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A desire to play centre – not Trent Barrett’s departure as Bulldogs coach – is the main reason behind Brent Naden’s stunning mid-season switch to the Wests Tigers. Naden is every hope to start against the struggling Dogs – in the No….
Penrith wrecking ball Viliame Kikau has declared he has “no regrets at all” with his decision to quit the premiers for last-placed Canterbury next season, and there will be no backing out of his $3.2m mega deal. Coach Trent Barrett’s decision to…
Our reporters give you the lowdown on all the action from round nine of the AFL season. Collingwood v Western Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium The Pies exceeded expectations in the first eight rounds, but their salary cap woes combined with a long injury…
St Kilda captain Jack Steele will undergo surgery and could miss up to two months of football after injuring his shoulder against Geelong on Saturday evening. Steele injured his AC joint in the second quarter of the Saints’ impressive 10-point victory against…
A champagne premiership quarter right from the top shelf reaffirmed Brisbane’s status as one of this year’s heavyweight flag contenders and killed off Adelaide’s designs on spruiking a massive upset. After an indifferent second quarter, during which the Crows moved ahead by…
Suncorp Stadium: South Sydney should never have let this one go down to the wire. Cody Walker produced a wonderful captain’s knock in the first half to set up three tries and give South Sydney a 26-6 lead. It could have been…
Carlton have had two incarnations of their own “mosquito fleet”. There was the fleet-of-foot, small forwards-midfielders of the late 1970s and early 1980s, which helped raise three premiership flags within four years, while 30 years later a new group under Brett Ratten…
Suncorp Stadium: Tom Trbojevic somehow played through a painful knee injury – and was bizarrely left on the field – as Manly were treated to an Adam Reynolds masterclass. Trbojevic looked in pain early in the first half as the Broncos powered…
Newcastle have lifted themselves off the bottom of the NRL ladder with a 16-6 victory over the Bulldogs to open Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium, with Kalyn Ponga influential and returning halfback Adam Clune clinching the two points with a late match-winner….
1 of 1 Veteran halfbacks going toe to toe Think of all the individual battles over Magic Round, and maybe there isn’t one as intriguing as the two No.7s going at it: Manly’s Daly Cherry-Evans and Brisbane’s Adam Reynolds. The pair have…
Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has floated the idea of switching Cameron Munster to fullback should the team struggle to adjust to life without injured star Ryan Papenhuyzen. The Storm have named Nick Meaney at fullback for Saturday’s top of the ladder…
HOW THE EXPERTS TIPPED COLLINGWOOD v WESTERN BULLDOGSMarvel Stadium, Friday May 13, 7.50pm AEST COLLINGWOODBacks B.Maynard 37 D.Moore 30 J.Howe 38Half Backs S.Pendlebury – C 10 I.Quaynor 3 J.Noble 9Centreline S.Sidebottom 22 T.Adams 13 J.Daicos 7Half Forwards T.Brown 6 B.Mihocek 41 N.Daicos…