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The Australian
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- The Australian
Australia Cup: Heidelberg beat Wanderers
NPL Victoria club Heidelberg United has reached the Australia Cup quarter-finals with a shock 3-0 win over A-League outfit Western Sydney Wanderers. Heidelberg led 2-0 at half-time at Olympic Village on Tuesday night thanks to an own goal from Wanderers defender Alex Bonetig and a penalty from Bul Juach, before Anthony Lesiotis supplied the icing on the cake with the hosts' third goal in stoppage-time. A star-studded Wanderers side that included former Melbourne Victory trio Kosta Barbarouses, Josh Brillante and Lawrence Thomas went into the match as hot favourites but were never in the hunt against the hungry Heidelberg outfit. Heidelberg United players and staff celebrate reaching the Australia Cup quarter-finals. Picture:'It means a lot to the club and we really deserved it, so well done to the boys,' Juach told Paramount Plus. 'We've really got quality all over the pitch.' Another A-League club, Wellington Phoenix, awaits Heidelberg in the quarter-finals, with the Victorian outfit to again host the match on a yet-to-be-confirmed date. In Tuesday night's other round-of-16 clash, NPL Queensland club Brisbane City defeated NPL Western Australia outfit Olympic Kingsway 4-3 in a penalty shootout after scores were locked at 1-1 at the end of normal time and extra-time. City goalkeeper Josh Langdon was the hero at Imperial Corp Stadium, saving two penalties in the shootout to secure his team a quarter-final berth. Marco Monteverde Sports reporter Marco Monteverde is a Brisbane-based sports reporter for NCA Newswire. He worked in a similar role for The Courier-Mail from 2007 to 2020. During a journalism career of more than 25 years, he has also worked for The Queensland Times, The Sunshine Coast Daily, The Fraser Coast Chronicle and The North West Star. He has covered three FIFA World Cups and the 2000 Sydney Olympics, as well as a host of other major sporting events in Australia and around the world. @marcothejourno Marco Monteverde
News.com.au
10 hours ago
- News.com.au
Wallabies flanker Tom Hooper stands by decision to join English club Exeter
Wallabies flanker Tom Hooper has no regrets about signing with English club Exeter despite it possibly costing him his Australian jersey. Hooper, 24, is set to link with Exeter after the conclusion of the Rugby Championship in early October. Despite the scrapping of the Giteau Law, which limited the number of overseas-based Australians allowed to be picked for Wallabies duty, Rugby Australia chief executive officer Phil Waugh last week said domestic players of 'equal' calibre would still be prioritised. While Hooper – who has spent the past five seasons with the ACT Brumbies – is expected to be back playing in Australia in 2027 ahead of that year's Rugby World Cup, he has jeopardised his Wallabies spot for a significant period by joining Exeter. However, he's still comfortable with the decision, which was made seven months ago. 'I still stand by that decision, because I'm going to go over there and improve as a player,' Hooper said from Johannesburg. where the Wallabies will meet world champions South Africa on Sunday morning (AEST). 'I don't have a crystal ball. Unfortunately, I don't know what's going to happen in my future, but I'll just keep making decisions based on being a good rugby player and hopefully playing in that gold jersey, because I absolutely love it. 'Right now I'm just focusing where my feet are, and right now my feet are in South Africa, and I've got a job to do here. 'Soon enough, we'll be back home. I have a job to do there, and then I have a job to do in the Exeter jersey, and I'll pour every little bit of energy that I can into that team, improve as a player, hopefully improve that club, and then whatever my next journey is, I'll do the exact same thing.' Hooper is in top form after producing a man-of-the-match performance in Australia's 22-12 win over the British and Irish Lions in Sydney earlier this month. It was Hooper's first starting appearance for Australia since the 2023 World Cup. Introducing ourselves to the locals ðŸ�¾ NEXT MATCH 🆚 Springboks ðŸ—'ï¸� Sunday August 17 | 1:10am AEST ðŸ�Ÿï¸� Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg ðŸ'° @StanSportAU #Wallabies — Wallabies (@wallabies) August 11, 2025 'It was a huge moment,' Hooper said. 'Watching back at the game. I think there was a few other guys that were probably more deserving. They were amazing, but it was definitely a team effort. 'I know it sounds clichéd, but it was just good for me to get back in that starting jersey. It's the first time I've been back there since the World Cup. 'It's been a long road on field and off field. It was pretty special to be out there, and just to get the win, more than anything. 'It was great to get the win with the guys and be a part of a change room that had a great vibe about it.' It's a 'vibe' the Wallabies have brought with them to South Africa. 'You saw throughout that Test series (against the Lions), we were in the business of getting better, and we're just going to continue to strive to do that,' Hooper said. 'It's really nice and calm among the group, but we know we've got a lot to take on board mentally, and then from there, we're just physically working.'
The Australian
13 hours ago
- The Australian
Garner, Marinoff lead AFLW's top 50 players for new season
They're the one-two punch that have dominated the competition since day one. And now 10 seasons in, Jasmine Garner and Ebony Marinoff remain top of the pops in AFL Women's. But to ask who sits atop this season's player rankings is akin to choosing your favourite child. Aerially and a power athlete, reigning premiership star Garner has all the qualities of a prototype AFLW player. An elite runner and trainer who has quietly garnered — pardon the pun — the respect and adulation of her teammates and opponents. A tackling machine, Marinoff — the reigning league best and fairest winner — has built a reputation from rising star to out and out star, a true midfield beast. So what would they steal from one another? SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE FULL TOP 50 'As the competition as evolved, we naturally as athletes have to evolve the competition,' Marinoff told this masthead. 'And I think Jazzy's probably exactly that. She's just grown and evolved to the best player in the competition and naturally you're envious of people and their success, but you had to be happy for someone like Jazzy last year to hit the pinnacle of holding up that cup because of the hard work that goes into become the athlete that you are and help mould a team to have success. 'That was pretty inspiring, watching Jazzy do that from a team aspect. As a player, she's so hard to play against, because she's got it all. The one thing I don't have is aerial, and that's Jazzy. 'Her ability to hit the scoreboard is something that I admire, and she's just so calm. You watch her kick and she's got so much time when she doesn't have time. Always able to execute. 'She's such a well-rounded player and has got an amazing partnership with Ash Riddell in there - like what I've got with Anne Hatchard. 'Absolutely a complete player who can go back and protect on the defensive line and is someone that I've loved coming up against.' Garner admires three-time premiership player Marinoff's consistency. 'Just about every year, she's made All-Australian,' Garner said. 'Last year, for her to top off the season with winning the best and fairest, we were all rooting for you on our table. 'It's just great to see. Every year we look to play Adelaide and we know it's going to be a battle inside. Noffy's name gets circled as someone we have to look after. It's just her workrate - we know how hard she works and if that's one thing I could steal from her, it would be her hunt. 'The way she runs, she just doesn't stop. For a player who tackles so much, maybe you don't get the ball as much, but she's still getting 30-plus. To do both is just great and I love coming up against players like Noffy. It's so good for the competition, having players that work as hard as her.' And then there's Monique Conti, a league best and fairest winner herself who joins fellow medal winners Ally Anderson and Emily Bates inside the top 10. The Prespakis sisters and breakout Swan Laura Gardiner slot in, while — as a prospective list for the upcoming season, all going well — multiple All-Australians Brianna Davey and Tayla Harris just sneak in, on the caveat that at their best, and in the hope they can find it, they're amid the top of the competition. Full-time pay, more analysis: Stars open up on AFLW dreams Lauren Wood Sports Reporter Lauren Wood is an AFL and AFL Women's reporter for the Herald Sun and CODE Sports. She also covers a range of other sports across the busy Melbourne sporting calendar. AFL Only days after backing in Michael Voss, Carlton has made its first big move, shaking up its footy department. But CEO Graham Wright isn't keen to make wholesale change. AFL They were a long way from playing AFL footy at the start of 2025 — yet, these 17 VFL bolters have rocketed onto the radar of scouts as the draft draws closer.
