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An American multi-millionaire has held high-level talks with NRL officials about the prospect of taking a competition game to Utah. The development comes as head office considers reintroducing the World Club Challenge (WCC), an event that would give Penrith the chance to…
Former Canberra Raiders star Mark McLinden was arrested by NSW Police after invading the pitch during Sunday’s NRL grand final between Parramatta and Penrith. McLinden jumped the fence and onto the playing field at Accor Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park during the…
Essendon chief executive Andrew Thorburn admits the church of which he is chairman has views which are offensive and upsetting to some, but insists his business record shows he is welcoming and endorses diversity. Thorburn has taken charge of the Bombers at…
The National Sports Tribunal, a government-funded body established to provide an independent avenue for sports organisations to resolve serious disputes, has declared itself “absolutely” available to arbitrate the Hawthorn racism row. As the AFL works to establish an investigative process acceptable to…
Two-time premiership-winning coach Ivan Cleary has detailed the mid-season health crisis which left him in intensive care with blood clots on his lungs, enough for his wife Bec to say it was “scary and as sick as I’ve seen him”. Months after…
Former NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn has been appointed as the chief executive officer at Essendon, the club confirmed on Monday via a letter to members from president Dave Barham. He replaces former Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell, who resigned following a…
Want to know just how good the first half from Penrith was? Nathan Cleary says it’s “the best we have ever played”. Coming from a team that has only lost 10 games in three years, the statement holds some weight. And nowhere…
Round six of the AFLW season featured the first AFLW showdown, no score review proving costly and Carlton with some mid-season woes. Here’s what we learnt. First Showdown a beatdown When a three-time premiership side, and the most successful in AFLW history,…
It was during one of Parramatta’s annual pilgrimages to Darwin, an opportunity for the club to bolster its fan base and bottom line, that current and former Eels players came together. As several generations of Eels stars mingled during the pre-game dinner,…
Michael Chammas: If the two teams play their best footy, Penrith win. But of all the teams in the competition, Parramatta are the best at finding a way to unsettle the rhythm of the Panthers. If the Eels forwards can ambush Nathan…
“Dad, don’t worry, we’ve got this.” I remember saying these words to my father Peter on the afternoon of Sunday, September 20, 1998. I was eight and had been at school for an extracurricular activity and the preliminary final between Parramatta and…
Recalled Eels star Nathan Brown has hit out at speculation his hiatus from the NRL team is a result of a fall-out with coach Brad Arthur and other key figures within the team. As first reported by the Herald on Monday, Brown…