Sport

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.

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JUSTIN LANGER: The passing of Adam Hunter and Troy Selwood highlight the hard truths professional athletes face after their career ends. I know I did.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: He didn’t face a ball out in the middle which Sam Konstas could have done if he had stayed at home.

LISA STHALEKAR: Annabel Sutherland is breathing down Ellyse Perry’s neck as the best in the business after another blistering summer.

CAITLIN BASSETT: It’s 2025 and I can’t believe we are still having to justify female sporting accomplishments on the cricket pitch.

CANDACE BUCKNER: It was the giant shake-up the league needed and the wake-up call the stars had been fearing.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: I think Latrell Mitchell is due for a bumper year and this is the reason why.

If wanting to make the matches shorter is what you’re after, I believe there’s a way you can trim the fat without trimming actual game time, writes Georgie Parker.

JUSTIN LANGER: He is one of greatest ever batters and we all know what he did years ago was wrong but some people will never forgive him.

JACKSON BARRETT: The veteran opener came to Sri Lanka fighting to remain relevant, now he has shown why Australia should not look to discard him so easily.