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Congratulations to Jack Viney on 200 games bleeding Red & Blue for the Demons. From arriving at a club in crisis to raging like a bull to help lead us to a flag. A true club champion & the player you want right beside you in the trenches. Jack’s heart beats true ❤️💙 Here’s to 100 more Vines 🔴🔵😈

THURSDAY, MARCH 28 Brisbane v Collingwood at the Gabba, 6.30pm AEST BRISBANE In: J.Payne, L.Neale, D.Fort Out: D.Gardiner (omitted), J.Lyons (omitted), C.McKenna (hamstring) R1 sub: Kai Lohmann COLLINGWOOD In: W.Hoskin-Elliott, J.Noble Out: O.Markov (omitted), S.Sidebottom (managed) Last week's sub: Fin Macrae

This is what happens when the media pre-writes obituaries

Leading Free Kicks For on Average this season.

Melbourne star Clayton Oliver was sent for a scan after suffering a dislocated finger at training on Wednesday, but the Demons still expect him to face Port Adelaide on Saturday. The Demons confirmed Oliver left Casey Fields for a scan following the incident but do not have concerns over his availability ahead of the blockbuster Adelaide Oval clash.

Melbourne star Clayton Oliver was sent for a scan after suffering a dislocated finger at training on Wednesday, but the Demons still expect him to face Port Adelaide on Saturday. The Demons confirmed Oliver left Casey Fields for a scan following the incident but do not have concerns over his availability ahead of the blockbuster Adelaide Oval clash.

Melbourne star Clayton Oliver was sent for a scan after suffering a dislocated finger at training on Wednesday, but the Demons still expect him to face Port Adelaide on Saturday. The Demons confirmed Oliver left Casey Fields for a scan following the incident but do not have concerns over his availability ahead of the blockbuster Adelaide Oval clash.

Also Oliver is in doubt after being sent for scans on his hand.

Petty trained solely as a defender today.

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Articles have appeared in daily newspapers about a statement in the Senate from independent MP Andrew Wilkie covering allegations by former Melbourne club doctor Zeeshan Arain, ex-club president Glen Bartlett and Shaun Smith, father of Melbourne player Joel Smith. According to Wilkie, the trio had alleged players who tested positive had faked injuries and withdrawn from games to avoid match-day drug testing by Sports Integrity Australia (SIA), and that details of the "off-the-books" tests were never shared with SIA or the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Wilkie said Arain alleged it was not a Melbourne problem but an "AFL problem" with a number of players arriving at the club with pre-existing cocaine dependencies. Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is reported today as saying he has "no line of sight" on allegations of secret drug-testing of players facilitated by the AFL. The AFL has defended what it calls “intervention” drug testing, backed its privacy policy and issued its statement on Illicit Drug Policy (AFL statement on Illicit Drug Policy) We have not seen evidence of the allegations referred to by Senator Wilkie and are not able to comment further on them. We are cognisant of the fact that some of the issues covered in the allegations might relate to matters under litigation and in order to pay respect to all parties, we have decided not to publish any further comment on the subject. We also refer you to the notice entitled on our Home Page ”IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING”.

Clayton Oliver left Melbourne training early on Wednesday has been sent for scans on a hand injury. This masthead was at Casey Fields on Wednesday when Oliver left training early, grabbing at his right hand and in clear pain. A club source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the injury was believed to be a dislocation that was unlikely to stop him playing, but the club had sent the dynamic midfielder for scans for certainty.