a GF at Optus Stadium or Adelaide Oval. I don't think that we should pretend that it would be as grand as Perth or Adelaide.
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Buckley (on Stephenson): How dare he be human. What about the ignorance of him to be a human in this environment.
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@beastieboy07
on Virat Kohli: "He's had extraordinary days as a batsman, but yesterday was his most extraordinary as captain.
"And without Rohit Sharma next to him, who is a calm presence, and they brainstorm a lot. Every time he made a move, there was a wicket."
#INDvENG
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Luke Hodge: Harris Andrews is the best defender I have played with.
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Katich on Michael Clarke's comments yesterday: Once again we find someone missing the point. We blatantly cheated and there's a reason we're at this point.
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@DaisyPearce6
on her AFMA award: "It's taken me time to convince people I belong, and that's before you start to unpack a game and articulate it.
"The final step which I've found the most difficult is convincing yourself you belong."
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Gerard is petitioning for the Big Freeze to be moved to Adelaide instead of being held at an empty MCG.
Which South Australians would you want to see down the slide?
"We can't hold it hostage to an empty MCG."
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@beastieboy07
on R Ashwin: "He's gone from being a world class cricketer to being a role model cricketer. It's come from a lot of hard work with his batting.
"He never gives up, never stops trying, and he seems to be getting better at 34."
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Malcolm Blight names the four rule changes he wants to see implemented in footy:
1. Last touch out of bounds
2. Kick length for a mark goes to 20m
3. Any backwards kick is play on
4. Fewer rotations
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@beastieboy07
: "Already this year we've spoken of the greatest win ever, the greatest Test match series win for India ever. This is right up there.
"They just keep doing it. I tweeted last night, this Indian team doesn't just script victories, they script miracles."
#INDvENG
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Whateley: "James Pattinson can bowl you to two test victories. He is that good."
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King: Shaun McKernan playing the second half on Friday with a torn hamstring ... he made a sacrifice for the club. Just awesome. I think it permeated through the group.
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"He wasn't forced to make an apology. He felt remorseful and he came to us and said he wants to get on the front foot. I really respect him for it"
- Justin Langer re: Tim Paine
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Gerard: "It is incongruous to think that while the world is shutting down, the AFL can ramp up.
It seems almost every competition around the planet has come to a halt but the AFL competition is planning to spring to life."
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Should golf courses be able to stay open during the coronavirus restrictions?
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Waller on Matt Chapman's comments about Winx: I was very very surprised and disappointed. I think he is a bit of a d***head for saying it to be honest.
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Gerard is signing off for the day.
"Take care of each other, and I'll be back with you on Monday".
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“The only answer I have is those who have looked into this didn’t get that level of detail and if they did I would not only question their judgement, I would question their humanity, quite frankly.”
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IF the AFL approves a 19th AFL license for Tasmania and the 18 AFL club presidents then decide to vote against it...
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Dangerfield: At it's core, a regurgitated article, and there's a photo of Brooke Cotchin there, and all it's trying to do is incite hatred towards Brooke, it's just ridiculous. We've seen it ongoing for the past six months. What an awful position that family has been put in.
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"To go out there and open the batting (with Usman Khawaja) would be a childhood dream."
- David Warner
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Gerard on the Grand Final: My money is on Perth, my preference is with Adelaide, it'd be mean spirited to oppose the Gabba and it does make me cringe the way Victoria is desperately trying to cling to it given the circumstances in this state at the moment.
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David King (
@davidking34
) on the umpire dissent crackdown: "We've created another angle to have umpire anger.
"The AFL have put (the umpires) in a poorer position."
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Leppitsch on Essendon: "You can see the Blake Caracella influence. Taking the game on through the corridor, their method is smooth from marks.
"They are the party you want to be at... the players enjoy the environment. What normally follows is people want to come to your club."
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LISTEN |
@CelticFC
manager Ange Postecoglou with
@GerardWhateley
, on...
- Bhoys fans embracing him
- Rangers and life in Glasgow
- His
@Socceroos
exit
- Celtic's growing chemistry
- How his accomplishments are regarded
#CelticFC
#SPFL
#UEL
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Gerard and Kingy's seedings after Round 21...
@davidking34
1 - Melbourne
2 - Brisbane
3 - Carlton
4 - Collingwood
@GerardWhateley
1 - Melbourne
2 - Carlton
3 - Collingwood
4 - Brisbane
#AFL
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@GerardWhateley
: "I can't think of another Australian's passing that would prompt an outpouring of such magnitude.
"You could convincingly argue Shane Warne was the nation's most significant sporting figure since Bradman... and he was a celebrity of the world."
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Gerard Whateley’s initial thoughts following last night’s Brownlow count:
#BrownlowMedal
#AFL
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SBS CEO Michael Ebeid says a conversation may need to be had with Optus, potentially over the next 24 hours, to see how they can assist with their
#WorldCup
streaming issues.
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McRae: "(My daughter) Charlie, she's a five-year-old. She's fallen in love with Hawthorn and Clarko.
"My partner told her 'dad is going to be the coach of the Magpies' and she goes 'ah, I wish it could have been Clarko.'
"Clarko has just put a spell on the kid!"
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"That's really disappointing. I love their cricket, England. They are a very difficult team to like if they're conducting themselves like that, though."
- Gerard
Now hearing that the Aussie players did ask the England team about getting together half a dozen times but didn’t get a response and that allegedly the home team stayed behind locked doors
#Ashes
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Sam McClure: I think Eddie Betts, Jack Martin and Tom Papley will all be at Carlton next year.
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Gerard: Keep your realism and your pessimism to yourself. From 2:15pm today, we believe in miracles.
#Boomers
#Basketball
#Tokyo2020
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Clarko: I did send Cyril a text message asking him if he'd wanna come out of retirement for four weeks, but I think he's comfortable where he is.
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Gerard: "Claw the face of Marcus Bontempelli, get a sweetheart deal for a $7,500 fine and then do it AGAIN the next week!
"A two week suspension for an elbow to the throat and a 50 per cent discount, and this time around it was six weeks down to three.
"Spare me your Toby tax."
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Gerard: I thought it was an awful decision to drop the captain. There's a reason why clubs haven't dropped the captain for 22 years. I refuse to believe there wasn't a role Coniglio could play.
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Gerard: "Today’s questions are do mum and dad have two weeks worth of groceries in the pantry?
Should the kids go to school?
Will I be able to work from home when that day comes?
It’s not whether Carlton can beat Richmond on Thursday night."
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"It was absolutely ludicrous. We've laughed about how all he thinks about is batting. He was just standing there, thinking about batting. He is 100% innocent in this. Give me a break, I've never heard so much rubbish in my life"
- Justin Langer re: criticism of Steve Smith
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Whateley: Is Mason Cox getting stiffed by the umpires in marking contests?
Buckley: Yep.
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Gerard: Some of our international athletes made pillocks of themselves last night in their determination to ridicule our footballers.
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Whateley: If there isn't a place for Dan Menzel, then the game has moved too far.
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Gerard: "Some of what was coming from the ex-player cohort on Saturday night beggared belief.
"The eagerness to overlook the severity of a player initiating contact with an umpire in such a manner was deeply concerning, and frankly unbecoming."
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Bellamy: "I don't know how many people up here have commented on how well-mannered our players are, how they hold themselves off the field.
"They're doing a really good job to be on top of the competition, (but) they're just such a good bunch of young guys to work with."
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@Sammy__Edmund
: "North Melbourne has won the race for Callum Coleman-Jones should, as expected, he tell Richmond he wants a fresh start.
"He will accept a four-year contract. Gold Coast came really hard, they tabled a five-year contract, but he's chosen North."
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@GerardWhateley
reflects on his Taylor Swift experience and how lucky Melbourne is to have the MCG.
#TaylorSwift
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Gerard and Kingy's seedings after Round 22...
@davidking34
1 - Collingwood
2 - Brisbane
3 - Carlton
4 - Melbourne
@GerardWhateley
1 - Carlton
2 - Collingwood
3 - Melbourne
4 - Brisbane
#AFL
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Simpson on the cameraman incident: When you put it all into context, it was 12 at night, we were at the airport for 6 hours. Cameras were asked to leave before they filmed, & they didn't. Peter Staples has been so good for Nic. The one time we wanted privacy, we couldn't get it.
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Sam: Have you told interstate clubs that you don't want to leave Victoria?
Archie Perkins: I have and I hope they take that on board. Personally I feel I'm not ready (to move) in my stage of life and I feel it would impact me.
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NOW | Goose of the week goes to
@theage
for having this story with
@NMFCOfficial
logo in it. North are not aligned with any pokies venues.
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McLachlan: The Suns are ahead of Carlton, St Kilda and have been on the road for 10 weeks.
Imagine the outrage if a Melbourne club played on the road for 10 weeks.
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Congrats to Gerard!
2023
@AFLCOACHES
MEDIA AWARD 🎤
FOR THE 10th TIME!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS
@GERARDWHATELEY
For his work on
@FOXFOOTY
#AFL360
&
@1116sen
@WhateleySEN
#AFLCAAwards
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A caller has told us that at the 6th minute mark of the first quarter, he wants Carlton supporters to stand and applaud Kade Simpson.
#AFLBluesPower
#Simmo300
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King: I had my blue and white hat on on the weekend. I think (umpires boss) Hayden Kennedy should ring Rhyce Shaw and apologise. They had a poor night the umpires and not just that last decision.
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@Sammy__Edmund
: "In the last few days, Jordan Clark and the list manager at Geelong, Stephen Wells, had a heated phone conversation.
"Clark told Wells in no uncertain terms 'I want this deal done, I'm not coming back.'"
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Nathan Buckley (
@ncb_cfc
) on Jack Ginnivan: "He couldn't be doing any better, and all kudos to him and the organisation that's getting around him.
"I don't reckon we could be any more hysterical about a 14-game player than we are as a media fraternity."
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Blight on Max King contacting Matthew Lloyd: "21 years ago I took a phone call from a young fella (and) went through a host of things with him.
"Ron Barassi said use all the brains you've got, and all the brains you can borrow. The young player that rang me was Matthew Lloyd."
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Bucks on the All Australian mix: If you were picking a cricket best 11 over the last 50 years, you wouldn't ever pick one bowler and 10 batsmen...
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Luke Hodge on Lance Franklin: "In the big games, he was selfless. In the 2013 Grand Final he said 'I'll take McPharlin up the ground and leave space behind.'
"It's why no-one cracked it when he left, and why he's loved by his teammates and everyone in the footy world."
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Pucovski: I've put a stack of work in off the field to make sure my life and cricket is in a really good place. I'm excited but ready to do a job this time. I feel like I've earnt the right to be here and I'm pretty pumped to take the challenge on of playing India.
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Gerard and Kingy's seedings after Round 20...
@davidking34
1 - Collingwood
2 - Melbourne
3 - Brisbane
4 - GWS
@GerardWhateley
1 - Collingwood
2 - Melbourne
3 - GWS
4 - Carlton
#AFL
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Kevin Roberts confirms Cricket Australia asked ICC about the possibility of a reserve day for the World Cup semi finals on Friday. Was told it's not part of the playing conditions and won't be altered
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