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Australia are confident they’ve found the winning formula for their women’s Twenty20 World Cup defence with preparations set to ramp up this weekend. The Aussies will begin their home summer …
Continue reading Aussie women find formula for T20 defenceNat Fyfe’s insatiable curiosity and scepticism used to drive his teachers up the wall but it was a bad attitude that threatened to cruel his AFL dream before it even …
Continue reading Fyfe swallowed his pride to become a greatSelfless GWS vice-captain and midfielder Stephen Coniglio has ruled himself out of playing in Saturday’s AFL grand final against Richmond at the MCG. Coniglio, who has missed nine games with …
Continue reading Coniglio rules himself out of grand finalCanberra’s NRL pack are living proof that bigger isn’t always better. Once one of the biggest packs in the competition, the mobile Raiders’ middle that faces South Sydney on Friday …
Continue reading Mobility over size works for NRL RaidersA trio of Tigers are among the annual hard-luck stories at this year’s AFL grand final, but they won’t be far from their teammates’ thoughts. Star defender Alex Rance, tough …
Continue reading Grand final heartbreak for AFL Tigers trioCollingwood coach Nathan Buckley says he doesn’t believe the Magpies will struggle to keep in-demand forward Jamie Elliott. The 27-year-old is a free agent and has been heavily linked to …
Continue reading Buckley confident Magpies can keep ElliottSpeedy defender Adam Kennedy has overcome plenty of challenges on the GWS Giants’ eight-season journey into their first AFL grand final on Saturday. Kennedy tallied a team-high 28 touches when …
Continue reading GWS stalwart Adam Kennedy wins challengesMelbourne’s playmakers went to a new level against Parramatta but say taking on the NRL’s best halves combination at the Sydney Roosters is a huge step up. The Roosters boast …
Continue reading Roosters halves big test for new Storm duoMelbourne playmaker Cameron Munster has vowed to deal with the high pressure stakes of Saturday’s NRL preliminary final against Sydney Roosters better than he did in last year’s grand final …
Continue reading Munster mentally prepared for NRL finalJosh Jenkins is set to depart Adelaide after the Crows and the key forward agreed to explore a move in the AFL trade period. Jenkins fell out of favour this …
Continue reading Jenkins to leave Crows for new AFL homeLatrell Mitchell and Joseph Manu have been pushing each other to improve for more than half a decade with the duo a big part of the reason Sydney Roosters are …
Continue reading Manu, Mitchell centre of Roosters’ dangerResilience. It’s the word that crops up more frequently than any other when the GWS Giants reflect on their short history heading into the club’s first AFL grand final. The …
Continue reading Resilient GWS ready to take final AFL step“Every one of them.” That’s Canberra co-captain Jarrod Croker’s response when asked if he’d trade his impressive individual records for an elusive NRL premiership. Croker is the Raiders’ all-time leading …
Continue reading I’d swap all records for NRL title: CrokerWAYNE BENNETT’S PLACE IN COACHING HISTORY COACHES WHO HAVE GUIDED THREE DIFFERENT CLUBS TO ARL/NRL GRAND FINALS Wayne Bennett: *Canberra 1987; Brisbane 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2015; St …
Continue reading The greatest coaches in ARL-NRL historyPort Adelaide ruckman Paddy Ryder has requested an AFL trade to St Kilda. The 2017 All Australian ruckman had been linked with a return to Essendon but has settled on …
Continue reading Power’s Ryder requests AFL trade to SaintsHe claims not to be driven by records but, even at almost 70, NRL super-coach Wayne Bennett is still setting some that may never be broken. If Bennett can plot …
Continue reading Super-coach Bennett set for NRL historyEthan Lowe shapes as the unlikely answer to South Sydney’s right-edge woes in their NRL preliminary final against Canberra. But the forward insists he has no fears of the Raiders …
Continue reading Lowe ready to plug Rabbitohs’ NRL hole
