Sport

JUSTIN LANGER: Indigenous players are the lifeblood of our great game but dwindling numbers of them in our top flight competition needs to be addressed.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Sam Konstas and Jake Fraser-McGurk were heralded as the future of Aussie cricket but their swashbuckling style of play has quickly come undone so are they getting the right advice?

RICHO’S TOP 10: We are still two weeks out from the first bounce but here is who I think will win the flag this year and which player will make it happen for them. Do you agree?

KIERSTEN DUKE: The best female league players in the country will have little trouble being inspired by their new coach.

Mark ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Benji Marshall has not coached a regular NRL season game this year but is already under the pump.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Australia has been forced to turn to the next generation for their Champions Trophy tilt but that does not mean they are out for the count.

The disparity in pay that remains between men and women isn’t surprising, but it is absolutely disheartening, writes Georgie Parker.

BEN HARVEY: Take it from a bloke who’s copped way worse: Calling a police officer ‘stupid and white’ just isn’t racism.

JUSTIN LANGER: The biggest stars in sport have all suffered soul-sapping defeats but the best use it as fuel for future success.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: They are very different sports but funnily enough share a lot of similarities. We could learn a lot from how the Americans put on the biggest sporting show on the planet.

KIERSTEN DUKE: Taking women’s rugby league to Las Vegas is a gamble that is sure to pay off for the NRLW.

JACKSON BARRETT: US sport does everything bigger and some might say better. There is definitely one area where the national game could follow suit.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Some are chasing more money, others are not sure which country to play for. For the amount of money they are on we should expect better.

GEORGIE PARKER: Adapting to life after footy is hard as I know the struggle all too well. The deaths of Adam Hunter and Troy Selwood have rocked the sport but the league can try this idea to help ex-players.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: A chance meeting with Australia’s latest Test rookie revealed the one vital personality trait he possesses which will be the foundation of his success.