Richmond spearhead Tom Lynch will push to make his long-awaited return from a hamstring problem in teammate Dustin Martin’s 300th game. But fellow Tigers stalwart Dion Prestia will miss Saturday’s clash with Hawthorn at the MCG through his latest soft-tissue injury setback. Elsewhere, Adelaide will hope to regain star playmaker Izak Rankine and forward Taylor […]
I have packed into a lot of scrums in my time. I’d say they number in the hundreds. Mostly in the second row, but I’ve muscled up in the front row too, and even, in my youngest days, at number 8 and flanker. I have packed into scrums that drove the opposition remorselessly backwards, splintering […]
The lead-up to Dustin Martin’s 300th game has begged the question: where does he sit in the pantheon of modern AFL greats? Below are my top ten players that have debuted from 2000 and beyond. Each one had or has something special that defines them, and none can be argued with as a champion of […]
Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio has put the bitter disappointment of missing the World Cup behind him by signing an extension with Rugby Australia and the ACT Brumbies. In a boost to the Brumbies ahead of this weekend’s semifinal against the Blues, Lolesio has signed to the end of 2025 with a one year extension to […]
With every team now having played at least half of their allotted games, there is a mix of new faces and incumbent stars at the top of the queue for the Dally M Team of the Year. For many, we have seen a return to glory, with the likes of James Tedesco throwing the gauntlet […]
