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DANE ELDRIDGE: Coaching Origin is a tough gig, and early success can, in fact, be a death knell — as the Maroons mentor is finding out the hard way.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The rugby convert may be second-guessing his career choice when the NSW Blues hit the field on Wednesday night.

GEORGIE PARKER: There is a lot to process after South Africa’s historic World Test Championship win. Here are my three takeaways.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Only a Queensland miracle in Perth will save Billy Slater from facing the same axe he wielded on his former skipper.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The top order face criticism over the World Test Championship final failure, but the selectors are the ones who should be answering the questions.

JUSTIN LANGER: Steve Smith’s path to redemption should be a great learning lesson for Australia’s most successful soccer coach after he enjoyed an historic high before being sacked.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Sacking a skipper has repercussions that go well beyond just the player who replaces them.

RICHO’S TOP 10: It's great that Jamarra is back training hard, but he still has a tough choice to make about his future.

Ian Baker-Finch won the 1991 British Open. What happened next has had the golfing world stumped for 30 years. His new biography details exactly what happened.

KIERSTEN DUKE: Billy Slater has been criticised for dropping Cherry-Evans, but selecting Ezra Mam is a tone deaf decision by the young Maroons coach.

BEN MCCLELLAN: There are plenty of valid arguments against the Hobart Stadium - chiefly its price tag - but Tasmanians are just putting off the inevitable if they want to be taken seriously.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: This teenager has worked hard to get where he is and, having seen him up close, I have full confidence he will make it big in the USA.

GEORGIE PARKER: We just witnessed two awesome finals, but there is one lingering issue that continues to plague the female players at Roland Garros.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The former Maroons skipper left Billy Slater with no choice after failing to read the writing on the wall and do the honourable thing.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: English crowds have no love for our Test team so it will be interesting to see how their return after the 2023 dressing room run in plays out.