AFL players association chief executive Matt Finnis says the prospect of Essendon players taking legal action against the AFL club can’t be ruled out. Finnis says the Bombers’ actions have …
Continue reading Bombers could face legal action: AFLPAWeek two of the FedEx Cup playoffs sees the Top 100 qualifiers teeing it up in the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston for a share of US$8 million in prize money. The Deutsche …
Continue reading Deutsche Bank Championship 2013 PreviewAnother Twitter spray could be directed at Brian Smith if Cronulla captain Paul Gallen helps derail North Queensland’s unlikely NRL finals tilt on Sunday. Cowboys co-captain Johnathan Thurston on Wednesday …
Continue reading Thurston hopes Gallen isn’t fired upWithout a win over a fellow top four side all year, Manly host a Melbourne side on Saturday night which hasn’t lost to a NRL premiership heavyweight in 2013. The …
Continue reading Manly still seeking big-name NRL scalpWest Coast midfielder Andrew Embley was a self-confessed lad when he first entered the AFL system – and it nearly cost him the chance to forge a glittering career. Embley …
Continue reading Eagle Andrew Embley retires from AFLRecent history has the Warriors well aware of the threat that Canberra skipper Terry Campese can pose in Auckland on Saturday when two desperate sides battle it out to keep …
Continue reading Warriors wise to Campese threatIt is highly likely that Essendon’s highest paid players this AFL season will be their legal team. The long-term price Essendon will pay for their ill-conceived program of injecting players …
Continue reading Bombers pay price for governance failuresSouth Sydney coach Michael Maguire is adamant his monster-sized NRL side isn’t becoming too big, after confirming all four Burgess brothers will play against Wests Tigers. With Sam, 24, returning …
Continue reading Maguire adamant Souths aren’t too bigThe AFL has announced significant changes to its regular season, including a second bye and return of some form of representative football beginning in 2014. The AFL season will stay …
Continue reading AFL announces fixture changesCanberra have stood down absent centre Blake Ferguson, with his future NRL future in the nation’s capital seemingly over. Attempts by Raiders chief executive officer Don Furner to make contact …
Continue reading Ferguson stood down by RaidersThe arrival of Ben Barba does not ensure the departure of in-form Brisbane fullback Josh Hoffman, Broncos CEO Paul White insists. Hoffman may be Barba’s cousin but he would have …
Continue reading Hoffman still wanted: BroncosIn light of vile recent social media attacks, Broncos chief executive Paul White has implored Bulldogs fans to lay off new recruit Ben Barba and insisted the Dally M Medallist’s …
Continue reading Lay off Barba says Broncos CEOManly winger Jorge Taufua has been suspended for the final two games of the NRL regular season after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer on the Gold Coast last …
Continue reading Manly suspend Taufua until NRL finalsWest Coast veteran Andrew Embley has announced his AFL retirement. Embley won the Norm Smith medal in 2006 as best afield in the Eagles’ grand final win over Sydney, and …
Continue reading Eagle Embley announces AFL retirementProminent human rights lawyer Julian Burnside QC has described Essendon coach James Hird as heroic for accepting his 12-month AFL ban. Burnside and fellow lawyer Steven Amendola have again blasted …
Continue reading QC says Hird a hero for taking AFL banCanterbury boss Raelene Castle claims the fact Ben Barba will be paid the same amount by Brisbane as he would have by the Bulldogs proves the superstar’s release was not …
Continue reading Barba move not about money: BulldogsEssendon have confirmed suspended coach James Hird will have the role at least until the end of the 2016 AFL season. “Having James sidelined for 12 months is also a …
Continue reading Bombers confirm Hird to keep coachingMelbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy says Essendon players need to stick together in the wake of their elimination from the AFL finals campaign. Essendon’s plight has been compared to the …
Continue reading Bellamy says Bombers must stick together
