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Bulldogs
Bulldogs reach settlement with former coach Hasler
Canterbury have avoided a protracted and bitter legal stoush with Des Hasler, confirming an out of court settlement with their axed coach.
- by Adam Pengilly
NRL
Analysis
State of Origin
Fittler should take notice of Bennett's Origin push for James Roberts
The former Queensland coach has no love for the Blues but his endorsement of James Roberts carries plenty of weight.
- by Phil Lutton
Wests Tigers' mullet man Mahe Fonua happy to wing it
Mahe Fonua, the man with the coolest mullet in league, has spent all week being ribbed by his teammates about his locks.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Insight & Analysis
Waratahs need to take game back to the people, or else be swallowed
So, where to, from here, for the Tahs? The answer is, precisely where they are going.
Peter FitzSimons
Phipps, #talkthegameup and rugby league’s rules of distraction
The problem with rugby league is that there is often too much material to talk about.
Malcolm Knox
The three players the Waratahs must stop to end the Kiwi hoodoo
Introspection has been a theme at the Waratahs over the past week. But it's three names on the Blues team sheet they must look out for.
Paul Cully
Rugby Union
The Cauliflower
Waratahs
A goose to some, a hero to others: Nick Phipps's moo-ving gesture
- by Georgina Robinson & Tom Decent
Soccer
Pressure point: Muscat avoids Merrick's mind games
Ernie Merrick's team might be hosting the grand final, but everything they have done this season is a bonus and all the pressure is on Victory.
- by Michael Lynch
Cradle of the game: Newcastle's championship bid forged in coal mines
Newcastle was the birthplace of Australian football 140 years ago. On Saturday night, the region will host its first A-League grand final.
- by Dominic Bossi
Cricket
AFL
'We have two beautiful girls': Rohan speaks of joy and heartache
The Sydney fan favourite is about to reach the 100-game mark but he will remember this week for a lot more than that.
- by Andrew Wu
'We didn't get through': Hird opens up on 'Bomber'
The fall-out from the Essendon supplements saga continues to torment James Hird and Mark Thompson.
- by Jon Pierik
Racing
Also in Sport
Manu'a says she had to learn to walk again after Achilles injury
Kristiana Manu'a has emerged from almost 18 months of rehabilitation to retake her place at the Giants.
- by James Buckley
Horn says he has no choice but to wear 'dangerous' gloves against Crawford
Australia's WBO welterweight champion will fight fire with fire after adopting the same lightweight horse-hair gloves used by Terence Crawford.
- by Phil Lutton
