Infiltrating a cartel is never easy. Just ask a grizzled narcotics cop or one of the armada of Australian fast bowlers trying to get into the Test team.  The record-breaking trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood keep on keeping on and, in concert with veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, they could theoretically stick […]

The Bears might not be back, but they might be getting more airtime than they have at any point since departing first grade rugby league in 1999. One week they’re in Perth, the next they’re in a non-specific part of the Pacific that might actually be in Cairns. Peter V’landys said last week that they […]

I miss what the AFL pre-season used to be. I understand the counter arguments, which all boil down to “it’s just pre-season”. Everything I argue here is not in opposition to the idea that pre-season games are ultimately meaningless. Yes, they’re meaningless, I don’t disagree. But the pre-season used to be fun, and now it […]

Latrell Mitchell will captain the Indigenous All Stars for the first time on Friday night and he says it “means everything” to him. The 26-year-old fullback’s close friend and former Indigenous All Stars prop George Rose told AAP it was “a fitting accolade”. “Latrell is a person who is proud of his culture and always […]

Collingwood defender Nathan Murphy is not contemplating retirement despite remaining on a modified training program indefinitely due to ongoing issues surrounding concussion. The 24-year-old insisted he has not suffered a fresh setback but said he was not in the “right frame of mind” to take part in match simulation sessions. “It was a pretty whirlwind […]