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Collingwood chief executive Craig Kelly has slammed “sensationalist” reporting around Magpies defender Nathan Murphy returning to football after another concussion. Murphy, 24, was cleared to continue his AFL career after suffering his most recent concussion during the Magpies’ grand-final win last September. The premiership player… Read More »‘Doesn’t do anyone any favours’: Pies CEO slams News Corp criticism of defender’s return from concussion

ARL Commission chair Peter V’landys has denied any interest in taking over from NRL chief executive despite a reported push from a handful of clubs for change to the sport’s leadership structure. According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, there are clubs, including… Read More »‘No interest whatsoever’: V’landys denies power play to oust Abdo despite push from clubs

When you’re Parramatta, everything can feel like a struggle. They’re one of the great sporting clubs of the world when it comes to being associated with failure. You could stick the Eels alongside their similarly-coloured, similarly unsuccessful Super League cousins Warrington, perennial non-winners St Kilda… Read More »Parra v the salary cap: The Eels have kept their stars, but has it thrown the whole team out of kilter?

As we reach the end of another Australian summer and with the scourge of pigskin on pristine cricket fields not too far around the corner, it’s time to look back on how the wickets have fared over the course of the season.  Of the seven… Read More »Australian cricket’s pitch power rankings: From the best to the SCG – how each surface stacks up in national turf war