The AFL has been forced to postpone three Round 20 matches scheduled to be played in Queensland this weekend due to the snap lockdown in Brisbane and south east Queensland. Today’s matches between the Gold Coast and Melbourne at Metricon Stadium, and Essendon and Sydney at the Gabba, along with tomorrow’s game between GWS and Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium, […]

Geelong failed to get out of second gear against lowly North Melbourne in Tasmania, but the Cats did enough to maintain their buffer inside the top two on the AFL ladder. In a match reminiscent of Geelong’s ugly win over Carlton in round 17, neither the Cats or Roos really made the most of their opportunities until Coleman Medal contender […]

The Black Ferns sevens team have survived an enormous extra-time scare in their Olympic semifinal against Fiji to claim a place in the final against France. The New Zealanders had to dig to new depths to scramble to a 22-17 victory over the Fijian women, many of whom were in tears at the final whistle as they realised they wouldn’t […]

A contentious call from The Bunker has marred Friday night’s Queensland derby between the Broncos and Cowboys. Brisbane hosted North Queensland at Suncorp Stadium and made the most of the home-ground advantage early, running out to a 22-12 halftime lead. When the home side found the chalk through Kotoni Staggs shortly after the break, the result looked to be sealed. […]

Wests Tigers’ season is on life support after one of their most embarrassing losses of the season against an undermanned New Zealand Warriors. Most fans expected the Tigers to win big against an opposition who gave up 60 points six days earlier to Souths, were struck down by a whopping injury toll, and farewelled club favourite Roger Tuivasa-Sheck during the […]

Brisbane Broncos reject Anthony Milford has signed a one-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Milford, the highest-paid player in Broncos history, will pack his bags for Redfern in 2022 as the club prepares for life under new coach Jason Demetriou. The 27-year-old is expected to partner Cody Walker in the halves next season, with veteran Rabbitoh Adam Reynolds bound […]

Kevin Brown believes the Indigenous and Maori teams would be the perfect sides to replace Australia and New Zealand at this year’s Rugby League World Cup. Initial talks have taken place between RLWC2021 organisers and Indigenous and Maori representatives to replace reigning champions Australia and 2008 winners New Zealand following their decision to pull out of the tournament over Covid-19 […]

The prospects of staging the Rugby League World Cup this year are “50/50”, according to chief executive Jon Dutton, who expects a decision to be made over whether it will go ahead as planned by early next week after consultation with players. Last week’s decision by the Australian Rugby League Commission and New Zealand Rugby League to withdraw their national […]

HOW THE EXPERTS TIPPED ST KILDA v CARLTONMarvel Stadium, Friday July 30, 7.50pm AEST ST KILDAB: D.Howard 20 C.Wilkie 44 T.Highmore 34HB: J.Webster 29 B.Long 21 B.Hill 8C: R.Byrnes 31 Z.Jones 3 J.Billings 15HF: D.Butler 16 B.Crouch 5 D.Kent 25F: R.Marshall 19 T.Membrey 28 M.King 12FOLL: P.Ryder 18 J.Steele 9 S.Ross 6I/C: L.Connolly 37 L.Dunstan 7 H.Clark 11 J.Higgins 22EMG: […]

With Australia and New Zealand shocking the rugby league world by announcing their withdrawal from the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England, it left a gaping hole in not just quality, but also representation from those parts of the world. But there have been murmurs of an Indigenous Australian team and a Maori team replacing the nations as a […]