Western Bulldogs midfielder Luke Dahlhaus can still remember the moment he feared he might not make it as an AFL footballer.It was March 2011 and the Western Bulldogs had travelled to suburban Bunbury, about two hours south of Perth, for a pre-season game against Fremantle.Then-coach Rodney Eade used the game as an opportunity to give the teams rookies a chance - all except Dahlhaus and tall forward Tom Hill, who would eventually be delisted without playing a senior game.I was shattered because everyone had played a NAB Cup game except me, Dahlhaus told AAP.I remember just going to Rocket and asking him what I didnt do. We went through a few things and from there I was just really head down, bum up.I got a game finally, and tried to just work my arse off and havent looked back. Ive been pretty lucky so far to be at this club and look where we are now.One of several inspired rookie picks on the Bulldogs list, Dahlhaus has since emerged as a key part of the sides midfield heading into Saturdays AFL grand final against Sydney.Originally used as a forward, the 24-year-old has come into his own as a tenacious onballer alongside partner-in-crime Tom Liberatore.Dahlhaus says he modelled his game as an inside-midfielder partly on Liberatore, and it shows in the remarkable synergy between the fast-handballing pair.I dont know what it is. We seem to be in the right place at the right time with each other, he said.We tend to start in there together and we tend to hear each others voices. I think that comes from working with each other pretty hard and when youve come in at the same time as someone.But Id like to think the whole midfield are working pretty well together at the minute.Dahlhaus has averaged 26 disposals, five tackles and four inside-50s per game this season but missed six weeks with a strained medial ligament sustained in round 12.The injuy looked potentially season-ending but Dahlhaus says he was always confident of returning and working back towards his best form.The physio gave it two little wiggles and he said thats a medial mate, youll be four-to-six (weeks) and he was exactly right from the scans and everything, Dahlhaus said.Ive come back and I sort of need to work on the tank a little bit but I feel like Im getting back into the groove of things now. Larry Allen Jersey . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month. Larry Allen Womens Jersey . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. http://www.cowboysfootballgearshop.com/ezekiel-elliott-jersey/ . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. Terrell Owens Cowboys Jersey . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. Terrell Owens Womens Jersey . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Following the lead of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the NHL has added meldonium to its list of banned substances.Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the addition in an email to The Associated Press on Wednesday. It was first reported by the Russian news agency Tass.The change goes into effect for the upcoming season. The NHL and NHL Players Association had to agree to add meldonium to its list of prohibited substances, as with any changes to the performance-enhancing drug program.Daly says that decision was made for the same reason WADA banned meldonium on Jan. 1.Tennis star Maria Sharapova and swimmer Yulia Efimova have tested positive in recent months for the endurance-boosting drug. Sharapova is appealing her two-year bann.ddddddddddddRussia switched out its roster for the International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 tournament in the spring over fears that players could test positive for meldonium. Russia used its U17 team in the tournament instead.The IIHF uses WADAs prohibited substance list.The drug, which is typically used for heart conditions, is not approved for use in the United States. It increases blood flow, which improves exercise capacity by carrying more oxygen to the muscles. There is significant debate among doping experts over whether meldonium, also known as mildronate, actually enhances performance. ' ' '