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Lose this weekend and your NRL season is over. While that’s the reality facing the bottom four finals teams, history has shown that if you’re a top four side defeated …

Battling a foot problem mid-year and coming out of contract at season’s end, Nathan Grima struggled to see a future for himself at AFL level. The 29-year-old defender is still …

Who plays on Tom Hawkins? It’s a question that required little thought last Friday night, when Hawthorn’s Brian Lake did a masterful job in taming the Geelong behemoth. One week …

They’re in danger of exiting the AFL flag race in straight sets, but Fremantle say they’re not melting under the finals heat heading into Saturday night’s cut-throat clash with Port …

A fired-up Des Hasler is relishing the chance to renew his rivalry with Craig Bellamy when Canterbury face Melbourne at AAMI Park on Sunday. Two of the great coaches of …

Canterbury second rower Dale Finucane has warned that the Bulldogs may test Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith’s injured ankle in Sunday’s NRL elimination final. Smith is battling to be fit in …

While some have questioned his NRL finals bona fides, South Sydney coach Michael Maguire has welcomed halfback Adam Reynolds back into the side to face Manly on Friday with open …

Forget about merely aiming for respect; Perth Scorchers coach Justin Langer wants his side to come away with the ultimate prize at this year’s Twenty20 Champions League in India. The …

Richmond’s 2013 club champion Daniel Jackson wanted to shake his mates’ hands and explain his reasons for retirement face to face. That’s why the 28-year-old veteran of 156 games made …

The Johnathan Thurston factor may yet force a last-minute Broncos backline reshuffle in order to protect teenager Corey Oates in Saturday night’s NRL elimination final against North Queensland. Brisbane fullback …

Port Adelaide utility Matt White will risk his broken jaw and travel to Perth to play Fremantle in Saturday’s AFL semi-final. White will have to survive Port’s Perth training session …

Surprise No.8 selection Ben McCalman has survived on the Wallabies fringes for four seasons but now he’s hellbent on using new-found power to seize the day against Argentina. Picked ahead …

Exactly two years ago, Jay Schulz learnt teammate John McCarthy was dead. “Not a day goes past when the boys don’t think about that,” the Port Adelaide forward said on …

Instead of sparking conspiracy theories, Broncos veteran Justin Hodges joked his team might receive a friendly “square-up” from Ben Cummins after the controversial referee was assigned to their NRL elimination …

Handre Pollard is the random element the Springboks hope can unhinge the All Blacks. The 20-year-old five-eighth has pushed aside veteran pivot Morne Steyn in what coach Heyneke Meyer is …

WHO CAN REALLY WIN THROUGH THE NRL FINALS SYDNEY ROOSTERS Why they can win it: Have hit form at the right time with six straight wins including victories over Melbourne …

Money changes everything, they say, and Minjee Lee’s coach is concerned that could be the case for the world’s No.1 ranked amateur golfer. The emerging Australian star is making her …

Manly star Brett Stewart is set to play in Friday’s NRL qualifying final against South Sydney after training strongly at the club’s Narrabeen base on Wednesday. Stewart was a late …