The full extent of Geelong’s off-season recruitment drive will become clear when Scott Selwood makes his AFL club debut against Essendon. Selwood, Patrick Dangerfield, Lachie Henderson and Zac Smith joined …
Sydney are wary of the danger posed by a Port Adelaide side planning to throw plenty of tall-forward timber at the AFL’s meanest defence. The Swans will look to consolidate …
The pressure will rise at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. The AFL ladder dictates as much for eight-placed North Melbourne and seventh-placed Western Bulldogs. Both sides are also desperate to …
Adelaide will give two of their brightest prospects a chance to impress in their AFL clash with struggling Brisbane. The Crows have named debutant Reilly O’Brien to replace injured ruckman …
Cooper Cronk’s re-signing means the ‘Big Three’ aren’t breaking up, with Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy calling it a once-in-a-lifetime show of loyalty. Storm halfback Cronk has penned a two-year contract …
Des Hasler might be intent on sliding under the radar, but even he can’t shy away from Canterbury’s NRL top-four credentials. With five wins from their past six games, the …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is prepared to take the slower route to the top rather than the cheap way of trying to usurp a New Zealand side he believes is …
The gap between Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney is nowhere near as big as this year’s AFL ladder suggests, Suns livewire Jack Martin says. The competition’s two newest clubs …
NSW Police are investigating claims of match fixing in a third NRL game. Officers from the state’s Organised Crime Squad are making inquiries after the Seven Network reported an $18,000 …
All Blacks skipper Kieran Read thinks the poor form of Australian Super Rugby sides will have no bearing on the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship performance. The Brumbies were the sole Australian …
Shane Flanagan has been forced to remind Cronulla firebrand Andrew Fifita to keep his cool for fear a brain snap could derail their NRL season. Flanagan admits he pulled the …
Hayden Ballantyne is Fremantle’s version of the human cannonball, and coach Ross Lyon can’t help but feel worried. Ballantyne has missed the past two games with a fractured cheekbone following …
Carlton coach Brendon Bolton is upbeat his AFL club will be a destination of choice during the off-season frenzy. The Blues collected the wooden spoon in 2015, their first in …
Sydney veteran Ted Richards says he will do all he can to crack the Swans’ senior side before he retires from AFL football at the end of 2016. The 33-year-old …
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson is adamant he won’t rest key players in the run up to another finals campaign despite being two games clear at the top of the AFL …
Josh Reynolds wants his habit of tripping to stop as much as anyone else. But he is at a loss to know how to make it go away. The Canterbury …
Port Adelaide spearhead Charlie Dixon will be given until the last minute to prove his fitness ahead of his side’s AFL clash with Sydney. Dixon was recalled a week ahead …
Greater Western Sydney’s remarkable bid for an AFL top-two finish is poised to take another step closer to reality against an injury-ravaged Gold Coast on Saturday. The contrast between the …




