The Sports Desk

It starts with recapping Week 1 of the NRL Finals, the Panthers strike again in hostile territory. Melbourne Storm capitalise on a rockin' victory at AAMI Park, and one singular point split the Raiders and the Broncos to decide the Prelim'. In the Premier League, Ange's Nottingham start poorly against Arsenal. Aston Villa still haven't scored, and West Ham's defence is causing speculation amongst...

In races for all the glory happening all over the world,  The Sports Desk team of Ethan Rigg, Matilda McDermott, Jack Huggett, Ella Zammit and Yianni Kottaras recap the wild first week of AFL Finals where the original Sun, David Swallow, poetically seals the history making moment of the Gold Coast Suns' first win in September. As their victory shatters any ceiling placed in their way, it's no...

A big weekend ahead for the city of Melbourne with the AFL finals kicking off, Tanish Prabhu's Magpies have already booked their place in September's penultimate week, while Toby Hansen's Brisbane will be looking to do the same up against Geelong. The US Open has seen its fair share  of departures this week, as Jerry Ng rounds out all the action in the United States. Justin Schwarze spills th...

Spring is here in Melbourne! However, for Jack Huggett and Manchester City the winter blues remain, as they suffered back-to-back defeats. Jack Grealish is blooming at Everton, much to the delight of Ethan Rigg. In Formula 1, Oscar Piastri capitalises on Lando Norris' misfortune as Yianni Kottaras reaffirms the Aussie's title hopes. A big week for AFL, Ella Zammit runs down the AFLW season startin...

Veteran duo Liam Cole and Jerry Ng invite  The Sports Desk famity into a chat with two friends talking sport, where the microphones just happen to be live.  Barriers are broken by former West Coast Eagle, Mitch Brown coming out as bisexual. And best wishes are sent to comedian Dave Hughes, Slalom champion & flag bearer, Jess Fox and Cricket icon Michael Clarke for all their respectiv...

To unpack this past weekend needs a very astute and keen-eyed group of sports watchers to sit at  The Sports Desk. Ethan Rigg, Matilda McDermott, Jack Huggett, Ella Zammit and Yianni Kottaras preview Zandvoort and who are the frontrunners. Chelsea win big, Man City fall to Tottenham, and... well... it wasn't a good weekend for Leeds. Who are the teams impressing Matilda after the first two ro...

It smells like promotions are being handed out on  The Sports Desk as Justin Schwarze has invited Ella Zammit on board for her Friday debut, as well as Jack Huggett to accompany Jerry Ng and Tanish Prabhu in a heated edition of  Burning Questions, where the big calls are made right then and there. Who will win the AFL Premiership? Who will win the Premier League? Is Lewis Hamilton washed...

Shaking things up on  The Sports Desk for a Monday night. Ethan Rigg, Ella Zammit and Jack Huggett converse about the opening Matchday in the Premier League. Liverpool pick up where they left off, Sunderland shock the system, and the very mention of Leeds summons Matilda McDermott to the studio to raise the stakes for their game against Everton.  North Melbourne won on the weekend! That...

The summer of cricket has started early in Darwin, Liam Cole and Tanish Prabhu are amazed by Dewald Brevis' ton, as South Africa levelled the series. The football season in England is on the verge of kick off, Liverpool hosting Bournemouth to start the season. A season of change, will Arsenal finally win the league, how will Manchester City fair and how does Liverpool's defence go? Jerry Ng assess...

Sunny Monday, and the team are glowing. Exciting times as this edition of  The Sports Desk features Ethan Rigg, Ella Zammit and Jack Huggett in a pseudo Roundtable Discussion previewing the 2025-26 season of the English Premier League. Hear the team deep dive into the expectations of defending champions, Liverpool. Top of the table is a safe prediction, but is going back-to-back? Manchester C...

Happy Friday from The Sportsdesk, who are taking you into an action packed weekend of sport! Liam Cole and Tanish Prabhu relish in India drawing a series in England, Matilda McDermott takes you through the highs and lows of an enthrawling F1 season so far. Jerry gets a Saints shirt on to preview a huge week of AFL, one which sees the Pies already having their wings clipped by the Hawks. See omnyst...

Melbourne is a city of champions once again on this Monday evening, as the Vixens win yet another title, much to the delight of Ella Zammit. Ethan Rigg's England have it all to lose on the final day of the final England vs India test. Lando Norris wins in Hungary to close the gap to Oscar Piastri, who's rise to the top of Formula One has brought huge joy to Matilda McDermott so far this season. Wh...

It's the team of Liam Cole, Jerry Ng and Justin Schwarze gathering around at an impromptu debate stage for  The Sports Desk . Burning Questions makes its return after a long hiatus discussing the worth of Harley Reid's next contract, Jack Silvagni's contract, off-season winners in the NBA, even predicting who goes all the way and wins the NBL. India are currently 6/204 after one day down at t...

Big British bias infects this Monday evening as Ethan Rigg celebrates the Lions victory over the Wallabies and England retaining a series lead in a draw against India at Old Trafford. Though Piastri's Belgian victory gives Matilda McDermott, Jack Huggett, Ella Zammit and Tanish Prabhu something to cheer about, even with the one hour twenty minute delay. In AFL, the Bulldogs boost percentage in a F...

All aboard the crazy  Sports Desk  Friday train as Liam Cole has returned to the drivers seat to preview a big weekend in sport with Jerry Ng and Tanish Prabhu. Liam and Tanish present their ideas to help save Test Cricket. There is still a Test Match to sink your teeth into, as England vs India are in a high stakes clash at Old Trafford. Elsewhere, Australia and the West Indies are comp...

The Legends Game has returned, and the legends of Ethan Rigg, Jack Huggett, Ella Zammit, Tanish Prabhu and Matilda McDermott are up and about for it. An early celebration was picked up in amongst a recap of the latest in the Tour de France. Matilda leads the preview for a huge preview of the Belgian Grand Prix, the first for Red Bull Racing without Christian Horner. Tanish and Ethan resume their r...

Calling all footy fans!  The Sports Desk Friday team have the ultimate footy preview prepared for Round 19, and they are 240 meat pies richer doing it. Justin Schwarze, Jerry Ng, Matilda McDermott and the pie supplier, Tanish Prabhu, dissect the Giants finals hype package at Marvel Stadium, give the most in depth analysis for a West Coast vs Richmond game in all of sports media, and find them...

The Sports Desk are keeping warm relishing in the bottle jobs of various AFL Finals contenders. Ethan Rigg's Hawks had victory snatched away in the West. Jack Huggett's Cats let their top two aspirations slip against GWS. Tanish Prabhu wasn't pleased with Collingwood's first half performance on the Gold Coast, and Matilda McDermott's Tigers win in what's deemed the worst game of the season. At lea...

Bluntly put, Carlton suck, according to Justin Schwarze on this Friday edition of  The Sports Desk . How has it gone so wrong for a club pegged to be formidable finals contender at the season's beginning? As the rest of Round 18 is previewed, the big leap to contender-ship now rests with the Bulldogs, Crows, Suns, Giants and Dockers in a really hard weekend to predict.  Tanish Prabhu dis...

What's the story for this Monday on  The Sports Desk? Ethan Rigg, Ella Zammit, Matilda McDermott and Jack Huggett review Round 17 of AFL Footy, Fremantle is in their sights as the Flagmantle or Fraudmantle debate comes whispering back, and Adelaide seem to be the most exciting team to watch in the comp'. Where do they stand on the road to September? Tanish Prabhu teleports into the studio to...

Justin Schwarze, Tanish Prabhu and Monday's key anaylst, Jack Huggett have cricket on the agenda with India captain, Shabman Gill, shining at Edgbaston with a 269 run innings bound for the stuff of legends. With only one innings down the question becomes, who from the England batting order Tanish fears as the 2nd Test progresses. The Aussie top order batters are still failing to inspire anyone and...

As well as reviewing the returns at the end of this financial year, the week in sport delivered a monumental return on investment worldwide. Ethan Rigg, Jack Huggett, Ella Zammit and Jerry Ng review the latest chapter in a myriad of storylines in Formula 1 with a professional first/second finish for McLaren in Austria. Antonelli and Verstappen have an early race bump, and the middle of the grid sh...

Plenty to review on what is normally the night of previews on The Sports Desk  for a Friday evening. Justin Schwarze, Jerry Ng, Tanish Prabhu and Toby Hansen discuss some harsh realities facing some class Test Cricket sides as Australia's batters are merely surviving against the West Indies, and according to Tanish, India really could have defeated England at Headingley but some things must b...

A weekend of sporting talking points, of drama, despair and elation, as well as some new eras dawning. All of which is covered on The Sportsdesk, where Ethan Rigg, Jack Huggett and Tanish Prabhu discuss the need for player protection to be improved and attended to in a better manner after Jude Bellingham put off surgery to play in the Club World Cup. England and India are locked in an arm wrestle...

A little bit of a switch up on the panel for your Friday evening on The Sportsdesk. Justin Schwarze debuts as host, alongside Matilda McDermott, Jerry Ng, Tanish Prabhu, Toby Hansen and special guest Jason Evans! Unfortunately for Jason, the Oilers were beaten by the Panthers in 6 for the Stanley Cup Finals, Sinner and Gauff suffer Wimbledon set-backs, the NBA finals are red hot, as are the Docker...