Moves by the NRL to significantly reduce the number of interchanges have been welcomed as a boon for playmakers, with predictions it could lead to the eradication of the dreaded …
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Apparently there’s still improvement left in Souths’ Greg Inglis – which is a good thing for a side that’s otherwise starting to have a no frills look to its backline. …
Continue reading Inglis can only get better: SouthsFormer State of Origin centre Dane Nielsen has been stood down by St George Illawarra due to his involvement in an incident in Cronulla. Sharks star Ben Barba was present …
Continue reading Nielsen stood down over Cronulla incidentNew West Coast captain Shannon Hurn has defended ex-Eagles great Ben Cousins, saying his AFL career should be respected. But he adds West Coast cannot control what happens outside the …
Continue reading Hurn says Cousins was a great AFL playerAdelaide skipper Taylor Walker remains confident speculation about Patrick Dangerfield’s playing future won’t detract from the AFL club’s performances on the field this year. Dangerfield, a restricted free agent at …
Continue reading Danger contract not on-field issue: WalkerSpeak to Will Zillman and you can’t help but get the sense the two major knee injuries which threatened to derail his NRL career still affect him. The Gold Coast …
Continue reading Long road to 150 NRL games for ZillmanEssendon’s players face an unprecedented test of their resolve and focus ahead of the round-one AFL match against Sydney. The players have shown an amazing ability over the last two …
Continue reading Dons face big new test in AFLDavid Warner and Shane Watson must walk a fine line between banter and blow-up on Thursday, when Australia face India in their Cricket World Cup semi-final. The stakes will be …
Continue reading I’m on my last warning: Shane WatsonWestern Australia need to embark on a wicket spree to win the Sheffield Shield final against Victoria, who are 3-108 at tea on the final day. Opener Rob Quiney (53) …
Continue reading WA need seven more wickets to win ShieldCut down to size by a halfback, struggling NSW prop James Tamou has been backed by North Queensland coach Paul Green to stand tall against Melbourne on Monday night. Tamou’s …
Continue reading NRL’s Cowboys keep faith with TamouA calmness under pressure and game-intensity training sessions are behind Newcastle’s impressive start to the NRL season, coach Rick Stone says. The Knights have stormed home in the final quarter …
Continue reading Knights’ calmness the key in NRL: StoneHe’s been backed by the AFL club captains to take the prize for the best young player in the league and Joel Selwood thinks by the end of the year, …
Continue reading Cockatoo to take flight for CatsThe Western Force have vowed not to put up the white flag, but stand-in skipper Sam Wykes admits the team needs to improve their discipline if they are to get …
Continue reading Force not giving up on rugby finals yetIn a move that may further complicate Sam Thaiday’s future, Corey Parker says he will soon sign off on a 12-month extension and has no plans of retiring any time …
Continue reading No end in sight for NRL Broncos’ ParkerThe Melbourne Rebels have been gifted extra motivation which could leave Super Rugby’s leaders the Hurricanes with egg on their faces. They’re too smart to say it publicly but the …
Continue reading Rebels get spur as Canes rest All BlacksUncapped Brumbies flanker Jarrad Butler looms as a potential Rugby World Cup bolter, as Wallabies coach Michael Cheika prepares to revise his train-on squad for the global showpiece. While Butler …
Continue reading Cheika to revise Wallabies train-on squadBlake Ferguson is primed for a return to the State of Origin arena just three matches into his NRL comeback, NSW and Australian centre Michael Jennings believes. Jennings has had …
Continue reading Ferguson is Origin ready says JenningsAn unorthodox fitness test on his collar bone has Quade Cooper confident he’s ready to shoulder the burden of launching a new-look Queensland Reds’ attacking game plan. Cooper will play …
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