Words of encouragement from Johnathan Thurston may not have helped an inconsolable Ben Hunt after the 2015 NRL grand final. But Brisbane great Darren Lockyer believes the North Queensland skipper …
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Fixing Carlton’s misfiring forward line is a top priority for Brendon Bolton as the Blues embark on a new era under the rookie coach. Carlton possessed the 18th-ranked attack last …
Continue reading Bolton looks to boost Blues’ firepowerAt least another three years of NRL dominance are in store for Johnathan Thurston, league great Darren Lockyer has warned. Thurston no doubt sent a shudder through the Brisbane camp …
Continue reading Thurston to dominate NRL for years: LockyShaun Kenny-Dowall has set himself the task of overhauling Anthony Minichiello as the Sydney Roosters’ greatest tryscorer ahead of his 200th NRL game. Kenny-Dowall, 28, has been one of the …
Continue reading SKD wants to be Roosters No.1Four years ago, James Tamou sparked an overhaul of State of Origin selection guidelines. Now, the Kiwi born and bred NSW prop reckons the rules should be bent again for …
Continue reading Tamou backs Radradra’s NSW callThe Sydney Roosters have faced a searing test of the NRL club’s character over their winless start to 2016, according to star centre Shaun Kenny-Dowall. The back-to-back-to-back minor premiers have …
Continue reading Roosters’ NRL character put to test: SKDNew Fremantle captain David Mundy expects to spend more time setting up play off half-back this AFL season but first needs to get through his opening pre-game speech. Brownlow Medallist …
Continue reading Mundy dreading pre-game Dockers AFL speechThe NRL can expect plenty of opposition from Manly and their fans, who won’t travel south to Sea Eagles games, if the club are forced to relocate home matches to …
Continue reading Manly don’t want NRL move: LyonWhen Ryan Crowley re-starts his AFL career on Saturday, he’ll also be resuming one of the great tagging duels of the modern era. Crowley’s shut-down efforts on two-time Brownlow Medallist …
Continue reading Crowley looking forward to Ablett reunionColourful Wallabies winger Nick Cummins is making an audacious bid for Olympic selection after completing his first training session with Australia’s rugby sevens team in almost six years. “There was …
Continue reading Nick Cummins in late Olympics pushManly skipper Jamie Lyon predicts Trbojevic brothers Jake and Tom can have an impact upon the Sea Eagles as significant as Brett and Glenn Stewart’s before them. The Trbojevics are …
Continue reading Trbojevics as good as Stewarts: LyonPenrith’s Trent Merrin has overcome a bout of glandular fever to be fit for what shapes as a potentially fiery showdown with former side St George Illawarra at WIN Stadium …
Continue reading Merrin bracing for Gong homecomingJed Anderson will debut, Daniel Wells will be reborn and Todd Goldstein will star but Brad Scott isn’t counting on any one player to make a difference for North Melbourne. …
Continue reading AFL Roos tackle round-one curse head onCanterbury’s forwards promise to step up a level and heap more pain on bruised South Sydney in their eagerly-awaited Good Friday NRL clash. The annual fixture is one Bulldogs prop …
Continue reading Bulldogs vow to step up against SouthsAdelaide’s Don Pyke admits there’s no guarantees being an AFL head coach won’t turn him into a raving lunatic. He hopes not – but Pyke says he’ll find out in …
Continue reading Crows coach Pyke wants calm AFL debutCarlton will unveil prized No.1 draft pick Jacob Weitering when the Blues take on Richmond in Thursday night’s blockbuster AFL season-opener. Coach Brendon Bolton confirmed to reporters on Wednesday that …
Continue reading Blues to unveil top pick in AFL openerBrisbane CEO Paul White says coach Wayne Bennett, far from pondering retirement, is close to re-signing with the NRL club for another two years. News Corp reported on Wednesday that …
Continue reading Bennett set to re-sign for BrisbaneSydney will host the next two AFL drafts in 2016 and 2017. The event will visit the city for just the second time in November. Since it’s inception in 1986, …
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