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Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen insists he is yet to make a call on whether the 2017 season will be his last as he embarks on his 17th year in the …

Melbourne have lashed out at speculation about Jack Watts’ preparation despite leaving the forward out of their team again. A fit Watts was missing when the Demons opened their AFL …

The NRL are set to block controversial prop Matt Lodge from signing with Brisbane this year but are open to him resuming training with the Broncos’ first grade squad. After …

Cronulla have signed their first player since releasing Ben Barba, stealing Canberra winger Edrick Lee a week before their NRL season-opener. The reigning premiers announced on Thursday that Lee had …

A dearth of uninjured halfbacks for the Hurricanes has meant an early start to the Super Rugby season for TJ Perenara but it’s not something the All Blacks No.9 is …

Aaron Woods has lit the fuse for a fiery start to the NRL season at the code’s 2017 launch at a packed Martin Place on Thursday. Woods suggested the Tigers …

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg won’t hesitate to ban for life any player found guilty of breaking betting rules. A tough-talking Greenberg defended the game’s close association with gambling following …

Tatafu Polota-Nau admits part of him now regrets playing through the immense pain of a broken forearm last year because it blocked Australia’s up-and-coming hookers from developing. The 31-year-old’s mission …

Flamberge will be out to equal his own modern-day weight carrying record when he chases back-to-back Oakleigh Plate wins at Caulfield. The gelding lumped 58kg to win a year ago, …

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES 1200m, Caulfield, $1,500,000, Two-year-olds HISTORY * First run in 1971 when won by Tolerance NOTABLE WINNERS * Manikato (1978); Rancher (1982); Bounding Away (1986); Midnight Fever (1987); …

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says AFL finals are back on the agenda at Punt Road after last year’s season to forget. Hardwick told reporters on Thursday he was right to …

Dangerwood is dead. That’s if it ever lived. So says Geelong captain Joel Selwood, one half of the Cats’ feared one-two midfield punch along with Brownlow Medallist Patrick Dangerfield. To …

First emergency Sheer Madness has gained a start in the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes after the scratching of the Clinton McDonald-trained Spoils. Spoils was withdrawn on Thursday morning. Sheer …

Former NRL winger Curtis Rona will make his Western Force debut at outside centre in their opening round Super Rugby clash with the NSW Waratahs. The ex-Canterbury player will partner …

The Hurricanes will open the defence of their Super Rugby crown with All Blacks guns Beauden Barrett and captain Dane Coles on the bench against the Sunwolves in Tokyo. Five-eighth …

Sydney Roosters legend Anthony Minichiello has backed Boyd Cordner as the man to lead the foundation club’s revival. Trent Robinson’s men head into NRL season 2017 under pressure to bounce …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke says a spate of injuries to key midfielders has opened the door for a batch of largely untested talent in the AFL pre-season competition. The Crows …

The Queensland Reds are done talking themselves up and are ready to hold up their end of the bargain in Friday night’s Super Rugby season opener against the Sharks, captain …