AFL: Don Pyke, a two-time West Coast premiership player and former senior coach of Adelaide, will return to the Eagles as the club's new CEO.
When Tasmania enters the AFL competition in 2028, powerbrokers there could well be eyeing Colby McKercher as the club’s marquee recruit.The Launceston local will make the move to the mainland in 2024 and is certain to be picked at the top end of the draft order this month. Rival clubs spoken to by foxfooty.com.
The damaging midfielder kicked two of the side’s five goals that term and finished as the best player on the ground. “Like I got in a good position and got quite lucky to be having two shots on goal, but if I didn’t have that mindset of just wanting to win, I don’t think I would have been there. It’s sometimes flicking a switch from where you might be a little bit lazy, just being really proactive and just getting on the move.
“I‘d say I’m quite a fast, damaging player that likes to take on the game and use my skills to break open and create scores,” McKercher says when asked to describe himself as a player.
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