Melbourne’s loss to Fremantle last week stands alone as the Demons’ worst loss since their time as premiership contenders began in 2021. By comparison, their 38-point defeat at the hands of Collingwood on King’s Birthday wasn’t anywhere near as bad – but if you bleed red and blue, there’s every chance this one was even […]
NRL Power Rankings: Round 14 – Broncos buckin’ awful, Warriors on the warpath, Dogs surging, Tigers more like kittens
Brisbane’s slide is probably only a momentary lapse in a long season but their hopes of going one better than last year won’t be realised unless they get out of this funk quickly. The Broncos have dropped to eighth after their second-half shocker against the Sharks after fading poorly in their previous loss to the […]
Crichton’s captain’s knock inspires Bulldogs to brave comeback win over Parra – but it comes at a big cost
Canterbury captain Stephen Crichton lifted his team to a spirited 22-18 comeback win over the Eels, but the Dogs walked away wounded with a long injury list. Accor Stadium was abuzz with more than 45,000 fans in full voice for the ‘battle of the West’ contest between the bitter traditional rivales. It was a showcase […]
‘Tough lesson’: Brumbies recall Blues battering but winning streak has them hopeful of revenge
Straight-shooting skipper Allan Alaalatoa is challenging his ACT Brumbies to man up or face Super Rugby Pacific elimination in Friday night’s do-or-die semi-final against the Blues. The Brumbies travel to Eden Park having not beaten the Blues at Australian rugby’s traditional graveyard since 2013 and coming off a 46-7 last-up loss to the Aucklanders in […]
Ravalawa on the outer at Dragons after being sent straight to judiciary for foul-mouthed rant at touch judge
Mikaele Ravalawa’s hopes of returning to St George Illawarra’s NRL side have taken another hit, with the winger referred straight to the NSWRL judiciary for verbal abuse. Ravalawa was on Monday charged by the NSWRL for swearing at a touch judge in Friday night’s NSW Cup game against Parramatta. The winger was sent from the […]