Cronulla star Andrew Fifita has cut 8kg in 4 days as part of a summer shred campaign that will see him run out in Round 1 carrying the fewest kilos he has in his entire career. The wrecking ball forward has come out the other side of a rollercoaster off-season where he ballooned out to more than 137kg before an […]

Tarni White doesn’t turn 20 until Sunday but she’s had to grow up very quickly. A second ACL tear in as many years not only ended her first season of AFLW with St Kilda, it also meant she lost her other job as a bartender at the Hotel Brighton. “I had to quit, but I was working as a casual,” […]

Benji Marshall was looking for a coaching role when he rang Wayne Bennett last week, but instead received a lifeline to continue his playing career into a remarkable 19th season. The Sydney Morning Herald reported Marshall asked his old mentor if there was any room on his coaching staff for a retired premiership winning five-eighth. Marshall, who was let go […]

Benji Marshall is set to link with master coach Wayne Bennett at the Rabbitohs in a bid to extend his career into a remarkable 19th season. The Daily Telegraph reported Marshall is set to sign a one-year-deal to reunite with Bennett once the contract receives salary cap approval. Marshall is expected to start training with his new teammates at Redfern […]

This is the longest I have gone without playing sport since I was a child so to say I am pumped about the fact footy is back this weekend would be an understatement. While my 30-plus-year-old body had somewhat of a break, I still managed to find ways to push myself to exhaustion by working on my family’s farm. Last […]

Things keep getting worse for Mitchell Pearce. First, the Newcastle star was forced to cancel his wedding at the last minute after a sexting scandal with a club employee, then he lost the Knights captaincy. Now, the halfback requires surgery after injuring his right thumb at training last week. The 31-year-old will go under the knife today but is expected […]

NRL star Jack Wighton has become a play thing for internet jokesters after he made an unfortunate slip-up in the Instagram post celebrating his engagement news. The Canberra five-eighth this week posted an image of the moment he proposed to new fiancee Monisha Lew Fatt in front of their daughters Aaliyah and Ariah. The beautiful Batemans Bay beachside proposal was […]

Former New Zealand international Frank Pritchard has led the tributes to ex-Penrith Panthers teammate Masada Iosefa, who was killed in a quad-bike accident near Darwin on Monday night. Iosefa, 32, played 43 matches for the Panthers after his debut in 2008. He also played 14 games for the Wests Tigers after switching clubs in 2012. The hooker represented his native […]

Former Panthers and Tigers hooker Masada Iosefa has tragically died following a quad bike accident near Darwin in the Northern Territory on Monday night. The former Samoan International passed away just hours short of his 33rd birthday today, according to The Courier Mail. NT Police said initial investigations indicate a man on a quad bike had failed to negotiate a […]

The NRL will approach the federal government with a request for players to jump the COVID-19 vaccine queue to give the New Zealand Warriors the best chance of hosting home games this season. ARL Commissioner Peter V’landys confirmed the NRL would be putting a case to the government for players to be vaccinated after health workers and at-risk individuals. ARL […]