St Kilda midfielder Seb Ross' job on Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell ... and other top stories.

• St Kilda midfielder Seb Ross' job on Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell ...

  

  NUMBERS don’t lie. Or do they?Sam Mitchell’s 44 disposals against St Kilda on Saturday were not only career-high, but a big factor in the Hawks prevailing — if only by three points.But in the modern game, there‘s 44 possessions and then there’s 44 possessions.This is not to suggest possession tallies are irrelevant, but the disposals column doesn’t always paint the full picture.When Gary Ablett — a player considered by most to be untaggable — collected 53 disposals against Collingwood in Round 1..

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• Land of Hope - Once in a generation chance for AFL

  

  Shayne Hope, Melbourne - The West Australian on April 21, 2016, 9:44 am Video Dockers training report Each week thewest.com.au catches up with our Melbourne-based sports writer Shayne Hope for his view of the AFL from the other side.REPLAY BE GONEDing dong, the replay’s dead.Good riddance.The most contentious issue out of the latest change to the AFL season format is the chance a golden point could decide the grand final and the potential for it to be a rushed, punched or handpassed behin..

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• Global air quality tracker shows parts of Tasmania worse than big ...

  

  Global air quality tracker shows parts of Tasmania worse than big cities Posted April 21, 2016 09:35:17 A global index shows air quality in Tasmania's Derwent Valley reached levels deemed unhealthy in the past two days, as authorities carry out autumn fuel reduction burns.The World Air Quality Index publishes data measuring pollution in units called PM10 and PM2.5, which track particles in the atmosphere.At one point in the past 48 hours, the figures showed air qualit..

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• Stability amid turmoil

  

  Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is, of course, Queen of Australia — a title given to her in the early 1970s. Picture: AFP/RICHARD POHLETODAY Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her 90th birthday.She is the longest serving British monarch.In 2011 she toured Australia for the 16th time in what was called her “farewell tour”.Nonetheless her annual schedule is still gruelling.In 2014 she had 393 engagements, only beaten by her much younger grandson, William.Australia is a constitutional monarchy, as ensh..

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• Property morale above average

  

  BUSINESS confidence in the property industry dropped in Tasmania over the June quarter, according to the ANZ/Property Council Survey. Property Council of Australia state executive director Brian Wightman.BUSINESS confidence in the Tasmanian property industry fell slightly over the June quarter, according to the ANZ/Property Council Survey released this week.Confidence dropped from 158 points to 147 but still remained above the national average of 131.Property Council of Australia ..

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• Birthday milestone is worth the celebration

  

  Birthday milestone is worth the celebration April 21, 2016, 9:56 a.m.Her Majesty has visited Tasmania on no less than seven occasions, the first being in February 1954. During that visit—the first by a reigning monarch to Australia—Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh toured around Tasmania, visiting Hobart and Launceston and touring the North-West.Throughout her reign, Her Majesty has personified grace, dignity, duty and service. For all of us - republicans, mona..

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• Longford folk livid at loss of Lone Pine

  

  A LONE Pine seedling planted less than a week ago in the Northern Midlands town of Longford has been stolen.Planted last Friday, the pine is a descendant of the tree that gave the name to the 1915 Battle of Lone Pine at Gallipoli where 2200 Australians died.Northern Midlands Mayor David Downie said the community was disappointed to lose the tree just before Anzac Day commemorations.Northern Midlands Mayor David Downie, from left, Launceston RSL president Graeme Barnett, Bob Pitt, Lyons MP Guy Ba..

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• South to play host to the Suns

  

  Battle of the Suns this weekend In the second round of the Greater Northern League, South Burnie host South Launceston Suns.South Burnie will again look for direction from Mel Scolyer and the addition of Raeleigh Phillips is an exciting prospect for them.Meanwhile, Suns have a strong line-up this season and will be looking to improve on last year’s fourth position.South Burnie's Mel ScolyerPrevious games between these teams have been close and physical affairs and this week is not..

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• IT'S OFFICIAL: Yamba water enough to make you gag

  

  IF YOU would rather buy your water in a bottle than extract it from a Yamba tap, you're not alone. The nation's top sommelier Franck Moreau also finds it less than palatable. Last week, Triple J radio hosts Veronica Milsom and Lewis Hobba lined up eight samples of tap water from around Australia, to be subjected to a blind taste test by Mr Moreau. "We've been travelling a lot around this country recently and we've discovered that not all water is created equally," Lewis said. Th..

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• The Right Track, with Lincoln Moore and Ben Scadden

  

  Mick Whittle with jockey Scott Westover.PASSING OF POPULAR LOCAL TRAINERTRAINER Mick Whittle will be remembered as one of the true characters of South Australian racing.The popular Strathalbyn horseman died on the weekend after battling significant heart problems for many years.His funeral will be held at the Strathalbyn racecourse from 10.30am on Tuesday.Whittle prepared more than 550 winners and enjoyed great success on the country circuit. He boasted the remarkable feat of training a winner a..

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