Fremantle are the team to beat in the competition. And they only need to do two things to ensure they keep their winning run in-tact, writes Xavier Ellis.
Xavier Ellis
Grand finalists Eastern Districts and Great Southern Storm have dominated representation in the Great Southern 20, while Burracoppin star Codan Daddow has won the prestigious Harry Reeves Medal.
Cameron Newbold
Upper Great Southern and Ongerup had mixed campaigns at the Great Southern Colts Carnival in Lake Grace at the weekend.
Last years grand finalists South Bunbury and Busselton will meet for the second time this season on the Saturday, adding another chapter to the storied rivalry.
Jack Penniment
Star Geelong midfielder Bailey Smith has been cut down by illness ahead of Thursday's clash with Fremantle, while the Dockers welcome back three key players.
Justin Chadwick
He didn't get onto the field until round 4 but Sid Harvey made such an impression since that he's been named Super Rugby Pacific rookie of the year.
Staff Writers
The Iranian Football Federation has received mixed news with a player visa issue resolved but confirmation of the team's marching orders after each game.
As the Dockers welcome back a host of big names, two of Geelong’s most important players have been ruled out of the Thursday night blockbuster. SEE THE TEAMS
Glen Quartermain
The AFL has handed down a fine to Gold Coast after the club's fifth incident this season of a player making careless contact with an umpire.
Steve Larkin
Austria have won a World Cup game for the first time since 1990 with veteran Marko Arnautovic scoring in his World Cup debut.
West Coast defender Harry Edwards’ football future will be determined when he meets with the AFL’s concussion panel later this month.
Glen Quartermain & Jake Santa Maria
Liam Paro has dared champion Lewis Crocker to underestimate his power ahead of their world title fight in Brisbane, where the Australia can join elite company.
Murray Wenzel
Jake Waterman has been in beast mode this year, but his goalkicking is letting him down and has proven extremely costly in recent losses.
The Socceroos have been on the receiving end of barb after barb from American pundits in the months leading up to their World Cup clash — and now, their chance to respond is only days away.
Josh Kempton
West Coast Fever star Sasha Glasgow is loving life back in the west as she has a chance to banish the horror memories of her ill-fated Melbourne stint this weekend.
Jake Santa Maria
It is a clash between country and city this Friday night with 14 South West representative’s set to put on a show in the double header.
West Coast have backed the co-captain duo of Charlie Thomas and Bella Lewis to further “blossom” this year, while also reinstating inaugural skipper Emma Swanson in a formal leadership role.
Chris Robinson
Awer Mabil, one of four former refugees in the Socceroos' World Cup squad, says Australia's multiculturalism is what makes it the 'best country in the world'.
Anna Harrington
Australia's biggest council has revealed the cost of restoring an Olympic host city's famous bridge, prompting pleas for state and federal financial help.
Laine Clark
A pair of star players are set to return for Adelaide when they host Melbourne in a high-stakes AFL fixture.
While Hawthorn are set to welcome back a defender from injury this Friday night, they will be without an All-Australian again at the other end of the ground.
Roger Vaughan
Iraq endured plenty of drama en route to the United States, but their Australian coach Graham Arnold couldn't be prouder after their opening World Cup match.
Tension is building within the Gold Coast player group, but coach Damien Hardwick says the naysayers are simply making mountains out of molehills.
Tattarang CEO John Hartman has assumed the role of executive director of the Western Force following the departure of Niamh O’Connor.
