Fremantle midfielder Connor Blakely holds no ill feelings towards the club for being regularly snubbed in recent years, saying he wants to remain at the Dockers for the long term. …
Wayne Bennett claims there can now be no doubts about the basic rules of the NRL bubble and accepts he got it wrong with his biosecurity breach. Bennett returned to …
Alastair Clarkson says the suggestion Hawthorn players are too sociable is the least of their concerns before Saturday’s AFL clash with Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval. The Hawks have …
When Justin Holbrook sent Gold Coast into an NRL match for the first time against Canberra in March the result was a familiar one for both teams. Ricky Stuart’s Raiders …
Parramatta forward Marata Niukore has become the first player charged for a crusher tackle since an NRL crackdown but Melbourne duo Cooper Johns and Albert Vete have been let off. …
It’s lucky he loves the attention because a famous surname and a controversial penalty has amplified the spotlight on Melbourne NRL debutant Cooper Johns. The 21-year-old son of Newcastle legend …
Livewire Melbourne hooker Brandon Smith will undergo surgery on Saturday after fracturing his jaw in their loss to Parramatta on Thursday night. He will be sidelined for the rest of …
Trent Robinson is the most experienced Sydney Roosters coach in history but even he is facing challenges he hasn’t encountered ahead of his 200th NRL game in charge of the …
Forward Cam McCarthy is on the lookout for an AFL lifeline after being told he is unwanted by Fremantle. McCarthy was advised this week that he wouldn’t be offered a …
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart knows the crusher tackle needs to be eliminated from the game but says players milking penalties is “rife” in the NRL. The NRL’s crackdown on the …
The AFL will announce within days that this year’s grand final will be played outside of Victoria for the first time. AFL boss Gillon McLachlan has confirmed an announcement on …
It’s lucky he loves the attention because a famous surname and a controversial penalty has amplified the spotlight on Melbourne NRL debutant Cooper Johns. The 21-year-old son of Newcastle legend …
Their attack is clunky but Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has praised his side’s defence after scoring a rare NRL win over Melbourne. For the first time since 2014 Melbourne were …
Ivan Cleary believes there’s such a thing as peaking too early but insists his Penrith side isn’t an example of a team doing just that in 2020. The Panthers have …
Brisbane expect besieged coach Anthony Seibold to return on Tuesday with his stand-in Peter Gentle hopeful it will come on the heels of a rare NRL win against St George …
Michael Long is in his own dream time. The AFL is about to kick off its round of Indigenous celebrations in Long’s beloved home city, Darwin. Gold Coast meet Carlton …
Novak Djokovic says he is happy to have rented a house in the New York suburbs rather than going into coronavirus-secure hotels for the US Open. The world No.1 felt …
Wins against Melbourne are rare for Parramatta, but on Thursday night they scraped for a 14-0 statement victory against the depleted Storm at Bankwest Stadium. Earlier in the week the …



















