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Townsville firms for State of Origin I amid Melbourne lockdown

Queensland appear closer to a second State of Origin match within its borders as the Melbourne lockdown threw a spanner in the works. Townsville’s Queensland Country Bank Stadium appears set to host the match, which would hand the Maroons back-to-back home ground advantages despite the recent trend being one in a neutral state, before each side getting one each. Watch […]

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The Blue who can be a pin-up boy for the Swans academy

If the likes of Isaac Heeney, Callum Mills and, more recently, Errol Gulden and Braeden Campbell are the poster boys for the Swans’ academy, then Luke Parks is the club’s pin-up for the future – even if he plays for Carlton. A 20-year-old from St Ives, Parks learned his craft through the Swans’ nursery but has taken a circuitous route […]

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Cavalry returns for Richmond as Blues drop Murphy

Richmond will field a completely new-look team on Sunday with six inclusions for the match against Adelaide including their skipper Trent Cotchin and premiership midfielders Dion Prestia and Shai Bolton while again dropping premiership small forward Daniel Rioli. Meanwhile Carlton have made a statement at selection dropping former skipper Marc Murphy to include Jack Martin as Sydney dropped father-son forward […]

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Sky Super Rugby Transtasman: Ex-All Blacks lock Jeremy Thrush returns for Western Force against former team Hurricanes

In the twilight of his career, Jeremy Thrush knows his role well. The former All Blacks lock and lineout general for the Western Force has flourished as an enforcer since joining the Perth club in 2020, with the 36-year-old bringing some colour to proceedings. It was on display of the opening round of Super Rugby Transtasman in the Force’s one-point […]

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