Premiership captain Easton Wood and key ruckman Stefan Martin will need to get through training at Whitten Oval on Wednesday before being declared fit to play for the Western Bulldogs in Friday night’s clash against fellow top-four side Geelong. Seeking to end an 18-year run of outs at the venue now known as GMHBA Stadium, the Dogs say they are […]

A day after his retirement, Boyd Cordner has heaped praise on the new long-term owner of his No.11 jersey, declaring Angus Crichton will be the player that drives the Roosters’ culture for years to come. The premiership-winning captain also declared the team’s hard work and “steely concentration” would help them go close to winning the 2021 NRL title. Roosters player […]

The Storm wanted to keep him, and Nicho Hynes desperately wanted to stay, but the lure of a guaranteed starting spot proved too tempting for the rising utility who is off to be the leading man in Craig Fitzgibbon’s rebuild at the Sharks. Speaking for the first time since he inked a three-year deal to move to the Shire, Hynes […]

We put together a combined XIII of the players who stood out in the latest round of Super League matches and the first State of Origin match of this year’s series… 1. Jake Connor (Hull FC) Overlooked again when Shaun Wane announced his latest England squad changes, the Hull full-back put in another assured display for his side in the […]

The Cats have opted to play the Bulldogs behind closed doors in Geelong and the AFL has moved two round 14 games from Melbourne to Tasmania as Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions continue to wreak havoc on the fixture. Two games from next weekend’s fixture will be moved south, with North Melbourne’s clash with Brisbane on Saturday relocated from Marvel Stadium to […]

Nathan Buckley was the serenaded figure in this Queen’s Birthday clash and football showed sentiment can rule when Collingwood willed themselves to a 17 -point win over Melbourne at the SCG. This wasn’t one for the highlight reel in terms of the actual match spectacle for much of the afternoon but it did not matter for Buckley, the Magpies or […]

The lower the opposition, the worse St George Illawarra plays. The listless Dragons succumbed to a team outside the top eight for the sixth time this year, going down 28-6 to bottom-placed Canterbury at Stadium Australia on Monday. It’s the Bulldogs’ first win in seven weeks and only their second of the season. The only negative was allegations of milking […]

It’ll be a Queen’s Birthday with a difference on Monday, with the traditional Collingwood v Melbourne clash set for an SCG debut given the coronavirus restrictions in Victoria. The fact it is Nathan Buckley’s final game as Collingwood coach is another factor. Here are the burning questions for the game. Tom McDonald will travel to Sydney but could be flown […]

Jackson Hastings is set to go head to head with England later this month after being named as co-captain for the Combined Nations All-Stars team. Although born in Australia, the Wigan Warriors half-back qualifies for Shaun Wane’s side through his English grandmother and represented Great Britain under former national team boss Wayne Bennett on their 2019 Southern Hemisphere tour. However, […]