Weekend sports wrap
Collingwood and Penrith Panthers taste premiership success.
Collingwood and Penrith Panthers taste premiership success.
Both players won by a point.
Collingwood and Penrith Panthers taste premiership success.
Both players won by a point.
Floyd Mayweather’s win raises questions about whether athletes who have committed violent crimes should be competing in high-profile events, writes Nat Kassel.
Karmichael Hunt’s stint in the AFL was not a categoric failure, writes Callum O’Connor.
Sean Munaweera, Luke Sale and Nick Schomburgk bring you this week’s edition.
The pulling power of the NRL has failed to impress in its own backyard, writes Luke Sale.
Alexandaros Karavas previews the grand final clash between the Sydney Roosters and Manly Sea Eagles.
It was all about gold sequins, pant suits and Steven Khalil at this year’s NRL Dally M best and fairest awards, writes Emily Gook.
Melbourne Storm is pushing towards another premiership tilt, with a core group of young talent, writes Ryan Lepore.
Suffering a loss at this time of the year is often a good thing for ambitious AFL and NRL clubs, writes Tom Morris.
Is watching the footy as a family a rite of passage or something more sinister? Rachel Wagner looks at the negative impact of gambling advertisements in sport.
The sacking of Canberra star Josh Dugan could bring his promising career to an abrupt end, or help launch another club to glory, writes Alexandros Karavas.
Under the intense scrutiny of the ASADA investigation the Sharks may struggle to stay afloat, writes Paddy Naughtin.
Three years after being found guilty of salary cap breaches, it is now time for the NRL world and Australian sport to forgive the Melbourne Storm, writes Ashley Shenker.
In this Sports Polygamy podcast, Eric George evaluates the last 48 hours in Australian sport with Sam McInerney and Ben Cuzzupe.
Sunday’s NRL premiership win by the Melbourne Storm finally puts to rest any doubt that it is the best club in the competition, writes Damien Ractliffe.
An exchange between President Obama and Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly has been selected by Renee Tibbs to join our ‘100 articles’ list as an example of how NOT to conduct an interview.
Three tied games in four weeks has raised more questions than answers. Ben Waterworth asks if it’s time for the AFL to follow in the NRL’s footsteps and scrap the traditional draw.
The news of Melbourne Storm’s salary cap breaches is one of the biggest stories in Australian sporting history. Ben Waterworth reflects on the issue and asks the question, can the Melbourne Storm survive this scandal?
The Melbourne Storm were yesterday stripped of their 2007 and 2009 premierships due to salary cap breaches, but they had been under investigation since March. Could the story have been broken earlier? Did the sports media drop the ball? Evan Harding investigates.
Living in the national capital can be a polarising experience, especially when it comes to committing to a football code. Freelance journalist Luke Robert chronicles the inner demons he’s confronted while working his way through a questioning time.