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JUSTIN LANGER: These athletes are boxers. One is from Ireland, the other from Puerto Rico. In their countries they are as iconic as Cathy Freeman, Ash Barty or Sam Kerr are in Australia.

RICHO’S TOP 10: The players likely have no issue with it, but the league does and it’s driving me nuts.

KIERSTEN DUKE: The Bulldogs are showing they have some real bite, while a teenage prodigy is breathing fire for the Dragons.

SOPHIE GANNON: Over the last 48 hours, the footy world has debated Sunday’s ‘nasty’ incident between North Melbourne’s Tristan Xerri and Melbourne’s Tom Sparrow, and I’ve been shocked at some of the takes.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Nathan Cleary should never have played State of Origin III.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Queensland’s stirring State of Origin triumph will long be remembered for the contribution of captain Cameron Munster, who played just days after the death of his father.

MATTHEW RICHARDSON’S TOP 10: Why are umpires stopping play nearly every time a player stays down for a few seconds?

Time and time again we see athletes in all different codes experience heartbreaking events and still go on to represent their team.

In an Origin series full of twists, none have captured the imagination quite like Billy Slater slowly going crackers in real time.

SOPHIE GANNON: The AFL’s Marvel Stadium has proven to be a disaster for those who have had to call it home over the past 25-years.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Blues fans need to drop the nice guy image and make life as hard as possible for the Maroons when they hit Sydney.

GEORGIE PARKER: Has the league cooked itself by expanding the women’s comp too quickly? 

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Nathan Lyon has passed the baton for one of the most important roles in the Test squad to Alex Carey. There is one rendition we sung that still gives me goosebumps.

RICHO’S TOP 10: I know the pain the Tigers great is feeling as I’ve been there. This is my message to Tom.

KIERSTEN DUKE: There has been a lot of movement during the off-season and two new clubs have joined the fray. This is everything you need to know about the stars set to make headlines.