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ABC News
2 hours ago
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- ABC News
AFL round 15: Cats vs Lions live updates — blog, scores and stats from Kardinia Park
Brisbane travels to Geelong, hoping to end a 22-year wait for a win at Kardinia Park against the Cats, with the Lions' top-four spot on the line. The game is also a personal milestone for Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield, who plays his 350th AFL match tonight. Follow the live blog below, keep up to date with all the latest stats in our ScoreCentre, and tune in to our live radio coverage.
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Patrick Dangerfield's daughter steals the show and puts Cats coach Chris Scott on BLAST ahead of Geelong star's milestone AFL match
Patrick Dangerfield is poised to chalk up game number 350 in his decorated AFL career - but it was his cheeky daughter who stole the show ahead of the veteran's milestone match. Earlier this week, the Geelong Cats captain, 35, was front and centre at a press conference, with coach Chris Scott an initial no show. Scott soon arrived to chat to media alongside Dangerfield - but his tardiness was noted by Felicity Dangerfield. 'What do you have to say to get shy now,' Dangerfield asked the five-year-old, who then seized her moment. 'You're late,' she said to Scott, with the room erupting in laughter. Dangerfield joined the club in 2016 after being a standout with the Adelaide Crows following his 2008 debut. A premiership finally followed in 2022, adding to Dangerfield's decorated footy CV. It is the envy of many, with a Brownlow medal and eight-time All Australian representation in addition to the Leigh Matthews Trophy just some of the highlights. But it was Dangerfield's daughter Felicity (right) who stole the show at a press conference ahead of the veteran's milestone match Speaking ahead of Friday's clash against the Brisbane Lions at GMHBA Stadium, Scott lauded Dangerfield's significant ongoing contribution to the game. 'The impact he's had on the club, off field, it's been instructive for all of us, and certainly on a personal level he's been great for me,' he said. 'Danger' also joins former teammates Gary Ablett Jr, Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins in reaching 350 games. Now in his 18th season, Dangerfield has been transformed from a midfielder to a forward, which could prolong his career. 'I'm happy to say I'm loving the game as much as ever, to be honest,' he said. 'And perhaps that's because you do get closer to the end than the start. 'And you realise how fortunate you are to play the game, to be involved in it, to try and feel young with the players that come stories they have and the way they go about things.
ABC News
a day ago
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- ABC News
Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield set for his 350th AFL game against Brisbane on Friday
Once a local kid who stood on a milk crate watching his Geelong heroes from afar, Patrick Dangerfield will enter his 350th AFL game as the once-in-a-generation unicorn who transformed his boyhood club. Dangerfield will become the 25th AFL/VFL player to reach the rare milestone when he takes the field against Brisbane at Kardinia Park on Friday night. Most games (active players) Dangerfield plays his 350th game vs Brisbane in round 15 The 35-year-old notched 154 games for Adelaide between 2008 and 2015 before heading home to Geelong as a free agent. The eight-time All-Australian has added another 195 games, the 2016 Brownlow Medal, three best and fairests and a long-elusive premiership in 2022 — the Cats' first in 11 years. "It coincided with a period where I wouldn't go so far as to say we were at the crossroads, but history is a pretty good guide in terms of list management and the length of time that teams can stay up in contention," coach Chris Scott said. "And we were certainly testing the boundaries of that through that period. "He didn't do it all himself, but he did a lot of it in terms of getting us back into contention. "Pat himself talks about it a lot — there's so many people that go into making a club successful over a long period of time. But none of them more important than him. "… We were hopeful that he could help a lot, but no-one could be so optimistic to think that one player is going to come in and completely transform the fortunes of our football team. "But I'm happy enough to say, in the fullness of time, that he did that." For Scott, former AFLPA president Dangerfield is a player as influential off the field as on it, noting his ability to juggle being a friendly ear to teenage draftees with having "high-powered negotiations" with the AFL hierarchy. "The impact he's had on the club, off field, it's been instructive for all of us, and certainly on a personal level he's been great for me," he said. If Dangerfield was the driving force behind Geelong's latest success, then the club has been just as important for the Moggs Creek local. He joins former teammates Gary Ablett Jr, Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins in reaching 350 games. "It speaks to the organisation and the environment that's been created that players want to hang around," he said. "They want to enjoy the environment. They want to squeeze everything out of their career. "And it's not necessarily the game that catches up with you mentally. It's your body physically failing you, which I think is a great spot to be." Scott stands by past comments that Dangerfield, an explosive midfielder with relentless attack on the ball, was a "unicorn" of a player. "He was the best player of that type in the competition," he said. "I've always had a bias, personally, towards the powerful inside midfielders. There have been some pretty good ones over the years, (Nat) Fyfe and (Dustin) Martin at that time. Patrick was singular in the way he played. "… Habitually, he does some things that no other player can do." Now in his 18th season, Dangerfield has been transformed from a midfielder to a more permanent forward, which he considers a "game changer". It appears a move that could extend his career, though he refuses to look any further forward than his contract for next year. "I'm happy to say I'm loving the game as much as I've ever loved it, to be honest," he said. "And perhaps that's because you do get closer to the end than the start. "And you realise how fortunate you are to play the game, to be involved in it, to try and feel young with the young players that come in and the stories they have and the way they go about things. ".. That keeps things fun. It keeps you willing to be around." AAP
Herald Sun
2 days ago
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- Herald Sun
AFL round 15 tips: Geelong v Brisbane, Carlton v North Melbourne
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. There's seven games for footy fans to enjoy in round 15 and the pick of the bunch comes on Friday night. The second and third-placed teams on the ladder will do battle when Geelong clash with Brisbane at the Cattery in Patrick Dangerfield's 350th game. Only one of our tipsters can see the Lions causing an upset, but there is far more love for the Kangaroos to cause a boilover against the Blues. Don't know who to back? Check out who our experts like in round 15 below. Confidential Brodie Ryan has revealed the pain of her break-up with footy great Nathan Buckley but says her life is now 'a little more stress-free with a little less pressure and less responsibility'. AFL Carlton is war gaming Tom De Koning's call — whatever it may be. Could they nab their biggest rival's No. 1 ruckman? Plus, factors in the Lions' quest for Oscar Allen and more trade news.
News.com.au
2 days ago
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- News.com.au
Dangerfield getting better ahead of 350
AFL: Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield spoke on his ability to continue improving ahead of his 350th game against the Lions.
