Boyd Cordner can etch his name into State of Origin folklore on Wednesday, as the first NSW player since 20014 to win the series in their maiden year as captain. …
Continue reading Captain Cordner’s dash at NSW historyWest Coast tagger Mark Hutchings expects more players will start using social media to taunt rivals following Tomas Bugg’s “ballsy” smackdown of Jason Johannisen. Bugg sent tongues wagging before Sunday’s …
Continue reading Instagram smackdown might become AFL normTroubled megastars Wayne Carey and Gary Ablett are among a crop being considered for AFL legend status. The title will be given at the annual Hall of Fame dinner on …
Continue reading Carey, Ablett could be AFL legendsFor the 2018 people in Gulgong, this one’s for you. After being controversially blocked from playing the final City-Country fixture last month, NSW star Josh Jackson has dedicated a potential …
Continue reading Fired up Jackson’s Origin prideMichael Cheika has reached out to the rugby supporter whose social media critique after their loss to Scotland went viral. The Wallabies coach described Jack Quigley’s appraisal as “pretty confronting” …
Continue reading Wallabies’ Cheika speaks with viral fanRicky Stuart believes stability at Canberra from his re-signing will have the club better placed to push for an NRL premiership. Former captain Stuart is set to become the Raiders’ …
Continue reading Stuart signs new deal with RaidersAFL pacesetters Adelaide are wary of a wounded Hawthorn ahead of Thursday night’s fixture in the South Australian capital. The Crows will start warm favourites but ruckman Sam Jacobs says …
Continue reading AFL leaders Adelaide wary of wounded HawksQueensland’s attempts to target Andrew Fifita in attack will only come back to the bite them, according to NSW captain Boyd Cordner. The Maroons have made no secret of their …
Continue reading Target Fifita at you peril: CordnerMelbourne co-captain Jack Viney believes anything’s possible for the Demons if they can continue their excellent AFL form. The Dees have climbed from 11th on the ladder to fifth over …
Continue reading Anything possible for surging Dees in AFLA long-standing ankle injury will ensure Sydney ruckman Kurt Tippett spends at least another week in AFL exile. Tippett’s patchy form meant he played no part in the Swans’ recent …
Continue reading Tippett hits hurdle in bid for AFL recallFor Cameron Smith, Queensland’s changing of the guard is rekindling memories of 2006 – the year the Maroons launched State of Origin’s greatest dynasty. Queensland will field their most inexperienced …
Continue reading Changing of guard for Qld in Origin: SmithOn TV, Queensland captain Cameron Smith thought Coen Hess looked big. Then he finally saw the North Queensland backrower up close and personal for the first time at the Maroons’ …
Continue reading Qld rookie Hess impresses Smith in campCanberra have shown their faith in coach Ricky Stuart by re-signing him until the end of the 2020 NRL season. Stuart is attempting to steer the Raiders to back-to-back finals …
Continue reading Ricky Stuart signs new deal with CanberraA single kick two months ago convinced Brett Kimmorley that Mitchell Pearce was finally ready to claim a State of Origin series win for NSW. With scores locked at 12-12 …
Continue reading Pearce ready to win Origin: KimmorleyTe Maire Martin could play against Penrith just over a week after leaving the NRL club to join North Queensland. The Cowboys on Monday confirmed he had joined the club …
Continue reading Martin a chance to take on PanthersIt’s the simmering, hot-blooded NRL rivalry that threatens to re-erupt in State of Origin II. Queensland’s shock selection of Tim Glasby means a combined 10 Melbourne and Cronulla stars add …
Continue reading NSW’s Fifita tired of Cameron Smith’s faceSt George Illawarra’s spiralling NRL season has copped another blow after key forward Jack de Belin was slapped with a one-game ban for a crusher tackle. De Belin was on …
Continue reading Dragons’ de Belin faces one-week NRL banGeelong midfielder Scott Selwood has confirmed he suffered a minor hamstring tear during Thursday night’s loss to West Coast. The 27-year-old will miss Sunday’s clash with Fremantle, having averaged a …
Continue reading Torn hamstring for Geelong’s Scott Selwood

