Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 7:50pm (AEDT). Eight has become six, and this weekend it’s all-knockout footy, with upsets potentially on the horizon in both matches. Australia’s chief medical officer, Brendan Murphy, has advised Australia’s State and Federal governments to ban public gatherings of more than 500 people due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the immediate future of the country’s sporting competitions in grave doubt. I must admit to never having spent much time in New South Wales’ second-largest city, despite residing just a couple of hours south of it. Oops! Another game at Eden Park, another All Blacks victory. featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. Rivals clubs watch how the top sides conduct their business, and then scramble to replicate their success. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. With the impending finish to the weird and wacky 2020 AFL season, the silly season is about to begin. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Tennis player Alexander Zverev has been slammed by Nick Kyrgios after footage emerged of him partying after he promised to self isolate for 14 days after competing at a recent tennis event organised by Novak Djokovic which was plagued by positive COVID-19 tests. Shattered Parramatta centre Michael Jennings has vowed to clear his name after he was stood down for testing positive to performance-enhancing substances. The Parramatta Eels will host the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Bankwest Stadium in Saturday’s blockbuster, do-or-die NRL semi-final. This was simply ridiculous by Staggs against the Dragons in Round 15. We want to see it! Your mob have gone better than I thought. You need decent people around you to win. Novak Djokovic, the favourite tipped by many tennis pundits to finally end the reign of Rafael Nadal, hits a perfect forehand smash down the line for the winner from the baseline. An excellent production followed by a sequel that had its moments but not enough to hold their attention for the duration. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work RTS is a super star …(more). Soo technically Roar works on Nidus without replacing his 3rd ability. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Novak Djokovic has secured an eighth Australian Open crown and a 17th Grand Slam title – and this might be his most famous. In this sense, the Parramatta Eels couldn’t have asked for a better opponent in Week 1 of the finals. Roar Rookie NRL DNA: Famous father and son duos Like a lot of professions, it is common for rugby league stars to have their sons follow them into their profession. Close. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. The NRL is a copycat league. Here are my NRL talking points for Week 1 of the finals. The GWS Giants have been dealt a massive blow with star key forward Jeremy Cameron telling the club he’ll be exploring his free-agent options this off-season. If player welfare is supposedly rugby’s current big concern, it appears somebody failed in their duty to pass on the memo to the All Blacks’ Caleb Clarke. Having recently posted an article about the greatest club pack of forwards, now it’s time to have a look at the backs. Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work Reports: Arnold may ditch Socceroos to coach in Korea, Conor McKenna lights up with outstanding goal on return to Gaelic football, SA keeper drops the easiest catch you'll ever see, 'A stuff-up of the highest order': Calls to change Dally M structure after early leak debacle, 'The worst ever': Kane Cornes slams Sam Walsh's MOTY win, 'I'm eating humble pie': David Campese congratulates All Blacks after 'arrogant' jab backfires, All Blacks name 38-man squad for final Bledisloe Cup games and Tri Nations, Penrith Panthers vs Melbourne Storm: The unstoppable force meets the immovable object, Barty to present premiership cup if Tigers get up, AFL top 100: Richmond vs Geelong and the 1967 grand final, South Africa is heading Zimbabwe’s way and there’s no stopping it, Arsenal's future is bright under Mikel Arteta. great article, there is nothing to suggest that gen next are really pressing, without novak disqualification, novak and …(more), I guess each to their own — I don’t think it’s disrespecting them to choose a GOAT based on relatively objective crite…(more), Thanks for reading mate.