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West 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 GF nerves in AFLJohnathan Thurston’s fiancee Samantha Lynch has revealed the intense motivation driving the North Queensland captain ahead of Sunday’s NRL grand final against Brisbane. Thurston broke down in tears after receiving …
Continue reading Partner explains why Thurston is drivenJapan coach Eddie Jones says he is “surprised” the country’s application for a Super Rugby team has been approved and warned it could severely damage the sport if it fails. …
Continue reading Japan’s Super Rugby bid a gamble: JonesHawthorn veteran Sam Mitchell feels their AFL qualifying-final loss to West Coast may be a blessing when they meet again in the grand final on Saturday. The defending champion Hawks …
Continue reading Hawks Mitchell says recent loss a plusThe fiance of North Queensland captain Johnathan Thurston, Samantha Lynch, has opened up on the motivation that is driving her husband in Sunday’s NRL grand final against Brisbane. Thurston broke …
Continue reading Wife explains why Thurston broke downHawthorn veteran Sam Mitchell says their AFL qualifying-final loss to West Coast may work in their favour come grand final time on Saturday. The defending champion Hawks were rocked by …
Continue reading Mitchell says Hawks learnt from lossNSW and Cronulla skipper Paul Gallen hates defending Queenslanders, but says Broncos veteran Justin Hodges should be cleared by the NRL judiciary on Tuesday night. Hodges was hit with a …
Continue reading Hodges should get off at judiciary: GallenWales have suffered two more major World Cup injury blows with centre Scott Williams and wing Hallam Amos both sidelined for the rest of the tournament. Williams (knee) and Amos …
Continue reading Wales pair Williams and Amos out of CupWest Coast midfielder Matt Priddis says Monday night won’t be the last time AFL star Nat Fyfe wins a Brownlow Medal. Priddis was just a few votes away from claiming …
Continue reading Priddis hails Brownlow winner FyfeFremantle coach Ross Lyon is uncomfortable that Nat Fyfe played with a leg fracture, saying the AFL club is not wearing it as a badge of honour. Fyfe capped an …
Continue reading Fyfe’s AFL injury concerned LyonUnder-siege England remain a serious World Cup threat despite being on the verge of an embarrassing pool-stage exit, according to Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. The host nation will be eliminated …
Continue reading England a formidable foe, says CheikaWallabies coach Michael Cheika has laughed off suggestions English spies have infiltrated his World Cup training camp. Cheika and his team opened the papers on Monday expecting to be met …
Continue reading Wallabies’ Cheika amused by spy claimsCameron Smith, the last captain to miss his side’s NRL grand final appearance through suspension, admits he is still haunted by the experience. Smith missed Melbourne’s 2008 decider against Manly …
Continue reading Missing a grand final ‘never leaves you’He was the forgotten Queensland halfback punted for the fairytale return of Allan Langer in State of Origin, but now Paul Green can ruin Wayne Bennett’s premiership homecoming in Brisbane. …
Continue reading Apprentice Green takes on master BennettBrisbane flyer Darius Boyd says his unshakable bond with Wayne Bennett was sealed when the master coach took a chance on him as an 18-year-old rookie in the 2006 NRL …
Continue reading Boyd to repay Bennett’s NRL faithJohnathan Thurston will have to shake off the Dally M curse if he is to guide North Queensland to their inaugural NRL premiership over Brisbane on Sunday. An emotional Thurston …
Continue reading Thurston faces Dally M curseGiven the extremes he has been through in AFL grand final week, Hawthorn ruckman Ben McEvoy will not waste a second ahead of Saturday. Circumstances look a lot clearer for …
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