Sydney have long boasted the AFL’s stingiest defence but their rejigged forward line has been just as pivotal in a belated premiership push. Of the Swans’ 22 that lost last …
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The sting of being dropped from the NSW State of Origin team was just the wake-up call Parramatta centre Michael Jennings needed. And now the Eels have reaped the rewards …
Continue reading Origin axing was a wake-up call: JenningsSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson is urging besieged referees to take charge of the NRL finals series amid calls for a bunker overhaul. Robinson has no problem with the bunker …
Continue reading Sydney Roosters’ coach backs NRL refereesMitch Duncan doesn’t need any reminding about how quickly time passes in the AFL. In 2011, as a raw 20-year-old, Duncan was the youngest member of the great Geelong team …
Continue reading Cats Duncan chases another AFL grand finalBrisbane skipper Darius Boyd has made the brave call to pull out of Friday night’s knockout NRL semi-final with Penrith at Suncorp Stadium due to a hamstring injury. Brisbane had …
Continue reading Brisbane skipper Boyd out of NRL finalCritics of AFL flag favourite Adelaide’s mid-finals Gold Coast sojourn are misguided, Crows defender Daniel Talia says. The Crows spent three nights on the Gold Coast from Sunday after winning …
Continue reading AFL favourite Crows defend Gold Coast tripGeelong’s plight has brought out the fighter in Mark Thompson. His solution to the Cats’ worrying predicament would have started last Friday night, minutes after the final siren of their …
Continue reading Thompson wants Cats to show claws in AFLKane Hames has been thrown straight into the deep end after being selected to pull on the All Blacks’ No.1 jumper for Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash with South Africa in …
Continue reading All Blacks name Hames, Squire against BoksIn-demand AFL star Josh Kelly has reportedly agreed to re-sign with Greater Western Sydney, shunning big-money offers from rival clubs. The 22-year-old midfielder is close to inking a two-year deal …
Continue reading Josh Kelly to re-sign with Giants: reportsNRL duo Dave Taylor and Josh McCrone and former St George Illawarra, Brisbane and North Queensland forward Ashton Sims have been unveiled as the latest signings for ambitious Toronto Wolfpack. …
Continue reading Taylor, McCrone packing bags for TorontoHe is the least-known player in Australia’s Davis Cup team but doubles king John Peers is shaping up as the key figure in this weekend’s semi-final against Belgium. Peers, part …
Continue reading Peers looming as the key man for AustraliaMichael Morgan admits he reached for a beer as North Queensland’s NRL finals fate hung in the balance. But after very nearly kicking off Mad Monday, Morgan is daring to …
Continue reading Morgan ready to toast more Cowboys successIn the end, it was a move that made Peter Wallace’s NRL career. But Justin Hodges has revealed he confronted then-Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin after his decision to axe Wallace …
Continue reading Hodges filthy over Wallace’s Brisbane exitGeelong will recall Daniel Menzel and Steve Johnson is in the selection mix for GWS after their teams’ AFL qualifying final goal droughts. Cats coach Chris Scott says they erred …
Continue reading X-factors loom large in AFL selectionsFormer Wallaby Matt Hodgson says his phone has been ringing hot with high-profile players expressing interest in joining Andrew Forrest’s new rugby competition. Forrest officially launched the Indo Pacific Rugby …
Continue reading Forrest’s new rugby comp excites playersJohn Longmire has had Sydney in the AFL finals every season since he took over as coach and always had Jarrad McVeigh in his corner. There is nothing coincidental about …
Continue reading Swans laud McVeigh on joining AFL 300 clubThe “other JT” will ensure there is life after Johnathan Thurston at North Queensland, stand-in skipper Gavin Cooper says. After witnessing the barnstorming lock’s NRL finals heroics Cooper believes long-term …
Continue reading Life after Thurston thanks to other JT: NQPenrith winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has revealed how Manly opposite Matthew Wright took exception to a tackle before striking him during the Panthers’ fiery NRL finals win. Bad blood between the …
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