Last year it was Riley Bice and Sam Davidson who made the jump from local football to the VFL and then the AFL.

Coghill, 21 and a key forward, was Yarrawonga’s “Rising Star’’ last year after playing all season in the senior ... eight against Benalla and seven against Mooroopna.

Anyone can contribute to The Roar and have their work featured alongside some of Australia’s most prominent sports journalists. Hurricanes flanker Du’Plessis Kirifi has been given huge wraps ...

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the All Blacks are at a financial crossroads as a possible legal battle with one of their main sponsors, Ineos, continues to make the headlines. Ineos, who co-owns ...

The All Blacks coaches might have been picking Barrett at fullback, but his teammates treated him as the first five-eighth. If Barrett called the ball he got it. Even if he didn’t want it ...