With A-League finals on the horizon, Central Coast must travel half a world away to begin it’s dream of AFC Cup final spot

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The A-League Men’s postseason looms large on the horizon for many Australian football fans, but this Wednesday night, the Central Coast Mariners will pursue an even greater ambition. After eliminating three teams from three different countries, they now find themselves on the doorstep of the AFC Cup final. However, in order to challenge for that […]

Reds star duo cop Super Rugby bans after red cards – but where’s the consistency?

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Les Kiss’ hopes of turning around the Reds’ season had been dealt a blow, with star duo Fraser McReight and Tate McDermott to miss Friday night’s clash with the Highlanders duo to suspension. The Wallabies pair were shown yellow cards during their 17-14 loss to Moana Pasifika across the ditch on Friday night for reckless […]

Annesley admits yet another error that ‘should have been picked up’ after Hasler blows up over golden-point blunder

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The Gold Coast Titans have been dudded again in golden point extra time and should have had a shot at penalty goal from in front to win against Canberra on Sunday night. NRL head of football Graham Annesley confirmed on Monday that Raiders fullback Chevy Stewart was offside when he charged down Titans captain Kieran […]

Five things: Lesson Aussie rugby can learn from Kiwis – and why next month will determine whether SR gap has closed

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The theory is that Australia is closing the gap with their trans-Tasman neighbours in Super Rugby. The evidence is five wins from 12 matches – a 41.67 per cent win rate – which is a stark improvement on the six victories from 30 encounters last year. Yet four of those five wins have come against […]

Five and a kick: Joey Manu is not the Roosters’ best fullback, unless they want to run him into the ground

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Everyone knows Joey Manu is a really good fullback. He’s probably in the top five in the game, but not in the top one at the Roosters, which is why he plays in the centres. Every time Manu plays in the 1 jumper, there’s the usual cavalcade of people suggesting that he should play there […]