Preview of NRL round-three matches (all times AEDT): THURSDAY, March 22: Melbourne v North Queensland at AAMI Park, 8:05pm Head to Head: Storm 26 Cowboys 10 Last clash: Grand final …
Continue reading NRL round-three preview panelGeelong skipper Joel Selwood admits his remarkable AFL career hasn’t always been a joy to watch for his loved ones. The hard-as-nails midfielder is set to play his 250th game …
Continue reading Joel Selwood set to notch 250th AFL gameGillon McLachlan admits there’s no easy way to solve Tasmania’s AFL crisis and boost the state’s junior participation levels. The league boss on Wednesday met local league and government figures …
Continue reading No easy fix for Tas AFL crisis: McLachlanMelbourne Rebels rookie Jack Maddocks will start at fullback in their Super Rugby clash with the Sharks, replacing injured Wallaby Dane Haylett-Petty in one of seven changes to their run-on …
Continue reading Super Rugby’s Rebels move Maddocks to No15Kane Douglas has confirmed he will move to France at the end of this season, ending his chances of World Cup selection for the Wallabies. Douglas started in the second-row …
Continue reading Douglas calls time on Reds, WallabiesJames Maloney admits he’s had to learn how to be a leader since arriving at Penrith and helping dig his team out of two 14-point deficits. Penrith players have credited …
Continue reading Maloney learning NRL leadership at PenrithSteve Hocking is with the purists – he’d love to see the AFL key forwards take more marks and kick more goals. But the AFL football operations manager says as …
Continue reading Hocking hopes big AFL forwards will thriveKatie Brennan’s hopes of playing in the AFLW grand final rest on a last-ditch appeal, likely to focus on a discrepancy in penalties between male and female players. The Western …
Continue reading Dogs appeal Brennan’s AFLW grand-final banJames Graham and Gareth Widdop have emerged as staunch supporters for England’s Denver Test against New Zealand, as the controversial fixture continues to appear even more unlikely. Plans for the …
Continue reading Graham, Widdop support Denver TestParramatta will be forced to swim against the tide of history unless they can open their account against the equally desperate Cronulla this weekend. Both sides go into Saturday’s crunch …
Continue reading Eels embarrassed but not desperate in NRLThe NRL is investigating allegations a match official was also the victim of a homophobic slur as part of its inquiry into the racial abuse levelled at Greg Inglis at …
Continue reading NRL add homophobic slur to investigationGold Coast’s Kade Kolodjashnij is challenging himself to become one of the club’s leaders now that his scary battle with concussion is behind him. The defender missed the last 10 …
Continue reading Suns’ Kade moves on from AFL concussionGold Coast’s Konrad Hurrell laughs that his family can’t believe his transformation from Tongan rugby league joker to NRL professional. The in-form Titans’ centre says he is proud of the …
Continue reading Hurrell a changed man ahead of NRL centuryQueensland coach Kevin Walters has declared Greg Inglis and Matt Scott will walk back into the Maroons’ State of Origin team, vowing not to repeat last year’s mistake with Billy …
Continue reading Inglis, Scott locked in as Qld selectionsMid-season player trades will be an early focus of the AFL’s new all-encompassing competition committee. AFL football operations manager Steve Hocking has confirmed they have ruled out trying to introduce …
Continue reading New AFL committee to look at player tradesMelbourne Rebels rookie Jack Maddocks will start at fullback in their Super Rugby clash with the Sharks, replacing injured Wallaby Dane Haylett-Petty. Maddocks, 21, has been a star on the …
Continue reading Maddocks shifts to Rebels fullbackPenrith will be have to field their third-different backline in as many NRL games, with a broken jaw ruling out winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak for up to six weeks. The 22-year-old …
Continue reading Panthers lose Watene-Zelezniak to jaw blowTop draft pick Luke Davies-Uniacke and former Hawthorn midfielder Billy Hartung will line up for North Melbourne’s round one AFL clash against Gold Coast. But coach Brad Scott has stopped …
Continue reading Davies-Uniacke, Hartung in Roos’ opener

