Good Friday footy may finally be seen in 2017, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan says. After years of lobbying by clubs, the AFL commission paved the way back in 2014 by …
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Dual Group 1 winner Lucky Hussler has been well supported to defend his crown in Thursday night’s William Reid Stakes. Lucky Hussler is firm $3.20 favourite, with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. …
Continue reading William Reid Stakes 2016: Lucky Hussler heads odds in G1 FieldThe last time Brisbane lost a host of homesick players, Lions leaders gave them a social media send-off. But Lions captain Tom Rockliff said the frustration over losing a youngster …
Continue reading Change to AFL draftee contracts mootedRobbie Farah might be back for Wests Tigers, but Luke Brooks and Mitchell Moses are ready to show this isn’t his team anymore. Farah is set to return from pre-season …
Continue reading Farah back but it’s not his teamStar playmaker Bernard Foley will hand-pick his preferred backline if – as expected – he’s cleared to make his long-awaited return for the NSW Waratahs on Sunday. After a ho-hum …
Continue reading Foley closes in on Waratahs returnThe maiden finals berth the AFL is sweating on may deliver the Gold Coast Suns something arguably more precious – Jaeger O’Meara’s signature. AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan on Tuesday admitted …
Continue reading Suns finals footy may secure O’MearaThe former tournament director at Indian Wells, who now runs the WTA Tour, says his successor’s critical comments about women tennis players are “disappointing and alarming.” Before Sunday’s finals at …
Continue reading WTA chief slams Moore’s claimsFormer Parramatta, Canterbury and Warriors centre Krisnan Inu is facing a long stint on the sidelines after being slugged with a dangerous throw charge by the Rugby Football League’s match-review …
Continue reading Inu facing long ban for dangerous throwThe director of the Indian Wells tournament who said women’s pro tennis players “ride on the coattails of the men” resigned on Monday night. Tournament owner Larry Ellison said in …
Continue reading Tennis director quits after women barbsBrumbies chief executive Michael Jones has won a temporary injunction against the Super Rugby franchise who stood him down. Jones was removed from his position by the board following a …
Continue reading Brumbies CEO wins injunctionBlockbusting centre Konrad Hurrell will make his first appearance for the Warriors in their fourth-round clash with Newcastle after being named on the interchange bench. Hurrell, who has been on …
Continue reading Konrad Hurrell returns on Warriors benchMelbourne coach Paul Roos believes it possible, and his Greater Western Sydney counterpart Leon Cameron agrees a Demons-Giants AFL grand final within five years is not that far-fetched. Having successfully …
Continue reading Demons v Giants GF not ridiculous: CameronCallan Ward and Phil Davis will co-captain Greater Western Sydney for a fifth-straight season, supported by a young and expanded leadership group. Tom Scully and Shane Mumford have been dropped …
Continue reading GWS add youngsters to AFL leadership groupThe oft-maligned Shaun Hampson is suddenly shaping as a key figure for injury-ravaged Richmond in the AFL season opener against Carlton on Thursday night. With the Tigers’ No.1 ruckman Ivan …
Continue reading Tigers’ Hampson to tackle BluesCollingwood defender Ben Reid is available for Saturday night’s AFL clash against Sydney but coach Nathan Buckley isn’t about to give him the sole job of trying to restrict returning …
Continue reading Reid bolsters Pies for Swans showdownFierce criticism of Daly Cherry-Evans’ efforts over the opening rounds of the NRL season wasn’t fair, according to his new halves partner Dylan Walker. Five-eighth Walker said Cherry-Evans was not …
Continue reading DCE doesn’t deserve criticism: WalkerWests Tigers veteran Dene Halatau is likely to reprise his role as the club’s Mr Fix It by filling in for suspended second rower Chris Lawrence in Monday’s NRL clash …
Continue reading Halatau to fill in for suspended LawrenceSouth Sydney forward Paul Carter will seek a downgrade to his dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary on Wednesday night in a bid to take on Canterbury on Friday. …
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