The Western Bulldogs hope their post-premiership future lies somewhere between being everyone’s second-favourite team and the most hated club in the AFL. The Bulldogs are relishing unfamiliar territory as the …
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Cronulla will have to overturn 108 years of premiership history to claim the club’s first NRL title in the grand final against Melbourne. No team has ever won a premiership …
Continue reading Century of history against Cronulla bidMatthew Boyd will wait for the dust to settle on the Western Bulldogs’ drought-breaking premiership before making a decision on his playing future. Boyd was a key player in the …
Continue reading Dogs veteran will wait to decide futureHad it not been for a sliding doors moment, Dale Finucane might already be a premiership hero with Melbourne. The rugged Storm back-rower will head into Sunday’s NRL grand final …
Continue reading Finucane chasing lost opportunitiesSydney small forward Ben McGlynn faces an uncertain future, with his latest premiership near-miss potentially doubling as an AFL swansong. McGlynn, who was one of a handful of Swans to …
Continue reading Was it an AFL swansong for Sydney duo?Australia’s search for a maiden Test win at Loftus Versfeld continues after a 18-10 defeat to South Africa on Saturday in the Rugby Championship. Despite an encouraging display, the Wallabies …
Continue reading Wallabies fall short in PretoriaThis was a beauty of an AFL grand final, punctuated by constant high drama and a succession of highlights. But in the end, the Western Bulldogs’ drought-breaking premiership win came …
Continue reading ‘Dogs win AFL flag with team effortThe John O’Shea-trained Hauraki has come from last to snatch a last-stride win in the $1 million Epsom Handicap at Randwick. Giving away what seemed to be an impossible start …
Continue reading Results: Hauraki flies home to win Epsom Handicap 2016The 62-year wait is over for the Western Bulldogs, their premiership drought broken by one of the greatest grand finals in AFL history. After five lead changes and constant high …
Continue reading Bulldogs break 62-year AFL flag droughtNot only did the Western Bulldogs break their 62-year premiership drought, they did it their way, too. Jubilant president Peter Gordon made the important distinction after his club capped a …
Continue reading Barnstorming Dogs do it their way in AFLPremiership-winning captain Easton Wood wasn’t able to play in a grand final win with his AFL soulmate Bob Murphy. But lifting the cup together was the next best thing. When …
Continue reading Wood and Murphy share AFL spoilsWhen the biggest of moments arrived in Saturday’s epic AFL grand final, nothing was going to stop Dale Morris. Not cracked vertebrae. Not a rampaging Lane Franklin. Nothing. With less …
Continue reading Morris, Boyd combine for grand momentSydney carried too many passengers in the AFL grand final, with coach John Longmire lamenting his side’s dip in work-rate. The Swans booted seven goals in the opening quarter of …
Continue reading Swans had too few contributors: LongmireA bottle of champagne in one hand and a beer in the other, Bob Murphy stood in the Western Bulldogs rooms and savoured a moment he thought might never come. …
Continue reading Emotional Murphy’s pride at AFL triumphOnly those AFL players lucky enough to feature in a grand final are able to properly describe the pressure created by the sport’s most momentous stage. They see the city …
Continue reading Tears, cheers as Bulldogs end AFL droughtWorld Champion Lewis Hamilton has won pole position for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix after setting the fastest time in Saturday’s qualifying, while Australia’s Daniel Ricciardo will start from …
Continue reading Hamilton claims pole for Malaysian F1 GPNeither Cronulla nor Melbourne is expected to make any late changes ahead of Sunday’s NRL grand final. Both sides look set to stick to the same 17 named on Tuesday …
Continue reading No changes expected for NRL grand finalSydney and the Western Bulldogs will go into the 2016 AFL grand final as named. There had been speculation the Dogs could make a late change in the event of …
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