IN THE DAYS leading up to his shoot with Men's Health, Bailey O'Brien is asked the all-important question: shirt on or off for the cover? He opts for the former, if that's alright with us.We said yes, obviously, because (a) that's very much our modus operandi, and (b)...
“AM I EARLY?” says Mitchell Moses, bursting into one of the many nondescript multi-purpose rooms in the labyrinthine bowels of CommBank Stadium. The answer is yes, and our crew is rather taken aback by his sudden appearance – it’s as if he has materialised out of the...
THERE IS A particular kind of language that follows Aboriginal footballers around. Silky. Explosive. Magical. Instinctive. Tales of athleticism born of primordial genetic inheritance; of resilience instilled by deep-time connection to Country. The compliments come...
THERE’S A LINE in one of C. S. Lewis’ ‘Narnia’ books that goes like this: “If you had felt yourself sufficient, it would have been a proof that you were not”. The idea is simple: those quickest to volunteer for responsibility often overestimate their readiness, while...
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...
The hybrid athlete and gym founder has built a devoted fitness community, competed at the HYROX World Championships and transformed himself from a kid with sporting dreams to the face of the hybrid fitness movement. But if you ask Bailey O’Brien, he’ll tell you he’s only just getting started
The NRL is becoming faster, tougher and more demanding than ever. Separated by a decade in age but united by their ambitions, Mitchell Moses and Blaize Talagi reveal the secret to making it in the modern game is evolving with it
First Nations AFL players have long been celebrated for their skill, athleticism and flair. Ahead of the Sir Doug Nicholls Round, Men's Health looks at how a new generation of Indigenous stars in Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Toby Bedford and Latrelle Pickett are making their names in ways that reshape perceptions and strengthen the league as a whole
Jordan Dawson didn’t put his hand up to become the Adelaide Crows’ captain. In fact, he didn’t think he was ready for the position. But under his leadership, the Crows have grown from a rebuilding side to minor premiers and genuine contenders. In the process, Dawson has become something rarer than a star: a standard
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
Khanh Ong once believed that the kind of strength celebrated in mastheads like this one wasn’t for people like him. In his journey from refugee to reality star, amateur cook to restaurateur, fitness dilettante to Men’s Health cover guy, he’s learned that being strong is less about fitting moulds than it is about breaking them
