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WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Teen sensation LaMelo Ball has wowed the Australian basketball fraternity again this week. The much-hyped young star who skipped American College Basketball to play for the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL has officially become the first-ever NBL player to dunk. A slam dunk, or simply a dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In some breaking news the summer of cricket has officially begun. The symbolic first ball at the Adelaide oval has just been sent down by Mitchell Starc to mark a significant date on the official Silly Season calendar. With the Melbourne Cup and the social media skirmishes that come with it in the rear-view and the year tailing...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Dave Rennie has promised the nation's rapidly diminishing rugby fans that he'll be shaking things up a bit, after being announced as the new Wallabies coach. Following a rough few years since the 2015 World Cup Final for the men in Green and Gold, the new coach has promised to bring his own flair to the top job....

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Aaron Emmet is studying harder then he ever has before. Despite the fact that his VCE exams are in the rear-view, the young Dandenong man is frantically hitting the books. The cause for the conjecture comes from the fact the promising young rover has been touted as a certain top 2 pick in next week's AFL Draft. The...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT The Brisbane Broncos have sensationally unveiled their plans to turn the ship around for the 2020 season. Speaking exclusively to The Advocate this morning the club with some pretty well-documented behavioural problems has confirmed that going plant-based is what will win them a Premiership. "Yeah, we watched Game Changers," laughed a powerbroker at the club where a bunch of...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT As tempers flare between the NRL and AFL greats at the centre of tonight's CODE WARS boxing bout, fight promoter Danny Green has this morning poured petrol on the fire. At pre-fight promotional event this morning in Melbourne, a last minute match-up has been added to the card. While Paul Gallen will fight on behalf of those living north of...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT NRL CEO Todd Greenberg has today announced plans to host an official 'Bali Nines' exhibition in the Indonesian rugby league getaway early next year. In a desperate effort to repair an increasingly fractured relationship between Balinese locals and the Australian rugby league community, the NRL have today announced a new plan to involve our Indonesian neighbours in the...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A local rugby league player has shocked the Eastern Seaboard of Australia today by returning to Bali in incredible condition. This week, Clancy and Errol sat down with Beau Ryan to talk about the fabled NRL Off-Season (and plenty more), have a listen here: The rising young talent named Brayden Sams confirmed to The Advocate upon his arrival back into...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT In some adorable news out of the NRL off-season, it seems the Gold Coast Titans have also thrown their hat into the ring for a signature from Latrell Mitchell. According to the rabid sports media speculators, the Sydney Roosters fullback has already signed five different contracts with five different clubs for next year. Today, a sixth club has entered the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Tennis icon Margaret Court has once again returned to the headlines this week, calling out Tennis Australia for not showing her the same respect as Rod Laver when celebrating the 50th anniversary of her Grand Slam next year. Court won all four majors in 1970 and finished her career with 24 grand slam singles titles — the most in...