AFL pre-season notebook: Kane Cornes hits new low with response to Bomber blow, ‘basic’ Dockers have work to do

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Four more teams got their chance to dust off the cobwebs on the first day of autumn, and less than a week out from the season proper, it’s far from an ideal time to have injuries to deal with. Unfortunately, both Essendon and Port Adelaide left their matches with scares, Jordan Ridley’s quad iced up […]

‘We needed that’: Gordon, Kellaway star as Rebels score epic comeback win as Force capitulate

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Doubles to Carter Gordon and Andrew Kellaway have seen the Melbourne Rebels overturn a massive 15-point second-half deficit against the Western Force to record an important win to open Super Round on Friday night at AAMI Park. Starring down the barrel of a second humbling defeat in as many weeks on home turf, the Rebels […]

‘Who doesn’t kick that out?’: Stunning play turns match for Blues as forgotten All Blacks star says ‘pick me’

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A piece of individual magic from Stephen Perofeta and a Hoskins Sotutu hat-trick has seen the Blues overcome a gritty Highlanders team 37-29 in Melbourne. The crucial moment in the game came on the stroke of half time, as the Highlanders’ Test prop Ethan de Groot lost the ball in contact on the Blues’ line. […]

California Dreamin’: Next up LA Sevens, and it’s turnaround time for Aussie teams

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The fifth round of World Rugby’s SVNS Series is on in Los Angeles over the weekend and there are some seriously hard games for both Aussie teams to kick off the tournament. The Aussie women face Ireland on Saturday at 11.30am AEDT, then at 3.22pm AEDT the men face the Kiwis. Both teams will be […]

Schmidt’s dossier: Coach details plans and timing on selections and assistants as new Wallaby era launches

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Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is thinking local when it comes to player selection and his assistants as he settles into his new role. Schmidt spent his first official day as Australia’s coach in Melbourne, where he will take in Super Round, with all 12 teams playing at AAMI Park over the weekend. A Kiwi who […]