AFLPA joins other player unions to help drive independent concussion research and other top stories.

• AFLPA joins other player unions to help drive independent concussion research

  

  Preaching the importance of independence in concussion research, Australia's eight leading player unions have bandied together in a bid to improve brain health for sportspeople.The Australian Athletes Alliance on Tuesday unveiled their new concussion working group, a collaborative measure aimed at bringing together figures from across Australia's major sports in a joint battle against the debilitating impact of concussion in sport. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide ..

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• Brad Arthur Reveals Two Key Players For 2017

  

  Brad Arthur of the Eels Photo: Getty Images Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has pencilled in hotshot rookie Bevan French and the versatile Clinton Gutherson as his fullback and five-eighth for the 2017 season. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE: Hear all the NRL action live on Triple M. Both players were outstanding in Monday's NRL win over St George Illawarra, with French grabbing a hat-trick of tries and Gutherson enjoying arguably his best game in the halves. French's three tries takes him to an im..

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• Foreign raiders set their sights on Melbourne Cup riches

  

  Entries from nine  countries are set to make this year's Melbourne Cup the most international of all, with candidates from Europe, Asia and North America lined up to clash in Australia's greatest race.Thirty-one of the 124 entries - 25 per cent of the total - are trained overseas,  including the 2014 winner Protectionist and the highly regarded Order  Of St George, part-owned by Lloyd Williams and trained by Irish maestro Aidan O'Brien. For the first time there is an entry from the Czech Repu..

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• Bulldogs back bid to defy history

  

  DESPITE a mini form-slump at the wrong end of this season, confident Canterbury players claim they can defy history by becoming the first team in 21 years to win an NRL title from outside the top four.The Dogs of war typically mobilise in September and their stars are adamant they have the roster, size and famous winning culture to cause finals chaos.“The roster is there. The expertise is there. The knowledge is there,” Bulldogs halfback Moses Mbye said.The club’s form, however, has been modest,..

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• Storm forward Jordan McLean's return from injury a boost for NRL finals charge

  

  MELBOURNE Storm front-rower Jordan McLean has ­revealed how close he came to missing the rest of the NRL season with an ankle injury.On a day Storm re-signed five key players, McLean said he was fortunate to be on the brink of entering his fourth ­finals campaign after narrowly avoiding surgery.In the words of coach Craig Bellamy, McLean’s return in the loss to Brisbane was one of Storm’s “few shining lights” on Friday night.McLean had not played since Round 17 because of a high ankle sprain.The..

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• Tom Rockliff's time as Brisbane Lions captain could be up, future under cloud

  

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• Matthew Suckling and Jason Johannisen have backed the return of dropped forward Jake Stringer

  

  SENIOR Western Bulldogs players have thrown their support behind dropped forward Jake Stringer on the eve of the finals. Matthew Suckling and Jason Johannisen believe Stringer should be recalled ahead of the club’s elimination final against West Coast next weekend at Subiaco Oval.Stringer has missed the last two games against Fremantle and the Bulldogs, after he was sent back to the VFL to address his patchy form.The 2015 All-Australian racked up 22 disposals and a goal for Footscray’s VFL side ..

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• Lachie Whitfield case: AFL probe into GWS Giants raises disturbing questions

  

  Heading the long and disturbing list of unanswered questions in the damaging case of Lachie Whitfield is just why the AFL has taken so long to make a call on the three key individuals allegedly involved.The league learnt almost 14 months ago of allegations that the former No.1 draft pick Whitfield had sought to avoid drug-testers and moved for a short period into the home of then Greater Western Sydney welfare boss Craig Lambert. Whitfield allegedly sought to avoid drug testers. Photo: Get..

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• NCN "pushing it" for BBL: Langer

  A devastated Perth Scorchers coach Justin Langer has confirmed injured fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile is unlikely to feature in this summer’s KFC Big Bash League. Coulter-Nile was sent home from the Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka after he was diagnosed with a bone stress injury in his lower back, another addition to the horror list of injuries the quick has suffered. "I’ve just stopped crying … I’ve been crying in my cornflakes for the last few days," Langer said Tuesday. "He’s got a stress fract..

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• Dellavedova brings Larry O'Brien Trophy to Melbourne ahead of NBA move

  

  Matthew Dellavedova enjoyed his penultimate act as a Cleveland Cavalier when he escorted the Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy into Melbourne's Fed Square on Tuesday drawing hundreds, maybe thousands of supporters.This is the final connection between the 25-year-old and the club who took him from undrafted free agent in 2013 to world basketball star following his efforts in their two visits to the NBA finals. Matthew Dellavedova with the NBA trophy he won as a member of the Cleveland C..

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