Jack Bird will start in the NSW halves for State of Origin III, NSW coach Laurie Daley has confirmed. Bird will play alongside his Cronulla teammate after Adam Reynolds was …
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Key North Melbourne duo Jarrad Waite and Daniel Wells are expected to return from injury in time for Saturday’s important AFL clash with Port Adelaide. Waite has not played since …
Continue reading Waite, Wells to return to North MelbourneGold Coast football manager Marcus Ashcroft has denied any suggestion the Suns would contemplate trading injured AFL captain Gary Ablett. The dual Brownlow medallist’s 2016 season is over after re-injuring …
Continue reading Suns won’t trade injured Gary AblettNSW coach Laurie Daley has confirmed Jack Bird will start at five-eighth in State of Origin III. Bird will play in the Blues’ halves alongside Cronulla teammate James Maloney at …
Continue reading Daley confirms Bird to start as NSW pivotJohn Longmire will remain Sydney coach until at least the end of the 2020 AFL season after signing a three-year contract extension. Longmire, who was already contracted until the end …
Continue reading John Longmire sticks with Swans until 2020An NRL return isn’t in the immediate future of James Segeyaro, with the former Penrith hooker revealing he is committed to Super League heavyweights Leeds until the end of 2018. …
Continue reading Segeyaro has no plans for an NRL returnThe pressure is on Parramatta’s five de-registered officials to accept their fate and open the door for prodigal son Jarryd Hayne to make a dramatic return to the club. Just …
Continue reading Pressure on Eels officials to accept banThere have been plenty of negatives associated with Essendon’s supplements saga, but the form of Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has proved a major positive. The man affectionately known as ‘Walla’ has played …
Continue reading ‘Walla’ grasping Bombers AFL opportunityWallabies and NSW Waratahs lock Dean Mumm doesn’t subscribe to the pessimism enveloping Australian rugby, declaring it is in reasonable nick. The lack of success at both Test and Super …
Continue reading Aussie rugby in reasonable nick: MummAdelaide coach Don Pyke is confident the contract stand-off between the Crows and star AFL forward Josh Jenkins is nearing an end. Jenkins has been in career-best form this year, …
Continue reading Crows close in on new Jenkins dealAdelaide’s players are wary of Collingwood trying to ruin the 300th AFL game celebrations of durable Crow Scott Thompson. The influential midfielder will become the fifth Crow to reach the …
Continue reading Crows plan to celebrate Thompson milestoneRetiring NSW captain Paul Gallen has nominated his longtime nemesis Cameron Smith as the best player he has played with or against. Gallen will play his last State of Origin …
Continue reading Smith is my No.1 says GallenHis coach may not have agreed at first but Ash Taylor says he will benefit from a welcome break to help Gold Coast Titans stay on the NRL finals path. …
Continue reading Ash Taylor return set to bolster TitansThe Dad’s Army jokes will resume if an ageing Queensland stumbles in State of Origin III, Maroons captain Cameron Smith says. But Smith is determined to get the last laugh …
Continue reading Age will be an issue if we lose: SmithGeelong coach Chris Scott admits up to a third, and possibly more, of his AFL team is performing below expectations but has ruled out axing players just to send a …
Continue reading Scott will be patient with poor CatsSydney ruckman Callum Sinclair wants to have more of an offensive impact for the Swans in Thursday’s AFL top-of-the-table blockbuster against Hawthorn at the SCG. Former Eagle Sinclair has enjoyed …
Continue reading Swan Sinclair seeks more goal impactNorth Queensland coach Paul Green has no intention of resting any of his State of Origin players when the team reconvenes after next week’s bye. The Cowboys are now six …
Continue reading Cows unlikely to rest Origin stars: GreenCanberra star Jack Wighton has repaid coach Ricky Stuart’s unerring faith in him with a two-try haul in the Raiders’ win over North Queensland on. The Canberra fullback scored the …
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