Saturday’s AFL grand final could provide the definitive answer to a long-debated AFL question: who won the Chris Judd trade? The 2007 deal that sent Judd to Carlton and handed …
Continue reading Judd trade in spotlight at AFL grand finalJust two things allude Melbourne captain Cameron Smith from completing rugby league’s royal flush. And both of them can be completed in Sunday’s NRL grand final against the Sydney Roosters. …
Continue reading Storm close in on back-to-back historyThis much we know: Cooper Cronk is hoping for a Hail Mary. Whether or not his prayers – and that of the entire Sydney Roosters fanbase – get answered and …
Continue reading Roosters’ Cronk hoping to land Hail MarySydney Roosters halfback Cooper Cronk continues to insist he is a chance to line up in Sunday’s NRL grand final. Cronk is considered long odds to face his former side …
Continue reading Cronk refuses to rule himself out of GFWhen West Coast veteran Mark LeCras is doing it tough, the memory of the club’s 2006 premiership helps push him through the pain barrier. LeCras was just 20 years old …
Continue reading AFL Premiership miss drives Eagle LeCrasSonny Bill Williams returns from three months on the sideline when the All Blacks seek a winning return to the Rugby Championship against Argentina in Buenos Aires. Coach Steve Hansen …
Continue reading SBW back for much-changed All BlacksWest Coast need look no further back than their last visit to the MCG to know that Brodie Grundy can be contained in Saturday’s AFL grand final. But Collingwood are …
Continue reading Pies back Grundy to handle Eagles ruck duoIs this the grand final that decides the best club of the NRL era? Already, it’s the decider between the two best teams of the season. The clash of the …
Continue reading Roosters v Storm: Clash of NRL dynastiesAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has defended grand final ticket allocation, saying every effort is being made for fans of the two competing clubs. The controversial issue is in the …
Continue reading AFL boss defends grand final ticketingKEY MATCH-UPS FOR NRL GRAND FINAL BETWEEN THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS AND MELBOURNE Fullback – JAMES TEDESCO (Roosters) v BILLY SLATER (Melbourne) There’s not much Tedesco hasn’t done in his stellar …
Continue reading Key NRL grand final match-upsManly have failed in their attempt to be cleared of salary cap cheating after being knocked back by the NRL appeals committee. The NRL’s punishment against the Sea Eagles will …
Continue reading Manly salary cap appeal knocked backBRODIE GRUNDY v SCOTT LYCETT/NATHAN VARDY When Nic Naitanui went down with his knee reconstruction in the round-17 win over Collingwood, it could have been a nail in the Eagles’ …
Continue reading The duels to watch in the AFL grand finalA year ago, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was on the verge of a switch to rugby union. Now he’s held up as the man to have restored dignity to the Warriors and …
Continue reading Warriors pride bursting at Dally M outcomeWest Coast midfielder Andrew Gaff is doing it tough, but admits he’s only got himself to blame for missing out on Saturday’s grand final against Collingwood. Gaff’s flag dreams were …
Continue reading I’ve only got myself to blame: Andrew GaffMOIR STAKES $500,000, Group One, 1000m, weight-for-age at Moonee Valley HISTORY First run in 1976 over 1000 metres when it was won by Scamanda. Upgraded to Group One in 2013. …
Continue reading Moir Stakes – What you need to knowIt’s the AFL forward line that just shouldn’t work. A 19-year-old in his first season. A mature-aged Tasmanian recruit, brought to the club as a defender. An American that hadn’t …
Continue reading Motley forward crew fire Magpies into GFIn 2010, Jamie Cripps was lying in a hospital bed with a secret he didn’t want AFL clubs to find out about. Cripps was an 18-year-old rising star who looked …
Continue reading Eagle Cripps reflects on health challengeCollingwood and West Coast are set to back in unchanged teams for the AFL grand final, with Magpies assistant Robert Harvey declaring Jeremy Howe a certain starter. Howe, who tweaked …
Continue reading Howe trains, no changes likely for AFL GF


