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Outsiders note the dodgy back, but James Kelly has witnessed a lot of steel in Tom Hawkins’ spine. After a week off because of the injury that has plagued him …

Under-siege Essendon are determined to lift their on-field performance, but coach James Hird’s Bombers are talking more about pride than actual victories. While Essendon begin the second last round in …

A wet Winton track left some drivers filthy – but not James Moffat. The Nissan pilot found a silver lining on a cold and gloomy day at the rural Victorian …

Neil Craig has a clear conscience about his role in the controversial 2009 deal which kept Kurt Tippett at the Adelaide Crows. Craig was Adelaide’s coach at the time and …

There is no place like home for in-form Newcastle centre Dane Gagai. Unfortunately for Saturday night’s NRL opponents, the Cowboys, Gagai still considers north Queensland home – and he appears …

Shocked Canberra leaders Terry Campese and Brett White say the last thing they expected to occur following a meeting with two key board members was the sacking of coach David …

Neil Craig is certain he’s a better coach now than when he was Adelaide’s AFL boss. But he’s still uncertain whether he’s the right man to coach Melbourne from next …

The AFL’s exclusive 400 games club could double over the next two years as Brent Harvey and Dustin Fletcher continue their amazing careers. North Melbourne confirmed on Friday that Harvey …

Melbourne’s caretaker coach Neil Craig says his inside knowledge of the Adelaide Crows won’t be a factor in Saturday’s AFL game between the clubs. But Craig admits he still has …

Canterbury coach Des Hasler says he sympathises with Ben Barba’s desire to leave the Bulldogs and return to Queensland for family reasons. The reigning Dally M Medallist is keen to …

Fremantle forward Hayden Ballantyne is lucky AFL players can’t bump any more, Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says. If they could bump, Hinkley reckons Ballantyne’s suspect right shoulder would get …

The Wallabies will do anything and everything to rattle rookie All Black playmaker Tom Taylor in his Test debut on Saturday night for a Bledisloe Cup equaliser. A bolter at …

Essendon coach James Hird says he sympathises with the woman who called a radio station claiming to be the mother of a Bombers player and attacked Hird’s handling of the …

Nissan driver James Moffat has taken charge on a drying yet slippery track to set the fastest time in Friday’s final practice session for this weekend’s V8 Supercars round in …

Israel Folau has been given express instructions to get off his wing, go roaming and make an impact as the Wallabies hunger for a drought-breaking success in New Zealand on …

Captain Richie McCaw says the All Blacks’ mortgage on the Bledisloe Cup isn’t taking the lustre off the trophy and won’t do so any time soon. Victory in Saturday’s second …

New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko took time to wake up but there was nothing sleepy about the way she opened her defence of the Canadian Open golf championship[. The world’s …

South Africa hope to maintain the momentum from four victories and 25 tries this season when they face Argentina for the second consecutive weekend in Mendoza on Saturday. The Springboks …