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THE LOWDOWN

Heroes & Goats

Comeback kings

HEROES & GOATS: Returning players Brent Staker and Josh Dugan make an instant impact for their clubs, while John Terry embarrasses himself yet again ... Full story

No task is beyond the Roosters

WHAT WE LEARNED: The Roosters will be hard to beat for the title, while a trio of coaches may soon find themselves looking for a new job

Keeping cool in a crisis

WHAT WE LEARNED: Some teams prove better in pressure situations than others while the Pies find a new tagger

Quotes, Champs & Chumps

Comeback kings

HEROES & GOATS: Returning players Brent Staker and Josh Dugan make an instant... Full Story

Not the nicest guy

VERBALS: A less-than-flattering take on Tiger leads the week's best quotes, b... Full Story

The best league finishes of all time

SIX THINGS: There has been a glut of breathtaking final days i... Full Story

The NRL's top journeymen

SIX THINGS: Even in the days of loyal servitude, some of the game's biggest n... Full Story

Storm v Sea Eagles: a battle for the ages

HALL OF FAME: Recent clashes between Manly and Melbourne have ... Full Story

Front up and man up

VERBALS: John Singleton's disdain for a rugby league legend leads the week's ... Full Story


Lowdown Classics

The best 50 players in the AFL

AFL LOWDOWN: Ranking the league's best is a Buddy hard job, but we've had a g... Full Story

Six memorable London moments

OLYMPIC LOWDOWN: After 16 days of sporting drama in London, we pick the momen... Full Story

Superstar trades that fizzled

SIX THINGS: Few things excite fans more than a big-name recruit, but not all ... Full Story

Scared of GWS? You shouldn't be

SOAPBOX: Doomsday predictions are being tossed around about the Giants, but l... Full Story

Our All Australian team

AFL LOWDOWN: Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt misses our team of the year. See... Full Story

The day Kieren defied the odds

OLYMPIC LOWDOWN: Kieren Perkins' 1500m freestyle win in Atlanta turned a cham... Full Story


Opinion & Controversy

Rethinking the concussion sub

SOAPBOX: The AFL's rule change to better treat players with head injuries doe... Full Story

Ice hockey: the beautiful, brutal game

THE LOWDOWN: Ice hockey is fairly regarded as a brutal game, b... Full Story

Buddy's contract not a distraction

SOAPBOX: Don't be too quick to pin Lance Franklin's goalless fortnight down t... Full Story

ASADA farce continues to drag on

CLUBHOUSE BLOG: The way the ASADA drugs investigation has been handled is a d... Full Story

Lions not so scary

RUGBY SOAPBOX: Warren Gatland's Lions squad is enormous but light on creativi... Full Story


Lowdown Classics

The best 50 players in the NRL

How does Ben Barba rank against Paul Gallen? Is Cronk or Thurston the game's best half? We rank the NRL's best Full Story

The six biggest cheats in sport

SIX THINGS: Following Lance Armstrong's fall from grace, we take a look back at the six greatest cases of s... Full Story

What your team needs for 2013: Pt 1

With the 2012 NRL season done and dusted, how is your club shaping up for 2013? Full Story

Bluffer's guide to the A-League

Whether you know your stuff or have no clue about Australian football, here's a by-the-numbers guide to bec... Full Story

The top NRL coaches of 2012

SIX THINGS: Why Toovey had a better year than Hasler, and why Cleary outperformed Maguire Full Story

The best 50 cricketers in Australia

At the end of a successful cricketing summer for Australia, we rank the top 50 players in the country Full Story



Vote & Quote

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Will Josh Dugan make an unlikely appearance in State of Origin this year?

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"I'm thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level."
David Beckham

Will retire from professional football at the end of the season.

Billy Slater and Cameron Smith

Have the same date of birth - June 18, 1983.

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Premierships won by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.