It has been a long time coming but Brisbane livewire James Segeyaro reckons his 150th NRL game will be worth the wait. Despite taking eight years for his milestone match …
Continue reading Segeyaro set to celebrate 150th NRL gameMichael Maguire has warned against the NRL’s late-hit edict going too far, after losing Wests Tigers forward Luke Garner to the controversial rule. The NRL’s crackdown survived its first challenge …
Continue reading Maguire warns off NRL rule going too farIt is the junior grand final moment between two rival clubs that formed a career-changing bond between the latest pair of NRL rookies unearthed at Penrith. A brawl had erupted …
Continue reading GF brawl forever bonds Panthers rookiesIs Saturday’s blockbuster top-of-the-table clash a battle of the AFL’s irrepressible force against the immovable object? Geelong coach Chris Scott believes the battle inside his side’s defensive 50 could be …
Continue reading Cats and Lions square off in AFL classicRookie AFL coach Rhyce Shaw is sharing the blame for North Melbourne’s dismal loss to Geelong, saying he made as many mistakes as his players did. Shaw endured the toughest …
Continue reading Rookie North coach Shaw learns AFL lessonsStop it, or cop it. That’s the message Manly coach Des Hasler has for today’s NRL stars as debate re-ignites over the banning of Mad Monday celebrations. Hasler’s comments come …
Continue reading Don’t risk it: Hasler warns NRL starsGeelong coach Chris Scott has backed the right of the AFL to schedule his side’s home finals at the MCG and not at GMHBA Stadium. But Scott has suggested it …
Continue reading Cats denied by AFL in home finals pushSouth Sydney supremo Nick Pappas has hailed John Sutton as the Rabbitohs’ ultimate clubman after he closed the curtain on his 16-year NRL career. Sutton confirmed on Wednesday he would …
Continue reading Sutton rides Rabbitohs’ wave to retirementGraham “Polly” Farmer, widely regarded as Australian rules football’s greatest-ever ruckman, has died aged 84. Farmer, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease more than 20 years ago, passed away in …
Continue reading AFL legend Polly Farmer dies aged 84Milestone man Michael Walters would love Hayden Ballantyne to play on next season, but first he wants to send out retiring ruckman Aaron Sandilands with a bang. Emotions are set …
Continue reading Walters wants Docker Ballantyne to play onA serious hamstring injury which required three rounds of surgery has forced highly-regarded Sydney defender Nick Smith into AFL retirement. The 2014 All Australian tore the hamstring tendon off the …
Continue reading Sydney Swan Smith announces AFL retirementAs one of the few Wallabies who knows what it’s like to win at Auckland’s Eden Park, former captain Andrew Slack wants coach Michael Cheika and his selectors to resist …
Continue reading Keep Wallabies intact says former skipperKodi Nikorima will be a back-up hooker option at best when the Warriors’ NRL season goes on the line against the Sydney Roosters, continuing the giddy rise of playmaker Chanel …
Continue reading Nikorima lined up for bench hooker roleWests Tigers coach Michael Maguire rates Robbie Farah a “fair chance” of overcoming the odds and playing at least one more NRL game for his beloved club. Farah will miss …
Continue reading Farah a chance of NRL return: MaguireChampion Australian Rules footballer “Polly” Farmer was once asked if his nickname had earned him undue attention when he started playing in Perth in the 1950s. “It could have been …
Continue reading AFL legend Polly Farmer diesBrisbane are still sweating on the fitness of veterans Matt Gillett and Alex Glenn for Friday night’s NRL clash with Penrith at Suncorp Stadium. Gillett (back) and Glenn (knee) featured …
Continue reading Gillett, Glenn no guarantees for BrisbaneAFL supremo Gillon McLachlan is facing backlash after declaring he hopes to see star free agent Stephen Coniglio remains at GWS. The off-contract midfielder is weighing up offers from the …
Continue reading AFL chief’s Coniglio call causes concernSouth Sydney veteran John Sutton will retire at the end of the season, bringing to an end his 16-year NRL career with the Rabbitohs. The premiership-winning captain announced his decision …
Continue reading Sutton announces NRL retirement at Souths

