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Alex Rance is so valuable to Richmond, it’s going to take 22 AFL teammates to replace him. Rance will undergo his knee reconstruction on Tuesday and will miss the rest …

NSW Waratahs have labelled their much improved defence the Blue Wall and its certainly proving harder to breach than in recent Super Rugby seasons. After conceding 19 tries in their …

Banned former Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan has denied having any knowledge of salary cap rorting during his time at the embattled NRL club. Flanagan, who has been deregistered for breaching …

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves expects Blake Ferguson to fire back into State of Origin and Test contention this year as the tearaway winger prepares to return to haunt the Sydney Roosters on …

Essendon’s full AFL pre-season means their round-one disaster is particularly worrying for former Melbourne and Swans coach Paul Roos. The Bombers were the biggest losers on the weekend, surrendering to …

Alastair Clarkson will make this his last contract at Hawthorn if the club are not on track to win another AFL grand final. The four-time premiership-winning coach re-signed last October …

Fresh from his best-afield start to the season, GWS star Stephen Coniglio headlines the AFL’s list of free agents. Coniglio joins Richmond premiership player Brandon Ellis and St Kilda mainstay …

North Melbourne midfielder Ben Cunnington has escaped an AFL ban for winding Fremantle opponent Nathan Wilson with his off-the-ball gut punch. West Coast forward Liam Ryan and Brisbane opponent Darcy …

The Sydney Roosters have signed a 25-year agreement to play out of the new $730 million Allianz Staidum after the project’s future was assured following Saturday’s NSW election. The Roosters …

Steve Coniglio says he and fellow GWS midfielder Josh Kelly are each in the sweet spot of their AFL careers, but he’s not focusing on finalising his next contract. Both …

There was some good news for the Crusaders after a difficult 10 days on Monday when All Blacks captain Kieran Read was declared available to play in Friday’s crunch Super …

Canberra are still awaiting an update on Joe Tapine’s fitness after the Raiders forward visited a specialist on Monday. Canberra winger Nick Cotric told reporters ahead of Friday’s NRL clash …

For Robbie Farah, there is no place like home. The veteran hooker says footy is fun again after returning to his beloved Wests Tigers, admitting he never felt like he …

West Coast premiership forward Liam Ryan has become the latest AFL figure targeted for online abuse, prompting more calls for tighter controls on social media. Eagles chief executive Trevor Nisbett …

The AFL will replace sections of turf at Marvel Stadium labelled “atrocious” after the opening weekend of football. The AFL Players Association has revealed the worst parts of the potholed …

James Graham has hit back at criticism of his stance on concussion. The St George Illawarra prop issued a statement on the Dragons’ website in response to an article that …

Gold Coast prop Jarrod Wallace has called for calm at the Titans after admitting the winless NRL outfit have hit the panic button over their inability to score tries. The …

Sydney coach John Longmire expects his star forward Lance Franklin to be better for his opening-round run despite a quiet start to his AFL campaign. Franklin, who didn’t play any …