national rugby league

A-League's final whistle as Jets beat City

A-League's final whistle as Jets beat City

A spectacular A-League strike from Newcastle's Steve Ugarkovic may have brought down the curtain on Australia's pro sport as the Jets beat Melbourne City. 23 Mar 2020
AFL delay season decision while football plays on

AFL delay season decision while football plays on

The AFL will decide within 24 hours when to start its condensed season, while Football Federation Australia says play will go on in the A-League. 16 Mar 2020
A-League gets first female referee

A-League gets first female referee

The A-League will get its first female referee on Saturday, with Kate Jacewicz to take the whistle in the Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets match. 16 Jan 2020
Last-gasp A-League promotion OK with PFA

Last-gasp A-League promotion OK with PFA

The A-League's decision to hold off on promoting the upcoming season until after the NRL and AFL grand finals has qualified support from the players' union - so long as organisers go big when they do get going. 26 Sep 2019
A-League appoints first female referee

A-League appoints first female referee

A woman will referee A-League matches for the first time this season after Kate Jacewicz was appointed to the league's match officials panel. 31 Aug 2019
Code-hopper Hayne set for soccer

Code-hopper Hayne set for soccer

Code-hopping troubled former NRL star Jarryd Hayne is reportedly set to play soccer with a local club on the NSW Central Coast. 2 Jun 2019
Football named Australia's biggest club-based sport

Football named Australia's biggest club-based sport

Football is Australia’s largest club-based participation sport by a wide margin with over 400,000 more participants than AFL, more than twice as many as cricket and four times as many as rugby league. 28 Apr 2017
Castro rumours doused

Castro rumours doused

The chances of Spanish maestro Diego Castro heading east have taken a hit despite rumours of a move to a rival A-League club. 22 Mar 2017
Roar veteran in rare company

Roar veteran in rare company

Michael Theo will become the first goalkeeper and just the fourth player to play 150 for Brisbane Roar in Saturday night's away clash with Perth Glory. 17 Feb 2017