A month after Travis Cloke appeared to kick-start his AFL season by monstering North Melbourne, the Collingwood star forward is back to square one. Magpies coach Nathan Buckley is keeping …
Continue reading Buckley backs Cloke despite AFL slumpAFL CLUB-BY-CLUB INJURY LIST AHEAD OF ROUND TEN: ADELAIDE Jack Osborn (back) test Brad Crouch (broken leg) 2-3 weeks Tom Lynch (broken jaw) 4-5 weeks Lewis Johnston(hand) 5 weeks Ricky …
Continue reading AFL injuries ahead of round tenCanberra captain Terry Campese admits his potty mouthed spray at referee Gavin Badger wasn’t a good look for the NRL, but stopped short of promising his frustrations wouldn’t boil over …
Continue reading Raiders’ Campese won’t swear off swearingCarlton coach Mick Malthouse has hailed retiring Heath Scotland as the embodiment of hard work, as an ankle injury finally put a stop to the veteran’s 268-game AFL career. Scotland …
Continue reading Mick hails retiring Scotland’s work ethicDespite a dramatic ticket price hike, Queensland lock Corey Parker believes there is “no question” Suncorp Stadium will sell out for the historic State of Origin series opener next week. …
Continue reading Stadium will sell out: ParkerMitchell Pearce could still play a role for NSW in this year’s State of Origin series, despite being dumped from the Blues side for next week’s interstate opener. Pearce wasn’t …
Continue reading Pearce still has Blues roleNSW coach Laurie Daley is offering long-suffering Blues fans no promises after rolling the dice with the selection of rookie halves and a pack of ageing and underdone forwards for …
Continue reading Blues coach offering no promisesThe Gold Coast Titans are reeling from yet more injury news after confirming ex-Queensland lock Ashley Harrison will miss another six weeks with a neck fracture. Harrison missed last Friday …
Continue reading Harrison out for six more weeks: TitansNew NSW State of Origin halfback Trent Hodkinson has revealed he seriously considered quitting football during dark times two years ago. Called up on Tuesday for his Origin debut in …
Continue reading I almost gave footy away: HodkinsonGreen and gold and pink would make a style-conscious Italian feel nauseous. It has also become a beautiful theme for Australian cycling at this year’s Giro d’Italia. Between race leader …
Continue reading Pink suits Australian cycling at GiroWarrior Kevin Locke is set to make his first starting appearance of the NRL season against Gold Coast at Robina on Saturday. Locke has been selected on the wing in …
Continue reading Locke back in Warriors’ starting line-upHe is back to his electric best, but Jarryd Hayne has warned Blues fans he can’t win the State of Origin series for NSW on his own. “I know the …
Continue reading I’m no saviour, says Blues fullbackA degenerative ankle injury has forced Carlton midfielder Heath Scotland to end his AFL career. Scotland had been placed on the Blues’ long-term injury list for the rest of the …
Continue reading Carlton’s Heath Scotland ends AFL careerComplacency may finally become a problem for all-conquering State of Origin champions Queensland, frank Maroons captain Cameron Smith says. But the Maroons skipper hoped the depleted New Zealand Test team’s …
Continue reading Qld may be complacent: SmithClearance machine Anthony Miles is set to play his first AFL match for Richmond against his former club Greater Western Sydney on Saturday. After showing excellent signs in the VFL, …
Continue reading Miles set to play against former AFL clubYou know it’s State of Origin time when NSW captain Paul Gallen starts dubbing abusive Queensland fans “two heads”. It was a light-hearted jibe, made in front of NSW Premier …
Continue reading Gallen’s ‘two heads’ barb to fire MaroonsAxed NSW State of Origin halfback Mitchell Pearce has been made a “scapegoat” by a success-starved Blues, Queensland pivot Johnathan Thurston says. Pearce paid the price for a wild night …
Continue reading Pearce a NSW Origin scapegoat: ThurstonWallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu has revealed the unglamorous secret behind the NSW Waratahs’ transformation from perennial under-achievers to Super Rugby title contenders. Palu says coach Michael Cheika is training the …
Continue reading Fitness work transforms Waratahs

