Jack Maddocks looms as the second-half game-breaker to pilot the Wallabies to Bledisloe Cup glory after being handed a dream Test debut against the All Blacks in Sydney. As expected, …
Continue reading Jack in the box to make Wallabies debutAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has identified several areas where his side must apply pressure to beat a Wallabies unit he reckons has improved greatly. New Zealand blew Australia away …
Continue reading Hansen targets areas to pressure WallabiesNothing short of an AFL finals berth is likely to satisfy Essendon supporters but skipper Dyson Heppell believes 2018 will be a formative year for the Dons regardless of their …
Continue reading Dons will gain ‘a hell of a lot’ from 2018REASONS FOR KIWIS TO BE NERVOUS ABOUT THE BLEDISLOE CUP 1. The Wallabies showed last year they have the firepower to end the Bledisloe drought. Take away the dreadful first …
Continue reading Why All Blacks fans can be nervousMichael Maguire is reportedly being lined up to take over from Wayne Bennett as Brisbane coach when his NRL contract expires at the end of next year. News Corp reports …
Continue reading Broncos want Maguire as coach: reportCronulla skipper Paul Gallen is set to play on in 2019, taking his NRL career into a record 19th season. Just two days after turning 37, Gallen has decided against …
Continue reading Cronulla captain Gallen to play on in NRLBrodie Croft may be in line for another recall to the Melbourne frontline for the Storm’s danger match against Parramatta on Friday night. Halfback Jahrome Hughes suffered a knee injury …
Continue reading Storm injuries put NRL spotlight on CroftCollingwood expect their leading goalkicker Will Hoskin-Elliott to play in the must-win AFL clash with Port Adelaide. He looked proppy towards the end of Thursday’s training, but coach Nathan Buckley …
Continue reading Pies predict sore forward will play in AFLKalyn Ponga says he’s open to a move to five-eighth for Newcastle after coach Nathan Brown admitted he could be shifted to the halves against Penrith on Saturday. The Knights …
Continue reading Ponga has open mind on switch to halvesMelbourne AFL coach Simon Goodwin says Jesse Hogan’s season-ending foot injury isn’t related to a series of foot problems that have hampered the Demons this year. Hogan was this week …
Continue reading Goodwin says no link to Hogan injuryMelbourne supercoach Craig Bellamy says the drama of the current NRL coaching merry-go-round shows a lack of leadership from senior figures in the game. Penrith dumped their coach Anthony Griffin …
Continue reading Loyalty lost in coaching debacle: BellamyHaving already gone through one Leichhardt Oval farewell, Robbie Farah isn’t leaving any room for sentiment heading into what could be his final NRL match at the Wests Tigers’ spiritual …
Continue reading Farah faces another Leichhardt farewellMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy is resigned to losing his right-hand man Adam O’Brien, who has been linked to the Sydney Roosters. It’s believed O’Brien is looking to break his …
Continue reading Bellamy set to lose assistant O’BrienTime is running out for Ben Jacobs to overcome his concussion struggle with the North Melbourne tagger set to miss his eighth game of the AFL season. Kangaroos coach Brad …
Continue reading North’s Jacobs still battling concussionWallabies coach Michael Cheika has named Reece Hodge at outside centre and Tom Robertson at tighthead prop for Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand at ANZ Stadium. It …
Continue reading Utility Hodge wins Wallabies No.13 jumperEssendon expect key trio Cale Hooker, Brendon Goddard and Adam Saad to be available for Friday night’s crunch clash with AFL premiers Richmond. Saad trained with the main group on …
Continue reading Bombers trio likely to face Tigers in AFLNick Kyrgios has bounced back from a controversial second-set tantrum to reach the round of 16 at the Cincinnati Open. A day after forgetting his tennis shoes for his first …
Continue reading Kyrgios tantrum doesn’t prevent a winCoach Chris Scott says it’s uncharacteristic skill errors, rather than a lack of attacking intent, which are the biggest issue for a Geelong team in danger of missing the AFL …
Continue reading Skill errors hurting Geelong in AFL: Scott


