Queensland’s Billy Slater will play at fullback for his first State of Origin match in two years, shifting incumbent Darius Boyd out of position to the centres. Coach Kevin Walters …
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NSW’s forward pack won’t change their mobile game plan to suit ANZ Stadium’s dewy turf in next Wednesday’s State of Origin clash. The Blues big men moved the Queensland forwards …
Continue reading Blues won’t change game plan for Origin IIThe wheels keep on turning on the Wests Tigers bus, even if it looks like they’re in danger of falling off. The Tigers could drop to last on the NRL …
Continue reading Wheels on Tigers’ NRL bus keep turningCronulla are pushing the NRL to allow the club to introduce mandatory hair follicle testing of their players to ramp up the fight against illicit drug use. The premiers have …
Continue reading Cronulla wants hair follicle drug testingSamantha Stosur appears set to miss Wimbledon after revelations she has stress fractures in her right hand. The Australian was racing to regain fitness to compete at the All England …
Continue reading Stosur to pull out of Wimbledon: reportsThanasi Kokkinakis is out of the ATP tour event in Den Bosch in the Netherlands. The 21-year-old Australian, on the comeback trail after missing more than a year through abdominal …
Continue reading Kokkinakis bundled out in NetherlandsSam Underhill has been selected to make his England debut among three changes made by coach Eddie Jones to his team for the second Test against Argentina. The flanker, who …
Continue reading Jones taps Underhill for England debutBritish and Irish Lions midfielder Ben Te’o says a Test match-up against the nation of his birth would be “just a game” and hold no special significance. The 30-year-old Te’o, …
Continue reading No extra excitement for bruising Te’oLance Franklin and Alex Rance’s running battle at the MCG will serve as a stark reminder of how the AFL has evolved. The highlight of round 13 will unfold at …
Continue reading Buddy, Rance to take centre stage at MCGParramatta teammates have leapt to the defence of Eels playmakers Corey Norman and Mitchell Moses, urging patience after the duo’s forgettable first-up effort. The pair were handed a footballing lesson …
Continue reading Norman, Moses only half the problem: EelsRobbie Tarrant will lead a three-man reception committee for Nick Riewoldt when the St Kilda star returns to the AFL. Riewoldt returns from two games out with a knee injury …
Continue reading Tarrant heads plan to neutralise RiewoldtWestern Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is clearly running out of patience with the under-performing reigning premiers after axing Matthew Boyd in a major shake-up. Boyd, a former club captain and …
Continue reading Veteran Bulldog out as coach wields axeDo it for JT – that’s the motto Josh Papalii hopes a beaten Queensland pack adopts as they prepare for State of Origin redemption. Papalii said Maroons forwards were not …
Continue reading Queensland to do it for Thurston: PapaliiIt was the phone call Jarrod Wallace had been dreaming of since he was a kid. But when Queensland finally did come calling to offer a State of Origin debut, …
Continue reading Origin call made bad day worse: WallaceForget Queensland’s rookie contingent. Maroons forward Josh Papalii has been identified by NSW players as their biggest threat to clinching this year’s State of Origin series in game two next …
Continue reading Blues wary of Papalii’s Origin threatChampion duo Joel Selwood and Sam Mitchell are facing suspension after being involved in a heated exchange during West Coast’s 13-point win over Geelong at Domain Stadium. Mitchell collected Selwood …
Continue reading Mitchell, Selwood face nervous wait in AFLAfter 39 State of Origin games, Cameron Smith thought he was a pretty good judge of Queensland’s mood. But the Maroons skipper admitted he saw nothing that indicated something was …
Continue reading I didn’t see Origin thumping coming: SmithQueensland great Gorden Tallis says it would be unfair to sack Kevin Walters if the Maroons lose this year’s series and accused Wayne Bennett of undermining the State of Origin …
Continue reading Tallis says Maroons must stand by Walters
