Keyword "Peter Wright" - List of latest news (52 results)

22/04 ‘Learn from others’: Dons options to stop Daicos

Essendon coach Brad Scott is open to trying “something different” to quell the influence of Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos on Anzac Day in what looms an almighty MCG challenge after season-ending injuries to both first-choice ruckmen.

18/04 West Coast banner fail as Bombers survive huge scare

Essendon has survived a huge scare from the West Coast Eagles to snatch a two-point win in an AFL thriller in Perth.

01/04 Bomber blow: Essendon forward suffers ACL

The AFL career of emerging Essendon forward Tom Edwards has been put on indefinite hold after he went down with an ACL injury at training on Tuesday.

15/03 Magpie set for surgery after warm up setback

Ash Johnson’s quest to get back into Collingwood’s senior side has been dealt a major blow after he was ruled out indefinitely with a fractured fibula.

14/03 ‘Played for the free’: AFL world divided by call on new ‘most hated player’

Hawthorn small forward Nick Watson is only in his second season but his style of play already has umpires questioning whether to give him free kicks and commentators wondering whether he’s hard done by.

06/09 King George VI's intervention that upgraded Peter Wright's medal to a VC

Pinning a gallantry medal on Peter Wright's chest for single-handedly destroying three German machine gun nests, King George decided the soldier's awesome bravery deserved a higher honour, so he lobbied for it to be upgraded to a Victoria Cross... and succeeded. Lord Ashcroft shares the extraordinary story

25/04 Dons, Pies can’t be split after wild Anzac Day clash

Both produced moments of sheer brilliance but Kyle Langford and Jamie Elliott will lose sleep over late missed chances as Essendon and Collingwood drew on Anzac Day for the first time in 29 years.

23/04 Rinehart’s children suffer small legal loss

The WA Supreme Court has denied Gina Rinehart’s children John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart’s application to access dozens of documents and correspondence that were made between their mother and her lawyers dating back decades.

20/04 Jake Stringer’s future sparks heated debate between AFL icons

Essendon has been urged to not rush into giving Jake Stringer a multi-year deal, despite the enigmatic forward’s strong start to the year and contract desires.

15/04 ‘Protecting the Brownlow’: AFL savaged over call on hits which ‘put people in wheelchairs’

Fox Footy’s David King has called for Laura Kane and the AFL to “review” the Match Review Officer’s decision not to suspend Port Adelaide star Zak Butters, as well as slamming the leniency afforded to Adelaide’s Matt Crouch.

28/03 Saints accept ‘cost’ in prime time trade-off

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says the five-day break before his side’s round 2 win over Collingwood likely played a role in the hamstring injury to star recruit Liam Henry.

27/03 AFL cocaine bombshell twist ‘beggars belief’ as Demons respond

Football legends, including Demons great Garry Lyon, have called out the AFL after revelations the league’s medical policy unapologetically covers up cases where players are found to have taken illicit substances.

26/03 ‘Fraud’: Cocaine bombshell rocks AFL as secret Melbourne plot exposed

The AFL has been accused of a “multi-hundred-million-dollar fraud” with bombshell testimony exposing an alleged systematic “cover up” of drug taking in the league.

26/03 Essendon forward Peter Wright to learn fate for heavy Swan hit

There is intense interest in Peter Wright’s date at the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday night after the Essendon forward knocked Sydney’s Harry Cunningham unconscious at the SCG.

25/03 ‘I’m done’: Wayne Carey calls AFL ‘weak as piss’, will never watch footy again

Wayne Carey has declared he will stop watching AFL games if Essendon’s Peter Wright is suspended for his bump on Sydney’s Harry Cunningham.

25/03 AFL legend calls for send off rule after ugly collision

AFL legend Leigh Matthew has added his voice to calls for a send-off rule in the wake of Essendon’s Peter Wright being sent straight to the tribunal for his bump on Sydney’s Harry Cunningham on Saturday night.

24/03 Bomber sent straight to the AFL Tribunal for heavy hit

Essendon’s Peter Wright could be set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines after being referred directly to the AFL Tribunal for his heavy hit on Swan Harry Cunningham.

23/03 ‘He probably loves it’: Retired AFL champ Travis Cloke breaks up scuffle in heated clash

Former AFL Premiership winner and noted hardman Travis Cloke was involved in a bizarre incident on Saturday night as the now-Essendon runner dragged players from his own club away from a heated push-and-shove with Swans stars.

23/03 ‘It’s all a facade’: Tom Papley takes flamethrower to Essendon in brutal AFL takedown

Tom Papley has taken a flamethrower to Essendon, accusing the Bombers of resorting to off the ball tactics during Sydney’s 30-point win on Saturday night.

23/03 Awful scene as Sydney Swans player knocked out cold

Essendon forward Peter Wright may have just booked himself in for an early season holiday after a horror hit at the SCG.

29/12 'Shattered and appalled' Margaret Thatcher tried to ban Spycatcher

Files seen for the first time detail how her 1980s Government worked feverishly in private to close every loophole the MI5 memoir could slip through.

20/12 Jim Williams causes the sensation: Peter Wright eliminated from the Darts World Cup

This is a sensation. Peter Wright has already been eliminated after one game at the World Darts Championship in London.

13/12 What you need to know about the Darts World Cup 2024

The Darts World Cup at Alexandra Palace in London has become a sports classic over the turn of the year and is also enjoying increasing popularity in Germany. We answer the most important questions.

20/11 AFL Draft’s big flaw exposed as Gold Coast storm erupts

Once again the AFL Draft’s big flaw was on display as Gold Coast landed four first-round prospects for very little.

06/10 Inside dad’s horrifying health battle

Sophie Wright has sat by the hospital bedside of her husband Peter every day since he was struck down with a potentially fatal illness.

31/08 Bombers lock up No.1 priority

Essendon has held onto free agent Darcy Parish, re-signing the star midfielder until the end of 2028 in a key off-season move.

25/08 ‘Pitiful, appalling’ Bombers lose hope as ‘astonishing’ drop exposed

Essendon fans were hoping for a response from their team after such an insipid display six days earlier against the Giants.

18/08 Rinehart’s family feuds laid out in court

Feuds, schemes, and claims of dodgy deals have all been laid bare in a Perth court, as lawyers for Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting attempt to stave off multiple claims to the family fortune.

17/08 Letters reveal Gina’s ‘threats to son’: court

Australia’s richest woman, Gina Rinehart, tried to “throw” her eldest son “under the bus” when he questioned his inheritance, the WA Supreme Court has heard.

16/08 Gina’s ‘special project’ to cut out kids: court

Gina Rinehart instigated a “special project” to increase her own shareholding in Hancock family assets to the detriment of her children, the WA Supreme Court heard.

11/08 Collingwood captain Darcy Moore subbed out with hamstring injury in win over Geelong

Collingwood’s premiership hopes have taken a significant blow with captain Darcy Moore subbed out early in their Round 22 clash over Geelong at the MCG.

10/08 Mining tycoon’s excess spending revealed

The founding father of Western Australia’s iron ore industry repeatedly and selfishly breached his fiduciary duties to his own company to benefit him and his second wife, a Perth court has heard.

08/08 Dad’s bid to avoid legal battle for Rinehart

Mining magnate Lang Hancock was “emphatically opposed” to anything less than a complete split of assets between him and his former business partner Peter Wright, the West Australian Supreme Court has been told.

07/08 Gina fights back in legal showdown

Gina Rinehart’s lawyer says a decades-old royalties agreement for the Hope Downs iron ore mines has been misinterpreted, as the ongoing battle for a stake in the mining giant’s multi-billion dollar empire continues.

25/07 37-year-old letter could cost Rinehart billions

The lawyers for one of the mining entities embroiled in a legal stoush with Australia’s richest woman has presented “significant evidence” before Western Australia’s Supreme Court.

24/07 Mining magnate legal showdown underway

What could potentially be a months-long legal clash between titans of Western Australia’s mining industry has had its first day of hearings in a Perth Court.

23/07 Two of Australia’s richest women go to war

Two of Australia’s richest women are set to battle it out over a multi-billion dollar legal dispute, in what will be one of the country’s most expensive courtroom showdowns.

21/07 Ridley injury to hurt ‘flat’ Bombers

Essendon coach Brad Scott says the Bombers will cross their fingers for important defender Jordan Ridley after an apparent quad strain in the loss to the Bulldogs.

01/07 ‘Unbelievable kick’: After-the-siren bomb wins it for Port Adelaide, keeps winning streak alive

Port Adelaide’s Dan Houston has kicked a massive goal after the siren to defeat Essendon 78 (11.12) to 74 (10.14).

12/06 Crucial element in Essendon finals push

Essendon coach Brad Scott has downplayed growing expectations for his red-hot team despite Sunday’s demolition of Carlton which put the Bombers outside the top four on percentage only.

05/06 Star boost for surging Bombers

Struggling Carlton could have to contend with the return of Essendon best and fairest Peter Wright on Sunday, with the Bombers set to unleash the “frustrated” star forward.

02/06 Dusty ‘invested’ as rumours swirl

Richmond superstar Dustin Martin is as “invested” as he‘s ever been at the Tigers as speculation swirls about his future in the wake of coach Damien Hardwick’s shock departure.

01/06 ‘What’s the downside?’: Star Bomber set for shock return

Essendon best and fairest Peter Wright is “medically clear” to play and coach Brad Scott is considering whether to unleash the star forward against North Melbourne on Sunday.

17/05 Shock injury update for Bombers

Reigning Bombers best and fairest Peter Wright could return a month ahead of schedule after receiving a promising update on his recovery from a shoulder surgery.

26/03 ‘Unstoppable’: Bombers fly high under the roof

Essendon needed a hero in front of goal — enter Kyle Langford, the makeshift forward who delivered in stunning fashion.

16/03 Essendon big man gets big new deal

Essendon picked up Peter Wright for next to nothing when the gun forward was offloaded by the Gold Coast and in return he’s delivered the perfect comeback story for the Bombers.

14/03 Kane Cornes torches two ‘out of shape’ Bombers

Former Port Adelaide player turned media personality Kane Cornes has turned the blowtorch on two players over their current physical state.

02/03 Blues salary crunch in danger zone as De Koning still unsigned

Carlton’s salary cap squeeze is at an all time high as we head into the 2023 season, and it’s been made worse with Zac Williams out for the year.

26/02 Breakdown of every club from AFL’s opening pre-season game

The first week of AFL pre-season hitouts showed exactly what fans wanted to see - impressive new faces, including those in new places, and many changes.

23/02 Bombers R1 bolter dazzles in surprise comeback against Suns

Essendon has ran over the top of Gold Coast in a tight five-point win at Austworld Centre Oval that was abandoned early on the opening day of the AFL’s match simulations.

17/02 Fresh faces, new roles and injury voids: Every AFL club’s predicted Round 1 side

Footy is nearly here, with club-vs-club match simulations on their way next week and the lone official pre-season matches the week after that.

14/02 ‘Threats’: Bombers spearhead on revamped attack

Essendon spearhead Peter Wright says the Bombers will enter 2023 armed with more forward firepower as two stars firm for round 1.