The AFL tribunal won’t sit on Tuesday night after injured Melbourne midfielder Jack Viney accepted a one-game ban. Viney, who will miss up to a month with a broken knuckle, …
Continue reading No AFL tribunal as Demon cops a weekThe final decision will be made on Wednesday on Cooper Cronk’s fitness, Queensland coach Kevin Walters says. Cronk surprised onlookers on Tuesday when he ran out with the Maroons’ squad …
Continue reading Final call on Cronk on Origin I game dayMichael Cheika is holding his tongue, vowing to let his Wallabies fire back at Eddie Jones on his behalf as preparations ramp up for the three-Test home series against England. …
Continue reading Cheika not firing back at Eddie JonesGold Coast recruit Konrad Hurrell reluctantly left the Warriors but says he’s excited about the next chapter of his NRL career. The 24-year-old was released from the final two-and-a-half seasons …
Continue reading Hurrell seeks fresh NRL start at TitansThe NRL is on the verge of introducing extra time for finals games, after the powerful competition committee on Tuesday approved the move. Under the proposal, a 10-minute period of …
Continue reading NRL to introduce extra-time for finalsWest Coast coach Adam Simpson has leapt to the defence of patchy star Mark LeCras, but admits the classy forward needs to improve his output on the road. LeCras’ form …
Continue reading AFL Eagles coach defends patchy LeCrasThey say winners are grinners, but the reward of losing could prove hard to resist when Essendon and Fremantle lock horns in Saturday night’s AFP wooden-spoon showdown at Domain Stadium. …
Continue reading AFL’s wooden spoon hard to resistNorth Melbourne are sweating on the fitness of star ruckman Todd Goldstein ahead of Friday night’s clash against Richmond in Hobart. Goldstein appeared limited at times during last week’s loss …
Continue reading Roo Goldstein battling to take on TigersManly’s attack is on track for its worst season since before the Super League war and retiring captain Jamie Lyon is ready to step in and answer the call. The …
Continue reading Lyon happy to answer Manly halves callGold Coast defender Steven May admits his five-game AFL ban let his teammates down. The 24-year-old made his return from suspension in last weekend’s heavy defeat to West Coast in …
Continue reading I let Suns down with big AFL ban: MayParramatta skipper Kieran Foran has been ruled out for the rest of the NRL season with a shoulder injury, throwing the club into further disarray. Adding further pain for Eels …
Continue reading Foran ruled out for NRL seasonGeelong could well be hoping their former star Steve Johnson has cooled off after a hot start with Greater Western Sydney as the Cats prepare to host their three-time premiership …
Continue reading Cats can hope Stevie J is cooling offQueensland great Gorden Tallis is promising more State of Origin pain for NSW if the Blues forwards don’t aim up in Wednesday night’s series opener in Sydney. Tallis on Tuesday …
Continue reading Tallis challenges Blues pack to aim upRobbie Farah’s dramatic decline as a dominant playmaker looms as a potential Achilles heel for NSW in State of Origin I on Wednesday night. Blues hooker Farah has been involved …
Continue reading Farah looms as Blues weaknessNine-time Queensland State of Origin winning coach Mal Meninga has praised former NSW rival Laurie Daley for having the courage to make a number of contentious changes to his side …
Continue reading Daley has picked a good team: MeningaNSW skipper Paul Gallen has predicted a spiteful State of Origin encounter when rugby league’s interstate series resumes. Gallen said a genuine dislike exists between the Blues and Queensland and …
Continue reading Spiteful Origin encounter predictedNSW skipper Paul Gallen has accused Queensland of using halfback Cooper Cronk as a pawn in State of Origin mind games. Uncertainty continues to surround Cronk’s availability for State of …
Continue reading Cronk a Queensland pawn, says GallenAn update Jarryd Roughead says he intends to play in the AFL again after undergoing treatment for melanoma found on his lung. The Hawthorn star has revealed he is facing …
Continue reading Roughead vows to play after cancer fight

