The AFL’s competition committee has agreed to at least half a dozen rule changes aimed at reducing congestion but they appear unlikely to be trialled in late-season games after a …
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NSW Waratahs attacking weapon Israel Folau has stressed defence will be the big factor against a Lions side tipped to try and bully the Australian team. The Tahs defence has …
Continue reading Folau preaching virtues of defence to TahsPatrick Cripps has given AFL cellar dwellers Carlton a huge boost by signing a two-year contract extension, tying him to the Blues until at least the end of the 2021 …
Continue reading Cripps signs new AFL deal for BluesThe Sydney Roosters have signed Brett Morris to a two-year NRL deal, further strengthening their backline for next year. After last week announcing the signature of powerful English winger Ryan …
Continue reading Brett Morris joins Roosters for two yearsAFL can be a cruel game, and it wasn’t lost on Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw as he signed a lucrative new deal just days after Koby Stevens announced his premature retirement. …
Continue reading Re-signed AFL Demon reflects on concussionThe odd couple of Harry Himmelberg and Rory Lobb have shared more than domestic duties this month, marshalling GWS’s makeshift forward line during the AFL side’s rise up the ladder. …
Continue reading GWS young guns step up amid Cameron’s banDale Finucane is hoping his injury-enforced absence due to a troublesome thumb has an upside for Melbourne as they head into the NRL finals. The 26-year-old is back in the …
Continue reading Finucane fit as Storm build title defenceStar Melbourne duo Clayton Oliver and Jesse Hogan are expected to line up for Saturday night’s AFL clash with Adelaide despite hiccups in their preparation. Hogan was absent from Wednesday’s …
Continue reading Key Demons duo cleared to face AFL’s CrowsDale Thomas’ move from Collingwood to Carlton was one of the most controversial in recent memory. A hero in the Magpies’ drought-breaking 2010 premiership, Thomas’ shock switch to their arch-rivals …
Continue reading Thomas talks about move to Blues from PiesAustralian Nick Kyrgios is in the best shape he has been in months and ready to make a run at the Atlanta Open. The second seed will face American world …
Continue reading Kyrgios injury-free ahead of Atlanta eventCollingwood’s public courting of Tom Lynch is just a fact of AFL life, Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew says. The Suns boss says he’s having discussions with Lynch about his …
Continue reading Dew unfazed by AFL courting of Suns’ LynchAFL great Leigh Matthews says the potential trialling of major rule changes in late-season games would be “demeaning” to the competition. The AFL is set to introduce rule tweaks next …
Continue reading Mid-season rule trials ‘demeaning’ for AFLCanberra forward Junior Paulo is playing with freedom now his NRL future has been finalised. The 24-year-old is heading back to Parramatta next year, where he played 53 games before …
Continue reading Paulo to say bye to Raiders with a bangCronulla coach Shane Flanagan has predicted veteran skipper Paul Gallen will call time on his decorated NRL career if his side can reach their second grand final in three years. …
Continue reading Gallen tipped to retire if Sharks make GFHe is no fan of the NRL bunker but Wayne Bennett has called for critics to stop slamming the system and just accept that it is “never going to be …
Continue reading NRL bunker will never be perfect: BennettCanberra forward Joseph Tapine won’t be changing the way he plays despite copping two suspensions this NRL season. Tapine returns to the Raiders’ second row for the clash with Melbourne …
Continue reading Raiders’ Tapine won’t tone down NRL styleDefence rules in the AFL. So Richmond, Port Adelaide, West Coast or Geelong will win the premiership. That’s if recent history is a rule. The past three premiers have been …
Continue reading Defence still rules the AFL roostWayne Bennett admits it “remains to be seen” whether he stays on as Brisbane coach. The Broncos mentor – off contract next year – has urged the Brisbane board to …
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