A whistleblowing doctor has revealed allegations of secret illicit drug tests conducted to enable AFL players to avoid detection on game days, federal MP Andrew Wilkie says. Mr Wilkie told parliament of the allegations from a former Melbourne Demons club doctor and football club president.… Read More »Albanese asked to intervene as former Dees doctor drops bombshell over players dodging drug tests
Raiders winger Albert Hopoate is lucky he is only missing one NRL match and didn’t suffer serious injuries after an oil can exploded while he was cooking a barbeque. The Canberra winger suffered burns to his right arm after the explosion on Monday night and… Read More »NRL News: Hopoate lucky to avoid serious injury from BBQ blow-up, Drinkwater now an elite fullback – Payten
It wasn’t that long ago that the Roosters’ attack was the biggest mystery in the NRL. Though they started 4-1 in 2023, they hadn’t really impressed and, even before results turned and they started losing, many had noticed that all was not well. It was… Read More »How Dom Young and Justin Holbrook have turned the Roosters inside out – and helped Tedesco get back to his best
For me at least, rugby union seems to have an unparalleled ability to induce mixed feelings. This has been brought home to me especially powerfully by the recent revelation of a raft of rule changes that World Rugby has floated as suggestions to improve the… Read More »WR’s mooted law changes are great – but show there’s a hell of a lot wrong with rugby in 2024, and that sucks
NSW Rugby has forced their coach Darren Coleman into a corner to the detriment of the team by putting him on notice over his Super Rugby future. That’s the assessment of former Wallaby Matt To’omu who said he has “a bee in my bonnet” about… Read More »‘I see poor leadership’: Have Darren Coleman’s NSW Rugby bosses set him up to fail?