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The Australian
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Australian
AFL 2025: Top-10 draft pick Alix Tauru set to debut for St Kilda
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is adamant his team is on track to 'pop' in coming seasons and will pursue plans to 'bang games' into young players. Alix Tauru is set to become the club's seventh debutant for 2025 when he plays against Collingwood on Saturday. St Kilda's progression under Lyon has been called into question after netting just five wins for the year, but he said 'we can't jump in and be four years down the track' and pointed to the Adelaide Crows' slow build as a 'great model' of what patience could bring. Tauru, 18 and taken at pick 10 in last year's draft, endured a four-week VFL suspension but looms as an 'exciting' inclusion as Lyon declared the youth project remained his key focus to get the Saints back to the top and he wouldn't be swayed in the search for immediate returns. 'It's pretty exciting. That would put us second for debuts this year with seven (behind Essendon, with 11),' he said on Thursday. Alix Tauru is set debut for St Kilda. Picture: Michael Klein 'Over the past two seasons we are top two, all our data, young players, debutants … games into players 22 and under in the last two years we sit comfortably in the top four in the comp. We'll keep pursuing that. 'There's no time warp machine, we can't jump in and be four years down the track. You can't buy experience, you have to bang games into them. 'Our strategic plan, it's evolved, but it's been really clear. 'I'll go back to the data set, it's indisputable, I can comfortably talk about games into players 22 and under. Nas (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera), when I got here, he'd played one year. 'Over 23, 24 and 25, he's become an elite player in the competition. We're doing a lot right, but it takes time.' Lyon said the Crows, who have surged into the tour four in 2025, showed what could be achieved, aided by being able to 'lure' players to the club, with St Kilda pursuing Carlton big man Tom De Koning. Paddy Dow will return via the VFL. Picture: Michael Klein 'Adelaide is a great model, on metrics of games 22 and under they were second, second, fourth and now they are 16th (in past season),' he said. 'So at some point you get that experience, attract players to your club, and you pop.' While star St Kilda forward Max King suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury, Lyon said Paddy Dow would return through the VFL having missed six months after a series of issues stemming from a staph infection. 'He had that staph infection in his knee, had a blister in his toe, then the staph went through the blister and resulted in numerous arthroscopes and it was a really serious situation,' Lyon said. 'He has carried himself extremely well. I don't think I've met a better young man in football. His resilience, his temperament, his embracing of his teammates … we're thrilled he's coming back. He's a talented midfielder who we have missed.'
News.com.au
3 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Top-10 draft pick Alix Tauru set to debut for St Kilda as Ross Lyon backs youth led-recovery
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is adamant his team is on track to 'pop' in coming seasons and will pursue plans to 'bang games' into young players. Alix Tauru is set to become the club's seventh debutant for 2025 when he plays against Collingwood on Saturday. St Kilda's progression under Lyon has been called into question after netting just five wins for the year, but he said 'we can't jump in and be four years down the track' and pointed to the Adelaide Crows' slow build as a 'great model' of what patience could bring. Tauru, 18 and taken at pick 10 in last year's draft, endured a four-week VFL suspension but looms as an 'exciting' inclusion as Lyon declared the youth project remained his key focus to get the Saints back to the top and he wouldn't be swayed in the search for immediate returns. 'It's pretty exciting. That would put us second for debuts this year with seven (behind Essendon, with 11),' he said on Thursday. 'Over the past two seasons we are top two, all our data, young players, debutants … games into players 22 and under in the last two years we sit comfortably in the top four in the comp. We'll keep pursuing that. 'There's no time warp machine, we can't jump in and be four years down the track. You can't buy experience, you have to bang games into them. 'Our strategic plan, it's evolved, but it's been really clear. 'I'll go back to the data set, it's indisputable, I can comfortably talk about games into players 22 and under. Nas (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera), when I got here, he'd played one year. 'Over 23, 24 and 25, he's become an elite player in the competition. We're doing a lot right, but it takes time.' Lyon said the Crows, who have surged into the tour four in 2025, showed what could be achieved, aided by being able to 'lure' players to the club, with St Kilda pursuing Carlton big man Tom De Koning. 'Adelaide is a great model, on metrics of games 22 and under they were second, second, fourth and now they are 16th (in past season),' he said. 'So at some point you get that experience, attract players to your club, and you pop.' While star St Kilda forward Max King suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury, Lyon said Paddy Dow would return through the VFL having missed six months after a series of issues stemming from a staph infection. 'He had that staph infection in his knee, had a blister in his toe, then the staph went through the blister and resulted in numerous arthroscopes and it was a really serious situation,' Lyon said. 'He has carried himself extremely well. I don't think I've met a better young man in football. His resilience, his temperament, his embracing of his teammates … we're thrilled he's coming back. He's a talented midfielder who we have missed.'
ABC News
5 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Free-to-air AFL and cricket could disappear from parts of SA and NSW
Regional residents in parts of South Australia and New South Wales could lose access to Seven Network channels on their TVs from next month, after negotiations with WIN Network broke down. WIN announced it would cease broadcasting 7, 7mate, and 7two into the South Australian markets of Mount Gambier, in the south-east, and Loxton in the Riverland, as well as Griffith in New South Wales' Riverina from July 1. It would mean that audiences in those broadcast areas would be unable to watch free-to-air sports, including football and test cricket, except through streaming services. WIN Network said the decision followed Seven West Media's decision not to renew its broadcast agreement. "While we are disappointed with Seven West Media's decision, we respect their right to pursue their commercial strategies," chief executive Andrew Lancaster said. WIN Network said no jobs were expected to be lost, with local operations and staff to remain in Mount Gambier, Berri and Griffith. Potential blow for locals Riverland Adelaide Crows supporter group vice-president Peter Kennedy said he "couldn't believe" the announcement. "Hopefully, something can happen that makes it so it doesn't take place," he said. "It just seems crazy to me." He said, while some members of the club had used streaming services to watch games, older fans would struggle. Mr Kennedy said he knew of people who didn't know what 7plus was or how to use it and others with no wi-fi connections. "It's going to be challenging for them, to say the least," he said. The Mayor of Griffith City Council, Doug Curran, said access to free-to-air sporting games could inspire people to take up the sport, particularly young Australians. "You only have to go to some of our sporting ovals on the weekend and see all the youth and even some of the adults that play sport," he said. "A lot of that is on the back of seeing some of the superstars playing on TV. "This is taking away from that enjoyment, from that ability for our youth to see what they might become in the future." Mr Curran said he was also concerned that paying for a subscription to access sporting games on streaming services like Kayo would put more pressure on family budgets. "It puts more pressure on, and free-to-air seems to continue to let us down moving forward," Mr Curran said. Hopes negotiations continue A spokesperson for Seven said the network was "disappointed" it had not reached an agreement with WIN. "The communities living in the Riverland and Griffith are incredibly important to Seven and, pleasingly, they will continue to have access to all of our content, including the AFL and cricket, via our live and free streaming platform, 7plus," they said. The network says it is happy to continue negotiations with WIN to broadcast into those markets. Mr Kennedy said if an agreement could not be reached, there would be pushback from the community. "I just hope that they have had all the conversations they can and should have, that they've both been reasonable, and they're both trying to find a solution, rather than just shutting it down," he said. Seven West Media recently acquired a number of regional licences from Southern Cross Austereo, including Tasmania, Darwin, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa and remote, central and eastern Australia. The Seven spokesperson said the deal was a sign of the network's "ongoing commitment to regional markets", with the acquisition expected to be completed by June 30.
News.com.au
13-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Mitchell praises Hawks' gritty defence
AFL: Hawthorn Hawks coach Sam Mitchell spoke to the media following their round 14 victory against the Adelaide Crows.
News.com.au
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
‘All I ever wanted': Erin Phillips leaves legendary dad in tears with AFL Hall of Fame speech
AFLW great Erin Phillips has given an emotional speech upon her induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, joining her father Greg in the prestigious group. The three-time Adelaide premiership player and two-time league Best and Fairest winner is one of the competition's all-time icons, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Tuesday night in Melbourne. Phillips became the second woman ever to be inducted, following inaugural female inductee Debbie Lee, with the pair quickly accompanied in the rare air by Melbourne great and West Coast head coach Daisy Pearce. 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. As she took to the stage, Phillips reflected on her journey growing up as a football fanatic, desperately searching for her belonging in a sport that had long been off-limits to girls. 'I tried to fit in (with the boys playing), cut my hair short (and) had a really good 'mushroom' haircut as a young kid. (I) got mistaken for a boy constantly,' Phillips said with a smile. Watch Erin Phillips' speech and message to her dad in the video above 'I remember a game actually ... I ran out to centre-half forward, stood next to my opponent. I could see him scanning the field looking for something, and then he turns to me an goes: 'I heard you have a girl on this team, and I heard she's pretty good'. 'I looked at him, and I go: 'Yeah, you're standing next to her!' ... I gave him a hiding that game.' 'I never wanted to be a boy, I just wanted the opportunities that boys had — and that was footy. That was all I ever wanted.' Phillips' AFLW career began with Adelaide, where she quickly established herself as one of the competition's first true stars, before making a heartfelt move to Port Adelaide in the second half of 2022 for their inaugural season; the same club her father had played at during his own successful career. Greg played 305 games for Port Adelaide's SANFL team between 1976 and 1993, either side of an 86-game stint at Collingwood over a four-year period. He also represented South Australia a whopping 20 times in his playing days, and was inducted into the same Hall of Fame five years before Erin back in 2020. 'Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would even get the chance to play footy (for Port Adelaide) ... it was a really difficult choice,' Erin continued. 'I had really close relationships at the Crows (but) I just knew that if I didn't take the opportunity to live out a life-long dream to play for Port Adelaide, that it would haunt me for the rest of my life. 'To my mum and dad, I couldn't have asked for better parents to let me be who I wanted to be ... Mum, you don't really ever get much credit ... I thank you and love you so much. 'To Dad... (pause) I can't imagine how hard it would've been to tell your 13-year-old daughter that she couldn't play the game that she loves anymore. And 27 years later, she's standing next to you in the Hall of Fame. 'Thank you for teaching me a game that I loved, and even though you knew it wasn't going to take me anywhere at the time, you still taught me anyway.' Phillips went on to thank her wife Tracy Gahan, who herself is a retired WNBA player, before recognising Debbie Lee — the inaugural woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame back in 2021. 'Debbie, you kicked down this door so others could walk through,' Phillips ended by saying. '(You're the) first female member of the Hall of Fame (and) I'm so proud to be by your side, and I can't wait to kick more doors down with you Deb.'
