Too small. Too slow. Average foot skills. Lacking agility. The likes of Caleb Daniel, Nick Smith, Corey Enright and Shane Mumford had their share of doubters when they first pursued …

BATTLE OF THE FORWARDS IN NRL PRELIMINARY FINALS CRONULLA VS NORTH QUEENSLAND North Queensland’s forwards are an average of five kilograms bigger than their Cronulla opponents, and they know it. …

Award-winning Sydney youngster Isaac Heeney is built for finals football according to one of the Swans’ AFL leaders. The soaring status of 20-year-old Swans academy product Heeney was underlined on …

Veteran defender Heath Shaw admits GWS’ rise in the AFL has exceeded his expectations. Shaw, who moved from Collingwood at the end of 2013, is preparing to line up for …

Forwards rarely win the Dally M Medal. Then again, forwards like Jason Taumalolo rarely emerge. In fact, the NRL has never seen anything quite like Taumalolo’s 2016 season before. Brisbane …

It’s a moment that changed Jarrod Croker’s NRL career and one he will never forget. But it almost never happened. Late one Monday afternoon in December 2014, the young centre …

Co-captain Kieren Jack wants Sydney to reproduce the pressure that singed the Cats in their last meeting as hopes rise that some of the Swans’ injured stars will play in …

Paul Gallen could join Andrew Ettingshausen as a 300-game one-club player with Cronulla, after re-signing with the Sharks on Wednesday. Skipper Gallen has committed to a 17th NRL season with …

Rugby league’s new international eligibility rules could help sell next year’s World Cup in Australia to the USA and the rest of the world. Under new rules being proposed by …

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy is hoping Cooper Cronk’s 300th game will inspire the Storm to go harder for longer against Canberra in Saturday night’s NRL preliminary final. A grand final …

Gold Coast star Greg Bird claims video footage and witnesses will clear his name following an alleged incident at a northern NSW pub on Saturday evening. The NRL’s integrity unit …

Having already borne the brunt of the best Sydney has to offer back in July, there is no danger of Geelong underestimating the huge challenge posed by the Swans in …

Richmond forward Jack Riewoldt is facing a slow start to the AFL pre-season after undergoing an unexpected ankle reconstruction. Riewoldt initially went under the knife for a minor clean-up to …

Gold Coast star Greg Bird claims video footage and witnesses will clear his name following an alleged incident at a northern NSW pub over the weekend. The NRL’s integrity unit …

Winger Chris Ashton’s England career was hanging by a thread after he was handed a 13-week ban on Tuesday for biting an opponent. The 29-year-old Saracens back, who has played …

For the first time in more than a year, Caulfield Cup-bound Tarzino will compete without blinkers when he runs in the Group One Underwood Stakes. Trainer Mick Price says the …

Following his second-place finish behind champion mare Winx, Godolphin’s Hauraki is the early favourite for the Group One Epsom Handicap. Hauraki ran well in Saturday’s Group One George Main Stakes, …

Godolphin colt Astern will not run in the Caulfield Guineas for which he has been favourite since his Golden Rose win. Astern was not paid up for at the latest …