It’s all light and fluffy at the moment, but West Coast coach Adam Simpson wants his players to embrace the nerves once the pressure of grand final week sets in. …
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Coach Michael Cheika says moments of truth will test all he’s worked so hard to instil when the Wallabies confront England and the “thunder of Twickenham” on Saturday. Battered, beaten …
Continue reading Wallabies brace for thunder of TwickenhamHawthorn’s Sam Mitchell has laughed off the blunder that saw a Sam Mitchell Brownlow souvenir jumper appear for sale on the AFL website during the medal count. The framed image …
Continue reading Hawks Mitchell laughs off Brownlow errorThe Wallabies have vowed their scrum will not to be bullied by England’s pack again, saying they are “ready for war”. The rebuilt Wallabies scrum, which has made significant improvements …
Continue reading Wallabies scrum ‘ready for war’If Dan Carter cannot play at home in New Zealand there is no place he would rather be than Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, where the All Blacks face Georgia in their …
Continue reading Dan Carter at home in CardiffStar Brisbane halfback Ben Hunt admits he is “surprised” at how quickly the miserly NRL minor premiers, Sydney Roosters, succumbed to their attack in their grand final qualifier. But the …
Continue reading Broncos rely on defence for NRL tiltNorth Queensland skipper Johnathan Thurston won’t train until Thursday as he continues to recover from a corked calf in time for Sunday’s NRL decider against Brisbane. Thurston came off late …
Continue reading Thurston won’t train until ThursdayThe success of the North Queensland Cowboys has only strengthened the case for a central Queensland team to join the NRL, according to bid chairman Geoff Murphy. Despite ARL Commission …
Continue reading Central QLD team would be another CowboysHawthorn are taking no risks with Luke Hodge, easing their talismanic skipper through training in the build-up to Saturday’s AFL grand final against West Coast. A buzz went around Waverley …
Continue reading Hodge misses training ahead of AFL deciderRugby league greats Darren Lockyer and Gorden Tallis believe Johnathan Thurston has secured his Immortal status come what may in Sunday’s NRL grand final. Thurston surpassed Andrew Johns as the …
Continue reading Thurston locks up Immortal status: LockyerThe sight of Ben Hunt and Anthony Milford in full flight reminds Broncos great Gorden Tallis of the NRL club’s glorious past. And Hunt is convinced a bright future awaits, …
Continue reading Broncos halves face biggest challengeNorth Queensland skipper Johnathan Thurston admits he’s still battling to overcome injuries but says he’s a certain starter in Sunday’s NRL grand final against Brisbane. After winning a record fourth …
Continue reading Thurston still troubled by injuryWest Coast coach Adam Simpson has urged his players to embrace their nerves as they gear up for Saturday’s grand final against Hawthorn at the MCG. The Eagles haven’t played …
Continue reading Eagles told to embrace nerves in AFL GFPenrith quartet Isaac John, Adam Docker, Sam Anderson and Ben Murdoch-Masila have left the NRL club. Former New Zealand international John is reportedly close to re-linking with Manly’s new coach …
Continue reading John, Docker among Penrith NRL departuresThe AFL’s best defenders can consider themselves warned – Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe plans to spend more time up forward next season as Fremantle search for the extra goals needed …
Continue reading Fyfe expecting to spend more time forwardThe Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup campaign has suffered a setback with giant forwards Will Skelton and Wycliff Palu reportedly ruled out of the tournament. The pair will leave the Australian …
Continue reading Wallabies duo reportedly out of CupA North Queensland premiership can rid James Tamou of his State of Origin nightmare. Tamou was a key part of the NSW side that travelled to Brisbane for State of …
Continue reading Premiership will erase Origin pain:TamouAn overseas holiday with some old high school mates almost cost Jeremy McGovern his football dream. The year was 2013, and life was good for McGovern. Despite battling a raft …
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