Lions on a mission for injured mates sidelined during 2024 premiership
The Brisbane Lions had a compelling reason to avoid the traditional premiership hangover, and for two men, it’s about to pay off.

The Brisbane Lions had a compelling reason to avoid the traditional premiership hangover, and for two men, it’s about to pay off.
Matt Rowell was a quiet leader who always had a football under his arm, according to past coaches and teachers, who spoke after Rowell’s Brownlow Medal win on Monday night.
The caves’ spectacular limestone features have been cut off since 2024, but bringing tourists back in greater numbers might take a $44 million aerial gondola.
Former Bombers player Andrew Welsh will replace David Barham as club president. In his first comments in the role, Welsh said captain Zach Merrett will play for the Dons in 2026, while the club has convinced Jordan Ridley to continue in red and black.
Are there no depths to which the Coalition will not plunge in its increasingly pathetic attempts to gain some traction with the Australian voting public?
Roosters star Victor Radley speaks to Nine's Danny Weidler after copping a heavy sanction from the club.
Sydney’s train network has failed to meet its own punctuality targets for large stretches of the past eight years. Here’s how your line stacks up.
Almost a week after its latest fire erupted, Optus is still in damage control.
Phil Gould reacts to the news of Roosters star Mark Nawaqanitawase's decision to leave rugby league.
Donald Trump often casts himself as a mere observer of life. That can be harmless – until he gives the full weight of the presidency to unfounded rumours about autism.
Bulldogs great James Graham gives his reasoning as to why he will be standing by his criticism of referee Ashley Klein.
Despite worsening safety records at childcare centres he oversees, the Affinity Education chief told an inquiry he got an increase to his salary.
Broncos fullback Reece Walsh is ready for Sunday's blockbuster preliminary final against the Panthers.
Mark Nawaqanitawase will leave the Sydney Roosters at the end of next season to return to rugby union.
Friends of the 17-year-old killed have laid flowers at the scene of an e-bike accident in Tallebudgera.
A police officer will face court after being charged with assault over the arrest of former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas earlier this year.
Donald Trump has chosen not to meet formally with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in New York.
Donald Trump says the US Food and Drug Administration will be alerting physicians that the use of paracetamol can be associated with a higher risk of autism.
A woman has been arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a bank in Kingsgrove while armed with a knife.
A 70-year-old bus driver pleaded not guilty to charges of driving without due care and attention, causing death in the crash that killed Tia Cameron.
The uncertainty over a possible meeting between the leaders of Australia and the United States is eclipsed by a larger question: how strong is the bilateral relationship?
Red Metal’s 44% Maronan Metals stake jumped after studies showed strong economics for its multi-metal Qld project. Silver is set to deliver more than half the revenues.
The corporate watchdog says RACQ potentially fooled customers into overspending.
The record number was reached in August and has grown by 15,000 in the past year, despite attempts to clamp down on exploitation of the protection visa scheme.
Sky News Australia will prerecord its newest After Dark show, Freya Fires Up, after airing a live interview with a guest promoting Islamophobic views wearing rashers of raw bacon on his chest.