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[ad_1] The Eels were the biggest disappointment of 2023, but there’s a silver lining to their failed season that should make rivals nervous. After challenging the Panthers in the 2022 Grand Final there were expectations that the Eels would be in the premiership mix again last year. But a shaky start to the season – … Read more
[ad_1] Adelaide has received a big boost ahead of Round 1 with key defender Jordon Butts fit to return from a broken foot in time to meet West Coast at Richmond Oval on Saturday afternoon. Josh Worrell and James Borlase were both named in Adelaide’s backline and could be competing for one spot should Butts … Read more
[ad_1] They were labelled ‘flat track bullies’ and ‘pretenders’ in 2023, but the Sharks are working hard to “prove them all wrong” under Craig Fitzgibbon. A Sam Walker field goal dumped them out of the finals race in week one last season, only 12 months after flunking out in straight sets in 2022 after losses … Read more
[ad_1] Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has hinted that there could be some unexpected names in the starting line up for the first leg against Uzbekistan in a bid to manage player fatigue. Gustavsson dubbed the first leg of the final Olympic qualifiers as “extremely important” but said so was managing player welfare. The 23 women … Read more
[ad_1] AFL Executive General Manager Laura Kane has remained coy on the possibility of North Melbourne receiving cap relief from the league amid the continuing investigation into Tarryn Thomas. Thomas is again under fire for allegations relating to improper behaviour towards women, with the AFL’s Integrity Unit presently investigating the latest complaint about the troubled … Read more
[ad_1] Nicho Hynes went from the glamour of winning the Dally M Medal in his first Sharks season to being dropped from Origin after a debut he’d rather to forget. But now, after facing “adversity” throughout his 2023 campaign, one of the NRL’s good guys believes his “heartbreak” has him primed for a mammoth season. … Read more
[ad_1] Three-time NRL premiership winner Jared Waerea-Hargreaves has announced he will leave the Sydney Roosters at the end of this season. The 35-year-old Roosters great has played 292 games for the club and 298 NRL games in total after featuring six times for Manly in 2009. While he’ll miss the Roosters’ Las Vegas season opener … Read more
[ad_1] The Shane Flanagan Dragons era gets underway when his men face the Rabbitohs in the Charity Shield at Kogarah at 8:05pm AEDT. Flanagan has named what will likely be his Round 1 team with his son Kyle lining up in the halves alongside Ben Hunt. MATCH CENTRE: Dragons v Rabbitohs, teams, stats, highlights, video … Read more
[ad_1] Australian middleweight sensation Cesar Mateo Tapia has signed a long-term fight deal with No Limit Boxing — adding him to a growing stable headed by Tszyu brothers Tim and Nikita. Fox Sports Australia can reveal that after fighting almost exclusively with international promoters since turning professional at age 18, Tapia has now inked on … Read more
[ad_1] Robert Whittaker has branded Brazilian rival Paulo Costa a “bully” who has got nothing when the fight is taken to him, stressing: “If you don’t let the guy do what he wants, he falls apart”. Whittaker is also promising to revive the “barbaric violence” that made him Australia’s inaugural UFC champion – and score … Read more