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Aunty Joy Murphy was due to perform a Welcome to Country before the game.

NRL club scraps Welcome to Country moments before Anzac Day clash

Aunty Joy Murphy and two Indigenous dance groups were ‘heartbroken’ when the last-minute decision was made.

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Jake Fraser-McGurk has not had great IPL season so far.

How Aussie cricket’s forgotten star can resurrect his career

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Chasing the riches of the IPL has proven a disastrous decision for Jake Fraser-McGurk.

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Noah Balta needs to be given an opportunity to redeem himself.

Richo: Why Noah Balta deserves a second chance

RICHO’S TOP 10: The Tigers star made ‘a horrendous mistake’ but I do not believe he is a lost cause.

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Lachlan Galvin has found himself in the middle of a firestorm at Wests Tigers.

Is teen star an unwitting pawn in a larger game?

KIERSTEN DUKE: It’s becoming increasingly hard to know who to believe in the Galvin-Tigers saga but one thing is very clear.

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Benji Marshall, Lachlan Galvin and Isaac Moses.

Galvin’s puppet master needs to come clean

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Lachlan Galvin appears to be a pawn in a much larger game and the potential superstar has the most to lose.

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The Noah Balta assault case has been poorly handled by the AFL.

AFL’s role in Balta disgrace has been ‘pathetic’

GEORGIE PARKER: The Noah Balta scandal should have never become such a mess and the league needs to take serious steps to stop it happening again.

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Brady Hough shows the human cost of West Coast’s struggles.

JOHNSON: Hough puts human face on struggles of battling team

In the world of team sport, when adversity strikes, it can be daunting for an individual player. The feeling of helplessness can be overwhelming when results don’t match the effort exerted.

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Alex Volkanovski and Rory McIlroy

What master golfer and UFC champ have in common

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Alex Volkanovski and Rory McIlroy play very different sports but they are not as different as you would think.

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The Penrith Panthers after their 2024 grand final and after their recent loss to the Cowboys.

The Panthers legacy lives on, just not where you’d expect

DANE ELDRIDGE: The Panthers only have themselves to blame for their eventual demise. They were too good, for too long but it’s not a complete loss for the NRL.

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jamie Elliot and Zac Bailey

The key part of Lions’ game Pies need to shut down

RICHO’S TOP 10: The Easter round gets of to a ripping start with the 2023 grand final rematch tonight but this time Brisbane have all the running.

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Spencer Leniu clashes with Johnathan Thurston on Friday night.

Inside the complex world of ex-players as media stars

KIERSTEN DUKE: They are paid the big bucks to have an opinion and take us inside the game they once dominated, but it’s not always smooth sailing.

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Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout competes in the U20 100m heat and final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth.

Gout Gout and the essence of hope

The 17-year-old young gun captures the feeling of hope better than any other Australian individual athlete for some time. It is not what he will do — it is what he might do.

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Spencer Leniu and Johnathan Thurston sideline confrontation should be left there. and not made more of by the NRL.

What’s next in the Leniu-Thurston sideline stink saga?

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Spencer Leniu confronting Jonathan Thurston was not a great look but this is how the NRL should handle it.

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Bradley Hill playing for St Kilda at Norwood Oval.

Where the AFL should take footy next

GEORGIE PARKER: Gather Round has been a roaring success so this is the next ‘round’ the league should look at creating to really connect with fans.

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Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout competes in the U20 100m heat and final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth.

Surviving fame game the next big test for Gout

I have always had an obsession with speed – and I’m not just talking about fast bowling. Back in my school days, I was captivated by the fastest runners at our high school athletics carnivals.

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