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Three grand final wins, but one premiership. That’s what the history books officially show for Melbourne duo Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith with the club being stripped of their 2007 …

Intrigue continues to surround the Western Bulldogs’ AFL grand final plans, with Dale Morris joining Matt Suckling and Jordan Roughead as players with question marks over their fitness. Luke Beveridge’s …

Heartbreaking as it was at the time, Sydney defender Dane Rampe feels lucky to have been overlooked by the Western Bulldogs after being invited to train with the AFL club. …

St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor has survived the axe in the wake of the side’s underwhelming NRL performance this year. McGregor looks set to see out the final year …

Melbourne young gun Dom Tyson has signed a two-year AFL contract extension which will keep him with the Demons until the end of 2019. The 23-year-old onballer has continued to …

Wallabies skills guru Mick Byrne believes there is plenty rugby nations across the world can learn from the AFL when it comes to ball-handling and spatial awareness. A former ruckman …

Melbourne young gun Dom Tyson has signed a two-year AFL contract extension which will keep him with the Demons until the end of 2019. The 23-year-old onballer has continued to …

A purple wall that has been near-impregnable all year stands between Cronulla and relief from 50 years of heartache. An analysis of the numbers points to a Melbourne victory in …

England could be open to the possibility of Eddie Jones staying beyond the 2019 World Cup and are willing to look overseas once again if the Australian does step down. …

Sydney defender Aliir Aliir will miss the AFL grand final because of a knee injury, while one of his fit teammates could feel the brunt of football’s most-unedifying axe. Aliir …

Not many coaches get to succeed where Jack Gibson has failed. Shane Flanagan can do just that – and boast one of the game’s great coaching achievements – if Cronulla …

By James MacSmith Last season was all about exorcising the demons of their ASADA scandal for Cronulla, according to captain Paul Gallen. This season has been about winning a premiership. …

Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon admits there had been dark times when he despaired his club would never make it to an AFL grand final. Gordon had to fight tooth …

Lessons learned from the fallout over David Reynolds’ infamous description of a women’s team have steeled Renee Gracie to make her own Bathurst 1000 statement this year. For the second …

Brisbane second-rower Alex Glenn will miss New Zealand’s Four Nations rugby league campaign after undergoing shoulder surgery on Wednesday. Glenn had an operation to stabilise his AC joint, after carrying …

Events in Thailand and Indonesia are still on the horizon for Supercars despite Asia not featuring in next year’s schdule. A 15-event calendar has been unveiled for 2017, with New …

Chautauqua

The world’s top-ranked sprinter Chautauqua headlines a field of nine for the Group One Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. Chautauqua, who makes his season return in Friday night’s 1000m weight-for-age …

NOTABLE GRAND FINAL NRL FAREWELLS Glenn Lazarus – Melbourne Storm (1999) Lazarus capped a 254-game career by becoming the first player to win premierships at three different clubs (Canberra 1990, …