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Brad Thorn set to extend his stay as Reds coach

Triumphant coach Brad Thorn is set to extend his Queensland tenure following the Reds’ Super Rugby AU title win. News Corp Australia has learnt that talks between the Queensland Rugby Union and Thorn – currently on a one-year deal that he signed last October – about a contract extension have been positive, with Saturday’s 19-16 grand final victory over the […]

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Willie Rioli to face court for alleged drug possession

West Coast forward and 2018 premiership winner Willie Rioli will face court on Wednesday charged with allegedly possessing drugs. Rioli will front a Darwin court charged with “possessing a schedule 2 dangerous drug in a quantity less than trafficable (under 50 grams) in a public place”. He was set to be free to train with West Coast from June 20 […]

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The Bont v Cripps: a free agent gap opens up

In 2019, Patrick Cripps was shoulder to shoulder with Marcus Bontempelli in the pecking order of game-influencing midfielders. At that point, Cripps was in the conversation about the best handful of players in the AFL. If not for Dustin Martin, he might have held the top spot. Certainly, he was viewed as a top five player who had just entered […]

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NRL investigating coaches’ presser rants

The NRL has launched an investigation to determine whether Canberra coach Ricky Stuart will be fined for using profane language in his post-match press conference over the weekend. The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield broke the news on Monday night’s episode of NRL 360. After a journalist asked whether Stuart “fired up” at his side in the sheds during round eight, […]

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The troubling stats behind Carlton’s fade out

Carlton’s capitulation to the Western Bulldogs on Sunday was the 18th time during David Teague’s tenure that the Blues have conceded five or more unanswered goals. In that time, since round 12, 2019 to now, only Essendon has seen sides pile on unanswered runs of goals in more games. Twenty times in the same period Essendon has been unable to […]

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NRL club responds to de Belin trial

The St George Illawarra Dragons have confirmed Jack de Belin remains subject to the NRL’s no-fault stand down policy after a jury found him not guilty on one charge of sexual assault after his trial in the NSW District Court. The NRL forward and his friend Callan Sinclair had each pleaded not guilty to five counts of aggravated sexual assault […]

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Caldwell’s season could be over after fresh hamstring injury

Boom Essendon recruit Jye Caldwell’s season could be over, with the Bombers considering surgery for the midfielder after he suffered a relapse of a hamstring injury at training last week. Caldwell, the former first-round draft pick who was traded from Greater Western Sydney at the end of last season, had already been sidelined by a hamstring injury that occurred in […]

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‘I had to get a brain scan’ Manly legend Graham Eadie reveals his health battles as he reserves high praise for Tom Trbojevic

When the dizzy spells kept reoccurring, deep down Manly legend Graham ‘Wombat’ Eadie knew something was wrong. Eadie had been feeling uneasy on his feet for roughly six months, but he kept putting it on the backburner hoping it was nothing to worry about. Then his good mate – ex-Kangaroos teammate Tommy Raudonikis – passed away recently following a long […]

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