AFL News: Hawks’ preseason from hell delivers new blow, Crow promoted, Tigers sign kid who booted 25 goals in one game
Young defender Denver Grainger-Barras is the latest casualty from Hawthorn’s disastrous AFL intra-club hitout. With fellow tall backman James Blanck already out for the season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament during Thursday’s action, the Hawks have announced Denver-Barras also will be sidelined with a turf toe injury. Grainger-Barras will be out for 12-14 weeks following surgery. The 21-year-old was seen as the player most likely to step up this season in Blanck’s...