Benji Marshall started taking notes in anticipation of his coaching career a decade ago. Those notes are set to come in handy as Marshall prepares to dip his toe in the water at the Wests Tigers next season, having agreed to be part of a succession plan that will result in him taking over as head coach at his beloved club from Tim Sheens in 2025.

Australian parents have been warned to think twice ­before letting their children use the popular social media app TikTok after the company admitted that local user data has been accessed from mainland China.

Naming the new “pesky” subvariants that are driving Covid’s third wave around the globe could combat the ­community’s blasé attitude to the virus, ­experts say. 

And whatever happens with Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin’s Sydney Swans contract negotiations, his wife is looking forward to more family time.

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