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Getting the score right should not be that hard. The blunder at the weekend showed that Super Netball can be super amateurish. It would never happen in men’s professional sport.
The fan who spoke out against racial slurs at the weekend deserves a medal but they exposed a flaw in the system that every club needs to look at.
MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Our stars are dropping like flies and there is a very simple explanation why. And my smokey for who should wear the NSW No7 jersey.
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Debating who should get what bling after a season triumph overlooks the struggle for some players during the countdown to the biggest show in town.
Why are people interested in watching behind-the-scenes documentaries? It gives an insight into the dressing room. But the dressing room was always a safe space for a sportsman, writes Mitchell Johnson.
The consortium hoping to get a Perth franchise into an expanded NRL wants a stand-alone side but have left the door open for a North Sydney or Newtown link.
Nathan Cleary has aggravated his right hamstring injury in Penrith's win over Canterbury, throwing his State of Origin hopes into doubt.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: With the Paris Games right around the corner it made me think of my brush with sporting greatness as a humble teenager making my way in the world of cricket two decades ago.
RICHO’S TOP 10: The rule players are using to milk free kicks, the two defenders who could win their side a flag and a rising star in the midfield ranks you have to see in action.
CAITLIN BASSETT: You know you’ve made it as a professional athlete when you receive your first abusive message from an online troll.
Female referees should be treated equally on the field but the ugly scenes at the weekend and the torrent of abuse levelled at Kasey Badger online have no place in the NRL.
CAITLIN BASSETT: The public show of support to stop gendered violence was admirable but if the AFL wants to get serious it should follow the lead of the NRL.
The good, the bad and the teary from AFL players’ social media.
The fake fights playing out in NRL games are embarrassing. While violence should never be tolerated I think we can bring back the biff to exterminate the pests. Plus the forward who deserves his Origin debut.
Tarryn Thomas should not play AFL again and while the league has thrown its support publicly behind combating gendered violence club coaches appear to have missed the memo.