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Dustin Martin and Caleb Serong.
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Caitlin Bassett

The secret to being a great of the game

CAITLIN BASSETT: In the big moments the best step up when it counts most. This is what I have found sets them apart after playing with one of them.

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It’s hard to know who to believe in the Daly Cherry-Evans saga.
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Kiersten Duke

The Daly Cherry-Evans saga is simply a mess

KIERSTEN DUKE: Contract negotiations being played out on TV indicate things are not as ‘friendly’ as the Sea Eagles and Daly Cherry-Evans would have you believe.

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Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll

What Manly must do NOW to keep DCE

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Knowing when to call it a day is the hardest decision any player can make. The Manly skipper appears set to make that call for himself leaving the Sea Eagles scrambling.

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Nick Daicos and Harley Reid have both had to deal with the immense of being a young AFL star.
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Georgie Parker

Reid learning how hard it is to be as good as Nick Daicos

GEORGIE PARKER: Harley Reid is again in the headlines for the wrong reasons as he finds life in the spotlight only gets harder as the pressure mounts.

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Nathan Lyon and Usman Khawaja at the Melbourne Grand Prix.
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Mitchell Johnson

Living it up at the Grand Prix will rile Uzzie’s teammates

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Usman Khawaja’s decision to attend the F1 race in Melbourne while injured speaks to his attitude towards his Queensland team ahead of the Sheffield Shield final this week.

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Justin Langer has undergone several leadership courses involving child protection.
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Justin Langer

The grim reality of being a leader

JUSTIN LANGER: I never thought leading a team or club would involve the lessons I have had to learn this month.

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Oscar Piastri talking to Max Verstappen.
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Mitchell Johnson

The giant problem with F1 racing

MITCHELL JOHNSON: My dad loved watching the best drivers in the world go at it but not any more and this is why.

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Carlton and Fremantle’s woes pale in comparison to the Power’s decision to let Dan Huston leave.
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Matthew Richardson

How the biggest mistake in AFL was exposed in round one

RICHO’S TOP 10: There were a lot of storylines out of the first proper weekend of footy but none were more damning than this one.

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The Fever’s Olivia Wilkinson, The Thunderbirds Kayla Graham and the Firebirds Mary Cholhok.
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Caitlin Bassett

The player to watch in every Super Netball team this season

CAITLIN BASSETT: The pre-season tournament provided some telling insights into who would stand out in 2025.

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Shane Flanagan was wrong to go after Lachlan Ilias after the loss to Souths.
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Kiersten Duke

‘I’ve seen babies spit the dummy less’

KIERSTEN DUKE: I have no idea why Shane Flanagan thought roasting his new half-back publicly would help make him a better player as all it showed was who really needs the help at St George.

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Crows players Jake Soligo, Alex Neal-Bullen and Darcy Fogarty celebrate a goal and Alex Carey playing for South Australia.
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Mitchell Johnson

Cricket was never going to trump AFL in Shield final fight

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The pinnacle of the domestic red-ball season will not be played at one of the best grounds in the country in what is a bitter blow for the sport.

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Luke Brooks, Lachlan Galvin and Mitchell Moses have all shown great promise at the Tigers early in their careers.
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Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll

How Galvin can shake the Tigers’ curse

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: He is the latest prodigy to come out of Leichhardt Oval but faces the same dilemma as the stars before him.

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Christian Petracca of the Demons handballs whilst being tackled by Finn Callaghan of the Giants during the round one AFL match between Melbourne Demons and GWS Giants at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on March 16, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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Georgie Parker

Five things from AFL round one you may not have noticed

GEORGIE PARKER: The AFL might pretend that footy was back last week, but this weekend it really was. Here are five things we have learnt about this season already.

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Harley Reid.
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Justin Langer

New-look Eagles have world at their feet

JUSTIN LANGER: The start of each season is a new beginning and West Coast have several new faces to play alongside club superstar Harley Reid.

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Rick McCosker batting with a bandaged broken jaw which he suffered in the first innings, faces Bob Willis of England in the second innings of the Centenary Test match between Australia and England at the MCG in 1977.
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Mitchell Johnson

This is the wrong way to celebrate our greatest rivalry

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The 150th Test match between Australia and England should honour tradition instead of becoming a novelty act.

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