Off-contract Melbourne Storm fullback Nicho Hynes says he is yet to receive an offer from the Broncos and wants to make a decision on his future in the coming weeks. The 24-year-old has been a standout as a starting fullback for the past month for Melbourne, but with Ryan Papenhuyzen and Cameron Munster both on deck next year at the […]

Dragons duo Josh McGuire and Tyrell Fuimaono are staring at a combined 13-weeks suspension after the Magic Round crackdown on high tackles hit hard. Despite St George Illawarra coach Anthony Griffin declaring McGuire “doesn’t know what a hip drop is”, the forward was among NRL players given a total of 24 weeks in suspensions from Sunday‘s three carnage-filled matches at […]

The former Cronulla Shark who drove rugby union’s global push to stamp out head and neck contact said a major crackdown proved to be highly effective in reducing concussions – but only by using harsh actions such as sin-bins and send-offs. World Rugby’s deputy chief medical officer Dr Martin Raftery, who was also a long time Dragons doctor, said rugby […]

The Parramatta Eels have held on to second on the NRL ladder with a hard fought 34-18 win over the New Zealand Warriors at Magic Round. The Eels looked to have blown the Warriors off the park early, racing out to a big lead before New Zealand threatened to storm back. Watch The 2021 NRL Telstra Premiership Live & On-Demand […]

First published in The Age on August 14, 2000 Blues fail to make most of chances Carlton had more of the ball than Melbourne. It controlled the ball for most of the game, had many more scoring shots and more entries in to its forward 50 metres. It was the better team for three quarters. And yet it lost by […]

Chiefs 20 Force 19A 14-man Chiefs side held off a late run by the Western Force to complete a New Zealand sweep over their Aussie counterparts in the opening round of Sky Super Rugby Transtasman. The Chiefs held a comfortable 20-7 lead when Luke Jacobson was sent off for a second yellow card offence in the 66th minute. The home […]

Melbourne having a crack at a flag this season without Nathan Jones in the centre of the action would not feel right. The champion midfielder reached 300 games against Richmond, then wore the medical substitute’s vest against North Melbourne – and was good when he replaced the injured Adam Tomlinson – before being an unlucky omission from the team that […]

The wait is over. Finally, after eight losing rounds this season, and only one win in their past 23 matches, North Melbourne have tasted a rare victory and delivered coach David Noble his maiden win on his 54th birthday. That it came after trailing Hawthorn by 32 points in the second term in Launceston – where the Hawks have enjoyed […]