The Gold Coast SUNS have survived a late onslaught by the Southport Sharks at Fankhauser Reserve to take home the Mackenzie Cup on Saturday afternoon. The Round 8 match was a tight affair with the SUNS outscoring the Sharks 12.4 (76) to 10.14 (74). The SUNS shot off to an early lead in the first … [Read more…]
Breakout Gold Coast star Noah Anderson is on track to becoming the best midfielder in the competition, according to dual All-Australian David King. Anderson has enjoyed a breakout season for the Suns, averaging a career-highs in disposals (27.8 per game), tackles (3.9) and clearances (7.3) to go with 4.3 marks and 4.4 inside 50s. The … [Read more…]
West Coast great Mark LeCras has given premiership teammate Liam Duggan a massive endorsement to become the club’s next permanent skipper, saying he’s a big believer in his leadership credentials. The 26-year-old impressed with the captaincy against Gold Coast at Optus Stadium on Friday night as part of the Eagles’ rotation plan while veteran Luke … [Read more…]
Tara Murray The growth of Werribee was on show in its Victorian Football League win against the Footscray Bulldogs on Sunday. Werribee showed it had learned lessons from earlier in the season, to capitalise on its dominance of the game. Despite a good late patch from the Bulldogs late, Werribee managed to hold on to … [Read more…]
The Cronulla Sharks will return to their ‘home away from home’ on the Coffs Coast on Saturday for a much-anticipated round 12 clash against the Knights, with the fixture now officially a sell-out! After hosting the Gold Coast Titans in their two previous trips to Coffs Harbour, the Sharks this time tackle the Newcastle Knights … [Read more…]
A squabble over shadows in a backyard on an exclusive Gold Coast street has landed a proposed development in court. Find out more. Gold Coast development – the $1.5 billion Skyridge community at Worongary, formerly known as Pacific View Estate It was claimed the three-storey, three unit development proposed for salubrious Tedder Ave in Main … [Read more…]
Liam Duggan and Tim Kelly were the only sources of optimism after another poor outing. ELIZA REILLY delivers her distinctions, passes and fails. A car crash held up several Eagles’ passage to Optus Stadium on Friday night and things didn’t get much better on-field for West Coast. A nine-goal second term to Gold Coast, eight … [Read more…]
After Friday night’s disaster defeat to Gold Coast at home, West Coast have had just five players given a pass mark in Peter Sumich’s latest brutal player ratings. The West Coast premiership player and former goal-kicking champion once again did not hold back on his old club, with 18 players rated less than a five … [Read more…]
Four of the top seven in our Rookie Rankings have swapped spots after Round 9’s events, with the top three remaining the same for another week. An Eagles tackling machine has jumped two spots, while two Blues have both fallen in our rankings after Carlton’s loss to the Bulldogs. An unprecedented five players earned honourable … [Read more…]
Who does it say more about? The results of Round 9 can say plenty, whether it be about the winners or the losers. SEN Breakfast’s Kane Cornes and Nathan Buckley went through each of the completed games and discussed which team the result said more about. Richmond (102) – (78) Geelong Buckley: “Richmond, their pluck, … [Read more…]