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1 week, 5 days ago

Eilish Sheerin's surprise move in the AFLW trade period should have other clubs worried

ABC

The ink may still be drying on the North Melbourne players' premiership tattoos, but the club is not resting on its laurels after claiming its first AFLW flag last month. The Kangaroos pulled off the biggest coup of the trade period in its final 24 hours, adding Richmond star defender Eilish Sheerin in exchange for pick No.18 in next week's …

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1 week, 6 days ago

UMKC faces Portland on 3-game slide

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UMKC Kangaroos at Portland Pilots Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pilots -1.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: UMKC enters the matchup against Portland as losers of three straight games. Portland’s average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just …

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1 week, 6 days ago

UMKC faces Kansas following Bennett’s 23-point game

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UMKC Kangaroos at Kansas Jayhawks Lawrence, Kansas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMKC plays Kansas after Emani Bennett scored 23 points in UMKC’s 67-50 loss to the Idaho State Bengals. Kansas’ average of 7.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.9 more …

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2 weeks ago

UMKC takes on Portland, seeks to halt 3-game skid

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! UMKC Kangaroos at Portland Pilots Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMKC enters the matchup against Portland as losers of three straight games. Portland is fifth in the WCC with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by A.Rapp averaging 5.8. Portland scores 70.6 …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

North Melbourne Kangaroos and Brisbane Lions face challenge of balancing emotions on AFLW grand final day

ABC

There's a photo of Belle Dawes that became one of the defining images of Brisbane's 2023 premiership campaign. History awaits Kangaroos, Lions in AFLW decider Photo shows Belle Dawes runs with the ball during AFLW R1 2024 One year on from their epic decider, North Melbourne and Brisbane add to their rivalry with another AFLW grand final that has the …

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1 month ago

Kangaroos star Emma Kearney to return for North Melbourne's AFLW preliminary final against Port Adelaide

ABC

North Melbourne has received a massive boost ahead of their AFLW preliminary final against Port Adelaide with inspirational skipper Emma Kearney to make her long-awaited return from injury. 'It's the lighter ball that's doing it': AFLW champion says women should trial the heavier ball Photo shows A woman holding a football on an oval Emma Kearney fulfilled a childhood dream …

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1 month ago

The remarkable story behind Russia's record 110-4 loss to Australia at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup

ABC

If you're playing rugby league for Russia the odds are always going to be against you, so Robert Campbell thought he may as well try and get them to work for him. "You can't bet on sport when you're playing but a few of my mates back home were on Australia to win by 49+, which was the most the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

North Melbourne takes 'home' AFL matches to Western Australia

ABC

North Melbourne has trumpeted securing its financial future after finalising a deal to play two "home" fixtures in Western Australia for each of the next three years. "This is a great outcome for the club in that we are able to bring two games back to our Melbourne heartland supporters while securing our financial future," Watt said in a statement …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Tonga's Pacific Championships success raises questions about International Rugby League's tier system

ABC

For decades, there was an understood hierarchy in men's rugby league that went something like: Australia, New Zealand, England, a bit of daylight, then everyone else. Australia, England and New Zealand are currently the only federations in International Rugby League's Tier 1. 2023/24 Origin players eligible for Tonga or Samoa Samoa: Stephen Crichton, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Payne Haas, Spencer Leniu *, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Xavier Coates reveals struggles dealing with abuse from PNG fans as Kumuls great David Mead lends support

ABC

Test winger Xavier Coates has spoken of his pride at representing Australia after being subjected to severe online abuse for his decision to play for the Kangaroos ahead of Papua New Guinea. Despite the criticism from PNG fans, Coates found an ally in former Kumuls star David Mead, who urged fans from his country to get off the Storm star's …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Joseph Sua'ali'i's former team-mate blasts TV commentator over criticism of Australia ace with funny meme

Daily Mail

Kangaroos star lashes out at Joseph Sua'ali'i critics after former Roosters star dazzles on NRL debut Angus Crichton starred in the Kangaroo's Pacific Cup final victory against Tonga on Sunday, but he took time out of his pre-match preparations to take aim at Joseph Sua'ali'i's detractors on Saturday night. You can catch all the action from rugby's Autumn Nations Series …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Kangaroos survive late Tonga scare as Tom Dearden leads Australia to 20-14 Pacific Cup final glory

Daily Mail

Tom Dearden has shown he belongs in the do-or-die environment of Test rugby league after standing tall and guiding Australia to a 20-14 Pacific Cup final win over Tonga. Australia were crowned Pacific Cup champions on Sunday afternoon after beating Tonga 20-14 Tom Dearden sent a big message to Mal Meninga and proved that he can perform in the Test …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Kangaroos beat Tonga in thrilling men's Pacific Championships final, Jillaroos get revenge against Kiwi Ferns in women's final

ABC

The Kangaroos have won the men's Pacific Championships in front of an electric Western Sydney Stadium crowd as they survived a spirited last-ditch comeback attempt from Tonga in the final. In the day's final game, New Zealand stayed in the top tier of the Pacific Championships with a 54-12 win over Papua New Guinea, with 18-year-old debutant Casey McLean scoring …

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Pacific Championship five quick hits: Tonga go the distance and Test rookies stand tall as Parramatta turns red

ABC

The rugby league season has officially come to a close and Australia will reign as kings of the Pacific after downing Tonga 20-14 to cap off a bumper quadruple header at Western Sydney Stadium. With Samoa and Australia claiming the honours in the women's matches and New Zealand running out big winners over Papua New Guinea in the final match …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

How North Melbourne has set a new standard in the AFLW in 2024

ABC

North Melbourne is on the verge of doing what just one other team has achieved in AFLW history: complete a home-and-away season without a loss. One last victory on Saturday afternoon against the 17th-placed Gold Coast would see them better the Brisbane Lions' inaugural 2017 season, in which they won every game except one, a draw — but that season …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australia and England in talks to revive rugby league's Ashes for first time in 21 years

ABC

The Kangaroos are set to tour England for the first time in over 20 years as part of a revival of rugby league's Ashes series. The British Rugby Football League confirmed talks were ongoing with the Australian Rugby League Commission to stage the first Ashes series since 2003. Previously, England was expected to head to the southern hemisphere next year …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kangaroos and Jillaroos beat New Zealand in Pacific Championships rugby league Tests

ABC

The Kangaroos and Jillaroos have exorcised some Pacific Championships demons with victories over New Zealand in Christchurch. Sun 27 Oct Show all key events Australia vs New Zealand in the Pacific Championships J By Jon Healy FULL-TIME: Kangaroos 22 def Kiwis 10 Kangaroos 22 def Kiwis 10 FULL-TIME: Jillaroos 14 def Kiwi Ferns 0 We'll sign off there J By …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Australia's Kangaroos in New Zealand to face Kiwis in Pacific Championships

ABC

Australia's last meeting with New Zealand has haunted Isaah Yeo for a year as the Kangaroos captain promises improvements on a "clunky" match last week against Tonga. The Kiwis' 30-0 drubbing in last year's Pacific Cup final marked Australia's heftiest Test loss in 115 years of international matches. Australia chasing revenge for 116-year record loss Photo shows A man is …

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2 months ago

Australia Kangaroos and Jillaroos name sides for New Zealand Tests

ABC

Australia Kangaroos vice-captain Harry Grant has bristled at suggestions he was on the cusp of a long stint as a starter as he and his teammates head to Christchurch to face New Zealand. Australia chasing revenge for 116-year record loss Photo shows A man is tackled in a rugby league match The last time Australia met New Zealand, the Kangaroos …

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2 months ago

For Australia, Tonga and the Pacific Championships, the best is still yet to come

ABC

If international rugby league is to become what it promises to be, the best must still be yet to come for both Australia, Tonga and the game itself. Australia's men's side takes down Tonga 18-0 after Jillaroos winger Julia Robinson scores a record six tries as Australia runs 17 past Papua New Guinea to kick off the Pacific Championships. Putting …

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2 months ago

Isaiya Katoa Tonga's key in Pacific Championships Test against Australian Kangaroos

ABC

There's an assumption that the Kangaroos are favourites in every game they play, and it's not exactly unreasonable. The middle forward options include captain and Dally M prop of the year Addin Fonua-Blake, Cowboys star Jason Taumalolo, Souths and NSW forward Keaon Koloamatangi, giant Manly prop Taniela Paseka, and Dolphins and Maroons enforcer Felise Kaufusi. Among the second-row rotation are …

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2 months ago

Australia captain Isaah Yeo confident new-look Kangaroos can rebound in Pacific Championships

ABC

Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo says Friday night's Test against Tonga is a chance to create a fresh Australian rugby league legacy. Yeo said the Kangaroos had moved on from last year's convincing loss to the Kiwis. "There'll be a response but it's also a different group," Yeo said. Mahalia Murphy will play her second rugby league Test for Australia when …

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2 months ago

Authorities warn against feeding kangaroos after bin-diving wildlife rescues

ABC

Native wildlife is a big drawcard for tourists visiting Victoria's Grampians region. Wildlife rescuers say kangaroos' new bin diving behaviour is most likely due to tourists feeding animals inappropriate food and the animals going looking for more. As well as discouraging tourists from feeding wild animals, wildlife rescuers say visitors need to stop leaving kitchen bins outside their cabins or …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Mal Meninga believes international rugby league is on 'right path' despite global development concerns

ABC

When Australia's rugby league team faces Tonga in Brisbane on Friday, it will have been more than six years since coach Mal Meninga's ancestral land – Vanuatu – played a recognised men's international. Not that these nations regularly play qualifiers, with the International Rugby League deciding the eight quarterfinalists from each World Cup automatically qualify for the next. "Let's be …

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Eilish Sheerin's surprise move in the AFLW trade period should have other clubs worried

UMKC faces Portland on 3-game slide

UMKC faces Kansas following Bennett’s 23-point game

UMKC takes on Portland, seeks to halt 3-game skid

North Melbourne Kangaroos and Brisbane Lions face challenge of balancing emotions on AFLW grand final day

Kangaroos star Emma Kearney to return for North Melbourne's AFLW preliminary final against Port Adelaide

The remarkable story behind Russia's record 110-4 loss to Australia at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup

North Melbourne takes 'home' AFL matches to Western Australia

Tonga's Pacific Championships success raises questions about International Rugby League's tier system

Xavier Coates reveals struggles dealing with abuse from PNG fans as Kumuls great David Mead lends support

Joseph Sua'ali'i's former team-mate blasts TV commentator over criticism of Australia ace with funny meme

Kangaroos survive late Tonga scare as Tom Dearden leads Australia to 20-14 Pacific Cup final glory

Kangaroos beat Tonga in thrilling men's Pacific Championships final, Jillaroos get revenge against Kiwi Ferns in women's final

Pacific Championship five quick hits: Tonga go the distance and Test rookies stand tall as Parramatta turns red

How North Melbourne has set a new standard in the AFLW in 2024

Australia and England in talks to revive rugby league's Ashes for first time in 21 years

Kangaroos and Jillaroos beat New Zealand in Pacific Championships rugby league Tests

Australia's Kangaroos in New Zealand to face Kiwis in Pacific Championships

Australia Kangaroos and Jillaroos name sides for New Zealand Tests

For Australia, Tonga and the Pacific Championships, the best is still yet to come

Isaiya Katoa Tonga's key in Pacific Championships Test against Australian Kangaroos

Australia captain Isaah Yeo confident new-look Kangaroos can rebound in Pacific Championships

Authorities warn against feeding kangaroos after bin-diving wildlife rescues

Mal Meninga believes international rugby league is on 'right path' despite global development concerns