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‘It’s a lot of money when you are 14’: Amone’s first payday a glimpse of what is to come

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 […]

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Match Preview – Castleford vs Wakefield

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. […]

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Sharks star facing charges after allegedly breaching COVID laws

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 […]

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Shattered Bulldogs resigned to missing top four spot

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, […]

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Coach’s blunt admission after freak accident

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 […]

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Carter report actually puts Tasmania back on the AFL’s map

Q: Who said: “I do think it’s illogical that we subsidise the 10th team in Melbourne, but we won’t subsidise the first team in Tasmania.” A: Colin Carter, 10 years ago. Carter has been misunderstood, and perhaps because of it, his report last week has been misrepresented. The ineradicable take-away is that there will be a Tasmanian team in the […]

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