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Resilience. It’s the word that crops up more frequently than any other when the GWS Giants reflect on their short history heading into the club’s first AFL grand final. The …

“Every one of them.” That’s Canberra co-captain Jarrod Croker’s response when asked if he’d trade his impressive individual records for an elusive NRL premiership. Croker is the Raiders’ all-time leading …

WAYNE BENNETT’S PLACE IN COACHING HISTORY COACHES WHO HAVE GUIDED THREE DIFFERENT CLUBS TO ARL/NRL GRAND FINALS Wayne Bennett: *Canberra 1987; Brisbane 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2015; St …

Port Adelaide ruckman Paddy Ryder has requested an AFL trade to St Kilda. The 2017 All Australian ruckman had been linked with a return to Essendon but has settled on …

He claims not to be driven by records but, even at almost 70, NRL super-coach Wayne Bennett is still setting some that may never be broken. If Bennett can plot …

Ethan Lowe shapes as the unlikely answer to South Sydney’s right-edge woes in their NRL preliminary final against Canberra. But the forward insists he has no fears of the Raiders …

England coach Eddie Jones expects the United States to play with huge self-belief and confidence when they clash in the Rugby World Cup on Thursday. Jones, who announced 10 changes …

Australia will stick to a winning formula for the beginning of the women’s cricket home summer, naming an unchanged squad for their series against Sri Lanka. Selectors on Wednesday unveiled …

The prospect may disgust club great Glenn Lazarus but Brisbane director Darren Lockyer is confident the Broncos can cope with the fallout if Matt Lodge is named captain. Lazarus didn’t …

It’s not pretty but GWS youngster Sam Taylor’s swollen upper lip is his purple badge of honour during AFL grand-final week. Taylor received three stitches to a cut that occurred …

The absence of four-time winner Winx has kept the Cox Plate dream alive for a larger number of horses after the second round of acceptances were taken for the $5 …

A race which offers an Everest spot to the winner features in the spring program for Oakleigh Plate winner Booker who will first chase her second Group One in the …

Chris Waller cannot separate his two Golden Rose runners, believing both Kubrick and Yes Yes Yes have taken the necessary steps from their two-year-old to three-year-old season. One thing in …

Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan says there will be no excuses as Zoustyle bids to return to winning form at Caulfield. Unbeaten in his first six starts, Zoustyle finished last …

Trainer Grahame Begg is convinced Miss Siska has taken the necessary improvement since her season return to make her mark in the Group Two Stocks Stakes at The Valley. Begg …

Queensland trainer David Vandyke is banking on an early morning trip to Caulfield to have a calming effect on Alligator Blood ahead of his Melbourne debut. Unbeaten in four starts …

Having secured one Group One prize in Melbourne, Perth trainer Darren Mcauliffe is eyeing off another with Gatting at Caulfield. Gatting runs in Sunday’s Underwood Stakes (1800m), another stepping stone …

William Haggas plans to give Raheen House one race in Australia before a shot at the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. The English trainer has earmarked the Caulfield Cup on October …