Sydney’s dynamic duo Isaac Heeney and Lance Franklin were on fire as the Swans shored up their top-eight spot with a hard-fought 22-point win over Carlton. The first three quarters on Sunday at the SCG were effectively a dead heat, as the Swans and Blues both enjoyed lengthy periods of domination, trading blows in what was an enthralling contest in […]

League legends and Fox commentators Braith Anasta and Steve Roach have unleashed on the Gold Coast Titans, calling their performance against the Sharks on Sunday “embarrassing”. Coming off back-to-back losses, The Titans travelled to Coffs Harbour with everything to play for. The side scored the first try but inexplicably gave up the fight from there, failing to match it with […]

NRL star Jack de Belin walked off the field following his return to the sport on Saturday and into the arms of partner Alyce Taylor. Taylor has stood by the 30-year-old through more than two years of hell that included two trials for sexual assault charges and an admission from the Dragons player that he cheated on her. Their relationship […]

First published in The Age on September 14, 2014 Gray sparks a Power shock Port Adelaide has followed North Melbourne’s lead in bucking an AFL finals trend. Both sides will contest preliminary finals next week, having finished the home-and-away season outside the top four. It had happened only twice in 14 years before this one. Robbie Gray of the Power […]

The Queensland Reds have channelled the hurt and embarrassment suffered after their Crusaders crushing to become the first Australian team to win a trans-Tasman Super Rugby game this season, beating the Chiefs in a 40-34 thriller in Townsville. Having capitalised on the send-off of Chiefs star Damian McKenzie in the first half – leaving the visitors momentarily down to 13 […]

There remains a chance round 12 matches will be played outside Victoria, as the AFL continues to work through a range of scenarios due to the seven day lockdown in Victoria. The lockdown saw three round 11 games played without crowds, including the top of the table blockbuster between the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne. Carlton were told to expect to […]

Collingwood have fallen narrowly short against Geelong, despite a goalless first half and an injury to star ruck Brodie Grundy. Both sides had the same amount of scoring shots in a windy day at the MCG, but the classier – slightly more accurate – Cats escaped with an 8.13 (61) to 6.15 (51) win over the spirited Pies. The Magpies […]

Jack Hetherington’s return from suspension has not gone to plan, with the Canterbury forward put on report less than three minutes into Saturday afternoon’s match against the Penrith Panthers. Ninety seconds into the Round 12 contest in Penrith, Hetherington gifted the Panthers an early penalty for a high shot on rival prop James Fisher-Harris. Watch the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership […]

First published in The Age on April 11, 2004 Game Eagles can’t keep good man down If there was a truism to be found in the events that preoccupied Essendon in the past week, it was that James Hird is not easily kept quiet. Ben Cousins handballs clear of Essendon’s Dean Solomon.Credit:Getty Images By the Bomber captain’s standards – those […]