Hawthorn insist they aren’t playing well enough to win finals despite the side retaining top spot on the AFL ladder. The Hawks defeated Port Adelaide by 22 points last week …
Gold Coast football manager Marcus Ashcroft has denied any suggestion the Suns may trade AFL captain Gary Ablett. The dual Brownlow medallist’s season is over after injuring his reconstructed left …
Jack Bird will start in the NSW halves for State of Origin III, NSW coach Laurie Daley has confirmed. Bird will play alongside his Cronulla teammate after Adam Reynolds was …
Key North Melbourne duo Jarrad Waite and Daniel Wells are expected to return from injury in time for Saturday’s important AFL clash with Port Adelaide. Waite has not played since …
Gold Coast football manager Marcus Ashcroft has denied any suggestion the Suns would contemplate trading injured AFL captain Gary Ablett. The dual Brownlow medallist’s 2016 season is over after re-injuring …
NSW coach Laurie Daley has confirmed Jack Bird will start at five-eighth in State of Origin III. Bird will play in the Blues’ halves alongside Cronulla teammate James Maloney at …
John Longmire will remain Sydney coach until at least the end of the 2020 AFL season after signing a three-year contract extension. Longmire, who was already contracted until the end …
An NRL return isn’t in the immediate future of James Segeyaro, with the former Penrith hooker revealing he is committed to Super League heavyweights Leeds until the end of 2018. …
The pressure is on Parramatta’s five de-registered officials to accept their fate and open the door for prodigal son Jarryd Hayne to make a dramatic return to the club. Just …
There have been plenty of negatives associated with Essendon’s supplements saga, but the form of Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has proved a major positive. The man affectionately known as ‘Walla’ has played …
Wallabies and NSW Waratahs lock Dean Mumm doesn’t subscribe to the pessimism enveloping Australian rugby, declaring it is in reasonable nick. The lack of success at both Test and Super …
Adelaide coach Don Pyke is confident the contract stand-off between the Crows and star AFL forward Josh Jenkins is nearing an end. Jenkins has been in career-best form this year, …
Adelaide’s players are wary of Collingwood trying to ruin the 300th AFL game celebrations of durable Crow Scott Thompson. The influential midfielder will become the fifth Crow to reach the …
Retiring NSW captain Paul Gallen has nominated his longtime nemesis Cameron Smith as the best player he has played with or against. Gallen will play his last State of Origin …
His coach may not have agreed at first but Ash Taylor says he will benefit from a welcome break to help Gold Coast Titans stay on the NRL finals path. …
The Dad’s Army jokes will resume if an ageing Queensland stumbles in State of Origin III, Maroons captain Cameron Smith says. But Smith is determined to get the last laugh …
Geelong coach Chris Scott admits up to a third, and possibly more, of his AFL team is performing below expectations but has ruled out axing players just to send a …
Sydney ruckman Callum Sinclair wants to have more of an offensive impact for the Swans in Thursday’s AFL top-of-the-table blockbuster against Hawthorn at the SCG. Former Eagle Sinclair has enjoyed …

















