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ABC News
2 days ago
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- ABC News
North Melbourne to challenge Tristan Xerri three-match ban at AFL tribunal
North Melbourne will challenge ruckman Tristan Xerri's three-game striking ban, meaning a big night for the AFL tribunal. The in-form Kangaroos big man will join Carlton on-baller Adam Cerra and Brisbane Lions forward Zac Bailey in having their cases heard. North confirmed on Tuesday morning that they would appeal, after Xerri was banned for knocking out Melbourne's Tom Sparrow. While the Roos did not specify what their case will be, the most obvious argument would be that the grading should be accidental conduct, not careless. The incident sparked a furious reaction from Melbourne on Sunday and Demons hard-nut Jack Viney made no apologies for "flying the flag" after Xerri knocked out Sparrow. The Melbourne midfielder was stretchered off the MCG. "To see a teammate go down like that is quite scary and hopefully Tom's OK," Viney told AAP. "It didn't look great out there from Tom's perspective. Fingers crossed Tom will be on the mend in not too long. "Tempers are high out on the ground and when you see one of your teammates unconscious on the footy field it brings up a lot of emotions. I wasn't in the mood for just letting it go out there, but that's footy — tempers fly high and accidents happen." Cerra will be the first test case for the AFL's controversial crackdown on umpire contact. Under the AFL's measures announced at the start of the month, Cerra was referred directly to the tribunal after a collision in last week's loss to Brisbane. It was the fourth time he had been booked for the offence within two years, triggering the hearing. He is the first player to fall foul of the new measures. Normally, players accept fines for umpire contact, but the AFL is concerned about the growing prevalence of the collisions, which most often happen at centre bounces. The AFL Players' Association was unhappy when the crackdown was announced, saying it was not consulted. Much debate has erupted around the new measures. Cerra's teammate Jacob Weitering hopes common sense will prevail. The tribunal could suspend Cerra if he is found guilty, although a more severe fine for the player appears the more likely sanction. A guilty finding also mean a $5,000 fine for Carlton — another feature of the crackdown. "It's an interesting conversation. It's had quite a bit of chatter with the penalties that may apply to players that are continuing to get caught up in those situations," Weitering said. "We'll find out I guess, with the way the AFL takes things. "But a bit of common sense, I think, needs to come into play with both players and umpires. The number one thing is player safety and umpire safety." Bailey will also front the tribunal after he was ruled out of Friday night's home game against the Western Bulldogs. He will challenge his one-match ban for rough conduct, after a high bump on Carlton defender Nick Haynes. AAP
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kangaroos, Saints rucks face AFL bans over high contact
Alastair Clarkson concedes North Melbourne ruckman Tristan Xerri is at the mercy of the AFL match review officer after his high hit knocked out Melbourne's Tom Sparrow. Xerri and St Kilda debutant Max Heath, who caught Sydney's Tom McCartin high with an attempted spoil, face multiple weeks on the sidelines after forcing opponents out of matches. Carlton's Adam Cerra is also facing a possible suspension in a test case for the league, referred to the tribunal over his latest case of careless umpire contact. Xerri's attempted tackle on Sparrow caught his opponent high in the immediate follow-up play after a boundary throw-in during Melbourne's 36-point win on Sunday. Tom Sparrow came from the ground following this incident involving Tristan Xerri.#AFLDeesNorth — AFL (@AFL) July 13, 2025 Sparrow was knocked out and eventually taken off on a stretcher, and has been put in concussion protocols. Kangaroos coach Clarkson referenced a separate incident, in which North's Luke Davies-Uniacke was concussed by Western Bulldogs midfielder Ed Richards one week earlier when asked post-match about Xerri's contact. "We're at (the AFL's) discretion. They'll look at every concussion," Clarkson said. "But they looked at LDU's concussion last week and said no case to answer, and that's a raised forearm to the scone. "This is just a tackle ... he's got very, very little time to prepare for the tackle. "That will be up to the AFL to work out, but unfortunately in the game there's going to be collisions, especially around stoppage and especially around the big rucks." Tom McCartin came from the ground after this incident involving Max Heath.#AFLSaintsSwans — AFL (@AFL) July 13, 2025 On debut, St Kilda's Heath forced McCartin out of the Swans' nail-biting five-point win on Sunday with a spoiling attempt that caught his opponent high. It will likely mean the 204cm ruckman has to wait longer than one week to play his second senior game.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Scary moment Demons star is knocked out cold by opponent's shocking move
A North Melbourne ruckman is facing a potential ban after making high contact on Melbourne star Tom Sparrow, which knocked the Demons Midfielder out cold. The AFL 's concussion protocols will now be in the spotlight once again, as Melbourne ended a five-game losing streak with an 18.11 (119) to 12.11 (83) victory at the MCG on Sunday. Sparrow had recovered the ball off the top of a hit-out by Xerri. But as he moved to dispose the footy to a team-mate, the North Melbourne ruckman raised his forearm and caught Sparrow in the head. Worrying scenes unfolded as the 25-year-old lifelessly dropped to the floor, with doctors immediately running on to provide medical attention. His Melbourne team-mates were furious about Xerri's act, with captain Max Gawn immediately turning to remonstrate with Xerri, with a brawl ensuing. 'Once I saw my team-mate down, I had to respond,' Gawn told Fox Footy after the incident. If no intent here from Tristan Xerri on Tom Sparrow, the key question becomes: Is it careless? If it is, he misses at least three matches due to Sparrow's concussion. @FOXFOOTY — David Zita (@DavidZita1) July 13, 2025 Tristan Xerri (No 38) is facing a potential ban after he appeared to strike Melbourne's Tom Sparrow in the face, knocking the Demon's star out 'I thought it was high,' he added. 'I haven't seen any vision of it since. Xerri, I know as a ruck, he's following up [from a ruck contest] as hard as he can, and he's the best in the comp at doing it, so there's definitely an element of that.' After the sickening collision, Sparrow remained on the field for some time, before being taken into the medical rooms on a stretcher. Promisingly, the footy star did give a thumbs-up to the crowd as he was removed from the pitch. Several stars from the footy world were critical of Xerri's act, including Cameron Mooney. 'That's reckless... he'll get some time [suspension] for that,' Mooney said. I don't think it was anything untoward for it, but he's got it wrong. 'If the ball's there, your natural reaction is to flick an arm or hand at it. 'I think that's what he's tried to do but he's just missed it and got him high.' North boss Alastair Clarkson defended Xerri's actions following the match. 'It's unfortunate,' he said. 'The collision comes down from a ruck contest and it's pretty hard to go for, it's hard to compete in the ruck against big Max to compete in a tackle within a split second. 'It's unfortunate for Tom but injuries happen... We had LD [Luke Davies-Uniacke] knocked out last week with an elbow to the head. 'Just swings and roundabouts. When it's a competitive game of footy and there's a lot of numbers around the ball, sometimes accidents like that are going to happen.' Clarkson then admitted that he hadn't seen Xerri after the match, but added: 'Our view is that there was every intent on Big X trying to lay the tackle and just didn't have enough time to lay it in the correct manner.' Clarkson re-emphasised that Xerri had 'very little time' to prepare for the collision. 'We are all disappointed when any player gets injured, but it's the game. There is always unfortunate things like that that happen and it's just the result of 18 bulls going at each other. While the incident marred the win for Melbourne, in-form veteran Jake Melksham kicked an equal career-best five goals to seal the 36-point win. Melksham and Christian Petracca (31 disposals, one goal) were both standouts in what was Melbourne's first win since beating Sydney at the MCG on May 25. The Demons (6-11) now sit 13th, while North (4-12-1) are third-from-bottom. Melksham also looked in trouble after high contact from North defender Wil Dawson left him nursing a sore head and shoulder before half-time. But the 33-year-old passed a head injury assessment and added four goals after half-time as the Demons resisted a Cam Zurhaar-led surge by the Kangaroos. Zurhaar kicked three goals in the third quarter, dragging the Kangaroos within three points before Melbourne steadied and finished full of running. Christian Salem (25 touches), Harvey Langford (24) and Clayton Oliver (21) were influential in a largely scrappy affair, while Bayley Fritsch kicked three goals. The final margin made for a 95-point turnaround from the last time the teams met, when the Kangaroos were comprehensive winners in round two. North were well-served by Colby McKercher (29 disposals), Harry Sheezel (29) and returning veteran Luke Parker (27). Cooper Harvey, son of club legend Brent, kicked four goals and Jack Darling matched Zurhaar's contribution with three.
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Melbourne star knocked out cold by North ruckman in scary scenes
Melbourne's win over North Melbourne on Sunday was soured in the final quarter when Tom Sparrow was knocked out cold. The 25-year-old midfielder was left face down on the turf after being hit high by North ruckman Tristan Xerri. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. After Xerri battled with Max Gawn at a boundary throw in, Sparrow attempted to grab the ball out of the air as Xerri lurched forward and looked to knock the ball free with his left arm. Unfortunately for the All-Australian contender his arm missed its mark and clattered into the head of Sparrow which instantly turned his lights off as he crashed to the turf. 'He was out before he hit the ground … luckily we very rarely see this in the modern game,' Fox Footy commentator Corbin Middlemas said. 'It's so rare you see a player concussed in that kind of fashion too, where he was out immediately.' Watch the moment Sparrow is knocked out cold in the video player above Three-time premiership player Cameron Mooney added: 'It was just a reaction to true and hit the ball, and he's completely missed it. 'That's reckless … (he'll) get some time for that. I don't think it was anything untoward for it, but he's got it wrong. 'If the ball's there, your natural reaction is to flick an arm or hand at it. I think that'd what he's tried to do, but he's just missed it and got him high.' Several Demons players remonstrated with Xerri as the game was brought to a standstill as medical staff rushed to Sparrow's side. After a lengthy delay the premiership star was loaded onto a stretcher and taken from the ground. Xerri tried to make his way over to Sparrow as he was being carried off, but was pushed away by Melbourne players, underscoring their fury with the North ruckman. And for the remainder of the match, whenever Xerri was near the ball, Sparrow's teammates went as hard as they could at him physically. As for the game, it was pretty tight in the first three quarters, with the margin rarely exceeding two goals either way, and when the Cam Zurhaar show kicked into gear, the Kangaroos had some serious momentum late in the third term. The gun small forward exploded to single-handedly shift the tide in North's favour with 3.2 from seven touches and three marks for the quarter to get his side back within three points. However, Melbourne had the answers for most of the day whenever they were challenged, and they delivered North a mortal blow with seven of the next eight goals to lead by 40 points and end the contest.
News.com.au
11-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
SuperCoach AFL 2025: Winners, losers from round 9, trade advice for round 10
The path forward became clearer after a wild round marked by nailbiting finishes and some immense SuperCoach performances. Here are all the standout scores you need to know from round 9, and some early trade advice. WHO'S HOT Tristan Xerri – 186 points Made a mockery of stats showing it's hard for rucks to score against Brisbane, at least in the second half when he monstered Oscar McInerney and almost delivered a massive upset win for the Kangaroos. His 14 hitouts to advantage were the most for the round and he now has the second-most points for the season behind Max Gawn, and an insane three-round average of 163. Faces Richmond next round which, unlike Brisbane, has been leaking a lot of points to opposition rucks this year. Stick the C on him now! Jack Crisp – 171 points Responded to the heartbreak of a week earlier in emphatic fashion. An absolutely immense performance in his 245th consecutive game, collecting 29 disposals, two goals, six tackles, eighteen contested possessions, seven inside-50s and 709 metres gained. Andrew Brayshaw – 154 points The title of No.1 SuperCoach scorer of 2025 is a three-way battle between Max Gawn, Tristan Xerri and Brayshaw. The Fremantle star can consider himself unlucky to slip to third behind Xerri on Sunday night after his third 150-plus score of the season. Brayshaw's 34 disposals came at 88 per cent efficiency – elite for a midfielder – along with five tackles and a goal. He is No.3 in the competition for effective disposals this year, a big reason he has boosted his SuperCoach average from 109 to 127. Bailey Smith – 150 points We were hot on Smith in the pre-season, and it's nice to get one right – along with 144,000 other SuperCoaches. The No.3 ranked forward for the season on total points and No.1 on averages (115.9) eclipsed his huge round 1 performance and is now averaging 30 disposals and six tackles a game, and has made $154k in SuperCoach. Zach Reid – 133 points In one of the great performances by a SuperCoach rookie, Reid controlled the game from centre half-back with a career-high 27 disposals at 85 per cent efficiency, an equal game-high 14 marks (three contested) and eight intercepts. His price jumped another $59k after lockout and he enters round 10 with a Break Even of -9. SuperCoach Plus projects he'll hit $467k in three weeks. But why would you trade him? Changkuoth Jiath – 132 points Who loves a POD? CJ is in 1 per cent of teams and has pumped out scores of 135 and 132 in his past two games – and he's just $387k. Twenty of his 25 disposals hit the target and that tally included only one kick-in. The risk? His injury history, and a score of 35 before his last two breakout performances. Jack Sinclair – 124 points Dropped almost $100k from a season-high price of $642k after three sub-100 scores, but bounced back to his best in style against the Blues. Won most of his 26 disposals in the attacking half, and used them to maximum impact with his brilliant last-quarter goal a standout in a griding contest. Harvey Langford – 101 points This year's rookie quiet achiever of the season, Langford was avoided by most coaches after he was named the sub in round 1. Since then he has grown in confidence and has a three-round average of 86 after his first SuperCoach ton, scored on the back of three goals and 22 disposals. Saad El-Hawli – 69 points Our rookie saviour? In the midst of a chronic shortage of bargain basement recruits, El-Hawli got a full game for the first time and flew out of the blocks with eight disposals and a goal in the first quarter. He couldn't keep up that cracking pace but finished with 21 disposals (15 kicks) in an impressive Bombers win – hopefully enough to keep his spot in the side for a few weeks. At $155,700, he could be the top cheapie pick this week. James Peatling – 117 points The ex-Giant was the talk of the pre-season but was pushed out of the Crows midfield, and most SuperCoach teams. But an injury to Matt Crouch has opened the door for Peatling to return to the coalface, and he has responded with back-to-back SuperCoach tons. His Showdown score was a season-high on the back of 24 disposals and 12 tackles. Need a cheap midfielder? He's still $452k. WHO'S COLD Caleb Daniel – 51 points A season-low for the third-most popular player in SuperCoach, who finished with 18 disposals against the Lions, and 10 of those came in the first quarter. His trademark pinpoint kicking has deserted him, hitting the target with six of his 11 kicks and recording only one contested possession. After making close to $200k from his starting value, Daniel lost $18k after round 9 and has a Break Even of 121 next weekend. It's worth remembering the Kangaroos face Richmond, a team that has given up a lot of points to half-backs this year. One more chance for Caleb? Henry Hustwaite – 27 points Disaster for the most traded in player of the round. After being added to 43,000 teams – and 47,000 the week before – Hustwaite was subbed off at halftime in a tactical move by Hawks coach Sam Mitchell with just eight disposals to his name. The silver lining – he still jumped in price by almost $50,000, and he has a negative Break Even this week so there is more money to make. Use every lucky charm you know to help him stay in the team. Nick Daicos – 76 points Two weeks ago coaches without Nick Daicos hit the panic button, pulling their teams apart to get the Magpies superstar off the back of an insane 172-point game against Brisbane - and with his price ready to explode past the $650k mark. But things don't always go the way you expect. He scored 125 on Anzac Day but followed that up with 89 against the Cats, then ran into surprise stopper Cory Wagner on Thursday night. He spent time at full-forward, gave away two free kicks and the worst sin in SuperCoach – a 50m penalty, worth negative 7.5 points. Adam Cerra – 83 points After averaging 107 for the first six rounds, Cerra has scored 81, 82 and 83 over his past three games. If you want to look for positives the trend is going in the right direction – and Cerra took two kick-ins and he spent most of the game in defence. But the gap is getting bigger to the topscoring midfielders. Matt Rowell – 80 points Owning Rowell in SuperCoach is not recommended for anyone with heart or anxiety challenges. Capable of being one of the best scoring midfielders in SuperCoach – as evidenced by his 50-point third quarter on Saturday night – he can also drop painfully low numbers – see his other 17-point first half. Rowell has scored 126 or more four times this year, but his past three are 80 or lower. Can we have some consistency please, Matt? Jordan Dawson – 78 points Another week on the Dawson rollercoaster. The Crows skipper will be happy with a Showdown win, but owners can be thankful he laid nine tackles to with his 14 disposals – his lowest tally for the season, thanks to some close attention from Miles Bergman. He's good value if you're in the market for a midfielder, but be aware this is part of the Jordan Dawson experience. Riley Bice – 71 points Is the wonderful ride over? Bice is the cash cow of 2025, making more than $260,000 since making his AFL debut in round 1. But he lost money ($500) for the first time after round 9 and his Break Even next round is 102, a score he has hit only once in his short career. SuperCoach Plus projects a loss of $10,000 after his next game so it's not panic stations yet, but it's time to think about hmatow we can make the most from moving him on. Hugh Boxshall – 38 points More than 25,000 coaches went early on the Saints rookie, adding him after one impressive game. He couldn't back it up on Friday night, although he did appear to be doing a negative role on Carlton star Sam Walsh – so that's a good sign for his job security ... right? He wasn't the only rookie to flop in round 9, with a long list also including Isaac Kako (30 points), Elijah Hewett (33), Finn O'Sullivan (24), Caiden Cleary (35) and Christian Moraes (24), while Ben Paton managed six points from a full game for the Swans.
