Sport

RICHO’S TOP 10: North are under lights tonight in more ways than one and it’s time they did their talking on the footy field.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the hottest thing in the IPL right now, but what he does next will be crucial to how the teenager develops as a potential superstar.

KIERSTEN DUKE: The mountain the NRLW has to climb to achieve gender pay parity has again become clear after the Sharks advertised a role with no wage attached.

Isaac Moses is no stranger to controversy with the Lachlan Galvin saga the latest in a series of high-profile dramas he has orchestrated.

GEORGIE PARKER: The AFL is coming down hard on player’s who inflict concussions on their opponents so it’s about time they started saying so.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: I strongly believe in preventing concussions in our sport but what we saw on the weekend was beyond a joke and the NRL knows it.

The sense of camaraderie and respect between opponents on Anzac Day surely adds an extra layer of significance. It’s not just a game; it’s a heartfelt reminder of the values that unite the nation. 

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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