Michael Nicholls

Penrith is navigating the Origin period fairly well in light of Nathan Cleary’s hamstring injury – but they will have up to five NSW players backing up from Wednesday’s interstate …

The overachieving Dolphins are at a season crossroads after slipping to 10th with two heavy defeats leading into the Round 16 bye. But they can make another debut-year statement against …

Gold Coast blew their chance to move within striking distance of the top eight against Carlton on Sunday, going down by 59 points. Their two-game winning run came to an …

Collingwood suffered just the second loss of their 2023 campaign against Melbourne before the bye but they are still very much well placed through 14 rounds. A patented, late, fourth …

After a bit of a resurgence from the Dockers where they put together four wins in a row including taking the four points against Melbourne and Geelong, Fremantle has just …

This shapes up as an important home game for the Sydney Swans if they want to extend their season beyond August in 2023. Wallowing in 15th position on the AFL …

St George Illawarra’s season keeps going from bad to worse with Friday’s assignment overshadowed by wantaway halfback and captain Ben Hunt. But can the Dragons harness that siege mentality to …

It wasn’t as comfortable a win as some were predicting, but the Lions once again got the job done at home against the Swans last Friday night. Even though the …

Geelong are in a precarious position in 10th position having lost five of their last six. The Cats regained some crucial personal for their game against Port last Thursday evening …

Queensland have opened clear and justifiable favourites in State of Origin betting ahead of Game 2, firming $1.65 into $1.58 following team announcements. The Blues have been almost friendless this …

The Sharks will be eager to bounce back into winning form and at the expense of the Canterbury Bulldogs in Round 16’s final fixture on Sunday afternoon. I expected it …

The Western Bulldogs have slipped to eighth after three losses in a row. It’s not panic stations for Luke Beveridge and his team however and the Dogs have been competitive …

The Blues have now lost their last 10 in a row against opponents ranked above them on the ladder after their loss to the Bombers on Sunday night. Carlton wallow …

Saturday night’s game sees the Tigers take on the Storm in Campbell and potentially, it could be a good game. It could also be, and is more likely to be, …

A historic rivalry is renewed in the west of Sydney on Saturday evening when the Eels host the Sea Eagles. I have been enormously critical of Mitchell Moses, but he …

A reasonably full-strength Newcastle Knights take on a depleted, but also out of form Roosters side first up on Saturday afternoon. The Knights have been typically unthreatening more often than …

Two road wins has put Richmond right back in the finals conversation as they improved their record to 5-7 through 13 rounds. They broke a string of close losses in …

GWS toughed out a win in Tasmania on Sunday, their fifth of the campaign. And tough is a great way to describe the Giants so far this season. Narrow losses …