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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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AFL CEO Andrew Dillon, left, and ARLC chairman Peter V'Landys, right.

The major footy codes have lost the plot

Image-conscious decisions, bizarre appointments and ineffectual executives – just what are the AFL and NRL doing?

Andrew Webster

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 10: Football Australia CEO James Johnson speaks to the media during a Socceroos media announcement at Allianz Stadium on December 10, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

FA boss pays penalty for fractured relationships

Football Australia’s CEO fell out with Sam Kerr and Graham Arnold before falling on his sword.

Andrew Webster

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 01: Kane Cornes looks on during the 2025 AFL Round 08 match between the Essendon Bombers and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Marvel Stadium on May 1, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Bullying? Give me a break. Harsh honesty is not harassment

Pundit Kane Cornes’ brutal honesty might polarise fans and piss off footy clubs, but to categorise his remarks as harassment is offensive to those who suffer from it each day at home, online, and in their workplace.

Andrew Webster

EXCLUSIVENRL

Rugby League Immortal Andrew Johns dropped the microphone in protest over Wests Tigers v Cronulla umpiring.

‘Absolute farce’: Why Joey Johns dropped the mic on live TV over sin-bin shambles

The NRL has every right to fear litigation from past players about concussion, but the wild inconsistency from match to match is trashing the game. The Eighth Immortal has had enough.

Andrew Webster

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Olympic powerbroker John Coates, left, and Channel Ten newsreader Sandra Sully.

Olympics powerbroker unloads on Sandra Sully

In his most candid interview, John Coates hits out at the ‘hide’ of Channel Ten newsreader Sandra Sully, who reached out to him for help as she stood for an AOC board position.

Andrew Webster and Jessica Halloran

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15th April 2025 Sydney NSWFormer Wallabies coach Eddie Jones will be at Coogee Oval today with the Japan under-23 team playing Randwick.It's first time he'll publicly be seen in Sydney since he quit the Wallabies to take the Japan job.

Glad you’re OK Eddie, ‘cause rugby nearly went bust

Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has ‘no wounds’ from his disastrous tenure, but the scars were on display in Rugby Australia’s balance sheet.

Andrew Webster

COMMENTARYSport

ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys, left, and WA Premier Roger Cook.

Can V’landys’ silver tongue entice the WA Premier back to the bargaining table?

Wth each passing day it becomes clear the ARL Commission chairman’s strongarm tactics have killed the Western Bears franchise. Roger Cook holds the whip hand – but can Peter Vlandys save the deal?

Andrew Webster

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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

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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

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