Manly Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler has got some job security with the club revealing that the parties had come to terms on a new deal. Hasler was under fire after the Sea Eagles lost the round one clash to the Roosters in what was a record win for the Roosters and record loss for Manly in the first game […]

The Brisbane Broncos are reportedly privately “filthy” after losing teenage sensation Reece Walsh to the Warriors, in a deal confirmed on Thursday. The Broncos released a statement announcing they had lost the talented fullback to the Warriors, but he will continue see out the 2021 season with the club. The Warriors released a statement to announce Walsh has signed a […]

Western Bulldogs premiership coach Luke Beveridge has broken ranks with his AFL brethren, declaring he does not support the new medical substitute rule which he says will create unnecessary “headaches” and could lead to “turmoil in the playing ranks”. Beveridge, ahead of the Bulldogs’ season-opening clash against Collingwood on Friday night, made his feelings clear on the introduction of a […]

First published in The Age on September 27, 1982 Unrelenting Blues conquer the ultimate challenge The words on the blackboard in the Carlton coach’s room had been sitting there since well before two o’clock. The face of the coach as he wrote the lines was like a rock, tensed into a caricature of its normal state by the power of […]

Former Panthers boss Phil Gould believes the club risks burning their bridges with back-up half Matt Burton if they don’t let him go to the Bulldogs this season. Burton is set to join Canterbury in 2022, but has been agitating for an early release due to the fact his path to first grade at Penrith is blocked by Nathan Cleary […]

The Sydney Roosters will be missing 547 NRL games of experience from their forward pack in Sunday’s clash against the Wests Tigers, but underrated backrower Nat Butcher has vowed to excel as a starter. The Roosters face a significant challenge against a big Tigers team without Boyd Cordner, Jake Friend (concussion) and Angus Crichton (suspension). As a result, Butcher has […]

Matty Johns is one of Australian sports media’s most well-known personalities but he’s not always so crash hot when it comes to recognising other famous faces. The former Newcastle Knights star turned popular TV host for Fox League was on Melbourne radio this morning when he told a couple of funny tales about getting caught up in cases of mistaken […]

Eddie Betts is available to play for Carlton on Thursday night but whether the Blues choose to pick him remains to be seen. Coach David Teague confirmed on Wednesday morning that off-season recruits Lachie Fogarty and Adam Saad would both make their respective Carlton debuts against Richmond at the MCG in the season opener but that Betts, who has had […]

Rabbitohs star signing Josh Mansour has been dropped by coach Wayne Bennett after just one week with his new club. The veteran winger has paid the price for South Sydney’s first half nightmare against the Storm in the season-opener and has been replaced by rising star Jaxson Paulo. The news was confirmed when the Rabbitohs’ official team list showed Mansour […]

Manly coach Des Hasler’s contract saga has taken another twist with reports the club has wiped away the second year of the reported deal. The negotiations have taken volatile turns this week after reports a two-year deal had been agreed in principle months ago. It emerged following the Sea Eagles’ abysmal Round 1 loss to the Roosters that Hasler was […]