Lanky ex-South Australian speedster Peter George will audition for the Queensland one-day team after earning selection for the Bulls’ pre-season limited overs hitouts against Ireland. George – who played his …
Whatever Adam Goodes decides after this AFL grand final, the Sydney legend has made sure it happens on his terms. A year after even coach John Longmire wondered how long …
Ben McEvoy spent the past five weeks in the reserves, but never did the Hawthorn ruckman give up on his AFL grand final dream. McEvoy left St Kilda at the …
Hawthorn utility Matt Spangher is naturally happy to make an AFL grand final. But Spangher’s even happier that it is against Sydney, the club he played six games for and …
They’re on the cusp of greatness, but Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says the prospect doesn’t motivate his AFL club. Clarkson will deliver Hawthorn consecutive premierships with a win against Sydney …
Penrith coach Ivan Cleary expects Trent Hodkinson to be back firing at his best in Saturday’s NRL grand final qualifier, despite the Canterbury star’s recent injury woes. Hodkinson has been …
Ben McGlynn’s story of resilience dates back long before the 2012 AFL grand final and it’s one Hawthorn veteran Sam Mitchell knows well. On Saturday McGlynn will play his first …
Kicking not one but two field goals to seal an extra-time NRL semi-final win is a hard act to follow. But Trent Hodkinson has been asked by Bulldogs great Steve …
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson admits taking a risk by selecting Cyril Rioli for Saturday’s AFL grand final against Sydney. But he says the punt on Rioli is no greater than …
Star All Blacks five-eighth Dan Carter will make his return to rugby on Sunday in a rare appearance for Canterbury in the national provincial championship. Carter will be back in …
Few have followed Penrith rookie fullback Matt Moylan’s stunning rise more closely than club great Greg Alexander. Still, nothing could quite prepare Alexander for what he witnessed at the recent …
When the long and the short of this grand final met, there was uncertainty. Back then, at the end of the 1987 AFL season, the long – John Longmire – …
Gold Coast have lured Terry Matterson from North Queensland to be Neil Henry’s assistant coach at the NRL club. Matterson is the first appointment to Henry’s backroom staff as the …
Taylor Duryea is happy to embrace the substitute’s vest if it is thrown his way on Saturday. In fact Duryea will gleefully accept any sort of task coach Alastair Clarkson …
Cyril Rioli believes neither he or Hawthorn will be hamstrung in the AFL grand final. Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson admitted Rioli’s selection was a calculated risk, given he hadn’t played …
James Segeyaro has never played in an NRL preliminary final before, but at least the Penrith Panthers don’t need to worry about their star hooker keeping things in perspective. At …
Sydney have dismissed any advantage they might have from their easier passage to the AFL grand final, saying the occasion makes it irrelevant. One of the main reasons the Swans …
Buddy Franklin was the name on tens of thousands of fans’ lips as the AFL grand final parade proceeded on a sunny spring day in Melbourne. Franklin and Dan Hannebery’s …
