Injured Carlton captain Marc Murphy is eyeing a return to AFL in round 20, when the Blues take on St Kilda. The skipper strained ligaments in his right ankle in …
Continue reading Marc Murphy eyes AFL return in round 20The man given the responsibility of rescuing the embattled Parramatta club is confident money will not be an issue at the Eels. Max Donnelly, known for dealing with insolvency and …
Continue reading Money not an issue for EelsHope has not been lost for Kieran Foran to shine for New Zealand at the 2017 World Cup, Kiwi coach Stephen Kearney says. But Kearney insists Foran’s wellbeing remains the …
Continue reading Kiwis hope for Foran Cup returnOne of Sydney Roosters’ worst ever sides could be called upon to protect a record of one of its best, as Cronulla close in on rugby league’s longest ever winning …
Continue reading NRL history beckons for SharksSimmering State of Origin tensions are set to be reignited after Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga revealed Paul Gallen and Corey Parker were in the mix for the end-of-year Four Nations. …
Continue reading Parker, Gallen up for Kangaroos: MeningaIn what will sound alarm bells for NSW fans, all-conquering Queensland skipper Cameron Smith reckons there is no end in sight to his representative career. Smith, 33, had been expected …
Continue reading No end in sight for Smith’s rep careerHe’s been banged up and cut open more than he’d like, but Fremantle veteran Matthew Pavlich hopes he’ll still look the goods for his wife by the time his decorated …
Continue reading Banged up Pavlich ready for the endTodd Greenberg has made no secret of his desire for Jarryd Hayne to return to rugby league and the NRL CEO could forseeably oversee the former NFL star’s return to …
Continue reading Greenberg could help lure Hayne to EelsSydney coach John Longmire has leapt to the defence of Lance Franklin’s goalless AFL display against Hawthorn. The superstar forward contributed 19 disposals and six marks in last Thursday’s five-point …
Continue reading Longmire defends Franklin’s AFL displayGold Coast is far better placed to deal with their latest crippling AFL injury crisis than they were this time last year, according to midfielder Aaron Hall. The Suns are …
Continue reading Suns set to weather AFL injury stormThe Western Bulldogs are on track for the best home-and-away AFL season in the club’s history, but don’t tell Luke Beveridge. The second-season coach wants the young Dogs looking no …
Continue reading Bulldogs close in on AFL historyRichmond veteran Troy Chaplin has called time on his AFL career, effective immediately. The 30-year-old announced his retirement after struggling to earn senior selection this year after 13 seasons and …
Continue reading Tigers’ Chaplin calls time on AFL careerWHAT’S BEEN THE MATTER AT PARRAMATTA? 2012: July 19 – Coach Steve Kearney sacked after nine wins in one-and-a-half seasons, as Brad Arthur takes over in interim. July 26 – …
Continue reading Parra’s five seasons of drama and despairNewly installed Penrith CEO Corey Payne has launched a scathing critique of the scheduling for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup for ignoring western Sydney. Payne took aim at the …
Continue reading Panthers CEO furious over RLWC snubAP – Australia’s world No.14 Samantha Stosur has wasted little time launching her US Open build up. Top seed Stosur charged into the second round of the WTA Tour’s Citi …
Continue reading Stosur in first up win in USDion Prestia may have played his last game for Gold Coast after the midfielder was ruled out for the rest of the AFL season due to a knee injury. The …
Continue reading Prestia out for rest of AFL seasonKey playmakers Michael Morgan, Benji Marshall and Adam Reynolds have all been named to make their returns from injury for the NRL’s 20th round, while troubled Parramatta playmaker Corey Norman …
Continue reading Morgan, Benji, Reynolds back but no NormanOrganisers have defended snubbing heartland NSW in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup draw, saying allocating matches came down to a state government’s willingness to pay. It is believed Sydney …
Continue reading Organisers defend NSW Cup snub


