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Port Adelaide could certainly beat Essendon this Friday night. But the Gold Coast Suns ain’t beating the Cats at the Cattery. Ladies and gentlemen: your top eight for 2018 has been decided.
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Over the weekend there was cause to reflect on the champion qualities of Aretha Franklin, Sam Whitelock and the remarkable racehorse, Winx. Also on display were the aspirations of Michael Cheika’s Wallabies.
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On Friday night Bachar Houli and Adam Saad joined their captains in the centre circle for the coin toss in a demonstration of unity and solidarity after senator Fraser Anning made a public attack on the value of diversity and multiculturalism in Australia – particularly with regards to Muslim people – during the week.
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Cats sign coach Scott to long-term deal
By AAP, Today
Geelong and coach Chris Scott have agreed to terms on a new deal that ties him to the AFL club until the end of the 2022 season.
It was Phil Kearns, of all people, who made the most pertinent observation about the lack of rugby nous in the Wallabies’ ranks as the dominant All Blacks unleashed attack after attack towards the end of their 38-13 victory in the first Bledisloe Cup Test.
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With an Arsenal team under the new management of Spaniard Unai Emery and a football world curious to evaluate their reinvention, the English Premier League draw has well and truly put them to the test.
Enigmatic Raiders make 2018 season another frustrating one
By AAP, 20 Aug 2018
The enigmatic Canberra Raiders have frustrated their fans for two seasons and the players are starting to think the same way.
Maori team set for NRL All Stars fixture in 2019
By Scott Pryde, 20 Aug 2018
In a major win for rugby league fans, the All Stars concept will return in 2019, with the fixture being confirmed today by the NRL.
Winx will win 29 races in a row, culminating in a fourth-straight Cox Plate, and go down in history as Australia’s greatest racehorse.
Wondering how far your AFL team can rise or fall in the final week of the season? I’ve done the (sometimes extremely improbable) maths so you don’t have to.
For anyone that has followed my writing over the years, you’ll know a couple of things. First, that I am a mad Parramatta Eels fan.
Change isn’t part of Michael Cheika’s DNA, but with Israel Folau out injured, and in light of Saturday’s pathetic second-half Bledisloe Cup performance, it’s time the current Wallabies need, and deserve, a reality check.
The Melbourne Demons are playing finals for the first time in more than a decade, after overcoming the West Coast Eagles to win by 17 points.
The results are in! Yesterday, we asked you to rate the Wallabies side that took to the field in Bledisloe 1, and now we’ve added up the data from all of our responders to bring your our DIY player ratings from the third Test.
If it wasn’t for David Pocock last night, the All Blacks could have declared midway though the second half.
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This week has been dominated by discussions regarding two coaches at opposite ends of their career yet in strangely similar circumstances – Wayne Bennett and Trent Barrett.
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FFA chairman Steven Lowy to quit post, blames ‘football politics’
By AAP, 17 Aug 2018
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Your sports opinion. Write your own articleWallabies must ring the changes to fix their set piece
By jeznez, 20 Aug 2018
Many Wallabies fans allowed ourselves to dream of Bledisloe glory, right up until – in the shadows of halftime – Aaron Smith crossed for the first of the All Blacks’ 38 points.
Player sandwiched in EPIC three-way collision
20 Aug 2018
NRL team of the week Round 23
By Riley Pettigrew, 20 Aug 2018
There was no predicting the outcome of many games in Round 23 with a number of upsets across the weekend.
No jubilee swansong for Nightingale
By Adam Bagnall, 20 Aug 2018
Jason Nightingale recently announced that 2018 would be his last season in the NRL, bringing the curtain down on a decorated career.
Legend miraculously slots rare Olympic goal
20 Aug 2018
The unknown yet important cog for Collingwood’s finals campaign
By Sean Mortell, 20 Aug 2018
Round 22 was a vital round for the premiership hopes of the Magpies.
Do lineout woes go hand in hand with Pooper against All Blacks?
By Fox, 20 Aug 2018
The All Blacks annihilated the Wallaby lineout, stealing seven and winning six penalties at scrum time.
The good, the bad and the ugly from Bledisloe 1
By Blaise McKee, 20 Aug 2018
The first Bledisloe Cup game did not go to plan for Michael Cheika and his men last night, with the All Blacks proving too good yet again.
Blaming Pooper for loss is wide of the mark
By Luke Ringland, 20 Aug 2018
We lost the first Bledisloe Cup Test badly and so as usual we see the opportunist axe grinders doing their thing online.
After more than a decade in hell, the Dees are back in heaven
By mastermind5991, 20 Aug 2018
The year was 2006.
Talking points: Sydney Derby XV, Round 22, 2018
By Justin Mitchell, 20 Aug 2018
Sydney Derby XV lived up to the hype and was nothing short of a fantastic match between two finals-bound teams.
Hardik Pandya’s special spell one to savour for Indian fans
By Giri Subramanian, 20 Aug 2018
India came into the third Test against England 2-0 down. The team was a shambles and the loss at Lord’s seemed to have taken the sting out of the team.
Nine questions to come from Round 22
By Jono Baruch, 20 Aug 2018
At long last things are finally starting to take shape.
A changing of the guard? Analysing the potential European Ryder Cup team
By Tom, 20 Aug 2018
Winning eight of the past 11 tournaments, the Europeans have dominated the Ryder Cup over the past two decades.
AFL top 100: Round 22 highlights (Part 2)
By Stephen Shortis, 20 Aug 2018
The five Saturday games of Round 22 helped settle the likely make-up of the final eight but did not snuff out completely the fate of the other three contenders – although it would be a brave man who predicted more than one change to the top eight.
Behind the barriers: Five bets for Monday, 20 August
By Adam Page, 20 Aug 2018
There are three race meetings set down for Monday, and I think there are a couple of good things runnings. Here are my five plays for the afternoon.
What happened? AFL Round 22, 2018
By Doran Smith, 20 Aug 2018
There were two blowouts in Round 22, but thankfully the other seven games had margins no higher than 20 points, with most still in the balance in the last quarter.
Brighton vs Manchester United: EPL live scores
By Daniel Saunders, 20 Aug 2018
Manchester United will look to continue their winning form against a struggling Brighton and Hove Albion. Join The Roar for live scores of the match from 1am (AEST).
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