theroar.com.au —  21+ min ago

...It's an exciting time to love our beautiful game, despite all the reason it drives us nuts – unless you barrack for North Melbourne or West Coast... ...at the moment, you can head along to a game reasonably confident your team can get the job done – and if Carlton fans disagree about this, I"ll... ...West Coast and North Melbourne are the only easybeats; Collingwood are probably the only team any of those mid-range sides would head into a match... ...Well, the Dockers did it last year, and with the Demons in a lull and minus Clayton Oliver, one of the flag favourites was ripe for the picking for...

theroar.com.au —  16+ min ago

...the return of Tom Trbojevic, Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr.... ...Judging from his comments during the week and the approach he's taken with team selections, I think Brad Fittler"s approach is going to be around... ...The Maroons had Greg Inglis with Darius Boyd on the left edge for the best part of a decade with great success and Justin Hodges and Brent Tate were... ...It looks like Valentine Holmes is going to switch to right centre alongside Selwyn Cobbo instead of on the left with his Cowboys teammate Murray ...

theroar.com.au —  18+ hour, 44+ min ago

...Ever since Sam Mitchell took over from the great Alastair Clarkson as Hawthorn coach, via one of the most acrimonious changings of the guard in recent... ...of Australia"s most prominent sports journalists.... ...St Kilda, in the first ten rounds, had given up 90 marks inside 50 – far and away the lowest in the AFL.... ...And if more proof was needed, it came via a stunning, defiant, memorable 10-point upset win over St Kilda, a game in which they simultaneously looked...

theroar.com.au —  1+ hour, 24+ min ago

...was awarded the try, after the referee initially ruled a knock-on by Jack Hetherington.... ...Commentators convinced the Knights got lucky as the Bunker overrules ref to give a vital try With the scores locked at 18-all, Phoenix Crossland...

theroar.com.au —  18+ hour, 43+ min ago

...Ever since Sam Mitchell took over from the great Alastair Clarkson as Hawthorn coach, via one of the most acrimonious changings of the guard in recent... ...I"ve thought for 12 months that no coach in the AFL has been doing more with the players available to him.... ...St Kilda, in the first ten rounds, had given up 90 marks inside 50 – far and away the lowest in the AFL.... ...Harley Reid. The belief a win like this will give a team with developing talent to spare is worth more than pick 1 ever could be....

theroar.com.au —  2+ hour, 5+ min ago

...No Tom Trbojevic, no Daly Cherry-Evans, no Jake Trbojevic and you know the rest.... ...Greg Marzhew was the major beneficiary, scoring a hat trick.... ...They were only without Tyson Frizell, whereas the Sea Eagles felt the absence of their two Origin reps as well as the injured Jake.... ...Tolu Koula was binned for a high shot on Ponga that was borderline, while a late Knights try might have been chalked off for a knock on that the...

theroar.com.au —  10+ hour, 55+ min ago

...to leave out Jarrod Croker for the Raiders Round 14 encounter with the Wests Tigers, so he can play his 300th game in Canberra in Round 15.... ...Cooper Cronk slams Ricky's decision to try and do a nice thing for Jarrod Croker's 300th Cooper Cronk couldn't get behind Ricky Stuart's decision...

theroar.com.au —  2+ hour, 43+ min ago

...the State of Origin series opener.... ...NSW have rejected the NRL"s last-minute request to revert to their traditional sky blue jersey to avoid a clash with Queensland"s maroon strip in... ...The NRL"s head of football Graham Annesley, whom a News Corp report said had raised the jersey clash with NSWRL, declined to comment on the issue... ...Mark Nawaqanitawase was used as a speed hump as Mitchell Drummond extended the home side's lead....

theroar.com.au —  1+ day, 52+ min ago

...Brisbane went into Saturday night's clash without NSW prop Payne Haas as well as Maroons quartet Reece Walsh, Selwyn Cobbo, Thomas Flegler and Patrick... ...Carrigan.... ...This wasn't like when the famous “Baby Broncos” with a little-known coach called Craig Bellamy led them to a victory over the Wests Tigers in 2002... ...final minute but Adam Pompey was penalised for holding Deine Mariner back as Marcelo Montoya dived over in the corner for what could have been the...

theroar.com.au —  3+ hour, 54+ min ago

...More concern for Kalyn Ponga's head after being taken high by Jason Saab The tackle was placed on report and the Knights captain didn't require...