This Month
Former AFL boss launches Melbourne’s newest private club
Andrew Demetriou has had a vision for this members’ club since leaving the AFL in 2014. For $4500 a year you can experience it too.
Mal Meninga named inaugural coach of the Perth Bears
The rugby league great will leave his role as head coach of the Kangaroos to lead the new West Australian club in the 2027 season
May
Premier League turns into Optus’ biggest headache
The telecoms giant has broadcast the English Premier League for nearly a decade. That could all change in a matter of months, but it all depends on price.
Stokes wishes right-hand man well after surprise jump to NRL
Channel Seven news boss Anthony De Ceglie has been named as chief executive of rugby league’s newest club in the AFL state of Western Australia.
Sydney Roosters penile property play, backed by flash clients
The NRL club has you covered for all your aesthetic needs, as well as physical wellbeing.
Your guide to Australia’s sports rights deals
Inside the broadcast agreements that shape the business of sport.
Deal done: Bears heading west as NRL’s newest club
WA Premier Roger Cook has confirmed a Perth NRL team will enter the competition as early as 2027.
April
Clubs offered $500k sweetener to get Perth NRL team over the line
Rugby league’s governing body has agreed to a revised bid to revive the North Sydney Bears as the NRL’s 19th team, in Perth, from 2027. But the other clubs need to sign off.
March
NRL chief says streamers are ‘apex predators’ looking at sports rights
The NRL will soon kick off a process to sell its broadcast rights post-2027. Its CEO, Andrew Abdo, says global streamers are adding to the competitive tension.
AFL postponed, cruises diverted as cyclone bears down
An ultra-rare tropical cyclone is zeroing in on heavily populated regions of Queensland and NSW, with threats of destructive winds and major flooding.
February
The Australian at the heart of Saudi’s billion-dollar push to dominate global sport
Danny Townsend ran Sydney FC and then the A-League. Now he’s in the box seat to observe Saudi Arabia’s ambitions to dominate world sport. Will his gamble pay off?
Matt Comyn has a super skill, just ask Anthony Seibold
Manly Sea Eagles head coach Anthony Seibold has forged a close relationship with the Commonwealth Bank CEO. It is a friendship where they learn from each other’s worlds.