Fremantle led by a point as the final siren sounded, but the umpires failed to hear it. In the following 10 seconds, St Kilda scored a point to tie the match. Four days later, though, the AFL commission awarded the win and the full four points to Fremantle. It was one of only two game results to be changed on […]

At the age of just 14, Talatau “Junior” Amone scored a try so spectacular that it bagged him $20,000. The Footy Show used to get inundated with hundreds of entries for its “League of their Own” segment, which showcased spectacular footage from junior football matches. Amone’s effort while playing for Western Suburbs Devils in the Illawarra competition was the pick […]

Rugby league Immortal Mal Meninga is going to be given a take-it-or-leave-it offer from the NRL to continue as Kangaroos coach as part of a deconstructed position more in line with the times in which we live. Meetings will take place with Meninga in coming weeks where the brutal reality will be laid bare. That reality will include a massive […]

Jesse Sene-Lefao will be putting aside his friendship with some of his closest mates for 80 minutes when Castleford Tigers take on Wakefield Trinity in Saturday’s Super League derby. The Castleford forward is best friends with Wakefield prop Tinirau Arona, while he knows David Fifitia and Kelepi Tanginoa well from his time coming through the youth ranks at Penrith Panthers. […]

The NRL integrity unit is investigating a Covid-19 breach allegedly involving Cronulla Sharks star Josh Dugan. As revealed by The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield, a police reports claims officers from the Chifley Police District pulled over two men late on Friday evening while patrolling Lithgow. Both men were approximately 150km from their homes. The race to the 2021 NRL Telstra […]

Josh Dugan is facing the prospect of police charges after he was allegedly caught breaking COVID-19 laws twice on the same night. The NRL integrity unit is investigating the matter after Dugan was caught in Lithgow travelling with a friend, more than 100 kilometres from his home in the Sutherland Shire. “Officers from Chifley Police District were conducting patrols in […]

Disappointed Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says the team has no option but to lick their wounds and head into the finals with a positive outlook despite being odds on to finish fifth after their two-point loss to Port Adelaide on Friday night. Beveridge said they were expecting to play in their fifth elimination final in his time as coach, […]

Sharks coach Josh Hannay says the club is still searching for answers in the wake of Andrew Fifita’s freak injury. After his side’s loss to Newcastle on Sunday, Fifita was rushed to hospital with a “significant” laryngeal injury. The 32-year-old was subsequently placed in an induced coma in the intensive care unit of a Brisbane hospital. The race to the […]

St Kilda have dropped Luke Dunstan for their final match of the season, despite the ball-winning midfielder being among their biggest contributors against Geelong last Saturday. The out-of-contract Saint has been revitalised in the second half of this season after being recalled to the team in round 12 for just his third game in two seasons, proving his toughness and […]