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1. The behavioural red flags the Swans should have noticed before Melbourne bender

   The car journey home from Sydney for Isaac Heeney was punctuated by coffee stops, silences, hard questions and vehement denials, in a report on the behavioural red flags the Swans should have noticed before his Melbourne bender.

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2. ‘It should have been play on’: Beveridge opens up on ‘ballistic’ wildcard game’s epic conclusion

   The Bulldogs live to fight another day in the AFL finals while the Magpies are left to wonder what might have been, with coach Beveridge opening up on the 'ballistic' wildcard game's epic conclusion.

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3. Why the wildcard final was lost for the Pies well before Tim Membrey’s kick after the siren

   As brilliant as Nick Daicos has been this season, he could make Collingwood no better than bang average, with his heroics papering over the cracks in a season that ended in wildcard final disappointment.

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4. Bulldogs v Magpies player ratings: The crucial moments and costly errors that decided the first wildcard final

   History was made as the AFL's first wildcard final was full of momentum swings in front of more than 81,000 fans, with crucial moments and costly errors deciding the contest between the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood.

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5. Martin, Cleary star as Panthers keep minor premiership hopes alive

   Penrith were without a handful of their stars but still had enough to send the Bulldogs to their 12th loss of the season, keeping their minor premiership hopes alive.

   brisbanetimes.com.au

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