Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The intriguing game of poker surrounding the future of Melbourne back-up ruckman Brodie Grundy has gone quiet. Port Adelaide and Sydney, both in need of a first-choice tap ruckman, are keeping their cards close to their chest. Geelong, who have just moved tables […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne Storm halfback Jahrome Hughes might be the first but he knows he won’t be the last player to underestimate Ryan Papenhuyzen’s speed now he has returned from injury. Papenhuyzen is in line to play for the Storm for the first time in […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Panthers (1) v Eels (11) Thursday 7.50pm, BlueBet Stadium Last year’s grand finalists and two teams on a very different trajectory in 2023. The Eels bombed out of the finals race with a loss to the Roosters last week and will play their […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Latrell Mitchell has voiced his disappointment after being suspended for Friday week’s must-win match against the Sydney Roosters, saying he had worked overtime to remove the “grubby stuff” from his game and had been looking forward to “putting bums on seats”. Mitchell will […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The AFL men’s and women’s competitions will receive equal prizemoney for the first time, in a move considered a step closer to addressing the large pay disparity between the two leagues. The $1.1 million prize pool announcement comes as AFLW captains push for […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Police have arrested two men following the alleged assault of former North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell outside a South Yarra bar in the early hours of Sunday morning. The two men, both of Narre Warren and aged 21 and 26, attended Prahran Police […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Only in Newcastle could you hope to see hi-viz sparkle. To a soundtrack of Screaming Jets and Silverchair, Kalyn Ponga, the Knights and a sold-out 29,018 crowd did exactly that, shining brightest with finals fortunes in flux on Sunday afternoon. Speaking before Newcastle’s […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. St Kilda have completed the initial rise club management had wanted under coach Ross Lyon, claiming a finals berth, and have left Geelong’s premiership defence in tatters, after a 33-point win at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night. The Saints’ 13th win of the […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. There are times at training when Nic Newman finds himself playing on Charlie Curnow. Even inside a locked-out Ikon Park with nothing on the line and only the coaching staff and teammates on hand, it is a daunting proposition. This is a player […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Whether he was coaching the Auckland Warriors or New Zealand, St Helens or Parramatta, or occupying the hot-seat as the NRL referees’ boss, Daniel Anderson was known for his humility in jobs that required large servings of ego and pride. But that modesty […]