Dyson Heppell will lead the Bombers again in 2022 as he looks to lead Essendon to a drought breaking finals win in his sixth season as skipper. The 29-year-old, who is set to play his 200th game this season, will be joined in the leadership group by on-baller Zach Merrett, who has been named vice-captain, and utility Andrew McGrath, who […]

The father of Haze Dunster insists there won’t be any “bad blood” with the Fuimaono family over the incident that ended the season of the Parramatta winger, accepting the sickening tackle was an accident. St George Illawarra forward Tyrell Fuimaono will accept an early guilty plea and miss five weeks for the hip-drop tackle that has ended Dunster’s season. In […]

Melbourne star Tayla Harris has produced one of the best performances of her career to drag the Demons from 23 points down and help them defeat the Brisbane Lions by three points in an AFLW thriller at Metricon Stadium on Monday night. The Lions had the chance to pinch the game after the final siren when Greta Bodey was awarded […]

Richmond star Jack Riewoldt has urged the 18 AFL club presidents to sign off on a standalone Tasmanian club this year and says it’s time for the men’s and women’s seasons to be played simultaneously. Riewoldt, who has matured into one of the deep-thinking veterans of the league and a future broadcast analyst, also said players needed to be mindful […]

Collingwood’s new coaching panel is pushing to build a new midfield around four designated types of player that will be on constant rotation. New coach Craig Macrae and midfield coach Brendon Bolton are determined to build depth in a blended midfield focused on getting a balance. Under the new system, either Jordan De Goey or Jamie Elliott will be at […]

1 of 1 Welcome one and all Hello sports fans, Welcome to day three of the NRL trials season. Today we have two matches from a sunny CommBank Stadium (the re-named home ground of the Eels). Reigning premiers Penrith start the afternoon against the Sharks at 4pm before the Eels and Dragons take over from 6pm. Keep following during for […]

He may be the coach of the NRL’s 17th team, the Dolphins, but Wayne Bennett is playing a major role in the Broncos’ revival, without club bosses knowing it. Reynolds is in regular contact with Bennett, who is giving him advice on how to handle the transition from being a star in Sydney to the superstar status he now has […]

The AFL is bullish fans will come back to the football in pre-pandemic numbers as clubs welcomed the return of uncapped crowds at games in Victoria. AFL boss Gillon McLachlan’s sense that Victorians are ready to put behind them the turmoil of the past two years is shared by Richmond chief Brendon Gale and several other Victorian-based clubs contacted by […]

In order to pull off his signature party trick, Craig Fitzgibbon first had to find a willing participant. This was easiest when the Roosters, as was often the case during his playing days, would gather at a bowling club after a game or a training session. Fitzgibbon would scan the venue, size up a suitable septuagenarian and buy him a […]

Brett Finch played 330 NRL matches, over 14 seasons, but his football career is often defined by one moment: a gun-barrel straight field goal that clinched victory for NSW in the opening match of the 2006 State of Origin series. Finch was the last uninjured halfback in the state left standing, ambling into camp hungover from a three-day bender before […]