West Coast coach Adam Simpson is set to be rewarded with a contract extension after guiding the Eagles through to this year’s grand final. Simpson’s current deal runs out at …
Continue reading Eagles to offer Adam Simpson a new dealWest Coast chief executive Trevor Nisbett says the AFL club is deeply offended by the drug accusations made by former player Daniel Chick. Chick claims there was a culture of …
Continue reading Eagles offended by Chick drug allegationsEssendon are among four AFL clubs to have been fined by the AFL for failing to provide up-to-date information on the whereabouts of their players to the Australian Sports Anti-Doping …
Continue reading Four AFL clubs finedThey were two plays that will forever define North Queensland’s inaugural premiership triumph – Kyle Feldt’s final-second try and the match-winning golden point field goal – but Johnathan Thurston wasn’t …
Continue reading Thurston recalls grand final heroicsNorth Queensland premiership forward Jason Taumalolo has revealed he is in doubt for New Zealand’s rugby league tour of Great Britain due to a knee problem. Despite pumping out a …
Continue reading Cowboys’ Taumalolo in doubt for Kiwis tourThe man tipped to step up in retiring skipper Justin Hodges’ absence, Jordan Kahu, says Brisbane’s shattering NRL grand final loss will motivate him to “make amends” next year. Kahu …
Continue reading Kahu to ‘make amends’ in Hodges’ absenceTHE TOP FIVE GREATEST INDIVIDUAL SEASON PERFORMANCES IN RUGBY LEAGUE HISTORY. By Scott Bailey 5. Darren Lockyer – 2006 At the beginning of the 2006 season Brisbane were a fading …
Continue reading Greatest individual seasons in RL historyNew Essendon AFL coach John Worsfold has revealed he never feared that explosive allegations made by former West Coast player Daniel Chick would derail his bid for the Bombers’ top …
Continue reading Chick controversy no concern: WorsfoldMove over Wally Lewis, Johnathan Thurston is rugby league’s new king. At least that’s the opinion of North Queensland’s Test prop James Tamou, who heaped praise on the Cowboys co-skipper …
Continue reading Thurston league’s new King: TamouIt sounded like a throwaway line from an emotionally triumphant skipper, but North Queensland are dead serious about wanting a brand new stadium. Moments after Johnathan Thurston led the Cowboys …
Continue reading Cowboys to meet with PM on new stadiumGREATEST FINISHES IN RUGBY LEAGUE GRAND FINAL HISTORY By Scott Bailey No.1 – 1989 Canberra bt Balmain 19-14 Balmain looked certain to claim their first premiership in 20 years before …
Continue reading Greatest grand final finishesWas the 2015 NRL grand final the greatest played in the modern era? For the success-starved people of North Queensland, nothing else compares. There have been some epic grand finals …
Continue reading Cowboys turn into Kings of TownsvilleJarryd Hayne fumbled and quarterback Colin Kaepernick was atrocious as the San Francisco 49ers self-destructed and suffered their third straight loss. The undefeated Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers dominated from …
Continue reading Hayne quiet as 49ers beaten againHaving regained his hunger for senior coaching, John Worsfold has accepted the top job at AFL club Essendon. The 47-year-old Worsfold was officially revealed on Monday as the replacement for …
Continue reading Worsfold named as new Essendon AFL coachThe Wallabies will give injured winger Rob Horne every chance to overcome a shoulder complaint which threatens to end his World Cup. Horne was forced from the field 10 minutes …
Continue reading Wallabies give injured Horne every chanceTwo England coaching staff could find themselves in hot water after allegedly approaching match officials at halftime in Saturday’s crushing Rugby World Cup defeat to the Wallabies. AAP understands the …
Continue reading England coaches in alleged ref incidentStuart Lancaster fears he will be forever bear the scars of having presided over England’s worst rugby World Cup performance. It has taken only 16 days for a tournament launched …
Continue reading Lancaster says RWC scars will last foreverHawthorn’s AFL premiership celebrations are barely over but they’re already confident they can fend off the latest raids on their young playing talent. Forward Ryan Schoenmakers has attracted interest from …
Continue reading Hawthorn confident of keeping Schoenmakers
