BY THE TIME the final siren sounds at the MCG to end the 2025 AFL Grand Final, the result hasn’t been in doubt for some time. A third-quarter surge saw the Brisbane Lions run out to a comfortable 47-point victory over Geelong, but that doesn’t make the roar any less...
FOR A LONG MOMENT, we all felt the kind of heart-in-mouth tension that, as Australian rugby fans, we had almost forgotten how to feel. With the Wallabies trailing England by two points deep into extra time at Twickenham in late 2024, the men in green and gold needed a...
WHEN I ARRIVE on the set of Harry Garside’s cover shoot with Men’s Health at a studio in Sydney’s Botany, the first thing I see is Garside throwing jabs into the morning air. He’s light on his feet, gliding across the floor as if an invisible opponent is circling him....
LEGENDARY AMERICAN FOOTBALL coach Vince Lombardi, for whom the Super Bowl trophy is named, once said that “Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder and give more than anyone else.” In sport, victory comes at a price. Jy Simpkin, captain of the North...
In 2004, young actor Eric Marlon Bishop took the idea of suffering for your art to a new level when he was cast as the lead in a big-budget Hollywood biopic. Having built a steady career off the back of comedic roles, the ambitious thespian resolved to play the part...
At just 21, Will Ashcroft has already had a career’s worth of highs and lows. But as Brisbane chase history, the Lions’ midfield star believes his best is yet to come
Max Jorgensen was 20 years old, with the weight of a nation on his shoulders, when he scored the try that restarted Australian rugby’s heartbeat. Now, as the Wallabies rise from the ashes and a World Cup on home soil looms, he stands at the centre of a new golden era.
Harry Garside has built a career on challenging what it means to be an athlete and a man. Now at a crossroads, the 28-year-old Ninja ambassador is unsure what will come next – just don’t expect him to follow the rules
Since becoming captain at North Melbourne, Jy Simpkin has transitioned from a roaming midfielder to a half-forward flank, revamped his mental strategy and gone to great lengths to become a better leader. None of it has brought the Kangaroos much closer to playing finals footy. What it has done is instil a sense of hunger at the club, make Simpkin a better man and, for the first time in his career, give him reason to believe his all-consuming pursuit of glory will soon pay off
