Sam Thaiday has come under fire for his “virginity” post-match Origin reference, but it wasn’t the Queensland forward’s first time. Thaiday lit up social media with a mix of criticism …
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Essendon midfielder David Zaharakis has hit out at suggestions the Bombers could look to tank Saturday’s bottom-of-the-table AFL clash with Fremantle. Zaharakis labelled the calls offensive and hypocritical, unloading on …
Continue reading Zaharakis hits out tanking claimsWest Coast coach Adam Simpson insists any changes to the AFL draft system need to be “fool proof” in a bid to avoid further controversy down the track. Support is …
Continue reading Simpson calls for foolproof AFL draftBlues enforcer Andrew Fifita is urging NSW teammates to stop blaming match officials and focus on keeping the 2016 State of Origin series alive. Coach Laurie Daley’s demand to replace …
Continue reading Stop blaming Origin refs: FifitaNorth Melbourne’s imposing three-pronged tall attack has brought Richmond undone in the past, but coach Damien Hardwick is banking on his midfield to continue the Tigers’ resurgence. Hardwick’s men are …
Continue reading Tigers AFL midfield must roar: HardwickSouth Sydney players have leapt to the defence of Michael Maguire following Chris Grevsmuhl’s parting shot at the Rabbitohs coach. After his NRL mid-season departure to Penrith, Grevsmuhl claimed that …
Continue reading Souths brush off Grevsmuhl’s parting shotNRL MATCH-FIXING AND BETTING CONTROVERSIES * GRAND FINAL, 1963 It brought rugby league its most iconic `Gladiators’ image, but the 1963 grand final was among the most controversial in history. …
Continue reading League’s fixing and betting scandalsNRL boss Todd Greenberg has promised to ban for life anyone found guilty of match-fixing. The game was on Thursday thrown into turmoil when NSW Police confirmed they were probing …
Continue reading NRL promises life bans for match-fixingNo one will surpass Cameron Smith’s final tally of State of Origin games, according to former record holder Darren Lockyer. Queensland captain Smith overtook Lockyer when he ran out for …
Continue reading Smith Origin record won’t be beat: LockyScott Fardy admits he is under increasing pressure to retain his Wallaby jersey in the face of fierce back-row competition led by Sean McMahon, who he says has taken his …
Continue reading Fardy feeling McMahon’s Wallaby pressureQueensland State of Origin coach Kevin Walters has saluted Cooper Cronk’s mental toughness, comparing his recovery from an ankle injury to when Trevor Gillmeister famously left his hospital bed to …
Continue reading Cronk up there with Gillmeister: WaltersGambling identity Eddie Hayson has been linked to a police probe into alleged match fixing which has rocked the NRL. Fairfax media reports Hayson is alleged to have claimed he …
Continue reading Hayson linked to NRL match fixing probeApparently everyone in Melbourne wants to know if Collingwood key forward Travis Cloke will make his AFL return this Sunday. “(Assistant coach) Tarkyn Lockyer was driving into training today and …
Continue reading Cloke poised for AFL returnChristian Lealiifano’s chances of playing in the first Test against England are diminishing as Wallabies coach Michael Cheika whittles down his backline options. Nine players will be trimmed from Australia’s …
Continue reading Lealiifano baby keeps Wallabies waitingThey’ve just locked in their new chief executive – now it’s a question of getting the right coach if the Queensland Reds hope to lure Quade Cooper back to the …
Continue reading Coach hunt critical for Reds’ Cooper bidBlues enforcer Andrew Fifita is urging NSW teammates to stop blaming match officials and focus on the more important task of keeping the 2016 State of Origin series series alive. …
Continue reading Stop blaming the refs, says FifitaFremantle coach Ross Lyon has labelled the tanking debate as garbage, and says he would be shocked if the AFL introduced a draft lottery this year. The Dockers sit in …
Continue reading Dockers coach says tank talk is garbageNSW players insist they can overcome their Suncorp Stadium hoodoo and set up a State of Origin decider back in Sydney. Wounded by Wednesday’s two-point defeat on their home turf, …
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