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Sport can be the most wonderful thing in the world when the only thing that matters is the action and competition on the field...but far too often these days that's not the case - getting to the bottom of 'political agendas' is an unnecessary evil. Matt has covered many different sports at local, national and international levels since 2008 and was even involved in covering the Beijing Olympics. He cuts video clips for the Roar on a regular basis and contributes weekly columns.
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The weekend of stunning fightbacks continued, highlighted by a massive second-half turnaround by the ladder-leading Bulldogs. Cameron Ciraldo’s side overcame a 20-point deficit with…
The Western Bulldogs continue their surge up the ladder - are they better placed than they have been in previous seasons for a late-season surge?
The Wests Tigers have climbed into the top eight with a 34-28 Magic Round win over the Dragons, which was their fifth of the…
If V’Landys really cares about the fans and wants to listen to what they have to say, this is the time, this is the issue – before league becomes an unrecognisable, unsellable product.
The ANZAC Day weekend has provided a little reshuffle to the Power Rankings, as Collingwood assert themselves as the team to beat on early-season form.
Mitchell raced out of the line and launched himself at Melbourne winger Sua Faalogo midway through the second half.
There has been some movement at the top as the race for a top-four spot tightens up, while there has been just as much to talk about down the bottom end.
No matter where the two teams are on the ladder, Easter Monday battles between the Eels and Tigers rarely disappoint – and 2025 was…
Gather Round produced great football for some teams - and continued the misery for some of the battlers. Credit to Port Adelaide for bouncing…
If you take away the original concept, it may as well be like the NBA All-Stars experience, where the best players play regardless of their origin.
There has been little change to the Power Rankings over the last round, especially at the top half of the list. The top-eight race…
There are no longer any winless teams in the NRL with both sides at the bottom of the ladder coming into Round 5 -…
So, really, what can actually be done about milking – how can it be effectively punished and stopped?
Here’s how the teams stack up after Round 3.
The Canberra Raiders have shown they may just be the real deal in 2025, backing up their Las Vegas thumping of the Warriors by…
The manner of the loss to the Bulldogs in round 1 and some of the patterns could become concerning.
The last thing McRae needs to be doing is picking fights with the opposition coaches, especially after his bold list strategy for 2025 failed in round 1.
Those diehards from all competing clubs who stuck out the full day, were the ones who got their money's worth.
Simmons played 16 minutes for two points, three assists and three rebounds, while Mills didn’t manage any court time.
While the term ‘take over’ may be a stretch, it is definitely hard to walk a few hundred metres without seeing someone visibly connected to the game.
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'Let a lot of people down': Balta's apology after avoiding jail for assault as curfew could rule him out of more AFL games
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'Don't sit comfortably with me': Bartel slams Richmond using the victim card with Balta but AFLPA defends his right to play
One possible idea BG…
Media leaks aside, of course; umpires, ICC and the country (In MK’s case, Cricket Australia) work on the testing privately and confidentially, behind closed doors after being ‘reported’ ASAP. CA can select him, however, any game he plays in while he is being ‘tested’ is at the risk of the result being overturned, should a guilty verdict ever ‘need’ to be made public. A not guilty verdict means it goes away, of course, and no one outside those organisations is any the wiser (until the player, I guess with the blessing of country, decides to bring it up post-career to sell a book etc).
Or, alternatively, CA could choose if they are worried to ‘rest’ him (How many times have we heard of a player being just rested with no reason, and not asked questions?) – or am I too naive in the ability to keep secrets in 2025 with such nosey fans! 😛
'Pretty gutted': Nathan Lyon 'heartbroken' over Kuhnemann's suspect action ordeal with calls to keep bowling testing in-house
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'We're comfortable': AFL gives green light for Balta to play for Richmond before assault sentencing
It’s quite remarkable…and disappointing…when the club’s owner runs the franchise into the ground and can’t see he’s the problem. I too hope the plans fall apart and the A’s somehow stay in Oakland, but I fear the short-term sugar-hit cash injection from the Vegas move will be too enticing for the billionaire owner – and fan support and loyalty mean nothing!
Heading for a sad ending: The pending departure of the Athletics in Oakland is a black mark for Major League Baseball
It may not have come across on the TV coverage but the weather was tricky in SF – steady enough rain to affect the throw. It has been noted Purdy tried using gloves and some simple passes looked like they slipped out (GB even made two crucial interceptions themselves), so he didn’t handle the wet as he should have. Long-term weather for the weekend has no rain, so he should…should be improved – and I agree 49ers win the NFC, but I can’t see even Mahomes and Chiefs stopping Lamar and Ravens on current form – they deserve to be SB favourites – but Pat is a big game player and an upset is not off the cards! (Plus the NFL would love the hype of the Swift-Kelce buildup for the showpiece game! ha)
Mitch Wishnowsky's 49ers stay in Super Bowl contention after epic comeback win on final drive sinks Packers
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AFL News: Jamarra takes leave of absence, FOUR players to challenge bans at monster Tribunal night, Port defend JHF over Roos scrap