Tom Boyd’s atonement for his altercation with AFL teammate Zaine Cordy last month hasn’t ended even though he’s back in the Western Bulldogs team. [nodepositoffer] Boyd will line up for …
Continue reading Boyd begins second AFL stint with DogsA member of the AFL’s laws of the game committee believes umpires made a “bad error” in awarding a costly 50m penalty against Sydney that gifted Hawthorn a goal in …
Continue reading Hawks 50m penalty a bad errorEssendon coach John Worsfold remains confident suspended defender Michael Hibberd will be patrolling the Bombers’ back line – not Melbourne’s – next season. Hibberd, one of the 12 current Essendon …
Continue reading Bombers confident Hibberd will come backGirl Guide has been well supported to land a first-up stakes win at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare has been backed from $11 to $6 to win the Group Three …
Continue reading Girl Guide’s odds backed to win Monash Stakes 2016Weight not distance is Dale Healey’s biggest concern as Instrumentalist bids to give the trainer the first feature win of his fledgling career. Healey, who took out his licence last …
Continue reading Queensland Cup 2016 weight instrumental to gelding’s chancesAfter riding Wouldnt It Be Nice for the first time, Christian Reith knows what to do differently in the Winter Stakes. The jockey was on board the Paul Perry-trained gelding …
Continue reading Winter Stakes 2016 win would be Nice for ReithThermal Current will spearhead trainer Darren Weir’s chances of another stakes win to his season to remember at Caulfield. Weir set the Commonwealth record for winners in a season when …
Continue reading Thermal Current after back-to-back wins in Sir John Monash StakesStand-in Brisbane captain Andrew McCullough has urged his teammates not to rely on their returning State of Origin stars to bring an end to their spiralling NRL season. Four losses …
Continue reading Broncos urged not to rely on Origin starsThe Brumbies are confident superstar flanker David Pocock will be back for the Super Rugby quarter-finals, provided they qualify in Saturday’s last-round clash with the Western Force. Pocock hasn’t played …
Continue reading Brumbies set to get Pocock back next weekKangaroos coach Mal Meninga faces a battle to soothe simmering tensions between NSW and Queensland players in the heated aftermath of the State of Origin series. The Maroons were livid …
Continue reading Meninga faces fight to unite Origin divideA State of Origin match will be played in Perth for the first time in 2019. The second game of the series will shift to the city’s new stadium, marking …
Continue reading Perth to host State of Origin in 2019Two months after they last played in Dunedin, the Highlanders are desperate to do what they can to prolong their return home. The Super Rugby champions host the Chiefs on …
Continue reading Highlanders want to stay putPort Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says his AFL players have proven they can survive on the proverbial tightrope. But he says they must prove it again in Saturday’s crunch game …
Continue reading Port face another tightrope test: HinkleyBen Brown stands out in the AFL – tall, big shock of hair, No.50 on his jumper, North Melbourne cult figure. He stands out to North’s forward-line coach Leigh Tudor …
Continue reading Brown shines for Roos in big AFL seasonNSW Waratahs lock Sam Lousi is changing Super Rugby allegiance, signing for New Zealand’s Hurricanes until the end of 2018. The former Warriors rugby league forward will return across the …
Continue reading Hurricanes sign Waratahs lock LousiThey’ve won seven games in a row and are the AFL’s highest scorers, but Adelaide believe their current form won’t win them a final. The third-placed Crows host Collingwood on …
Continue reading Crows’ form won’t win AFL finals: TeagueCoach Leon Cameron has called for more midfield grunt from Greater Western Sydney against lowly Brisbane as they look to rebound from a shock loss to Collingwood. Last weekend’s performance …
Continue reading Cameron calls for Giants midfield to liftPort Adelaide admit they erred by not following AFL protocols when assessing Hamish Hartlett after he copped a head knock during last Thursday night’s game against Hawthorn. The Power have …
Continue reading Port fined 10k over head knock handling
