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Arthur says past failings won’t affect Eels side staring down unwanted finals record

Brad Arthur insists his team has no mental scars from four week two finals exits in the past five years as another unflattering post-season record looms if Parramatta stumble again. Star halfback Mitchell Moses is firming to play in Friday’s sudden-death semi-final against Canberra after being cleared by an independent doctor as his recovery from a heavy concussion continues. Provided […]

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The staircase sessions and Souths bond behind Talakai’s breakout season

Siosifa Talakai will line up opposite childhood friend Keaon Koloamatangi with their seasons on the line after a pivotal summer spent dragging each other up Coogee’s infamous “stairs of death”. After round-the-clock rehabbing of an ankle injury, Talakai clocked up 237 running metres in last week’s marathon 93-minute thriller against North Queensland. Cronulla’s finals’ second chance sees Talakai pitted against […]

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Berry good for prelim: In-form Lion in the clear

Brisbane Lions tagger Jarrod Berry has been cleared to play Geelong in the preliminary finals. Berry took his case to the tribunal after he was found to have made unreasonable or unnecessary contact to the eye region of Melbourne’s Clayton Oliver in Friday night’s semi-final at the MCG. In winning the case, the Brisbane Lions relied on the testimony of […]

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‘They’ve loved it’: Players happy with Essendon review despite ‘brutal questioning’

Details have emerged about the comprehensive external review happening at Essendon, with both players and staff hit with some “brutal questioning”. Essendon president David Barham commissioned the review from Ernst & Young into all facets of the club following a disastrous season both on and off the field, which ended with the departure of coach Ben Rutten as well as […]

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