He’s a cooking enthusiast and Sam Thaiday will happily bake Paul Gallen a farewell cake – if the pair are Australian teammates at the end of the year. For now …
Continue reading Thaiday out to spoil Gallen partyNorth Melbourne will need to do more than just switch off “The Buddy Show” if the Kangaroos are to defeat Sydney and extend their historic AFL winning streak. Swans forward …
Continue reading Stopping Swans not all about Buddy: ScottCanberra’s NRL stars say Junior Paulo will be welcomed with open arms if he makes an early switch from Parramatta, believing their strong team culture could help him. The Raiders …
Continue reading Raiders back club culture to help PauloTHE PLAYER HAVING THE BIGGEST SAY IN YOUR AFL TEAM’S FATE THIS YEAR Adelaide: Daniel Talia Regularly takes the opposition’s best forward and more often than not does a very …
Continue reading Your AFL club’s most important playerWallabies hopeful Karmichael Hunt is closing in on becoming a dual international just over a year after his reputation was in tatters. Hunt was named in Michael Cheika’s 39-man training …
Continue reading Karmichael hunting down Wallabies jerseyAlarm bells were ringing early for Greg Inglis when Queensland launched their new era under coach Kevin Walters. But the star centre insists the Maroons are in safe hands as …
Continue reading Tough love under Walters at Qld campBeating the Highlanders in last year’s Super Rugby final proved beyond the Hurricanes. Pinning down what it takes to reverse that result in Wellington on Friday night is proving just …
Continue reading Beating Highlanders a curly one for CanesThey are the two big Cats who have bonded over their love of dogs and are now playing career-best football at their new AFL home. Former Gold Coast ruckman Zac …
Continue reading Stanley settled in GeelongMelbourne coach Paul Roos says he’d be staggered if key backman Tom McDonald left the club. The Demons’ defence revolves around the hugely built 23-year-old, who is out of contract …
Continue reading Roos sees long McDonald stay with DeesFremantle coach Ross Lyon has warned Zac Clarke it’s time to deliver, saying the under-fire ruckman can’t use injury as an excuse for his poor form. Clarke’s progress has stagnated …
Continue reading Dockers’ Zac Clarke put on notice in AFLIt’s the match-up that could decided State of Origin I: Josh Dugan versus Greg Inglis. Dugan has been preferred as NSW’s right centre to Inglis’s long-time interstate guardian Josh Morris. …
Continue reading Dugan v Inglis could decide Origin IDustin Martin’s continued emergence as a midfield force has been a key factor in Richmond’s reversal of fortunes, according to coach Damien Hardwick. After a disastrous 1-6 start to the …
Continue reading Martin’s output key for Richmond: HardwickFormer Brisbane ruckman Matthew Leuenberger has given an insight into the Lions’ woes, saying it’s been a thrill to join an AFL club that has “a lot of money and …
Continue reading Leuenberger opens up about Lions’ woesThey’ve provisionally lost their premiership points, copped two consecutive losses, had a player charged with drug offences and two others dragged through the headlines. But Parramatta players insist the NRL …
Continue reading Eels deny they’re falling apartGun recruit Clayton Oliver and on-the-mend midfielder Jack Trengove won’t travel with Melbourne’s AFL side to Alice Springs to play Port Adelaide. Demons coach Paul Roos, while confirming Dom Tyson …
Continue reading No Oliver for Demons’ Alice tripSydney have the AFL’s leading goalkicker in Lance Franklin, but Swans’ midfield star Dan Hannebery rates Jarrad Waite as the form forward of the competition and North Melbourne as favourites …
Continue reading Hannebery rates Waite form AFL forwardKonrad Hurrell is headed to the Gold Coast after the Titans confirmed the big centre’s signing on Thursday. The damaging Tongan centre will have to wait until next year to …
Continue reading Hurrell headed to Gold CoastCode-hopping Karmichael Hunt, overseas-based stars James Horwill and Sekope Kepu and returning players Taqele Naiyaravoro and Leroy Houston have been included in coach Michael Cheika’s 39-man Wallabies training squad ahead …
Continue reading Cheika names 10 uncapped Wallabies

