Who will join Giants in premiership race? and other top stories.

• Who will join Giants in premiership race?

  SINCE their inception, Gold Coast and GWS Giants have been constantly compared to one another. Right now it’s no contest — the boys from Western Sydney are miles in front.Wind the clock back to the mid 2000s and it was another two teams — St Kilda and Geelong — drawing the comparisons.Despite St Kilda taking the early points, a young Paul Chapman declared Geelong had the brighter future. He was right. The Cats went on to win three flags, while the Saints came up short in 2009 and 2010.Once again..

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  NRL backflips on their Parramatta Eels decision1:15NRL: The NRL has backflipped on their decision to force 5 Eels directors to stand down before the club can play for competition points. The NRL has decided the Eels can earn points while court action is being taken. Lilietta Maumau is tackled by Simaima Taufa.JILLAROOS captain Ruan Sims sat in the press conference with a black eye that was swollen shut, speaking nothing but praise for her teammates that refused to give up against New Zealand at..

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• Six pointers: Your guide to AFL round seven

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. AFL Footy Fix: Round 7 Rohan Connolly previews all the footy action ahead of round 7 in the AFL. PT5M35S 620 349 Magpies, Blues at it againOne of footy's biggest rivalries gets renewed on Saturday when old enemies Collingwood and Carlton do battle at the MCG. No two sides have played each other more often than the Magpies and the Blues who have faced off on 251 occasions. With Collingwood's season precariously-placed at 2-4, there is plenty ridin..

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• Sam Burgess battling an ankle injury ahead of explosive Parramatta clash

  Sam opens Ribs & Burgess joint2:26NRL: Rabbitohs forward Sam Burgess has opened a new burger joint in South Sydney. PARRAMATTA’S desperate charge to the NRL finals could receive an early boost with South Sydney’s Sam Burgess no certainty to line up against the Eels next Friday.In their first game since being stripped of all their competition points because of salary cap breaches, Eels players will be keen to send a statement to the rest of the competition by belting the Bunnies in front of a pa..

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• Reds outclassed by ruthless Crusaders

  

  Campbell Magnay's ripper chip and chase0:33Super Rugby: Campbell Magnay opened the scoring for the Reds with an outstanding chip and chase try. THE outclassed Reds have been belted 38-5 in Christchurch as the gulf between New Zealand’s best and Australia’s Super Rugby battlers was clinically exposed.The Crusaders were all backline polish, close passing finesse, clever running angles and the finishing speed of hat-trick hero Jone Macilai.By contrast, winger Chris Feauai-Sautia’s fumble when botc..

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• AFL challenged: quit counting female 'exceptions'

  

  Richmond president Peggy O'Neal says career pathways for women in the code are still generally inadequate. Photo: Pat Scala One-out as an AFL club boss, Richmond president Peggy O'Neal has challenged the code to "open the floodgates and quit counting" the trailblazing, but still largely exceptional, females who crack the glass ceiling in the game.Before an audience including AFL CEO boss Gillon McLachlan, his executive team that features just one female, and..

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• NRL's Eels backflip a major misstep

  

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• V8 star may move on after Volvo bombshell

  

  Rogers stunned by Volvo exit3:53Supercars: Garry Rogers opens up to FOX SPORTS' Mark Skaife on Volvo's shock decision to quit V8 Supercars SCOTT McLaughlin bravely fronted the press on Friday and admitted Volvo’s bombshell announcement to V8 Supercars the sport had left him shattered and reconsidering his future with the team that made him a star.The hottest driver on the V8 market hinted he was ready to turn his back on multi-million dollar offers to join his choice of powerhouse teams to stay..

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• Port Adelaide v Brisbane Lions: Leppitsch relishing Beams' return

  

  Lion forward Josh Schache is back. Photo: Getty Images Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch is relishing the imminent return of star midfielder Dayne Beams, with his side finally able to field its best team after two years ravaged by injury.Beams has overcome a knee injury and will take his place in the Lions' team against Port Adelaide on Sunday, for what will be his first game since round 18 last year."We've got our best group together since I've been here..

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• Jed Holloway, Tatafu Polota-Nau injuries create late headaches for NSW Waratahs

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Waratahs beat Stormers after controversial red card Michael Hooper scores winning try two minutes from full time. PT1M29S 620 349 When Daryl Gibson addressed the media before a Waratahs captain's run on Friday morning, he was in a jovial mood, and with good reason after recent victories against the Force and Stormers on the road.But an hour later the Waratahs had lost two of their 15 starting players in Tatafu Polota-Nau and Jed Holloway, both to..

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