A Sydney Cup berth is in the pipeline for Victoria Derby winner Warning if he can reproduce a similar performance in the ATC Australian Derby at Randwick. The last three-year-old …
Continue reading Sydney Cup Warning sent out by Anthony FreedmanTrainer Phillip Stokes rarely has a Sydney runner but is hopeful stable star Mr Quickie can cause an upset in the signature Group One Doncaster Mile. Stokes, who has stables …
Continue reading Mr Quickie big odds in the Doncaster MileIn a time of uncertainty for the AFL community, Dayne Beams has found his clarity. The Collingwood midfielder stepped away from football indefinitely in December 2019 to focus on his …
Continue reading Beams finding peace away from AFLMelbourne Storm football boss Frank Ponissi has revealed a proposal to organise teams in conferences at four different locations as the NRL scrambles to find ways to get back on …
Continue reading Storm boss backs NRL conference returnAFL umpires will take a minimum 50 per cent pay cut during the shutdown period under a new agreement struck with league headquarters. The figure will increase to 70 per …
Continue reading AFL umpires agree to huge pay cutWithout an estimated $1.5 million from the NRL to pay female player wages, clubs will struggle to field teams in 2020, an NRLW official says. Brisbane’s NRLW boss Tain Drinkwater …
Continue reading Broncos want NRL support for NRLW playersMelbourne Rebels captain Dane Haylett-Petty has pointed to a rival code for their handling of the coronavirus-enforced cost cutting as talks between players and Rugby Australia (RA) go in circles. …
Continue reading Wallaby irked as virus pay cut talks lagMelbourne Rebels captain Dane Haylett-Petty has pointed to a rival code for their handling of the coronavirus-enforced cost cutting as talks between players and Rugby Australia (RA) go in circles. …
Continue reading DHP frustrated as rugby pay talks drag outA seemingly inevitable decision looms for the AFL on its self-imposed deadline late this month. As the time draws nearer, it appears increasingly likely the competition shutdown – in place …
Continue reading AFL officials ready for big call on seasonWestern Bulldogs AFLW coach Nathan Burke has delivered an impassioned plea to the game’s administrators, urging the AFL to provide enough support to ensure the national women’s competition continues to …
Continue reading Burke’s AFLW plea to administratorsSuper W honours have gone the NSW Waratahs’ way for a third-straight season after Rugby Australia officially conceded no finals would be played. The Waratahs finished the regular season in …
Continue reading Waratahs awarded Super W crownCollingwood have been recognised for their best AFLW season to date, with five Magpies named in the extended All-Australian squad. The Magpies made the AFLW finals – albeit in a …
Continue reading AFLW announces All-Australian squadVersatile tall Levi Casboult could be the solution to Carlton’s ruck problem when the AFL season restarts after the coronavirus shutdown. Casboult was moved from attack and filled in admirably …
Continue reading Casboult can solve Blues AFL ruck problemSerious concerns have been raised about the financial management of a billion-dollar broadcast deal under his watch, but NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg says he doesn’t feel like a ‘dead …
Continue reading Greenberg not concerned for NRL jobAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has vowed to support country and community football leagues get through the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The majority of lower-level football competitions …
Continue reading AFL to support country, local leaguesEnglish rugby league games could be shortened to an hour and broken into four quarters for rest of 2020 under a proposal put forward by veteran coach Brian McDermott. Facing …
Continue reading English coach floats hour-long league gamePut down the phone. Read a book. Don’t be knobheads. That is Andrew Johns’ tip for NRL players to mull over in self-isolation, saying it could help avoid off-field scandals …
Continue reading Dogs NRL scandal prompts Johns adviceNRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has declared there are no bad ideas as Project Apollo explores every radical plan possible to get the rugby league season up and running over …
Continue reading ‘No bad ideas’ for NRL’s Apollo Project


