Melbourne youngster Christian Petracca will finally make his AFL debut this Saturday against St Kilda. In a video posted on the Demons website, coach Paul Roos kept Petracca hanging before …
Continue reading Petracca to make AFL debutWestern Force coach Michael Foley has swung the axe for Friday night’s clash with the Bulls in Perth, making seven changes to his squad. The Force sit second last on …
Continue reading Force swing the axe for Bulls clashKenya-born Sudanese refugee Aliir Aliir will take the next step of his eventful life journey on Sunday, when he makes his AFL debut for Sydney against Brisbane. Aliir, who was …
Continue reading Former refugee to make Swans AFL debutGWS expect Ryan Griffen to play in Saturday’s big AFL match against Hawthorn, despite the star onballer suffering a corked back at training. Griffen was holding his lower back as …
Continue reading GWS star hurt ahead of big AFL matchARL Commission chairman John Grant has conceded the bunker needs to lift its game as the NRL’s central command centre continues to be hit hard by criticism. Sydney Roosters coach …
Continue reading Bunker needs to get better: GrantFor the second time, Manly skipper Jamie Lyon has announced his retirement from the NRL, but this time he says it’s going to stick. The game’s longest serving player on …
Continue reading End of the Lyon for Sea Eagles greatSamu Kerevi is flattered Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is considering him for June’s three-Test series against England. But the Queensland Reds powerhouse says he needs to carry on his rich …
Continue reading Kerevi flattered by Wallaby name-CheikCatalans Dragons have suffered a major blow with centre Krisnan Inu ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury. The former New Zealand international, who joined …
Continue reading Dragon Inu cops season-ending knee injuryThe V8 tag is going, but the engines are here stay. That’s according to boss James Warburton, who confirmed the championship will be changing its name early after securing a …
Continue reading V8 tag dropped from championship nameSt George Illawarra back-rower Joel Thompson will contest his high-tackle charge on Wednesday night at the NRL judiciary. Thompson faces a two-match ban if found guilty of the grade-two hit …
Continue reading Dragons’ Thompson to challenge NRL banWests Tigers coach Jason Taylor refuses to concede his head is on the chopping block even as his NRL team sit on the cusp of unwanted history. Taylor’s critics are …
Continue reading Tigers hit back at ‘short-sighted’ criticsAdelaide coach Don Pyke doesn’t expect winless and injury-hit Fremantle to be easy road kill in Saturday’s AFL game. Pyke says he’s wary of the Dockers, who will travel for …
Continue reading Dockers not easy AFL prey: CrowsWhat do Travis Cloke, Alex Rance, Lance Franklin, Jack Riewoldt, Harry Taylor, and Cale Hooker all have in common? They’ve all turned down Fremantle’s millions – and it’s no laughing …
Continue reading Hooker delivers bad news to Freo directForget about North Melbourne’s tall timber exposing an understrength Western Bulldogs defence, Friday night’s AFL blockbuster will be all about winning the footy. The first-placed and unbeaten Kangaroos meet the …
Continue reading North up for AFL fight against BulldogsThe absence of injured NRL star Blake Austin for another week could prove a blessing in disguise for Canberra, according to hooker Josh Hodgson. Austin had been expected to return …
Continue reading Austin NRL absence ‘blessing in disguise’An angry Paul McGregor has hit back at suggestions his players stayed down to milk penalties during their 20-18 Anzac Day win over the Sydney Roosters. Both Roosters coach Trent …
Continue reading Mary takes aim at Robinson after NRL clashThe 18 giants stood in the middle of palm tree-lined Aviation Field in Redondo Beach, California, curiously holding Sherrin footballs. They tried to bounce them but, instead of returning to …
Continue reading US giants attempt to tame an AFL ballFremantle coach Ross Lyon insists there’s been no brutality behind closed doors despite the club’s disastrous start to the AFL season, but admits even his own family are asking him …
Continue reading No AFL brutality at Dockers: coach Lyon

