It was a Dolphins hit that did more than rattle Brandon Smith’s rib cage; it signalled the juggernaut club was getting ready to emerge.

Toby Sexton reveals the conversation he had with soon-to-be coach Mal Meninga that convinced him to return to the NRL.

After helping out with the Pakistan cricket team, former Australia international Ashley Noffke has been appointed head coach with the Netherlands.

Olympic silver medallist Elijah Winnington has left supercoach Dean Boxall to embark on a vastly different training program inspired by Cam McEvoy’s remarkable reinvention.

Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon returned to Swans HQ on Wednesday for the first time in five weeks for their end-of-season exit meetings.

Fresh from leading Australia to an ODI sweep in Zimbabwe, Mitch Marsh will also lead the side in the first match of the series against South Africa in Durban.

Essendon president Andrew Welsh has spoken expansively about the issues facing the AFL wooden spooners as they await Zach Merrett's call on his playing future.

A lot has gone right for the AFL in this finals series, after some big controversies, and boss Andrew Dillon is trumpeting record season attendance.