St George Bank insists it “upholds an inclusive environment” but will not sever its four-decade sponsorship of the Dragons over the club’s controversial quest for the signature of Israel Folau. St George Illawarra’s corporate partners are expected to stick solid over the polarising decision to pursue Folau on a two-year deal. Cognisant of the need to keep them onside, club […]

It’s the spin that gets them every time. And Eddie McGuire in full flight would make even a politician blush. When the Collingwood president fronted Monday’s news conference, overwhelmingly the media expected him to face up to the core conclusion of the review: that systemic racism existed at the club, and though it existed elsewhere, there was something “distinct and […]

The semi-professional nature of AFLW looms as a challenge for players as the AFL faces the prospect of a compressed fixture to make up postponed games in the national women’s league. This week’s scheduled Adelaide-Fremantle and Greater Western Sydney-West Coast matches have both been put on hold indefinitely, with all four teams in isolation in the wake of Western Australia’s […]

St George Illawarra have submitted a formal application to the NRL in the hope of signing Israel Folau on a two-year deal. The Herald can reveal the Dragons have formally approached the NRL about acquiring Folau's services from this season to play in the centres, with the governing body set to consider allowing the dual international to return to the […]

The NRL is set to grant the Sydney Roosters $350,000 in salary cap relief following medical advice to sit Boyd Cordner out for at least the first 12 rounds of the 2021 season. Under the NRL’s representative injury policy, if a player is injured while playing for their state or country, the club is entitled to up to $350,000 in […]

NRL boss Peter V’landys says the league is moving ahead with expansion plans as it aims to introduce a second Queensland team into the competition by 2023. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the ARL Commission will make a call in June about adding a 17th team into the mix, with a new club in Brisbane the frontrunner to share the […]

GWS’ women’s team were forced to make a mad dash to the airport after their defeat to the Fremantle Dockers on Sunday afternoon after a five-day lockdown for Perth was announced during gameplay. At a hastily arranged press conference, WA Premier Mark McGowan revealed Perth and two WA regions would be placed under a five-day lockdown from 6pm Sunday, Perth […]

Wests Tigers players Zane Musgrove and Asu Kepaoa were reportedly detained and taken to Maroubra Police Station on Sunday morning following an incident outside the Coogee Bay Hotel. As reported by The Courier-Mail’s Travis Meyn, the duo were briefly locked up by police after allegedly refusing to leave the vicinity. Musgrove and Kepaoa were released without charge, but NSW Police […]

A Richmond senior side will play for premiership points at their famous home, the Punt Road Oval, for the first time since 1964 on Sunday. The Tigers AFLW team were supposed to do so in 2020, but strong ticket sales moved their home games to Ikon Park, which has a bigger capacity. But with pandemic restrictions capping crowds at 50 […]