Martin Pegan
Journalist, Editor, Producer and Copywriter at Freelance
Sports Reporter at AFL.com.au
Assistant sport editor @GuardianAus | 🏉 @AFL ⚽️ football 🏏 cricket and assorted sports reporter | late-night @LFC aficionado | @martinpegan.bsky.social
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Martin Pegan
If not now, when? It’s the sort of question that keeps hovering over the Western Bulldogs at this time of year as their most recent taste of success fades away. One of the most exhilarating sides in the competition, blessed with enviable tall forward talent and some of the most damaging midfielders in the game, the Dogs are widely considered a premiership fancy.
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4 days ago |
afl.com.au | Martin Pegan
THE spotlight will be shining bright on Port Adelaide and Carlton as the pair of underfire sides open the round with each needing to find a win to reignite its season. Sydney will be out to continue its charge toward the top eight when it hosts Western Bulldogs the following night, while Hawthorn might not know what to expect from an improving North Melbourne in Launceston. Here is who and what to look out for across round 16 as Brisbane, Essendon, Geelong and Greater Western Sydney have the bye.
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5 days ago |
theguardian.com | Martin Pegan
St Kilda midfielder Marcus Windhager crossed a line while trying to clamp down on Collingwood star Nick Daicos. A pair of free kicks awarded to Daicos against Windhager, and a $1,000 fine later imposed on the Saint, are a small price to pay out of their running battle on Saturday night. It was all part of a two-way tussle that Ross Lyon called “a bit of theatre” as he defended his combative midfielder after the game that the Magpies won by 34 points.
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6 days ago |
afl.com.au | Martin Pegan
GOLD Coast coach Damien Hardwick was left frustrated after his side gave up a commanding lead over Greater Western Sydney to fail the test in a "finals-type" clash at Engie Stadium. The Suns made a blistering start in the first-ever meeting with the Giants when both sides have been sitting in the top eight, but were overrun as the battle-hardened hosts stepped up with the game on the line.
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6 days ago |
gwsgiants.com.au | Martin Pegan
The GIANTS have surged over the top of a fast-starting Gold Coast with a blistering final term to claim a seven-point victory at ENGIE Stadium. The GIANTS trailed at the last change but four goals in the opening eight minutes helped them snatch the lead for the first time in the game before holding off a gritty Suns challenge for a 16.10 (106) to 14.15 (99) win on Sunday.
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