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Andrew Webster is one of the nation’s finest and most unflinching sports writers. A 30-year veteran journalist and author of nine books, his most recent with four-time NRL premiership-winning coach Ivan Cleary, Webster has a wide brief across football codes and the Olympic disciplines, from playing field to boardroom.

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GULLANE, SCOTLAND - JULY 21: Tiger Woods of the United States shakes hands with Steve Williams the caddie of Adam Scott on the 18th green during the final round of the 142nd Open Championship at Muirfield on July 21, 2013 in Gullane, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Looking for a bird’s-eye view of golf’s greatest shots? It’s in the bag

The caddie behind two of the greatest shots at Augusta and the bitter split between he and Tiger Woods.

Andrew Webster

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World XV's Israel Folau scores a try during the Killik Cup match at Twickenham Stadium, London. Picture date: Sunday May 28, 2023. (Photo by Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images)

Rugby Australia can do without the Folau circus

Reports the exiled Wallabies star wants to play against the British and Irish Lions have barely registered with the rah-rah mothership.

Andrew Webster

commentaryOlympics

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 21: The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, celebrates after Brisbane was announced as the 2032 Summer Olympics host city during the 138th IOC Session at Hotel Okura on July 21, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

Games chaos will be forgotten when circus finally comes to town

The 2032 Olympics are a hot mess now. But most people hate the Olympics and consider it a gross waste of taxpayer’s money right up until the moment it starts.

Andrew Webster

inside storyNRL

Silent treatment and spite: how Gus imposes his will

Phil Gould can make life unpleasant when he doesn’t get his way. While NRL powerbrokers have figured out how to tame his immense power, none have been prepared to deal with his behaviour.

Andrew Webster

CYCLONE FALLOUTSport

NRL Dolphins' CEO Terry Reader speaks to the media after the round-one match was moved to Sydney's CommBank Stadium due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 - Picture: Richard Walker

Asking players to choose between footy and family is wrong

The AFL copped it in the neck for its response to Cyclone Alfred – but it was the NRL that really misread the room.

Andrew Webster

commentaryNRL

‘I blame Zelensky’: V’landys plays the Trump card without Donald

While Donald Trump and Dana White skipped rugby league’s quadruple-header in Las Vegas, the invitation to the pair did prompt White Ribbon to cut ties with the NRL, something Peter V’landys says the charity ‘didn’t need to do’.

Andrew Webster

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 26: (L-R) National Rugby League CEO Andrew Abdo and Chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission Peter V'landys are presented with a ceremonial key to the Las Vegas Strip from Clark County (NV) Commissioner Chairman Tick Segerblom during the NRL Las Vegas media launch at the Rugby League Fan Hub at Resorts World Las Vegas on February 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

V’landys’ Vegas gambit has stolen a march on the AFL

The NRL’s multimillion-dollar gamble on Las Vegas is hitting the jackpot … just not in the manner it thought it would.

Andrew Webster

CommentarySport

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 19: Sam Konstas of the Blues walks off the field after been dismissed by Scott Boland of Victoria during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales Blues and Victoria at Sydney Cricket Ground on February 19, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

Opener and shut case: hard talk with Konstas in cold light of day

NSW coach Greg Shipperd reveals he had a frank discussion with the rookie Test opener about his headspace after he played an innings that was partly comical, mostly reckless.

Andrew Webster

COMMENTARYSport

Had Pat Cummins (bottom left), Nathan Cleary (bottom center) or Patrick Cripps (bottom right) have acted like Sam Kerr (top) they would have been punished on the spot.

If Kerr was Cummins, Cleary or Cripps, the punishment would have been swift

If it was the Australian cricket captain, Carlton’s Patrick Cripps or Penrith’s Nathan Cleary in Sam Kerr’s position, it wouldn’t be a question of if but when they were sanctioned.

Andrew Webster

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Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii is set to make his eagerly awaited debut for the NSW Waratahs.

Game changer for a game in need of a superhero

For most of his career, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been pushed and pulled in different directions by those who want something from him and two rugby codes that claim him as their own when he belongs to both. I just want to watch Suaalii play.

Andrew Webster

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