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Barely a month ago, Western Bulldogs star Jake Stringer was plying his trade in front of a few hundred VFL supporters in suburban Werribee.Now the 22-year-old is preparing to line up in front of 100,000 fans at the MCG in Saturdays AFL grand final.The powerfully-built forward was dropped to the seconds after a series of lacklustre performances which belied his undeniable talent and prompted criticism from some of the games greats.Hes a powerful beast but to me, hes looking for maximum reward from minimum effort and minimum contact to him, Hawthorn legend Dermott Brereton told SEN radio at the time.Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge was, realistically, never going to exile a player of Stringers talent for too long, especially leading into the AFL finals.But Stringer took his medicine, put in the hard yards and earned a call-up for the Bulldogs elimination final win over West Coast, going on to boot three goals the following week against Hawthorn.Just workrate. That was literally the only thing, Stringer said of Beveridges feedback.Get back and work hard, and Ill get my spot back. That was pretty much what I did.I went back, worked hard, got a couple of kicks in the VFL, which was nice, and had a run on-ball. And I was lucky enough to get back in.An All-Australian in 2015 after booting 56 goals, Stringer has had less impact this year but still looms as one of the most important players in the Bulldogs 22 with his ability to impose himself on games.With former Hawthorn premiership defender Matthew Suckling the only player on the Bulldogs list to have played a grand final, Stringer reckons the magnitude of the week hasnt quite sunk in yet.But come Saturday, hes confident of making his mark on the games biggest stage.You hope so, he said.Theres a lot of water to go under the bridge (before) then.Well just go about this week normally, train hard on Tuesday and Thursday and get ready for Saturday. Connie Hawkins Jersey . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Gary Gregor Jersey .com) - The Chicago Blackhawks aim for their third three-game winning streak of the season when they host the struggling Edmonton Oilers in Sundays battle at the United Center. https://www.cheapsunsonline.com/1249z-elie-okobo-jersey-suns.html . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Quentin Richardson Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Goran Dragic Jersey . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. NEW YORK -- Mets stars Yoenis Cespedes and Noah Syndergaard left New Yorks game against the Washington Nationals with injuries Friday night.Cespedes was pulled after three innings with a strained right quadriceps. The slugger made a sliding catch in shallow center field in the top of the third and was replaced by Juan Lagares in the fourth.Syndergaard exited in the fifth with arm fatigue that was not elbow-related, the Mets said.The injuries came hours after New York announced struggling pitcher Matt Harvey will have season-ending surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome.Pitching with a bone spur in his right elbow that he has called pretty insignificant, Syndergaard stepped off the rubber with two outs in the fifth and a 2-2 count on Jayson Werth.Catcher Rene Rivera visited the mound and then went back behind the plate before manager Terry Collins and assistant trainer Brian Chicklo came out oof the dugout, prompting groans from the crowd.dddddddddddd. Syndergaard waved his glove in their direction as if to shoo them away, but after a meeting on the mound, he walked back to the dugout with Chicklo.Syndergaard was throwing his sizzling fastball in the high-90s (mph) earlier in the game, but his first two heaters to Werth clocked 93 mph.Seth Lugo relieved with New York trailing 3-0 and was given all the time he needed to warm up. The rookie right-hander tossed two hitless innings.Cespedes and Syndergaard were both selected for the All-Star Game on Tuesday in San Diego.Collins will manage the National League squad and said before Friday nights game that Syndergaard would definitely pitch in the Midsummer Classic, a pledge that now seems likely to change. ' ' '