Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Essendon’s 1984-85 premiership player Simon Madden remembers the roar of Windy Hill like it was yesterday. “If you took a mark in front of that stand in the pocket, it was as loud as the MCG. It was […]

By Andrew Webster Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It was close to midnight on Monday, 24 March 2014, when Wayne Bennett sat on the back seat of the Knights bus and wept in Willie Mason’s arms. “It was like watching your dad cry,” […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Another Carlton drought is over. Michael Voss’ resurgent Blues led from go-to-whoa, but had to survive a series of Sydney fightbacks – including a last-minute Hayden McLean goal – to win their first final in a decade in […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. What looked like a navy blue procession – an easy win and restoration of their rightful place in the competition – turned into a white-knuckle contest that could have gone either way. The pattern of the match was […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Parramatta forward Andrew Davey could be medically retired from the NRL after a series of concussions in 2023. In the same week Davey created headlines for an attack against former club Canterbury and their coach Cameron Ciraldo, the […]

By Dan Walsh Nicho Hynes has had a challenging season after taking all before him in 2022.Credit: Steven Siewert Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Nicho Hynes wheels around his backyard, Steeden in hand. Long locks flowing. Ray Warren in his ears. A chip […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The stats show St Kilda and GWS will be duelling for game style ascendancy, while contested possessions will be key in Brisbane’s clash with Port Adelaide. So how will the two games play out? We’ve asked and answered […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. All 17 NRL club bosses are expected to fly to Las Vegas where a cast of former NFL and college players could enter a rugby league combine in a bid to find the next Manfred Moore. As part […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne are seething over Brayden Maynard’s clash with Angus Brayshaw, which left the Demons midfielder concussed and the Collingwood enforcer’s premiership dream in doubt. An emotional Simon Goodwin said Brayshaw, who has had a troubled history with concussion, […]

The finishing touches are being applied to rugby union’s grandest stage. Tomorrow the Rugby World Cup jamboree will kick-off in Paris and across the 20 competing nations the tingle of anticipation is growing. Alix Popham, who played in the 2003 and 2007 editions for Wales, shares the buzz – up to a point. Rugby is, […]