All eyes are on Steve Smith as the former Australia skipper looks to lock down a place in the T20 World Cup squad with impressive performances on the tour of New Zealand. The trans-Tasman rivals play game one of a three-T20 series in Wellington on… Read More »Smith’s spot under pressure as selection squeeze could mean star batter is surplus to requirements
Max Jorgensen is the most exciting youngster in Australian rugby, but Waratahs coach Darren Coleman is set to ease his star fullback via the bench against the Queensland Reds in their important Super Rugby opener in Brisbane on Saturday. The Roar can reveal Coleman will… Read More »‘There is hatred’: Reds, Tahs set to spring selection surprises at fullback for grudge match, Force lose trio
At the start of the 2023/24 A-League season, I was asked to select a Golden Boot winner. Adam Taggart was my choice and remains so as the competition enters its final third. There is something about the now 30-year-old Taggart that has always pulled an… Read More »Adam Taggart will win the A-League Golden Boot – and he should be leading the Socceroo front line
The “personal” battle between Noah Lolesio and Carter Gordon for the Wallabies No.10 jersey is shaping as a highlight of the new World Cup cycle and former Wallaby fly-half Matt Toouma will be riveted by it when it resumes on Friday night. Gordon’s Rebels coach… Read More »Carter ‘stitched up’, Noah’s ‘blessing in disguise’: Ex-Wallaby 10’s verdict on ‘personal’ duel and World Cup fallout
The 2024 AFL season is here! Not officially – no, the first bounce of the season proper isn’t for another few weeks, but The Roar’s annual countdown of the league’s top 50 players has arrived. If you’re new here, it’s all very simple. Five Roar… Read More »The Roar’s AFL top 50 players, 30-21: Who should be higher, Dusty or De Goey?