ROUND 4 MELBOURNE STORM v CANTERBURY BULLDOGS

OTHER GAMES

Virgin Mobile launches Surprise Gig Tour with Wolfmother, MGMT and others

To celebrate its Surprise Gig bonus data offer, Virgin Mobile has announced the Surprise Gig Tour - a series of free, last-minute music gigs around Australia to be announced via its Members' Lounge Facebook page.

Fletcher still growing, thriving, at 'school'

WHEN Dustin Fletcher was still spending his weekdays in a classroom, at Essendon Grammar way back in 1993, the education component of his weekend job didn't stretch far beyond a Thursday night get-together. "And that was just to say 'who's in and who's out.' "

Clubs must keep bad boys in line: Gallop

NRL chief executive David Gallop says he can't guarantee that next season will be incident-free, but has put the onus back on the NRL clubs to keep their players in line to protect the integrity of the game.

Morris brothers prepare to give the French double the trouble

LEEDS: The remarkable thing about Josh Morris's Kangaroos debut is not that it will mark the first time twins have played a rugby league Test for Australia since 1991. It is that, while the identical twin brothers have been playing alongside each other all their lives, this will be the first occasion they have partnered each other as a centre and winger combination in a competitive match. Ever.

Kicking at goal all in the mind

Brain Wave technology could improve accuracy, writes Peter Hanlon

Lonergan's lapse costs the Dons dearly at the death

"A BIG learning curve" is how Essendon coach Matthew Knights described last night's draw with the Brisbane Lions, with the biggest lesson learnt by young forward Sam Lonergan.

World game offers endless opportunities for young indigenous people

Tomorrow, 180 indigenous teenagers will gather in Townsville to participate in the inaugural Indigenous Football Festival. Drawn from regions across Australia, the eight boys and four girls teams will enjoy a week of competition, coaching clinics and cultural workshops.

State relaxes as swine flu fears subside

VICTORIAN health authorities will keep schools open if students test positive to swine flu under a strategy to combat the virus likely to come into effect later this week.

Hunt For Fc Fans After Attack On Player

SHAKEN Sydney FC veteran Robbie Middleby insists he won't let the shock of being attacked by two fans in the car park at Sydney Football Stadium last weekend destroy his fond memories of the club as he prepares to move to North Queensland Fury next season.

Nosedive Lands Jets In Field Of Infamy

THE Newcastle Jets' spectacular fall from A-League champions to wooden spooners in the space of a season has not happened in an Australian football code for more than 50 years.

Recruits' Reality Check

THE AFL's 130 newest recruits were yesterday welcomed to top-level football with a sobering reminder: the careers of up to 40per cent of them will be over before they even reach 10 senior matches.

Injured Fosdike Ready To Quit

THE career of Swans midfielder Nic Fosdike appears to be over, with the 2005 grand final star and 10-year veteran believed to have decided to no longer battle with a recurring knee injury, and retire from AFL football.

Stop Press: New Zealand To Host 2018 Football World Cup

THE SICK AS A PARROT 2009 PREDICTIONS

Games Hopeful Hurt In Bike-pack Smash

THE Commonwealth Games cycling champion and world silver medallist Ben Kersten has had his preparation for the Beijing Olympics interrupted by an apparent road-rage attack on 50 cyclists yesterday morning.

Ffa Moves To Close Loophole In Player Of The Year Award

FOOTBALL Federation Australia is moving to ensure a situation in which a player lashes out at a match official and still wins the A-League's player of the year award, as Joel Griffiths did yesterday, cannot be repeated next season.