Tamika Upton has entered the conversation as one of the all-time great female footy players after the Knights fullback scored two late tries to help Newcastle seal back-to-back NRLW titles with a thrilling 24-18 win over the Titans. The Dally M Medal winner had to go deep into her bag of tricks as it looked…
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Jermell Charlo clash in an intriguing battle for the undisputed super middleweight world titles and Australia’s Tim Tszyu will be a keen observer. Tszyu was booked to fight Charlo as mandatory challenge for his super welterweight titles but Charlo has instead opted to go up two divisions to took a shot…
Brisbane has scored an early Grand Final day win, with outgoing veteran Daniel Rich producing the second-longest kick in Longest Kick history to claim a chaotic competition that included a KISS costume and finished with Brendan Fevola jumping in the Yarra. Buoyed by a Lions-heavy crowd just hours before the 2023 AFL Grand Final, Rich…
Brisbane will enter Saturday’s AFL Grand Final with a united playing group that truly believes it can win a hard-earned premiership. But 10 years ago, the Brisbane Lions were a shadow of that ruthless early 2000s dynasty team and the breathtaking, dynamic side of today. Club legend Michael Voss had been sacked as senior coach…
AFL legend in waiting Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin will not be in Melbourne this weekend and will not take his place in the retiring players’ motorcade on Grand Final day. Franklin brought his decorated playing career to a close with immediate effect after injuring his calf in Round 20 against Essendon. It was long questioned whether…
The NRL has gone for a first-time referee in Sunday’s grand final, with Adam Gee put in charge, while the two touch judges who missed a blatant Reece Walsh forward pass in Brisbane’s preliminary final win over the Warriors have been dropped from the showpiece event. Phil Henderson and Drew Oultram were on the sideline…
With the grand finalists set, attention now turns to football’s night of nights. The game’s top individual honour is set be decided at Monday night’s Brownlow Medal in what looms as one of the most intriguing counts in recent memory. Below is everything you need to know about the 2023 Brownlow Medal. Watch every match…
Collingwood will face Brisbane in the 2023 AFL Grand Final. For just the second time since 2017, both qualifying final winners claimed victory in their home preliminary finals, with the Magpies defeating GWS and the Lions defeating Carlton. This will be the seventh time the Magpies and Lions have faced off for a VFL/AFL premiership,…
Penrith chief executive Brian Fletcher’s suggestion Brisbane should not be allowed to host Saturday’s preliminary final has been shot down as “outragerous” amid the backdrop of the AFL’s concerted push into the city. Fletcher caused a stir on the weekend by calling for the NRL to shift all preliminary finals to a neutral venue, suggesting…
Jarryd Lyons’ rollercoaster season and footy career has taken an uplifting turn, with the Brisbane Lions midfielder claiming the VFL’s top individual honour after a dramatic vote count. Lyon on Monday night was crowned the 2023 J.J Liston Trophy winner, polling 26 votes from 14 games to win by two votes from Southport star Boyd…