Jack Steven wins third St Kilda best and fairest award
Jack Steven missed All-Australian selection on Thursday night but that didn't stop him moving into the upper echelon of stars in St Kilda history.Steven, 26, unsurprisingly won his third Trevor Barker award, becoming the 10th player in the club's history to win three best and fairest awards. The midfielder joins Australian Football Hall of Famers Wels Eicke, Darrel Baldock and Robert Harvey as well as Jack Davis, Bill Cubbins, Jim Ross, Nathan Burke, Lenny Hayes and Nick Riewoldt as three-time ..>> view originalASC committed to Winning Edge program despite underperformance at Rio Olympic Games
Of all the statistics, graphs and facts presented at Thursday's much-anticipated ASC response to the criticism of the AOC's John Coates regarding Australia's performance at the Rio Olympics, one stood out.It was a graph of the independent predictions of gold medals and actual performance of 12 nations in Rio. Below predictions: Australia's gold medal performance in Rio. Photo: AIS The gap between forecast and performance for nine of those nations was minor, for example China 29 gold fore..>> view originalMissing the AFL football? There is still plenty of sport to watch in Melbourne this weekend
With the new pre-finals bye round this year, Melburnians face the strange prospect of a September weekend without any AFL football.There is no shortage of sport to watch, though. This will be a good weekend to give NRL a go – the two best teams from the regular season will battle it out for the minor premiership, when Melbourne Storm take on the Cronulla Sharks at AAMI Park. Melbourne footballer Daisy Pearce. Photo: Getty Images The AFL national women's league kicks off in February next ..>> view originalCronulla Sharks Andrew Fifita warned for visiting killer Kieran Loveridge
Cronulla forward Andrew Fifita was issued a consorting notice by police for visiting in jail the man who killed teenager Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross.Police handed Fifita the notice on Wednesday after it emerged he had made numerous trips to Cessnock jail to see Kieran Loveridge this year. Kieran Loveridge after he was sentenced in 2013 to 10 years in prison. Photo: Kate Geraghty Loveridge is serving a 10-year sentence for the manslaughter of Mr Kelly who was killed by a single, savage bl..>> view originalBrisbane Broncos Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson said as much as it would hurt he would watch his conquerors the Brisbane Broncos through the NRL finals series for the good of his own team.Brisbane skipper Corey Parker would get his fond farewell at Suncorp Stadium as his Broncos marched into September but Wayne Bennett would want a far sharper edge on his Broncos after an unconvincing 24-14 victory over Robinson's Roosters. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Brisbane fig..>> view originalCollingwood forward Travis Cloke views Western Bulldogs as perfect fit for him
Collingwood premiership player Travis Cloke views the Western Bulldogs as the perfect destination for him to continue his AFL career at.The key forward told the Magpies earlier in the week that he would like to be traded to another club after 12 seasons and 246 games, despite still having a year to run on his contract at the Holden Centre. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide FootyFix: the best of the rest Michael Barlow set to leave Freo Gian..>> view originalFive Swans in AA team
• The 2016 All Australian Awards as they happened • Who's in the club? Click here to find every All Australian player GEELONG skipper Joel Selwood has been named captain of the 2016 Virgin Australia AFL All Australian team in a line-up that includes nine debutants. Fremantle ball-magnet Lachie Neale – the AFL's leading possession winner in 2016 – was one of several unlucky omissions, with North Melbourne key defender Robbie Tarrant also missing out. Selwood and superstar teammate Patrick Dang..>> view originalNorth Melbourne captain Andrew Swallow says the Roos are not rebuilding
NORTH Melbourne captain Andrew Swallow has backed veteran forward Drew Petrie to maintain his spot in Saturday week’s daunting elimination final clash with Adelaide, even if Jarrad Waite returns from injury. With debate on whether Petrie could make way for Waite, who is battling to overcome a hip injury, Swallow was insistent that the Kangaroos needed the 33-year-old’s finals experience as they seek keep their rollercoaster season alive.It comes after Petrie struggled to make an impact in the cl..>> view originalSydney says sledging Lachie Whitfield isn't 'off limits', according to Josh Kennedy
SLEDGING young Giants midfielder Lachie Whitfield isn’t “off-limits” for Sydney players ahead of next week’s crucial qualifying final between the two sides.Whitfield is currently at the centre of an AFL investigation surrounding claims he tried to evade drug testers and faces a lengthy suspension if he is found guilty of avoiding testing.Ahead of the Giants’ first ever final, which coincidentally comes against fierce local rivals the Swans, star midfielder Josh Kennedy has revealed he would have..>> view originalWorld Cup qualifiers: Australia get off to a solid start with 2-0 win over Iraq
The Socceroos got off to a solid start on the road to Russia with a 2-0 win over Iraq at Perth's NIB Stadium in their opening World Cup qualifier of the final Asian phase.Second-half goals to Massimo Luongo and Tomi Juric ensured three points for Ange Postecoglou's men. The teams went to the interval on level terms after Australia hit the bar and created a number of chances that were not converted. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Australia see off testing Ir..>> view original
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