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West Coast AFL coach Adam Simpson has given his misfiring midfield a chance to atone for their flop against the Western Bulldogs, but their task has been made more difficult …
Continue reading Eagles’ AFL midfield on notice v CarltonGeelong have suspended Steven Motlop after Hawthorn opponents had sledged him during their round-one AFL match for drinking three days earlier. The Cats dropped a bombshell on Thursday afternoon, announcing …
Continue reading Drinking costs Motlop an AFL gameRob Simmons has been named to play his first game since November last year when the Queensland Reds take on the Bulls in South Africa on Sunday morning (AEST). One …
Continue reading Simmons returns for injury-hit RedsWestern Force skipper Matt Hodgson will have to wait at least one more week before making his Super Rugby return. Hodgson hasn’t played since tearing his hamstring during a pre-season …
Continue reading Force’s Hodgson back soon in Super RugbyBrisbane had the chance to sign rising Sydney Roosters NRL player Dylan Napa when he was just 17. On Friday night at Suncorp Stadium, there’s every chance they’ll wish they …
Continue reading Napa has NRL score to settle with BroncosWallabies and NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has avoided triggering a suspended ban despite breaching a rugby law by approaching a referee during a match. Governing body SANZAR has handed …
Continue reading Cheika warned for approaching rugby refLining up good mate Chris Grevsmuhl has been a season goal for North Queensland enforcer Jason Taumalolo. But the Cowboys’ battering ram reckons South Sydney’s NRL benchmark pack will have …
Continue reading Stop Burgess, stop Souths NRL pack: JTGeelong speedster Steven Motlop will miss the Cats’ AFL clash with Fremantle after being stood down by the club over an off-field issue. Motlop, 24, was arguably Geelong’s best player …
Continue reading Geelong drop Motlop over off-field issueA rejuvenated Andrew Fifita believes he’s getting close to the form that earned him selection for NSW and a Rugby League World Cup winners medal in 2013. Fifita endured a …
Continue reading Fifita edging closer to 2013 NRL formKurtley Beale has revealed he’s likely to remain in Australian rugby beyond this year’s World Cup in Britain, while Wallabies captain Michael Hooper admits he can’t imagine playing anywhere else. …
Continue reading Beale close to re-signing with ARUA fierce breakdown battle is tipped as pivotal when the Brumbies take on a Blues team fired up for their long-awaited return to Eden Park on Friday night. Blues coach …
Continue reading Brumbies brace for breakdown battleSydney AFL veteran Ted Richards reckons his side will thrive on the big-game atmosphere when battling Port Adelaide at their thunderous home ground, but the Swans can’t afford another sluggish …
Continue reading Swans will relish ‘loudest’ Port AFL crowdMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says it’s premature to call time on Billy Slater’s Test career following his latest shoulder injury. The 31-year-old Kangaroos custodian will be sidelined for a …
Continue reading Slater’s Test career isn’t over: BellamyGiant Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei can reflect on plenty of NRL highlights, but a night he’d rather forget keeps motivating him. As “the Beast” approaches his landmark 200th match for …
Continue reading Vatuvei motivated by nightmare gameNRL referees boss Tony Archer has encouraged his charges to follow Gerard Sutton’s lead and send any seriously dissenting players to the sinbin. The Bulldogs on Tuesday were quick to …
Continue reading Archer backs hard line on dissentBrisbane coach Justin Leppitsch admits his team may not have handled the transition from pre-season to the AFL proper in their round-one loss to Collingwood last weekend. The Lions were …
Continue reading Lions may have got AFL stage fright: Leppa** Language warning in 15th par ** By Ben McKay MELBOURNE, April 9 AAP – Gun Collingwood forward Travis Cloke says he’s happy wandering further up the ground as he …
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