Optus Stadium's under-fire pitch has led to a rescheduling of the AFLW derby, with the October game between West Coast and Fremantle being moved to another venue due to reconstruction work. The derby – scheduled to be the only meeting between the WA rivals this season – will now be played at Leederville Oval.
All eyes will be on the pitch at Optus Stadium after torrential rain and a rugby test between Australia and South Africa that turned parts of the pitch to mud on Saturday night. As West Coast faces Carlton in its final home game of the season less than 24 hours after a convincing win over … Read more
Optus Stadium's pitch will be put to the test as it prepares for torrential rain and a double dose of international rugby and AFL action less than 18 hours apart. But stadium staff are confident that the pitch will withstand the double game on Saturday and Sunday despite the forecast rain.
An emotional Patty Mills spoke about the end of the Boomers' Olympic campaign after the Australian legend gave his all on the pitch in the quarter-final loss to Serbia.