Canberra star Blake Austin will miss the side’s final game of the regular season against Parramatta due to a shoulder injury. The five-eighth suffered a tear to his right shoulder …
Continue reading Canberra’s Austin out of final clashWest Coast coach Adam Simpson reckons his club found its own way to give players a rest ahead of the AFL finals – injuries. Debate continues to rage over Fremantle’s …
Continue reading Injuries ensured Eagles AFL restInjury-stricken Carlton will struggle to field a side against Hawthorn this week but Hawks defender Grant Birchall says Saturday’s clash is all about building good habits for the defending premiers. …
Continue reading Hawks building good habits: BirchallRetiring Carlton veteran Andrew Carrazzo says there’s no quick fix to the Blues’ problems but he feels the right people are in place for long-term success. The former vice-captain told …
Continue reading Carrazzo says no quick fix for BluesSydney star Kurt Tippett has vowed not to repeat his weekend “brain fade” as he prepares to make an impact in dual roles in the AFL finals. Tippett, who plays …
Continue reading No more brain fades for TippettCronulla five-eighth Jack Bird bristles at the suggestion the Sharks are still little fish in a big pond. Just one win away from securing an NRL top four berth, Bird …
Continue reading Sharks no NRL little fish: BirdNow that he’s saved Australia from a dismal day-one wipeout, Sam Groth faces an even greater challenge to extend his US Open campaign. As John Millman, Matt Ebden, Casey Dellacqua …
Continue reading Groth saves the day for Australia at OpenWests Tigers veteran Chris Lawrence says he has yet to be tapped on the shoulder to leave the NRL club, but won’t be surprised if he is. Despite growing speculation …
Continue reading Long-term NRL deals a problem: LawrenceCollingwood coach Nathan Buckley has scotched a suggestion that the AFL club should consider trading Travis Cloke. Commentator Justin Dunstall raised the radical idea, saying the key forward would be …
Continue reading Buckley says Cloke AFL trade laughableCronulla five-eighth Jack Bird says his side aren’t getting the respect they deserve and they hold no fear of the NRL’s heavy hitters. A win against Manly on Sunday will …
Continue reading Sharks no little fish: BirdSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire had addressed his players to quash rumours he could be heading to Newcastle next season. A day after Souths chairman Nick Pappas doused any speculation …
Continue reading Maguire moves to quash Knights rumoursSydney’s Kurt Tippett has vowed not to repeat the brain fade he had against St Kilda when he plays his 150th AFL game on Saturday against Gold Coast at the …
Continue reading No more brain fades from me: TippettGreg Inglis is highly unlikely to make return from knee surgery in South Sydney’s final round NRL clash with arch-rivals Sydney Roosters on Friday. Inglis underwent arthroscopic surgery on his …
Continue reading Inglis unlikely to face RoostersDaria Gavrilova wished she’d faced off with five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova rather than a lowly-ranked rookie after making a shattering exit from the US Open. Australia’s most exciting …
Continue reading Gavrilova left shattered by US Open exitCanberra fullback Jack Wighton’s NRL season may be over following his massive hit that left Penrith’s Jamie Soward concussed. Wighton, who wasn’t penalised for the tackle during the Raiders’ 34-18 …
Continue reading Wighton facing ban for Soward tackleWests Tigers veteran Chris Lawrence has guaranteed he will be at Concord next year despite speculation the NRL club is looking to offload him one season before his current deal …
Continue reading I’m staying at Wests Tigers: LawrenceSam Groth has staged a spirited fightback to save Australia’s blushes on day one of the US Open in New York. Groth clawed his way from a set and a …
Continue reading Groth saves the day for Oz at OpenPenrith are set to go into Saturday’s NRL wooden spoon battle with a full-strength side sitting injured in the stands. Jamie Soward (concussion) and Bryce Cartwright (lacerated kidney) are latest …
Continue reading Cartwright, Soward join Panthers injured


