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Matthew joined news.com.au in 2021 as a sports reporter after completing a Journalism and International Studies degree at UTS. He is a self-professed sports nerd and has a particular interest in Formula One, AFL, NBA, tennis and swimming. When he’s not watching sport, you’ll find Matthew shanking balls on the golf course and spending too much time tinkering with his AFL Fantasy team.

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NRL

Harry Grant giving Nathan Cleary a wedgie during Origin II. The NRL has cleared Harry Grant of any wrong doing after a video of an incident with Nathan Cleary appeared to show an unsavoury incident.

NRL makes call on unsavoury Cleary footage

The NRL has responded after Queensland star Harry Grant was spotted making a questionable tackle in State of Origin Game 2.

AFL

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 22: Sam Darcy of the Bulldogs handpasses the ball during the 2025 AFL Round 15 match between the Western Bulldogs and the Richmond Tigers at Marvel Stadium on June 22, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

‘Will change the game’: AFL in awe of ‘alien’

A 21-year-old key forward has impressed with a bag of goals after being described as a “unicorn” player with the potential to change the AFL.

AFL

Lachie Whitfield got crunched by Ben King. Photo: Fox Footy.

AFL star brutally taken out, debate erupts

A GWS Giants star has been crunched in a brutal collision that left him concussed and sparked debate about the bump in the AFL.

Football

Borussia Dortmund's bench watched their Club World Cup match from the locker room because of the heat. Photo: X.

America loses it over dressing room photo

Football fans were left surprised by an unusual scene inside a powerhouse team’s change room at the Club World Cup in America.

NRL

NRL 2025 RD09 Penrith Panthers v Brisbane Broncos - Selwyn Cobbo, Dejection /

Broncos star meets with rival, pay cut in half

One of Brisbane’s most talented players is set to leave the Broncos amid fears he would walk away from his NRL career altogether.

AFL

The AFL is considering bringing back State of Origin.

BT goes berserk over AFL’s plan to copy NRL

The AFL is seriously considering bringing back State of Origin next year, but Brian Taylor has slammed a major flaw in the plan.

AFL

Hawthorn players at their three-peat celebration.

‘It’s sad’: Beloved AFL icon snubs old club

While one legend made a rare appearance, a club icon was absent from a major celebration of Hawthorn’s premiership three-peat.

NRL

Cameron Munster invoked the memory of Queensland's 1995 Origin team.

Tiny detail blows lid off Maroons secret

An almost invisible detail spotted on Queensland’s jerseys should give NSW Blues fans sleepless nights ahead of the Origin decider.

NRL

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 18: Isaah Yeo of the Blues lines up for the national anthem ahead of game two of the Men's State of Origin series between Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues at Optus Stadium on June 18, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

‘Gone, rubbed out’: Blues urged to drop duo

There are calls for NSW to make multiple changes to their team for the Origin decider after several players were outclassed in Game 2.

NRL

Billy Slater shares a hug with his wife Nicole in the sheds after the game. Photo: Channel 9.

Telling detail in Slater’s changeroom embrace

All eyes were on Queensland coach Billy Slater after a fiery build-up to Origin Game 2, and a touching moment in the sheds said it all.

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