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The bumper TV ratings for Saturdays grand final highlight why the AFL is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the two northern expansion teams. Ted Lindsay Jersey .The Western Bulldogss fairytale win over Sydney was the fourth most-watched game in AFL history.The combined metro and regional average of 4.089 million viewers on the Seven Network was a whopping 16 per cent increase on last years Hawthorn v West Coast grand final.It also means the top six games are all Sydney grand finals.The record remains Sydneys 1996 grand final loss to North Melbourne at 4.4 million, which narrowly beat their drought-breaking 2005 win over West Coast.The Swans grand final loss to West Coast in 2006 is third at 4.15 million.Sydneys 2012 grand final win over Hawthorn and their 14 loss to the Hawks fill the next two spots.The AFL have set up the Giants and Gold Coast clubs as the cornerstones of a long-term strategy to strengthen the games presence in NSW and Queensland.While the Suns are yet to make the top eight, the Giants narrowly lost their preliminary final to the Bulldogs. Brendan Shanahan Jersey . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Curtis Joseph Jersey . LOUIS -- St. http://www.redwingshockeyauthentic.com/chris-chelios-jersey/ .J. -- Seven games into a disappointing season, New York Giants defensive catalyst Jason Pierre-Paul is getting the feeling hes back. England captain Dylan Hartleys ban for striking Sean OBrien is the latest misdemeanour to have tarnished his disciplinary record which have now seen him suspended for a total of 60 weeks.April 2007 - banned for 26 weeks after being cited for eye-gouging Wasps forwards James Haskell and Johnny OConnor.March 2012 - received an eight-week suspension after being cited for biting the finger of Ireland back row Stephen Ferris while playing for England in a Six Nations game.December 2012 - banned for two weeks after being cited for punching Ulster hooker Rory Best during a Heineken Cup match.May 2013 - sent off for verbally abusing referee Wayne Barnes during the Premiership final against Leicester at Twicckenham. Brett Hull Jersey. Received an 11-week suspension that prevented him from taking his place on the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.December 2014 - sent off for elbowing Leicester centre Matt Smith in the face. Banned for three weeks.May 2015 - banned for four weeks after head-butting Saracens Jamie George in Northamptons 29-24 Aviva Premiership semi-final defeat to Saracens. As a direct consequence, England ruled Hartley out of their World Cup plans.December 2016 - sent off for striking Leinster flanker Sean OBrien with a swinging arm. Suspended for six weeks. ' ' '