Sidebottom downed by freak injury

Collingwood midfielder Steele Sidebottom has suffered a ruptured testicle during the club's Wednesday training session, and will miss the important round 23 clash against Essendon.

Pearce lifts lid on 'strange emotions' towards Brown axing

Newcastle Knights captain Mitchell Pearce has opened up for the first time since coach Nathan Brown and the club announced they would be parting ways at the end of the 2019 season.

Reynolds opens up on possible Tigers exile

West Tigers' playmaker Josh Reynolds has opened up on his discussions with coach Michael Maguire about where the lies within the club's future plans.

Fitzgibbon withdraws from race for Knights job

Sydney Roosters and NSW Blues assistant coach Craig Fitzgibbon has ruled himself out of the race for the job at the Newcastle Knights after being formally approached by the club.

St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt believes Dockers were wrong to sack coach

St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt believes that the Fremantle Dockers were wrong to sack coach Ross Lyon.

Buddy 300, McVeigh farewell on track for Saints clash

The SCG is likely to play home to Buddy Franklin's 300th game and Jarrad McVeigh's farewell, with the injured duo completing training on Tuesday.

'Have a bit of respect': Walters feels for Brown, not keen on Knights job

As he did with the Titans, Kevin Walters has doubled down on his commitment to his role as Queensland coach just hours after the job at Newcastle became vacant.

'Unacceptable': Freo president speaks on dramatic double sacking

Fremantle Dockers president says the fact that the club have failed to make the finals in the past four years gave him no other option but to sack coach Ross Lyon and CEO Steve Rosich.

Souths' star trio hold crisis meeting amid season collapse

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are in the midst of a dramatic season collapse on the eve of the finals, and their three most important players have decided enough is enough.

Gallen reveals how Smith gets away with dirty tactics

Paul Gallen has opened up on the on-field antics of long-time Origin rival Cameron Smith, amid the furor surrounding the Melbourne captain's wrestling tactics used against Canberra on Saturday.

Cronk fires off on Storm wrestling critics

Roosters star and two-time Storm premiership player Cooper Cronk has shot down suggestions that Melbourne's defensive tactics go beyond the rules of the game.

AFL make immediate rule change

St. Kilda prepare huge $900k deal for Dockers star

St. Kilda have made a huge play for Fremantle Dockers star Brad Hill in an attempt to lure him to Moorabbin at the end of this season.

Ennis dumbounded by Knights' sharp form dip

Former Origin player Michael Ennis admits he is stunned by the Newcastle Knights' drastic dip in form, saying they are a 'shadow of the side' that was banging down the door for a top four finish only a month ago.

Fans blast AFL over 'disgraceful' Sydney crowd

'Pressure like we've never seen': 2020 coaching merry-go-round beckons

Thompson willing to take pay cut to stay with Manly

Passionate Sea Eagles forward Joel Thompson has informed the club he is desperate to remain on the northern beaches, and is willing to take a pay cut to make it happen.

'What's his job?': Gus hits out at Seibold

Phil Gould has taken aim at Brisbane Broncos coach Anthony Seibold after his side's humiliating loss to Melbourne on Friday night, questioning the new coach's post-match comments.

Flanagan in line to replace Holbrook at St. Helens

Justin Holbrook's departure at St. Helens could open the door for Shane Flanagan to make a dramatic return to coaching, after the he was deregistered by the NRL at the start of the year for integrity reasons.

Has Paul Green expired at North Queensland?

Rugby League great Laurie Daley has supported the notion that Cowboys coach Paul Green may be due for a change of scene, after what's been a disappointing two years as coach of the North Queensland club.

Osaka: 'I haven't had fun since playing in Australia'

In a revealing Twitter post, Naomi Osaka said: "I probably haven't had fun playing tennis since Australia."

Knights to show door to two more stars

Jesse Ramien is unlikely to be the only star player shipped out of Newcastle this season, as coach Nathan Brown continues to wield the axe on his underperforming side.

Referees admit to crucial blunder in Eagles-Storm game

Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has revealed referee Bernard Sutton contacted him to admit the officials made a crucial incorrect call in the dying stages of Melbourne's loss to Manly last Saturday.

Holbrook reveals 'awkward' moment he informed St. Helens players he was leaving

New Gold Coast Titans coach Justin Holbrook has described the awkward moment he had to front his players at current club St. Helens to inform them he'd be departing at season's end.

Mitchell Starc omission talk baffles Geoff Lawson

NRL slap Issac Luke with three-game ban

Warriors rake Issac Luke has had an unsuccessful trip to the NRL judiciary, after failing to have his grade two dangerous throw charge downgraded.

Breaking: ASADA set to hit Shayna Jack with max penalty

'Blame me': Port CEO pens moving letter to members

Port Adelaide have apologised directly to their members and fans for what's been another poor season via an impassioned open letter from their CEO Keith Thomas.

North confirm worst fears for Majak Daw

Rampe ruled out of Sydney XVII

'Get over it': Keary rubbishes NRL's hawk eye proposal

A number of controversial forward pass calls over the weekend have lit up the debate on whether the NRL should introduce technology around the conentious rule, and now Roosters star Luke Keary has weighed in on the conversation.

Umpire drops the knee in the middle of the 'G

Whilst it's more commonly where two tall ruckmen go toe-to-toe, the centre circle of the MCG was the scene for a much kinder coming together on Saturday night.

Kearney unloads on 'very ordinary' referees

A frustrated Stephen Kearney has put the referees on blast following his side's narrow loss to the Parramatta Eels on Saturday afternoon.

QLD legend hopes Walters turns down Titans

Maroons legend Wendell Sailor has pleaded with Queensland coach Kevin Walters to not take the coaching job at the Titans, suggesting failure at the Gold Coast club would see him struggle to land another NRL coaching job in the future.

'Flexible' bowling rotation excites Pattinson

Australian quick James Pattinson has sent a warning England's way, after being named in a dynamic six-man bowling rotation for the Aussies' first Ashes test.

Gus Gould urges the NRL to help Manly retain Trbojevic brothers

Phil Gould has urged the NRL to dip into their budget to help Manly retain the Trbojevic brothers.

James Maloney pleads for clarity from NRL around Kikau charge

Penrith playmaker James Maloney has called for more clarity from the NRL around contact on playmakers.