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Right time, right place? The Western Bulldogs certainly hope that Saturday’s AFL fixture with down-and-out Gold Coast in Cairns can deliver the heart-starter their season sorely requires. The Suns are …

Travis Colyer learned a valuable AFL lesson a couple of years ago that could well sum up the next six weeks for Essendon. In short – get your act together, …

The NRL’s salary-cap probe into Manly has reached its first hurdle, with the club reportedly refusing to hand over personal laptops and phones to investigators. Two days after the Sea …

Matt Moylan is still the go-to man for Penrith despite Nathan Cleary’s latest breakout performance, insists coach Anthony Griffin. Moylan is a certain starter for Saturday’s NRL clash with Gold …

West Coast midfielder Sam Mitchell will get a taste of his coaching future this weekend after being rested for Sunday’s AFL clash with Collingwood at Etihad Stadium. Eagles coach Adam …

The Wests Tigers claim there’s no animosity towards mid-NRL season defector Mitchell Moses but there may be some envy around his new and improved situation. Tigers captain Aaron Woods has …

He’d have preferred his collarbone remained intact but Dan Robinson agrees he’s timed his AFL run well. That the promising Sydney on-baller has played only 14 senior games is testament …

The young Lion who tormented Dustin Martin to the brink of Brownlow ineligibility has gained an unlikely fan in Richmond coach Damien Hardwick. Tigers superstar Martin was niggled relentlessly by …

Peter Wallace has forced his way into Penrith’s squad to play Gold Coast in Saturday’s NRL clash at Pepper Stadium, with Mitch Rein the unlucky player to miss out. Coach …

St Kilda are confident a looming decision on Nick Riewoldt’s future won’t overshadow their AFL finals tilt or fail to pay credit to his career. The Saints are walking a …

Antonio Winterstein will be given until game day to prove his fitness for Saturday’s visit to Penrith. A calf injury meant he played just 40 minutes against South Sydney last …

Melbourne expect goalsneak Jeff Garlett to face Port Adelaide on Saturday despite spending time away for personal reasons. Garlett had been in doubt after travelling home to Western Australia directly …

Aaron Woods believes NSW can win a State of Origin series without overhauling their maligned culture. The Blues forward rejected former NSW coach Phil Gould’s labelling of the team’s culture …

By his own admission, Alastair Clarkson isn’t one for “looking back in the rear vision mirror” but even he has stopped to reflect this week. The four-time flag-winner will notch …

It might be Alastair Clarkson’s 300th AFL game but the legendary Hawthorn coach says one of his biggest rushes is handing out first games. Clarkson enjoyed that experience on Thursday, …

North Queensland’s killer NRL instinct remains firmly intact despite Johnathan Thurston’s absence, Warriors boss Stephen Kearney says. With future immortal Thurston sidelined for the remainder of 2017 with a shoulder …

Plying his trade just down the road from England coach Wayne Bennett, Gold Coast second-rower Joe Greenwood says he will let his football do the talking ahead of a possible …

Grand Armee, the two-time Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner who spoiled Lonhro’s farewell to racing, has died aged 18. The former Tulloch Lodge warrior died overnight in his stable at Tim …