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Russell Gould Sports editor

Russell Gould is a senior sportswriter with nearly 20 years’ experience across a wide variety of sports including AFL, cricket, golf, rugby league, rugby and horse racing. Starting as a sports reporter at MX, then the Herald Sun, he has written news and in-depth features as well as covering major events in both Melbourne and around the world, from the 2003 rugby World Cup, though to the 2019 Ashes in England, two US Masters at Augusta and every Boxing Day Test since 2010. Having also spent four years as the Herald Sun sports chief of staff, he is now the founding sports editor of NCA NewsWire.

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Australia cricket team captain Tim Paine gestures at a press conference to discuss his preparation to defend the Ashes against England this summer, at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane on June 14, 2021. (Photo by Patrick HAMILTON / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

Australian cricket’s $2 million mistake

Prizemoney for this week’s World Test Championship has been revealed and left Australia’s Test players kicking themselves for two lazy overs last December.

St Kilda Training at Deakin University in Geelong. 05/12/2019.. Seb Ross and Tim Membery during training today . Pic: Michael Klein

Players slam ‘outdated and ignorant’ views

Veteran journalist Caroline Wilson has doubled-down despite being been slammed over comments about two St Kilda players going home to family and now the player’s union has weighed in.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 30: Harry McKay of the Blues kicks a goal during the round 11 AFL match between the Sydney Swans and the Carlton Blues at Sydney Cricket Ground on May 30, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

AFL has to ‘accept this is the new way’

No one has kicked more goals in the AFL season this season than Harry McKay, and he’s shot down the haters who think he snaps the ball too much.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 30: Harry Mckay of the Blues celebrates after scoring a goal during the round 11 AFL match between the Sydney Swans and the Carlton Blues at Sydney Cricket Ground on May 30, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Big Blue ‘never wavered’ despite review

His twin brother plays at North Melbourne, and there had been no news on Coleman Medal leader Harry McKay’s future at Carlton until now.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 13: Andrew Gaff and Liam Duggan of the Eagles celebrate the win on the final siren during the 2021 AFL Round 13 match between the West Coast Eagles and the Richmond Tigers at Optus Stadium on June 13, 2021 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

West Coast’s secret weapon exposed

Their set shot prowess is the envy of the competition and now the Eagles’ coach has opened up about his side’s awe-inspiring accuracy.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 13: Trent Cotchin of the Tigers consoles Shai Bolton while walking from the field after being defeated during the round 14 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the Richmond Tigers at Optus Stadium on June 13, 2021 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Beaten premiers ‘spluttering along’

Richmond have been a powerhouse in the second half of the season in each of its past three premiership years, and there’s one thing the Tigers need to get going again.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 13: Josh J. Kennedy of the Eagles celebrates a goal during the 2021 AFL Round 13 match between the West Coast Eagles and the Richmond Tigers at Optus Stadium on June 13, 2021 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Eagles bailed out by exactly who you’d expect

A late goal to Josh Kennedy has sealed a thrilling win for the West Coast Eagles over fellow premiership heavyweights Richmond.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: Jack Higgins of the Saints kicks during the round 12 AFL match between the St Kilda Saints and the Sydney Swans at Sydney Cricket Ground on June 05, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

‘That’s hurting us’ – coach pinpoints massive issue

The issue plaguing St Kilda in recent weeks is obvious and coach Brett Ratten is adamant they just need to focus on one thing to turn it around.

Toby Greene of the GWS Giants in the teams Never Surrender jumper which they will wear in the Sydney Derby this season when they take on the Swans on Saturday. Photo by Phil Hillyard

Gun Giants set for mass return

The GWS Giants could be perfectly placed to mount a finals push in the second half of the season with a raft of big-name stars returning from injuries.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 14: Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau attend the launch The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Presented by EGA at Masdar City - a unique city of the future in the United Arab Emirates on January 14, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

‘Very, very loud’ reason golfing feud went viral

The ongoing battle between two US superstars has caught the world’s attention, and don’t expect the feud to end anytime soon.

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