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The NRL will keep their eyes set on a return to unlimited crowds in August after stadiums were granted federal permission to open at quarter-capacity from July. In the biggest …
Continue reading Full crowds possible by August: V’landysGWS have recalled fit-again stars Callan Ward and Zac Williams plus young midfielder Jye Caldwell for Sunday’s AFL clash with North Melbourne at Giants Stadium. The Giants made three changes …
Continue reading GWS make three changes for North clashCardboard AFL supporters are set to be replaced by up to 10,000 passionate footy fans at games after Prime Minister Scott Morrison flagged a significant easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The …
Continue reading AFL to welcome fans as restrictions easeBrotherly love may be in the air for Brisbane but Lions coach Chris Fagan is wary of a galvanised Fremantle ahead of Saturday’s AFL clash at the Gabba. Fagan could …
Continue reading Brotherly love sparks Brisbane LionsAddin Fonua-Blake is ready to embrace the challenge of stepping up in Martin Taupau’s absence if the Manly prop is ruled out of their clash with Canberra next weekend. The …
Continue reading Fonua-Blake ready, with or without TaupauThe NRL will meet with state governments to find out from when next month they can accept crowds of up to 10,000 in stadiums. Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed national …
Continue reading NRL eyes return date for crowdsAs only he can, Wayne Bennett has ridiculed speculation again linking him to the St George Illawarra coaching gig. Three months after initial rumours emerged that Bennett may be lined …
Continue reading Bennett dismisses links to Dragons jobMelbourne will happily re-sign star NRL winger Suliasi Vunivalu should his switch to rugby union fall through. Vunivalu is set to depart the Storm at the end of the NRL …
Continue reading Storm hope Suli stays if rugby deal’s offRyley Jacks will start as Melbourne halfback on Saturday, with coach Craig Bellamy saying there would have been too much pressure on Cooper Johns if made his NRL debut against …
Continue reading Pressure rules Johns out of Knights clashWest Coast coach Adam Simpson is doing his best to hose down the hype on Nic Naitanui, predicting the star ruckman will be a “slow burner” this season. The reduced …
Continue reading Eagles coach hoses down Naitanui hypeCarlton coach David Teague says the Blues will need to deliver a four-quarter performance if they’re to get off the mark in Saturday’s AFL clash against Melbourne at Marvel Stadium. …
Continue reading Blues keen to deliver against DemonsJosh Reynolds says he was never concerned over a positive roadside drug test after a secondary sample confirmed his innocence on Friday. The Tigers five-eighth was thrown back into the …
Continue reading Reynolds returns negative drug testA bullish Gold Coast plan to make the most of their “second chance at a first impression” when they host West Coast in AFL’s return to Metricon Stadium on Saturday. …
Continue reading Suns’ clean slate for Eagles AFL clashBy its own lofty standards, Godolphin has had a low-key Brisbane winter carnival but the global stable has a realistic change to improve its fortunes at Eagle Farm. Godolphin has …
Continue reading Godolphin to double up in Eagle Farm Mile fieldMichael Maguire has told Wests Tigers players to seize the opportunity to end a long-running cycle of inconsistency at the NRL club and rise to their full potential. Maguire shocked …
Continue reading Maguire tells Tigers inconsistency must goSuper Time, goal line drop outs, and red card replacements are among seven new laws to be introduced as Super Rugby Australia tries to lure fans back to the game. …
Continue reading Super Rugby tweaks laws to entertain fansAll Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea will make his comeback from knee reconstruction surgery on Sunday, adding spice to the Hurricanes’ Super Rugby Aotearoa opener against the Blues. Savea injured …
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