Reds star Jordan Petaia's world has been turned upside down after his father, Tielu, suffered a heart attack on Wednesday evening.

They call William Pike the King of the West and the jockey has lived up to it with a masterful ride on Galaxy Star to get the favourite home in the group 1 Railway Stakes at Ascot in Perth.

Tomic, 26, launched a stunning criticism of Davis Cup captain Hewitt after his first round straight sets loss to Marin Cilic on Monday, claiming that 'no one likes him [Hewitt] anymore'.

One of the AFL’s great quirks is that after a whole season of blood, sweat and tears, the premiership is decided on just one day.

Former GWS skipper Callan Ward appeared to feign head-high contact to win a free kick that sealed a stirring four-point win against Essendon on Friday night.