Jesse Hogan
Jesse Hogan has been a reporter at The Age since 2004, and has been part of its sports department since 2008. He is primarily focused on cricket and has covered a number of the Australian team's overseas tours, including the 2011 World Cup. He also reports on AFL and soccer.
'Nathan was defending himself': Bomber stabbed in domestic spat
Adrian Lowe, Jesse Hogan and Nino Bucci Nathan Lovett-Murray has been released from hospital after being stabbed in Melbourne's north on Tuesday in a domestic incident that has sent "a shiver down the spine" of the football club.
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Mid-season slump is not Bombers' destiny: Heppell
Jesse Hogan Despite the pattern of past seasons, the Bombers star is upbeat.
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Thomas, Beams blows for ailing Magpies
Jesse Hogan Magpie midfielder Dale Thomas had surgery on his injured ankle Tuesday morning, and he is likely to miss the rest of the 2013 season.
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Gieschen endorses Selwood free kick
Jesse Hogan Only mistake made by umpire was his immediate justification for it, AFL says.
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Jolly cleared, Merrett offered three-week ban
Jesse Hogan Ruckman Darren Jolly free to face his former club Sydney on Friday night.
Merrett faces time out for sling tackle
Jesse Hogan Brisbane set to be team treated most severely by match review panel.
More run helps Gunston find range
Jesse Hogan Jack Gunston's return to form reinforces why Hawthorn's forward line is rated so highly.
Hawks coach praises GWS
Jesse Hogan Giants were strongly in contention to keep the final margin within 10 goals,
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Plucky Giants overpowered
Jesse Hogan GWS puts up some resistance but in the end the Hawks win in a canter.
Spike in party drug use forces AFL's hand
Jesse Hogan The AFL Players' Association has made concessions in its voluntary illicit-drug test agreement with the AFL as a result of the proportion of failed tests more than tripling last year.
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Instant disclosure of illicit drug breaches is not the answer
Jesse Hogan The only reason we know definitively that AFL players have been increasingly dabbling in illicit drugs is thanks to the players themselves.
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Positive drug tests on the rise
Jesse Hogan The AFL has revealed that 26 AFL players failed an illicit drug test in 2012, up from six the previous year.
Coaches cop bump rule on chin
Jesse Hogan and Rohan Connolly Coaches proving themselves more amenable than players to AFL's rationale for, and implementation of, stringent rules to dissuade high contact during bumps.
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Dogs ready to turn the corner: McCartney
Jesse Hogan Western Bulldogs coach Brendon McCartney has reiterated his confidence the club is poised to extricate itself from a stint in which it has won only one of its past 18 matches.
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'Sad day: the bump is dead'
Jesse Hogan Favourable evidence from Brendon Goddard does not sway the tribunal.
Blue sorry for the Waite
Jesse Hogan Jarrad Waite will return to the Blues, having vowed to remedy his poor disciplinary record.
Fight club
Jesse Hogan Only Steve Johnson has been on the receiving end more than Hayden Ballantyne.
Waite must atone: Simpson
Jesse Hogan Jarrad Waite will return to the Blues team this weekend having vowed to remedy his poor disciplinary record, after missing Carlton’s surprise loss to St Kilda due to suspension.
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Betts apologises to young Saint over bump
Jesse Hogan An adverse medical report from St Kilda on youngster Nathan Wright’s jaw after a bump from Betts on Monday night triggered a base suspension of five matches for rough conduct.
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Cats and Magpies lose Kelly, Shaw for MCG clash
Jesse Hogan Geelong, Collingwood both set to be without key players when they clash at the MCG.
