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Dual Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe could receive an SOS call as early as this week as Fremantle attempt to fill the void left by another frustrating injury to Hayden Young.
Young tweaked his groin in Fremantle’s 27-point win over Carlton at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
The 24-year-old was playing just his third game back from hamstring surgery, and his groin setback leaves a massive hole in the midfield.
Fremantle initially struggled against Carlton without Young’s big body and class, with the Dockers trailing by 24 points at half-time before Jaeger O’Meara’s move to the midfield to quell the influence of George Hewett helped turn the tables.
Fyfe has missed most of the season after injuring his hamstring soon after returning from knee surgery.
The 33-year-old made his belated return in round 12, before injuring his calf just three matches later while warming up at half-time when he was the sub.
Fyfe’s latest bid to get back in the AFL side began on Saturday when he racked up 27 disposals, six tackles and five clearances while playing for Peel Thunder in the WAFL.
That huge display came despite him being rested for the entire final quarter, with Fyfe now a chance to return to the AFL side for Saturday night’s clash with the Power in Adelaide.
“I thought he was the best player on the ground for his 60 minutes,” Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir said of Fyfe.
“He only played 60 minutes though, so we’ll have a chat during the week.
“He’ll be involved in that and work out his next progression and whether there’s a spot in the side.”
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Planned upgrades to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre could cause eight months of gridlock in the city, particularly around getting on and off the freeway.
City of Perth acting Lord Mayor Bruce Reynolds said the upgrades to the centre were welcome, but that the construction was going to cause pain for drivers.
“Upgrading that is certainly overdue, I think we have the oldest convention centre in the capital cities of Australia,” he told Radio 6PR today.
“In regards to the implications around traffic, obviously it’s a massive concern.
“In that precinct, there’s around 21,000 cars [per day] that use those ramps to get on and off the freeway; they will now need to be dispersed on other roads and typically those roads are already quite busy.
“There’s no bones about it, there’s going to be pain involved with this improvement.
“Judging on some of those early predictions … easily on a good day it’s going to add half an hour in that bottleneck … going south via the Mounts Bay Road delivery road, but also going into Nedlands.”
The works are expected to begin in October.
The council has flagged a request to review alternative options to minimise the traffic disruption.
The state government has just announced its decades-long plan to unlock 50,000 new homes in Perth’s northern suburbs can finally begin after years of planning.
Three precincts within the East Wanneroo District Structure Plan area have been approved for delivery by the Western Australian Planning Commission.
Plans to accommodate another 150,000 people across Wanneroo, Mariginiup, Gnangara, Jandabup and Pinjar were first announced in 2020.
The structure plan will unlock more than 8000 hectares of land across the northern suburbs growth corridor over the next 50 years, divided into 28 precincts.
Premier Roger Cook said he was committed to ensuring every West Australian had a home.
“WA’s economy is the envy of the nation, and we are working hard to ensure we can deliver the land and housing supply needed for our growing population,” he said.
Planning and Lands Minister John Carey said the state government was supporting urban infill while also identifying and unlocking land for new greenfield estates.
“This will deliver thousands of new homes for families within 25 kilometres of the CBD,” he said.
South Perth environmental advocates have gathered more than 550 signatures in one week for a special electors’ meeting over a handful of residents’ successful lobby to have six tiny trees removed from public land on the foreshore.
The council voted to support residents aggrieved by the prospective loss of views from their multimillion-dollar houses along Jubilee Street, the result being that the six young trees would be removed.
Only 300 petition signatures are required to bring about a special electors’ meeting of the council but the South Perth Tree Canopy Advocates group will today present 660 signatures collected over the past seven days.
“We want the council to think more carefully about its responsibilities,” said group spokesperson Bronwyn David.
The proposal expresses a lack of confidence in the council for its decision, saying it is not in the best interests of the community, and is inconsistent with the city’s endorsed strategies and related community consultations.
After the presentation, the city administration will have to call the electors’ meeting within 35 days.
This means that before the electors’ meeting will come the next ordinary council meeting on August 26, for which a motion is already in the wings to rescind the decision of a fortnight ago, but which is not assured to succeed, requiring a unanimous decision.
The clean-up from yesterday’s storm continues after the city was lashed by howling winds, more than 20,000 lightning strikes, and hail the size of golf balls.
And the winter blast is not over yet, with further warnings in place today to avoid the coast.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a coastal hazard advice for beaches between Jurien Bay and Bunbury, advising there is a vigorous cold front moving across the South West this morning.
“Large and powerful surf conditions are possible, which may lead to coastal erosion and localised damage to coastal infrastructure between Bunbury and Jurien Bay,” it warned.
Lancelin locals have reported the fierce weekend weather has already washed away 1.5 metres of coast, with the iconic lookout on the brink of collapse.
The conditions are expected to ease by this afternoon.
Yesterday, more than 160 households contacted the SES, mostly for roof damage, with a third of the calls coming from the Rockingham area. Around 3000 properties remain without power.
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In this morning’s top stories, investors are increasingly looking west to build new student accommodation as the new $853 million ECU Perth campus development prepares to open.
In Perth’s upscale Peppermint Grove, a 3D concrete printer has completed the structural frame of a home in just one week – part of a growing push to revolutionise home construction in WA.
Meanwhile, car club meets across Perth can attract hundreds of cars, and there is a different event for every night of the week. But crowds have been smaller recently as the scene reels from a shocking crash that left a 17-year-old girl fighting for her life.
And star midfielder Hayden Young is set for another frustrating stint on the sidelines after injuring his groin in Fremantle’s 27-point comeback win over Carlton at Optus Stadium.
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