In its bid to reduce unsightly congestion, the AFL has moved a step closer to introducing the 6-6-6 positioning rule for centre bounces and doubling the length of the goalsquare. …
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West Coast coach Adam Simpson believes his club’s drama-filled year has helped the players build a steely resolve. The Eagles have endured their fair share of ups and downs in …
Continue reading Ups and downs give Eagles steely resolveMelbourne are set to have one giant inclusion – figuratively and literally – for their NRL preliminary final with Nelson Asofa-Solomona primed to return from injury. Nicknamed “Big Nasty”, Asofa-Solomona, …
Continue reading Asofa-Solomona to return for Storm’s finalThe AFL commission will have plenty to think about after the league’s competition committee decided to recommend a raft of rule changes and interpretations. The commission will vote on 6-6-6 …
Continue reading AFL commission to consider rule changesLosing to the All Blacks may be hard to take, but according to Wallabies lock Adam Coleman there’s nothing more humbling than becoming a father. The Melbourne Rebels giant endured …
Continue reading Coleman returns to Wallabies a fatherIf GWS worried about public opinion as much as Australia’s two major political parties, Toby Greene would have been axed a long time ago. Greene’s polls would not be good …
Continue reading Greene the pantomime villain of AFL finalsThe intensity of sudden-death AFL finals football will be enough for returning Collingwood trio Adam Treloar, Tyson Goldsack and Jeremy Howe to avoid a second-match let-down, according to coach Nathan …
Continue reading No let-down for returning Magpies: BuckleyAdvice from Giants teammate Stephen Coniglio and triple AFL premiership winner Luke Power has helped All-Australian half-back Lachie Whitfield deal with being tagged. The Giants speedster has spent almost all …
Continue reading Advice helps GWS star handle tagsIt’s now or never for Sebastian Vettel and his Ferrari team on Sunday at the Singapore Grand Prix in the Formula One title fight with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. On no …
Continue reading Now or never for Vettel in F1 title fightMelbourne are revelling in the chaos of September with their Richmond-like pressure system, and Alastair Clarkson admits Hawthorn are doomed unless they can find a way to play Friday night’s …
Continue reading Hawks brace for Demons chaos in AFL finalCollingwood look set to resist a temptation to rush Darcy Moore back into their lineup for their sudden-death AFL final against GWS at the MCG on Saturday night. The key …
Continue reading Moore likely to miss Magpies finals recallOff contract winger Corey Oates says he does not want to re-sign with Brisbane if Wayne Bennett is not coach after revealing four NRL rivals are circling for his signature. …
Continue reading I don’t want to sign if no Bennett: OatesCronulla are rallying around Josh Dugan after he bared his soul to the world just days out from Friday’s do-or-die NRL semi-final against Penrith. The Sharks say they have no …
Continue reading Sharks rallying around emotional DuganIsrael Folau has been named to make his Wallabies return against Argentina – but not in his usual position. Instead, coach Michael Cheika starts Folau on the right wing for …
Continue reading Folau named for Wallabies return on wingPenrith are ready to put into practice their lessons from the past two years and clear the NRL semi-finals hurdle once and for all against Cronulla on Friday night. Knocked …
Continue reading Penrith ready to jump semi-final hurdlePenrith NRL general manager Phil Gould claims Gold Coast offered Penrith a swap for James Maloney that would have allowed Tyrone Peachey to stay at the Panthers. Peachey’s contract with …
Continue reading Titans sought Maloney in Peachey deal: GusTry telling Brisbane prop Heather Ballinger that Sydney Roosters battering ram Ruan Sims will be underdone in their NRL Women’s Premiership second round clash on Friday. The stage is set …
Continue reading Broncos women brace for Ruan Sims’ returnIt’s Shane Flanagan’s coaching philosophy that has played its role in Cameron Ciraldo’s rise. The Penrith caretaker has revealed how his Cronulla counterpart has shaped his thinking around how the …
Continue reading Flanagan’s influence on Panthers’ Ciraldo
