Vardy in box seat to partner Eagle Nic Nat
West Coast premiership big man Nathan Vardy appears to have won the race to partner Nic Naitanui in the ruck for Round 1 of the AFL season, but Oscar Allen’s role remains a mystery. Naitanui got through two-and-a-half quarters in Sunday’s ten-point pre-season win over Fremantle, with the two-time All Australian tallying 22 hit-outs from five possessions. It was his one and only match of the pre-season after injuring his hamstring over the summer. The return to full-length matches this...