Gold Coast, Newcastle and St George Illawarra have all accepted $50,000 fines from the NRL after being found to have flouted concussion rules. The clubs were last month slugged a …
Continue reading Three clubs accept NRL concussion finesThe Brumbies have turned to centre Andrew Smith and back-rower Jarrad Butler to cover key injuries as they try to make the Melbourne Rebels their 11th-straight Australian Super Rugby scalp. …
Continue reading Three changes for Brumbies to face RebelsMelbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan has held clear-the-air talks with his players as their Super Rugby D-Day gets closer. The all-consuming speculation around the future of the Australian franchises has …
Continue reading Rebels confront Super Rugby speculationThey were regarded suspiciously and enviously by other AFL clubs when they joined the competition but Greater Western Sydney have quickly ended up sharing their playing wealth with almost all …
Continue reading AFL’s Giants sharing the player wealthCoach Rodney Eade says Gold Coast’s surprise AFL thrashing of Hawthorn has set the standard for aceptable effort and he’s not afraid to relegate players who don’t maintain it. Eade …
Continue reading Eade demands Suns retain effort levelSydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson insists the decision to rest Latrell Mitchell was not form-related. Instead, he says the decision not to play him against Newcastle on Good Friday was …
Continue reading Mitchell’s rest not about form: RobinsonSt Kilda star Jack Steven has been ruled out of Sunday’s AFL game against Collingwood as he recovers from a punctured lung. Steven was hospitalised after sustaining the injury during …
Continue reading Saints rule out Steven for Pies AFL clashGold Coast have turned to Brisbane defector Jarrod Wallace for inside information as they seeks ways to fix a miserable recent record in NRL clashes with the Broncos. The smattering …
Continue reading Ex-Bronco Wallace key player for TitansPenrith boss Phil Gould’s call for the NRL to introduce an internal draft, to avoid the current inflated marquee player market, has been shot down by Wayne Bennett. The Brisbane …
Continue reading NRL draft won’t happen: BennettNorth Melbourne coach Brad Scott admits the emergence of Braydon Preuss means Todd Goldstein no longer has a monopoly on their No.1 ruck position. Goldstein was considered the best big …
Continue reading Goldstein challenged for AFL ruck crownAdelaide star Eddie Betts says racism is wrecking the enjoyment of the AFL. Betts said “enough is enough” after being subjected to more racial abuse from fans during the Showdown …
Continue reading Racism wrecks AFL: Adelaide star BettsSonny Bill Williams returns to the starting XV in the only change to the Blues team for the Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes on Saturday. Williams, who came off …
Continue reading SBW sole Blues change for HurricanesCronulla hooker Jayden Brailey is ready to step up and play 80 minutes in the absence of Sharks’ bench dummy-half James Segeyaro. Segeyaro has been ruled out for up to …
Continue reading Brailey ready to go full NRL 80 for SharksWestern Bulldogs star Liam Picken is no certainty to line up for the Good Friday AFL clash against North Melbourne as he recovers from a head knock. Bulldogs coach Luke …
Continue reading Dogs sweat on Picken for AFL’s Good FridayWallabies captain Stephen Moore has been omitted from the Queensland Reds team attempting to end a six-match Super Rugby losing streak against South Africa’s Kings on Saturday night. Tackle-shedding centre …
Continue reading Reds omit Wallabies skipper Stephen MooreMelbourne coach Simon Goodwin is hoping that his AFL side see opportunity in crisis for the visit of a resurgent Fremantle. The Demons absentees list might not have reached breaking …
Continue reading Demons see opportunity in AFL tough spotMcLaren’s decision to let Fernando Alonso miss the Monaco Grand Prix and race in the Indianapolis 500 is an extraordinary step that, while triggering a rush of excitement, is also …
Continue reading Alonso Indy move a consequence of failureThe pressure of deciding his NRL future is weighing down Cronulla’s Jack Bird, according to close friend and teammate Valentine Holmes. Bird has fielded intense interest from Newcastle and Brisbane, …
Continue reading NRL contract saga weighing on Bird: Holmes
