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Ian Roberts: NRL should have acted quicker over homophobic slur

Ian Roberts, the first openly gay rugby league player, said the most disappointing thing about the latest homophobic slur made over the weekend was the amount of time it took for the NRL, New Zealand Warriors and North Queensland Cowboys to officially condemn the “f—-t” comment. Roberts said while the A-League and Melbourne Victory were quick to declare their condemnation […]

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AFL round 4 briefing: Key takeouts, MRO news

Port Adelaide v Melbourne, Adelaide Oval Port Adelaide’s premiership window appears firmly shut and Ken Hinkley‘s coaching future in severe doubt after Thursday’s nightmare against Melbourne. Some late consolation goals left Port with a deceptively flattering final margin of defeat after a first half when everything that could go wrong did so. The Power endured the first goalless half in […]

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Brave West Coast upset wasteful Magpies

West Coast have pulled off the bravest of victories over Collingwood overcoming the absence of five of their best midfielders and the COVID-19 chaos that engulfed their club to record their first win of the season. Jeremy McGovern made it virtually impossible to score with a brilliant intercept marking performance while the Eagles took every chance they could kicking 14.3 […]

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‘They were too busy winning’: Former Hawks Indigenous manager says club must face its past

Hawthorn’s former Indigenous manager has called on the club to face up to its historical decades-long problem with Aboriginal players and has urged the club to welcome an Indigenous director onto Jeff Kennett’s board. Leon Egan, a father figure to a long line of Indigenous players during the club’s most recent golden era, has advised club bosses after Cyril Rioli’s […]

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Demons have ‘no doubt’ Jackson, Brayshaw will stay

Melbourne chief executive Gary Pert has “no doubt” premiership players Luke Jackson and “superstar” Angus Brayshaw will re-sign, and says a contract extension for coach Simon Goodwin is almost done. Jackson, the emerging forward-ruck, has enjoyed a strong start to the season, and shapes as a key piece for the Demons over the next decade. However, the Perth native has […]

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