The Bulldogs have taken another step towards the club’s sixth wooden spoon and narrowly avoided breaking another unwanted record after falling 34-6 to the Titans. Trent Barrett’s side need a near miracle to fight their way off the bottom of the ladder like they did last year. The 28-point defeat was a procession for a Titans team which has been […]

Melbourne favourite son Jack Viney has been sent straight to the AFL tribunal, charged with serious misconduct for an incident in which he appears to push his elbow into the jaw or neck of Gold Coast opponent Sam Collins. Jack Viney has been charged for this incident against the Gold Coast Suns’ Sam Collins.Credit:Fox Footy Viney was referred to the tribunal, […]

Essendon’s finals hopes have taken a further blow, with utility Kyle Langford’s season in doubt after he re-injured his hamstring in his return game against Sydney on Sunday, and captain Dyson Heppell set to miss a week after breaking his thumb. Langford, 24, was playing his first match after straining his hamstring in the win over Adelaide in round 17. […]

Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses is tipped to return from injury this weekend and he will have his work cut out to get his side’s stuttering season back on track. The star playmaker sustained a minor fracture in his back in game three of the State of Origin series and hasn’t played for the Eels since the close loss to Penrith […]

Essendon and the Sydney Swans have fought out many storied battles over the years. Late in a vexed 2021 season, in a game moved from the Gabba back to the MCG in the snapped fingers of another COVID-enforced lockdown in Brisbane, they fought out another worthy of that history, in one of the best games of the season. Josh Kennedy […]

Melbourne will not experience many easier days at the office than Sunday’s stroll in the park against an inept Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium. Concerns surrounding the Demons’ recent patch of indifferent form and question marks about their forward unit’s lack of firepower and accuracy have all been allayed – for now. Luke Jackson shows a burst of speed for […]

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Panthers hooker Apisai Koroisau will be told on Tuesday that he is out of Origin for at least the 2022 series and is long odds to play for the Blues again as the level of his deception becomes more apparent. Koroisau was in the room of another hotel guest on the 13th floor of the Sofitel in Brisbane for at […]

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys says the NRL is at no risk of being shut down despite having to cancel its three Saturday fixtures amid Queensland’s Covid-19 outbreak. All 16 NRL clubs are currently based in the Sunshine State, but when the Queensland Government announced a ban on sporting fixtures during its current three-day lockdown, the competition was […]

Australia’s NRL postponed Saturday’s matches after the state of Queensland announced a three-day lockdown because of coronavirus. Three round 20 games – the Rabbitohs against the Dragons, the Knights versus the Raiders and the Storm against the Panthers – have all been called off. The NRL said discussions would continue with the Queensland Government to possibly play Sunday’s two scheduled […]