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Reserve grade wrap, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup, stats, Tony Pellow, Melbourne Storm injuries, Tony Pellow, Dane Aukafolau

Reserve grade wrap, NSW Cup, Queensland Cup, stats, Tony Pellow, Melbourne Storm injuries, Tony Pellow, Dane Aukafolau

Oliver Gildart, who will finish the season at the Roosters, was handed a big challenge — playing in the halves for the first time in his career after a 20-minute crash-course — and remarkably he didn’t look out of place at all .

Meanwhile, a gun fullback could help solve some of the Storm’s injury woes and there’s a 194cm, 95kg beast with footwork to boot that is yet to be picked up by an NRL club.

Read on for the latest Reserve Grade Wrap.

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ALL EYES WERE ON…

Oliver Gildart lined up at five-eighth for the Magpies on Saturday and although they were defeated 36-24 by Mounties, he proved his worth as a versatile backline player, before sealing a loan move to the Roosters this week.

Gildart is primarily a center but has had a taste of fullback in the New South Wales Cup and now the halves.

The 25-year-old proved to be one of the Magpies’ most important players and his willingness to take on the line saw him set up two tries, get a linebreak, a linebreak assist, four tackle busts and 158 running meters.

Gildart told Fox League the last time he played in the halves was when he was 11-years old so he got a quick refresher in Friday’s captain’s run.

”I got a 20-minute session yesterday at captain’s run so I was a bit clunky but you get your hands a lot more on the ball so I enjoyed that side of the game… I’ve got a lot to learn in this position that’s for sure,” he said.

Parramatta’s Nathan Brown continues to put pressure on coach Brad Arthur with another standout performance in reserve grade. The 29-year-old NRL veteran set up a try, got a linebreak assist, two tackle busts and ran for 206 metres. He also made 32 tackles with two misses in the Eels’ one-point loss to the Panthers.

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STANDOUTS

Dane Aukafolau’s performance would have caught the attention of NRL clubs in Mounties’ win over the Magpies.

At 194cm and 95kg, he cuts an imposing figure while playing in the second row but after a history in the centres, Aukafolau has the footwork to catch his opposition off guard.

Aukafolau stunned with a try, a try assist, a linebreak, two linebreak assists and seven tackle busts as well as 17 tackles with two misses.

Mounties are made up of majority part-time players like Aukafolau and he couldn’t be proud of their efforts this season.

“Being one of the senior players I needed to step up so I just try and do what I can,” he told Fox League.

“These boys, day-in, day-out, their efforts are unreal. It’s good to see part-time footballers bringing that contest up to the level of these (full time) guys. It shows a lot.”

Dane Aukafolau was a standout for Mounties. Credit: Knock on Effect NSW Cup Instagram.Source: Instagram

Still on Mountains, Tim Simona wound back the clock to show he still has what it takes to play first grade.

Simona scored a double, got four linebreaks, three tackle busts and 169 running meters in the centres.

Penrith escaped with a one-point win in which the craftiness of hooker Soni Luke was on show. The 26-year-old, who got an NRL debut earlier this season, scored a try, set up two more, got a linebreak, four linebreak assists, six tackle busts and 112 running meters.

A couple of Panthers forwards were equally impressive and dominated on both sides of the ball.

The soon-to-be Eel J’maine Hopgood showed his future club what they can look forward to, with a try, two linebreaks, nine tackle busts, four offloads and 214 running meters, while also making 41 tackles with just two misses.

Meanwhile, the highly-regarded Lindsay Smith finished with 227 running meters, five tackle busts and 38 tackles with two misses.

There wasn’t a lot to smile about for Dragons fans over the weekend, but their reserve grade side bagged an important 30-18 win over the Raiders to keep their final hopes alive.

Michael Molo starred in the win, notching up a try assist, a linebreak assist, three tackle busts and 167 meters while also making 34 tackles with just one miss. Meanwhile, jackson ford finished with 141 running meters and a season-high 10 tackle busts.

Competition leaders, Newtown, seem to be getting better and better each week and with a fairly simple run home they are the favorites to claim the minor premiership.

half-back Braydon Trindall starred in their 42-18 win over the Rabbitohs on Saturday, having a hand in FIVE tries (one try and four assists). He also got four linebreak assists, three tackle busts and ran for 82 metres. Trindall also had a perfect day on the boot, slotting seven goals from seven attempts but on the flip side, he did miss five tackles.

Mawene Hiroti had a day out in the centres, scoring a try, setting up two more and getting two linebreaks, a linebreak assist and five tackle busts to go with his 185 running metres.

There were some good performers for the Bunnies though with five-eighth Jack Campagnolo, who guided Wynnum Manly to the Queensland Cup grand final last year, setting up two tries, as well as getting a linebreak assist and five tackle busts. And workhorse lock james hasson notched up 128 running meters and made 23 tackles with zero misses — he was the only Rabbitoh to not miss a tackle.

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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

The Storm’s Nick Meaney has been cleared of a serious shoulder injury but has to pass concussion protocols to play in Friday’s Titans clash.

Craig Bellamy has already conceded his backline stocks are running very low, but a fullback at one of the Storm’s Queensland Cup feeder sides has put his hand up over recent weeks to come into consideration.

Brisbane Tigers’ Tony Pellow stunned in their 32-18 win over Ipswich with two try assists, two linebreak assists and 221 running metres.

It was only two weeks ago that 25-year-old Pellow came up with a clutch play in the final four minutes to steal his side a four-point win over Souths Logan. Pellow received the ball from a scrum 10 meters out from his own line, found a gap, palmed off a Magpie, ran 70 meters and then put a cross-field grubber in for Jayden Nikorima to score.

Pellow, a St Johns Dubbo junior, joined the Tigers this season from the Dragons and spent eight weeks training with the Storm during pre-season.

Tony Pellow has been in red-hot form for the Brisbane Tigers. Credit: Margie_13InstagramSource: Instagram

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Out-of-favor Wests Tigers hooker JJacob Liddle played lock for the Magpies over the weekend. Coach Wayne Lambkin had limited options and had to pick a couple of players out of position to fill gaps. Liddle, who is reportedly set to sign with the Dragons, finished with 93 running meters, two tackle busts and 35 tackles, but had six misses.

rising star Kade Dykes didn’t feature in Newtown’s big win because he was 18th man for NRL. With Will Kennedy out for the next six weeks, it’s assumed Locky Miller will step into the No.1 jersey but don’t be surprised to see Dykes get his NRL debut at fullback. Coach Craig Fitzgibbon will have a headache of the good kind when deciding who fills in for Kennedy.

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Nathan Cleary suspension, all league bans too long, says Phil Gould, Penrith Panthers, Darren Lockyer

Rugby league great Phil Gould has questioned the length of suspensions across the NRL, saying the game does not need to be without its best players for extended periods.

Gould’s comments come off the back of Panthers star Nathan Cleary being handed a five-match suspension for a dangerous tackle on Parramatta’s Dylan Brown at the weekend.

Cleary was handed a grade-three charge, which normally draws a four-match ban, but had another match added on due to a prior incident.

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Gould called Cleary’s tackle an “error of judgement” and said a lengthy ban was not necessary for the Penrith No.7 to realize he’d made a mistake.

“I think the suspensions are too long overall with most offences,” he told Nine’s 100% Footy.

“I don’t think we need good players out of the game for six weeks to remind them that that’s not what you do.

“That’s just an error of judgement. I know this Penrith tackling technique very well, he’s probably thinking his other two players would support that player a little better than they did. They pulled away from it and he found himself in an awkward position.

“Does Nathan Cleary need six weeks away from the game to learn his lesson that’s the wrong tackle to make? He knew it six seconds after he did it that it was wrong.

“They probably want to send a message to the rest of the competition, they want it to look like the star players don’t get special treatment.”

Gould was backed up by Broncos legend Darren Lockyer, who said “a month was probably appropriate.”

“Five weeks is a long time, it’s effectively six weeks, really, because you include the game that he was sent off early,” Lockyer told 100% Footy.

“We don’t want that tackle in the game… but with even with a month on the sidelines it would’ve put a lot of people on alert that they can’t do that.”

While the Panthers will be without their Origin halves pairing in Cleary and injured teammate Jarome Luai, Gould said the reigning premiers could still win all of their matches to end the season.

He also identified a silver lining in Cleary’s suspension for the Panthers, who sit comfortably atop the NRL ladder.

“As a coach… I can actually see the positive in that,” he said.

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“When you’re that far ahead in the minor premiership, all you’re doing every week is watching your team and hoping no one gets hurt.

“Now he’s (Panthers coach Ivan Cleary) got two players ready for week one of the finals, all the others have got to get there yet, they’ve got to get through five games and be uninjured or unsuspended.

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“Luai and Cleary will play in round one of the finals and I think that’s a bonus. While it’s not the ideal way to do it, I’d look at it as a positive that my two star halves are going to be there when the (finals) games are on.”

Lockyer also agreed that the bout of adversity leading into the finals campaign would hold the Panthers in good stead.

“I think they needed to have a bump in the road, they were going too good,” he said.

“After the Origin series, all the players that played for the Blues will be motivated to compensate for losing the Origin series. They needed to have a bit of a bad run just to refocus them.

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“The only risk is that the two players, even though they’re your star players, they might be a touch underdone in week one of the finals, but they should have enough points up their sleeves to get that second chance.”

The Panthers’ first task without their first-choice halves pairing will be on Saturday when they travel to GIO Stadium to take on the Canberra Raiders in a twilight clash.

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Adam Peaty Will Not Go To 2024 Doha Worlds; Tom Dean Wants Review

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Adam Peaty Will Not Go To Doha Worlds In 2024; Tom Dean – Not A Good Call From FINA

Adam Peaty won’t be going to the 2024 World Championships in Doha and believes the meet will be poorly attended weeks before Olympic trials season gets under way.

There has been growing criticism of FINA’s decision to stage the 2024 worlds from 2-18 February and to also make it a relay qualification meet for the Paris Games to be held from July that year.

Peatys Coach Mel Marshall accused the decision-makers of ignoring “the people that really matter in this sport,” and criticized the lack of consultation over the scheduling given its proximity to the trials season with the Olympics following five months later.

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British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss said it was “a question of fairness” and pointed to the advantage that will be enjoyed by some teams who qualify their relays at Fukuoka worlds next July.

Peaty and six-time Olympic medalist Duncan Scott were both critical of the decision while James Guy was unequivocal, stating “I ain’t going”.

Three-time Olympic champion Peaty on Saturday returned to the water for the first time since April following injury when he was the only man inside the one-minute barrier in the 100br heats at the Commonwealth Games.

The 27-year-old, who is seeking his third straight 100 Commonwealth crown and his first 50, looked ahead to Doha, saying:

“I can’t really see the bigger nations going just because the prep for the Olympics is so specific and you need that winter block and that is January, February.

“I’m not going to go, a lot of the British swimming team probably won’t go so how many world champions are going to be Olympic champions? Not many.”

Olympic 200m freestyle champion Tom Dean called for FINA to reschedule Doha, saying:

“I think putting a world champs in the same year as the Olympics is not a good call from FINA, personally I don’t believe that is the best approach to take.

“I think they need to review the calendar and look at it say everything got pushed back because of Covid, there’s nothing we can do about that now, let’s try and make it as normal as possible going forward for the athletes and give them the best chance to perform at the biggest competition which is the Olympics.”

The double Olympic champion is competing at Commonwealths weeks after taking bronze at the World Championships inBudapest.

Following Birmingham, a British team will head for the European Championships in Rome making it three major meetings in the space of two months.

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“I think it’s always tough when two meets are not close enough that you can just bounce on and stay tapered and relaxed but not far enough apart that you can get a solid block of work in.

“So it’s up to the coaches to plan how we deal with being in no-man’s land in that respect: my coach Dave McNulty is able to do that very well but unfortunate to be in that position.”

He also called for more athlete representation when it comes to decision-making that affects them, saying:

“I think athletes should always have to say in all decisions made by international governing bodies. That’s true not just of swimming but all sports.

“I think it’s something that in my talks with members of FINA it’s something they want to do more of but I think we are holding out to see that actually coming to fruition.”

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NRL: Penrith Panthers, Ivan Cleary, Nathan Cleary, club says they were tempted to challenge grading of dangerous throw

NRL: Penrith Panthers, Ivan Cleary, Nathan Cleary, club says they were tempted to challenge grading of dangerous throw

Ivan Cleary says the club contemplated contesting the grading of Nathan Cleary’s dangerous throw charge but didn’t want to risk the star halfback potentially missing the opening week of the finals.

Nathan took part in a light training session on Monday morning after he accepted a five-match ban for a grade three dangerous throw on Parramatta five-eighth Dylan Brown on Friday night.

The suspension has turned Penrith’s remaining five weeks of the regular season on its head with five-eighth Jarome Luai also sidelined with a knee injury until at least round 25.

Ivan said Nathan had taken his suspension “well” despite everyone still being shocked around the incident.

“We definitely thought we had a case there but in the end we thought the risk was too high for him to lose another week,” Cleary said.

“Nat is really happy that Dylan is ok, that’s probably the most important thing out of all of this.

“Because although he clearly never set out for that tackle to end how it did, the fact is it became dangerous but thank god Dylan got up and is fine, that’s really good news.



He feels like he’s let everyone down

“I’ve said this before but I’m very proud of how he does own his mistakes. He did that and definitely felt for Dylan.

“The way he processes things he did that. I have trained well this morning and it seems good.”

Coach Cleary backed Nathan and Luai and to hit their straps the moment they return to a Panthers side that is planning to not use the next five games to stumble into the finals.

The defending champions sit three wins clear on top of the Telstra Premiership ladder with at least one more victory in the run home set to lock in the club’s second minor premiership in three seasons.

While the Panthers aren’t relying on results to go their way like other sides, Cleary doesn’t want the recent week of events to distract from what the side has done this season.

“Every result matters,” he said.

“You have some plans but then you’ve always got to have some flexibility around that. It hasn’t changed too much at the moment.

“We’re fortunate that we have banked a lot of points in the first half of the year but at this point we’re focused on getting a good performance out this week.

“No matter what happens you want to go into the finals with individuals in good shape and the team in good shape.

“It gives other people opportunity and there’s plenty of things in our game where it doesn’t all revolve around the halves.



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“We’ve got to make sure we’re working on other stuff so when those guys come back in we can put it all together.

“Whoever wears the jersey they’ve got a job to do for this team and that’s how we’ll be approaching it.”

The Panthers will hit the road this week to Kiama for a three-day camp before arriving to Canberra on Friday in preparation for their clash with the Raiders.

Back-up halfback Kurt Falls is expected to be available and looks likely to partner Sean O’Sullivan in the halves while Stephen Crichton (ear) could also make a return and is set to wear headgear.

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Australia to lead cycling nations in push for improved safety after shocking crash | Commonwealth Games 2022

Australia is leading a group of cycling nations pushing for better safety measures to prevent a repeat of the horror crash at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, when the English rider Matt Walls was catapulted over the velodrome railings and into the crowd.

The AusCycling performance director, Jesse Korf, who is in Birmingham for the 2022 Games, said he was speaking to a number of his counterparts about presenting a “united front” to the governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).

“You’re not going to get to a point where you’re going to eliminate crashes from bike racing,” he said. “But people going over a railing – that’s a different story in my mind.”

During the final lap of a qualifying heat for the men’s scratch race at the Lee Valley VeloPark on Sunday, Walls was involved in a crash with half a dozen riders. The Tokyo 2020 gold medalist was lifted over the railing by his momentum and sent hurtling towards shocked spectators. Walls received medical attention for almost an hour before being taken to hospital, but was subsequently discharged with only minor injuries.

Two other riders were also taken to hospital, while spectators – including a young girl and a man covered in blood – received treatment for injuries. The remainder of the morning session was cancelled.

“It’s not the first rider to go over a railing or the first track where it has happened,” Korf said. The performance director indicated Australia and other nations intended to lodge a proposal with the UCI about mandatory improvements to velodrome safety measures.

“We all feel strongly that from a safety perspective, consideration [is required] around increasing heights of railings or looking at a plexiglass solution or something of that nature,” he said. “[We want to] make a push for something like that to be considered, because it’s not the first time.

“Rules in ice hockey have been set such that there is a plexiglass wall there to protect the athletes and the spectators. So there is some precedent in other sports and it’s certainly a conversation worth having.”

On Sunday, the British cyclist and five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny urged the sport to do more to prevent such incidents. “I think the crashes are getting worse and it’s because the speeds are getting higher, the positions are getting more extreme,” she said.

“Maybe there should be screens because [Walls] should not have been able to go over the top and into the crowd – that’s pretty damn dangerous.”

Track cycling at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last year was also marred by a number of crashes, including a high-speed incident for the Australian team pursuit squad after a freak handle-bar snap, and a collision between the Danish and British teams.

England's Joe Truman (left) and Matthew Glaetzer of Australia (right) are left on the track after a crash in the Keirin on Saturday.
England’s Joe Truman (left) and Matthew Glaetzer of Australia (right) are left on the track after a crash in the Keirin on Saturday. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Korf suggested the sport had to take more steps to protect riders. “Cycling is not too dissimilar to where Formula One was a decade, a decade and a half ago in terms of advancements in equipment, technology, safety, rider welfare,” he said. “There are steps being made, but there is a lot more ground that can get covered and surely will get covered in years to come.”

Australia have endured a number of mishaps in Birmingham. The bid by Matthew Glaetzer, the two-time sprint world champion, to defend his Commonwealth Games keirin crown came undone on Saturday with a high-speed crash that left England’s Joe Truman in hospital. The Tasmanian Josh Duffy was involved in the incident on Sunday, but escaped with minor scrapes.

AusCycling said: “Rider safety is at the heart of everything we do to coach and prepare our riders for competition. “While we are making continuous improvements, these are incredibly powerful athletes moving at high speeds and accidents will sometimes occur.”

Despite these incidents Korf insisted morale in the team was high, helped by the seven gold medals already won by Australia in the velodrome. “The team is doing really well on and off the boards,” he said. “The vibe is generally very good.”

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Giants skipper Josh Kelly admits players ‘let down’ coach Mark McVeigh after withering spray

GWS Giants co-captain Josh Kelly has admitted that he and his teammates are letting interim coach Mark McVeigh down in the wake of a dreadful showing against Sydney.

McVeigh unleashed on his team after the 73-point loss at the weekend, questioning whether players had “checked out” with the prospect of missing the finals for the first time since 2015 for the AFL’s youngest club.

The ex-Essendon man’s damning assessment of his players has earned a mixed reception, but reports have emerged suggesting Giants players texted their coach to apologise.

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While Kelly did not confirm or deny whether his teammates had texted apologies to McVeigh, he endorsed the job the coach has done since stepping in for Leon Cameron.

“We feel like we let Mark down on the weekend,” he told reporters on Monday.

“The specifics of it all, I’m not too sure, but we are a tight footy club and we expect more of each other.

“(McVeigh) has been outstanding. He’s come into a role halfway through the year and has implemented a few things.

“His relationship with the players is quite special and he’s got the respect of everyone.”

Like his coach did on the weekend, Kelly also offered a grim assessment of his team’s current level of play, but wasn’t prepared to say trade rumors around his teammates had caused their focus to waver.

“We’re really disappointed in our recent form and our performance in a big game,” he said.

“We’re really aware of where we’re at and what’s not good enough at the moment. We’ve had some honest conversations, some tough conversations, that’s what we’ve always prided ourselves on as a footy club.

“Our effort for four quarters is not at the standard at the moment. It’s something we’ve been addressing for a few weeks now. It isn’t good enough. We check out in moments in games and we’re not playing four quarters , and that’s not acceptable.

“If we have pride in the football club and respect for our teammates we just have to be better than what we are now.

“We had some strong conversations. We looked each other in the eye… and we’ve just got to produce on the weekend.”

Kelly and the Giants will look to get out of their current rut when they face McVeigh’s former team, Essendon, this weekend at Giants Stadium.

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Commonwealth Games live: Kyle Chalmers, Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon lead another golden morning for Australian in Birmingham pool

Commonwealth Games live: Kyle Chalmers, Kaylee McKeown, Emma McKeon lead another golden morning for Australian in Birmingham pool

Emma McKeon joins Kyle Chalmers, Kaylee McKeown, Matt Levy and the men’s 4x200m relay team as gold medalist on day four of the Commonwealth Games.

She led an Australian 1-2 in the 50m butterfly with Holly Barratt, and qualified fastest for the 100m freestyle final, alongside Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan.

Earlier, Kyle Chalmers won gold in the men’s 100m freestyle, saying all the outside noise made it “hard to enjoy the moment”.

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3×3 basketball: Aussies to play for bronze

A little earlier, Australia’s women’s 3×3 basketball team lost their semi-final against England 21-15.

That means Australia will face off against New Zealand, who lost to Canada in their semi, for the bronze.

That game is at 1.30am AEST tomorrow.

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That wraps up the swimming program for this morning

Mack Horton is congratulated in the pool as his relay teammates celebrate.
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To recap, five gold and two silver medals

Kaylee McKeown picked up one of each, with gold in the 200m backstroke and silver in the 200m individual medley less than an hour later.

Kyle Chalmer started the morning with gold in the 100m freestyle, while Emma McKeon continued her golden Games by winning the 50m butterfly final just ahead of teammate Holly Barratt.

We also saw Matt Levy win gold in the 50m freestyle S7 to cap off his remarkable career, and then the men’s 4x200m freestyle team brought it home in a romp.

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Hockey: Australia up 4-1 over New Zealand just before half-time

It’s still only the second quarter but Australia’s dominant performance is continuing in this pool match against the Kiwis.

Jake Whitton, Jacob Anderson and Blake Govers have put points on the board so far. We’ll keep you updated.

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Boxing: Billy McAllister out after fight called early

This is… quite gross.

Billy McAllister was progressing well in his match against Jerone Ennis but a nasty hit has opened up basically his entire eyebrow and ended the fight early.

It means the Jamaican takes the win.

They keep showing close-ups of it. I feel ill now.

There’s a photo of it coming up.

Fair warning.

If you keep scrolling…

…you’re gonna see it.

OKAY?

OKAY.

Australian boxer Billy McAllister with a wide cut on his left eyebrow.
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🥇 Swimming: Australia wins the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final with a Games record

Elijah Winnington, Flynn Southam, Zac Incerti and Mack Horton hit the water for the Aussie team.

The second leg from 17-year-old Southam was particularly impressive, seeing off a big challenge from South African great Chad le Clos and giving Incerti a body-length lead over Wales as he started the penultimate leg.

He turned that into an almost four-second lead over England by the time he handed over to Horton for the anchor and he powered home in a Commonwealth Games record time of 7:04.96.

English anchor swimmer Tom Dean got out of the pool before the final swimmer from Gibraltar had finished, but the English will keep their silver medal. Wales got bronze.

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Swimming: Three Australians reach women’s 100m breaststroke final

Chelsea Hodges, Jenna Strauch and Abbey Harkin will all swim in the final tomorrow, but they’ll have a massive job to track down South African duo Lara van Niekerk and Tatjana Schoenmaker, who qualified fastest.

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🥉 Judo: Bronze for both Katz brothers

Joshua and Nathan Katz have both won bronze in the 60kg and 66kg judo divisions respectively.

Josh defeated Simon Zulu of Zambia and Nathan got the win over India’s Jasleen Singh Saini in their bronze medal matches to lock in a podium finish for all three of our judo athletes today.

Fun fact: Team Australia has three lots of siblings on the team this Commonwealth Games! The Katz brothers, Madison and Teagan Levi in ​​the rugby sevens and badminton players Angela and Jack Yu.

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Weightlifting: Kiana Rose Elliott just misses out on medal

Kiana Rose Elliott has finished fourth in the women’s 71kg weightlifting final, falling short of a medal by just eight kilos.

England’s Sarah Davis has won gold with a total of 229kg, alexis ashworth of Canada got silver with 214kg and Indian Harkinder Kaur‘s 212kg secured her the bronze.

Kiana Rose finished with a total of 204kg — a 94kg snatch and 110kg clean and herk.

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🥇 Swimming: Emma McKeon wins another gold, Holly Barratt ties for silver in 50m butterfly

Emma McKeon wins her fourth gold medal of these Games, touching the wall in 25.90, which was 0.15 of a second ahead of compatriot Holly Barrattwho will share the silver medal podium with South Africa’s Erin Gallagher.

Hopefully they have two medals and don’t have to share that too, like some sort of Sisterhood of the Traveling P(end)ants.

Alex Perkins was fifth.

By Jon Healey

Swimming: No medals for Australia in the men’s 50m backstroke

Ben Armbruster and Bradley Woodward pushed all the way, but couldn’t rein in the top three, with Andrew Jeffcoat winning for New Zealand, with South Africa’s Pieter Coetze winning silver and Javier Acevedo of Canada touching 0.11 of a second ahead of Woodward for bronze.

By Kelsie Iorio

Beach volleyball: Another win on the board for Australia

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Chris McHugh and Paul Burnett‘s winning streak continues in the beach volleyball pool match stage with another straight-sets victory, this time over South Africa.

Fellow Aussies Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar will also be looking to make it two from two in their second match — they face Trinidad and Tobago next.

You can catch that match from 11:30pm AEST tonight.

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Boxing: Charlie Senior loses on decision

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charlie senior‘s Birmingham journey has come to an end after losing on points to Canada’s Keoma-Ali Al-Ahmadieh in the featherweight division.

The scorecard is so close but it just didn’t fall the way of the Aussie today.

We’ve got another Australian up in the ring in the next half an hour or so — Billy McAllister in the light heavyweight division, up against Jamaica’s Jerone Ennis.

By Jon Healey

Swimming: Izzy Vincent and Ella Jones in the women’s 100m breaststroke SB6 final

Maisie Summers-Newton of England bossed the field in that one, winning gold by 10.57 seconds.

Izzy Vincent and Ella Jones were fifth and sixth.

By Jon Healey

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🥇 Swimming: Matt Levy successfully defends his 50m freestyle S7 title

Matt Levy had a slow start as he often does, but reeled in Christian Sadie of South Africa, and ends his glittering career in style.

So that’s nine gold medals at Paralympics, world championships and Commonwealth Games for this legend of the sport.

Seventeen-year-old Joel Mundie was sixth.

By Kelsie Iorio

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🥇 Gymnastics: Another gold and a silver for Georgia Godwin

What a Games Georgia’s having!!

After snagging gold in the individual all-around final and silver in the team final, she’s added another gold on vault and to silver on uneven bars to her haul.

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Teammates Emily Whitehead and kate mcdonald finished eighth and seventh on vault and one bars respectively.

In the men’s apparatus finals, Clay Mason Stephens you have finished seventh on floor and Jesse Moore came sixth on pommel.

The artistic gymnastics isn’t quite done yet. We still have James Bacuetti in the final vault, Tyson Bull and Mitchell Morgan on parallel bars, Godwin and McDonald on beam, Moore and Morgans on horizontal bar and Whitehead and Romi Brown on floor. Tune in tonight!

By Jon Healey

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🥈 Swimming: Kaylee McKeown wins silver in 200m individual medley final

Kaylee McKeown had to rush away after picking up her 200m backstroke gold to prepare for this one.

Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh wins the gold, adding to her 400m IM title.

was trailing after the butterfly and backstroke legs, but actually made up ground in the breaststroke to lead heading into the final 50 meters.

But then the freestyle pedigree of McIntosh came to the fore and she overran the Aussie to come home first in 2:08.70, not quite a second ahead of McKeown.

England’s Abbie Wood was third, with Aussies Abbey Harkin and Ella Ramsay fifth and eighth respectively.

By Kelsie Iorio

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🥈 Weightlifting: Silver for Sarah Maureen Cochrane in women’s 64kg final

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Huge result for Sarah Maureen Cochrane.

The 32-year-old finished with a total of 216kg — a couple of kilos off her total PB but enough to claim the silver.

She ended on a 100kg snatch and 116kg clean and jerk.

canada’s Maude Charron won gold with a staggering 231 total — 101kg snatch and 130kg clean and jerk. Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf of Nigeria took the bronze.

Fun fact: Sarah is a certified practicing speech pathologist. What a legend.

By Jon Healey

Swimming: Cody Simpson, Matt Temple reach 100m butterfly final

This is the event Kyle Chalmers pulled out of so he could focus on the 100m freestyle final.

Temple stormed home in his semi in 51.52 and goes into the final as the fastest qualifier.

Cody Simpson finished third in the second semi (fifth fastest qualifier) ​​so they’ll both be in the final.

Seven-time Comm Games gold medalist Chad le Clos looks the man to beat, although Temple qualified slightly faster.

By Kelsie Iorio

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🥇 Lawn bowls: Gold for Ellen Ryan in the women’s singles!

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A fantastic result for the 25-year-old!

She’s defeated Guernsey’s Lucy Beere 17 – 21 at Victoria Park to add another gold to Australia’s tally.

As the youngest member of the lawn bowls team, this is Ellen’s first Commonwealth Games — and what a way to debut.

We’ll see her again in the women’s pairs competition, which kicks off this afternoon (our time).

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Kyle Bruce robbed, Australia news

Kyle Bruce robbed, Australia news

Aussie weightlifter Kyle Bruce was in tears after he had the gold medal taken off him following a controversial review.

It appeared Bruce had set a new Commonwealth record in the 81kg category with a final lift that was given the all-clear by all three judges.

However, on slow-motion review, officials judged that Bruce’s arms did not fully extend.

The ruling saw him relegated to the silver medal.

England’s Chris Murray eventually set a new Games record after lifting a combined 325kg from his snatch and clean and jerk lifts.

Bruce looked absolutely shattered as the decision was announced and was seen being consoled by a member of the Australian team.

He was also in tears when interviewed by Channel 7 as he spoke about wanting to do his father proud.

Kyle Bruce was in tears when interviewed after the ceremony. Photo: Channel 7.
Kyle Bruce was in tears when interviewed after the ceremony. Photo: Channel 7.Source: Supplied

Bruce wears his father’s compression top every time he competes following his dad’s death in 2015.

“It got overruled for a press out, I haven’t seen the video so I’m not sure but sometimes it’s just how the sport goes and congratulations to Chris on winning it. He was the good lifter on the day and I just got a bit unlucky there.”

He said he was “devastated”.

“My only focus and goal coming into these Games was winning that gold medal for Australia and coming away with that silver. Not going to lie, is quite disappointing. I set my standards very high but that’s just how sport goes sometimes and I’ll be ready for 2026 and I’ll come back and have some redemption I think.”

He was briefly overcome with emotion and needed several moments to compose himself when speaking of his dad.

“My dad actually passed away in 2015 and I just wear his shirt because… so he’s always there with me,” he said after a long pause.

“Just so he’s always there for me. This one’s for him.”

Silver medalist Kyle Bruce of Team Australia. Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images.Source: Getty Images

The commentators on Channel 7 were heartbroken for him.

“Oh no. He got the three green lights and now the jury has had another look at that and decided that is a no lift,” one commentator said.

“A tragedy for Kyle Bruce. He goes back to the silver medal position. The silver that he won four years ago.

“There’s tears backstage.

“What about the emotion? Then this man (Murray) has got to come out and try and steal it.”

When cutting away from the action to move to the netball, Sevens host Mel McLaughlin described the result as “heartbreaking”.

Aussie netball legend Cox summed it up perfectly: “Sport is horrible. It is also good in the same package.”

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Australian weightlifter Kyle Bruce believes he was robbed of gold medal

Australian weightlifter Kyle Bruce believes he was robbed of gold medal

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“It’s good to review things but I also feel like it brings up a bit too much technicality in the sport and it deters people wanting to do the sport.

“I just want to be respectful but deep down I’m extremely disappointed. I wanted to win that gold.

“To have it and then 30 seconds to a minute later not, it’s absolutely gut-wrenching. I’ll probably turn my phone off for a few hours and just bring some humbleness back. I’m pretty gutted.”

Asked whether the crowd may have influenced the judges’ decision, Bruce bit his tongue but cheekily suggested he was looking forward to a home Commonwealth Games in Australia in four years’ time.

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“If it was a home crowd, maybe [I would have won], maybe not. I hate going into the whole politics of it,” Bruce said. “The decision was the decision. I did the best I could for myself and Australian weightlifting.

In a separate interview with a group of reporters, Bruce was blunt. “My next big goal is the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Bendigo which is home soil,” he said. “Maybe I will have the advantage there.”

Murray was asked whether he felt he deserved the gold medal, considering Bruce was adamant he had made the superior lift. After a short pause, he said weightlifting needed to look at how it reviewed lifts.

“I haven’t seen it. I feel for him,” Murray said. “Do we need referees and courts? It’s something that a lot of the weightlifting community have been arguing about for a while. It’s great they’ve got video review.

“I feel for him because he’s a strong guy. He put the weight on the bar and he got it overhead. It’s a shame the referee has called it. He did phenomenally well.”

Bruce owns a gym in Parramatta and got into weightlifting to get stronger as a rugby back-rower. His father of him passed away from cancer a few years ago, which inspired him to take up weightlifting full-time.

“There will be some redemption,” Bruce said. “There is a good incentive and motivation to really train hard and come back and get that gold. I had that gold. It got taken away. That’s pretty hard to handle. I’m a strong and motivated person. I’ll bounce back from this and I’ll get there.”

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Annemiek van Vleuten seals Tour de France Femmes victory

Annemiek van Vleuten seals Tour de France Femmes victory

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Annemiek van Vleuten soars to the Tour de France Femmes victory on La Super Planche des Belles Filles (Image credit: Getty Images Sports)

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Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) etched her name into history as the winner of the first Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, sealing the stage victory on La Super Planche des Belles Filles.

After Van Vleuten’s dominant performance on stage 7 where she gained over three minutes on Demi Vollering (SD Worx), the margins were much closer in the grand finale as riders emptied their tanks on the brutally steep final ascent.