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Essendon v Geelong: Bombers at crossroads, says James Hird

Hird said Geelong's season had been similar to Essendon's, with lots of ups and downs, but they were excellent on the attack. Jake Carlisle is out of contract with Essendon, but Hird would not be drawn on exactly what he had discussed with the key forward. >> view original

Carlton v Adelaide, Gold Coast v Sydney, Essendon v Geelong, Pt Adelaide v ...

This afternoon sees Carlton take on Adelaide at the MCG, before Gold Coast plays Sydney in the twilight game at Carrara. Tonight Essendon will play Geelong at Docklands and Port Adelaide will take on Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval. You can tune in ... >> view original

Michael Luxford closes in on AFL debut for Geelong after switching from basketball

“Wayne Stewart, who is a father of one of my former basketball teammates, is a mad Geelong supporter and he was always at me to give football a tryout. I had dreams of playing around 15-16 but never had the time because of my basketball commitments,” ... >> view original

A picture of passion: Geelong's Bob Gartland creates the ultimate team photo

The Greatest Team of All is a tangible, historic pinnacle of Gartland's nine years as a Geelong director, the past two as vice-president. He started collecting photos about 15 years ago, progressed to digitising them, then five years ago had a ... >> view original

Cats like agility: how Cory Gregson somersaulted into Geelong's forward line

Near-Olympic-level steeplechaser Mark Blicavs, national representative junior basketballer Michael Luxford, star rower George Burbury and now Gregson – who won multiple Australian junior titles as a gymnast – leap out of a Geelong list that has become ... >> view original

China ship disaster death toll jumps, company says sorry

JIANLI, China The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 396 on Saturday, leaving fewer than 50 still missing, as the boat operator apologised and said it would cooperate with investigations. >> view original

How Turkey's pro-Kurdish party could stop the president's push for more power

The greatest obstacle in the Turkish president's pursuit of more power is a party that has never even won a seat. The pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) is seeking to become the first Kurdish party to pass the 10 per cent threshold in Sunday's ... >> view original

Taiwan coast guard launches new ships as South China Sea tensions rise

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan Taiwan's coast guard on Saturday commissioned its biggest ships for duty in the form of two 3,000-ton patrol vessels, as the island boosts defenses amid concerns about China's growing footprint in the disputed South China Sea. >> view original

Casualties confirmed as earthquake-stranded climbers rescued from atop ...

The strong earthquake that jolted Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu killed 11 people and another eight are missing on South-East Asia's highest peak. Sabah state's tourism minister Masidi Manjun said rescuers brought 137 hikers down to safety after an earthquake ... >> view original

Silk Road Mastermind Appeals US Life Sentence

The American jailed for life for masterminding the online criminal enterprise Silk Road, which sold $200 million in drugs across the world, has appealed his sentence, court papers showed Friday. It was the maximum possible punishment for Ross Ulbricht, ... >> view original