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- News.com.au
Adam Reynolds reveals why he made incredible $1m sacrifice
Broncos veteran Adam Reynolds revealed he was tempted to join the Wests Tigers but ultimately decided to sacrifice $1m to do what is best for his family. The 34-year-old is set to sign a one-year extension to remain in Red Hill in 2026 worth around $500,000 a year, with a plan in place for the experienced halfback to then join the club's coaching ranks. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. But the star could have instead opted to head back to Sydney, where Benji Marshall's Tigers tabled a monster two-year deal worth around $750,000 a season. Explaining his decision to turn his back on the more lucrative offer, Reynolds said he couldn't have asked his young family to pack up and move again and also couldn't stomach leaving them for several months of the year to live in Sydney. 'Yes, I was seriously tempted,' Reynolds said speaking of his decision to remain in Brisbane with his wife Tallara and their four kids – aged 15, 14, 10 and 7. 'Benji is a great coach, I've always had a lot of time for him – I idolised him as a player when I was growing up. 'But at the end of the day, family is the most important thing, and if I did leave for Sydney, it would have been without the family, and that was going to be too hard. 'The Tigers have a great spine, and I spoke to Benji about how me and Jarome (Luai) could have worked. 'He's an instinctive player who brings a lot of energy and plays off the cuff, while I'm that organising half. The biggest thing for me was I believed I could have added a lot to that team.' Reynolds said ultimately 'no amount of money could have changed my mind' when it came to separating from his family. The halfback admitted earlier this year that his family initially struggled with the move from Sydney to Brisbane when he joined from the Rabbitohs in 2022, but says they have since become settled. 'We wanted a lifestyle change,' Reynolds told the Courier Mail in February. 'We wanted a big house with a big yard for the kids and the dogs, somewhere they could run around. 'To be honest, it was tough at first to leave all we had known, all our Sydney friends and family, and the kids were a bit nervous about leaving old friends at school, not knowing anyone. But from the moment we announced we were coming up, everyone just took us in. 'It's been a great move, we have felt very welcomed here, the people we've met and the relationships we've made, and the kids absolutely love it here. 'They don't want to go back to Sydney. They call Brisbane home now and so do we. We feel very happy with the call we made.'
Daily Telegraph
22 minutes ago
- Daily Telegraph
Kaylee McKeown hits out amid special treatment claim following overturned disqualification at Australian national swimming trials
Don't miss out on the headlines from Swimming. Followed categories will be added to My News. Kaylee McKeown has hit out at claims she is given special treatment in the wake of her dramatic disqualification and then reinstatement at the Australian national swimming trials in Adelaide last week. McKeown – who holds the 50m backstroke world record at 26.86 seconds – was the clear fastest in last Monday's heats of the 50m backstroke but was disqualified over an issue with her start. Watch the biggest Aussie sports & the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer. McKeown, who claimed Olympic gold in both the 100m and 200m backstroke at the Paris Olympics, was informed by officials she had broken early, as she was ushered off the pool deck in tears. The ruling seemingly dashed her hopes of competing for a 50m backstroke world championships gold medal later this year. However, the 23-year-old protested the decision and in the end, it was overturned. McKewon was reinstated in the final which she won narrowly over Mollie O'Callaghan, securing her ticket to the world championships in Singapore from July 27 to August 3. You can watch her Australian swim trials victory in the player above. Kaylee McKeown has rejected claims she gets preferential treatment. Image: Getty But in the wake of the ordeal, McKeown was accused of receiving preferential treatment due to her reputation and status in the sport. And in an Instagram post on Monday, McKeown moved to clear up what went down as she rejected the notion there was any sort of favouritism at play. 'I've copped quite a bit of scrutiny over the past week for my DQ in the 50 backstroke,' she wrote. 'I'd just like to clarify that while it was a clear disqualification, I was able to lodge a protest due to movement directly behind my starting block. I followed all the standard procedures for my reinstatement! 'For those who know me well, you'll know I'm all for fair sport and certainly wouldn't have protested if I knew I didn't have a fair case. 'What I'm not for is people tearing others down … at no point was I shown any favouritism.' Kaylee McKeown is the 50m world record holder. (Photo by) After hearing her protest officials ruled in her favour, accepting she had been 'distracted by a movement' on the blocks. 'Things happen and it just crumbled that way,' she continued. 'I knew as soon as I started, what I had done. 'But thankfully we had the technology to look back at footage and saw the distraction and I got reinstated.' McKeown will next compete at the world championships in Singapore which get underway on July 27. Originally published as Kaylee McKeown hits out amid special treatment claim following overturned Aussie swim trials disqualification
Daily Telegraph
22 minutes ago
- Daily Telegraph
Wild local footy brawl breaks out, fans get involved
Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Followed categories will be added to My News. An investigation has been launched after an ugly brawl between spectators and club officials broke out on the sidelines of a local rugby league game on the Central Coast. The incident occurred during the second half of the Rugby League Central Coast first grade fixture between Kincumber and Ourimbah at MacKillop Oval on Sunday afternoon. Footage obtained by this masthead shows a female club official from Kincumber and a man, believed to be an Ourimbah supporter, engaged in some push and shove on the sidelines. The situation then escalated rapidly as the man was dragged to the ground from behind, with other people running in to support him. A series of punches were thrown as dozens of people were drawn into the fight. You can watch the crazy all-in brawl in the player above. An investigation has been launched after a brawl on the sidelines of the Kincumber-Ourimbah game. Picture: Supplied The brawl was so serious that it forced play between the two sides to be paused for about five minutes. Rugby League Central Coast board chairman Nathan Waugh confirmed that an incident report had been filed and the matter had been referred to the NSWRL. 'We're aware of the incident, we have the footage that has been circulating and this has been passed on to NSW Rugby League,' he said. 'From that we expect code of conduct matters to be raised against individuals that are identified as being involved in the incident. At this stage it's an ongoing investigation.' He added: 'It's an ugly incident and we never want to see that at any rugby league game or any community level sport. It's unfortunate and ultimately we would expect that there would be consequences for this involved.' Both clubs have declined to comment while the investigation is ongoing. The brawl came amid heightened tensions on the field in the round nine clash. One player from each side had just been sent to the sin bin as a melee broke out on the field. Kincumber went on to win the game 24-20.
