Essendon forward Peter Wright has been suspended for four matches by the AFL Tribunal, for the bump that concussed Sydney’s Harry Cunningham in a spiteful match at the SCG. The AFL had argued for a four-match suspension, while the Bombers asked for three, citing a… Read More »Tribunal verdict IN as Wright learns fate for brutal Swan bump
Wests Tigers may have to deliver on their promise to vacate Leichhardt Oval at the end of the year after the NSW government refused their request to fund an upgrade. The Tigers will play five of their 12 home games this season at Leichhardt Oval… Read More »‘I don’t have spare dollars’: Death sentence for Leichhardt as NSW Premier rejects Tigers’ reno plans
Rugby League dynasties are like monopolies. They are allergic to competition. Brisbane owned a state, Melbourne kept a second set of books, and the Roosters donned a salary cap sombrero. Newly crowned, Penrith’s dynasty feels more old-fashioned, born from solid Rugby League values. Catchments, pathways,… Read More »‘Welcome to Wigan, dickhead’: Rugby league’s a different ball game in the concrete jungle of post-Thatcher Britain
Four months after losing Mark Nawaqanitawase to the NRL, Rugby Australia has put together an extremely competitive bid to keep the Sydney Roosters’ mitts off fellow young gun Max Jorgensen. But the wider ramifications of the deal could yet be felt, with the Reds in… Read More »Wonder kid offered 3-yr, $1.6m deal to stay in Aussie rugby – and why it could see Wallabies stars leave Ballymore
It’s a fairly striking sight. The sun goes down over Belmore Sports Ground, the train rattles by along the adjacent track and, as the Islamic call to prayer sounds over the suburban ground, hundreds of Bulldogs fans get ready to pray on the pitch and… Read More »‘It reminds us of how helpless we are’: Life as an NRL player during Ramadan – with a little help from Hazem