Queensland captain Cameron Smith admits Daly Cherry-Evans faces a huge challenge stepping up in State of Origin II after his contract saga. However, the Maroons have backed Cherry-Evans to slot …
Continue reading DCE faces huge challenge: Qld skipperThe tributes came pouring in – as there were always going to – the moment Chris Judd confirmed his celebrated AFL career was over. His contemporaries lined up on Twitter …
Continue reading Judd sits comfortably with AFL’s greatsDave Taylor’s fall from grace has continued with the out-of-sorts Gold Coast forward dropped to the Queensland Cup in a bid to find form. The former Queensland State of Origin …
Continue reading Out-of-sorts Taylor dropped by TitansFullback Sam Tomkins and centre Konrad Hurrell have been named among five changes to the Warriors’ starting line-up to face the Sydney Roosters in Auckland. Tomkins has been included for …
Continue reading Tomkins and Hurrell back for WarriorsControversial Manly playmaker Daly Cherry-Evans has a chance at redemption in Queensland fans’ eyes after being named to replace injured Maroons halfback Cooper Cronk for next week’s State of Origin …
Continue reading Cherry-Evans to start for Qld in OriginNo player has reached the 200-game milestone in Super Rugby, but Stephen Moore is slowly edging toward that mark. The skipper will make his 100th appearance for the Brumbies against …
Continue reading Moore to crack centenary for BrumbiesAFL COMMUNITY PRAISES CARLTON AND EAGLE LEGEND “Leigh Matthews said to us in 2003, ‘Have a look at this kid Chris Judd. This kid is not any rookie – he …
Continue reading Tributes flow for retiring AFL great JuddGeelong captain Joel Selwood is among eight AFL players to accept fines after falling foul of the match review panel in round 10. The tribunal will not sit on Tuesday, …
Continue reading Eight AFL players accept finesStephen Dank was unrepresented at an AFL tribunal hearing which heard submissions for penalties against the controversial sports scientist on Tuesday. The hearing, chaired by former Victorian County Court judge …
Continue reading Dank unrepresented at AFL Tribunal hearingBrett Morris’ telling everyone to lighten up. Robbie Farah’s fit and firing up. Nemesis Cooper Cronk’s sidelined. And the skipper’s now back in the fold too. They might be staring …
Continue reading NSW Blues confident heading into campGiant NSW Waratahs lock Will Skelton has no intention of watering down his aggressive approach following a suspension and questions about his tackling technique. The Wallabies second rower will return …
Continue reading Skelton won’t soften approach for WaratahsChris Judd joined Carlton because he was excited about being “part of something from the ground up”. Regrettably for the AFL, icon construction never amounted to much at Princes Park. …
Continue reading The trade that shaped Judd’s AFL careerIf Jimmy Bartel is to buck the odds and make it back into the Geelong lineup in time for Corey Enright’s 300th AFL game, he had better not be relying …
Continue reading No risks with Bartel in AFL: ScottThe Brumbies are likely to field a full-strength side in Saturday’s Super Rugby showdown against the Crusaders, with both Matt Toomua and Henry Speight slated to play. The Wallabies duo, …
Continue reading Toomua, Speight set to play for BrumbiesNSW five-eighth Mitchell Pearce has escaped State of Origin suspension after submitting an early guilty plea for a tackle on Cronulla’s Michael Gordon, while Blues teammate James Tamou can also …
Continue reading Pearce escapes Origin ban with early pleaCHAMPAGNE FOOTBALL FROM CHRIS JUDD *ROLLING THE REIGNING PREMIERS – Round 12 v Brisbane in 2003 Judd’s five-goal first half is widely seen as the watershed moment where the majority …
Continue reading Some of Chris Judd’s finest momentsIt’s taken six suspensions and some unwelcome public scrutiny but the message is finally getting through at the Gold Coast Suns. That’s the view of key forward Tom Lynch, who …
Continue reading Off-field message getting through at SunsNSW broke their drought on his broken arm before he returned to break their hearts in the series-opener this year, but the Blues insist Queensland are still a formidable threat …
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