Stathi Paxinos on Finals - League HQ

Stathi Paxinos

Stathi Paxinos covers rugby league, rugby union, boxing, swimming and Australian Rules football for The Age. He has covered numerous major sporting events including the Sydney Olympic Games (boxing), the 2003 Rugby World Cup, state of origin contests and NRL finals, world title fights and national swimming championships. Stathi also covered boxing and aquatics at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

High five for Smith

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm captain crowned the club's player of the year for a fifth time.

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Inclusions to boost Storm

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm has backed the recovery powers of its players, naming four who missed its dominant qualifying final win against South Sydney in the team for Friday's preliminary final clash against...

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New Ryles injury a blow for Storm

Stathi Paxinos Jason Ryles came to Melbourne to play in finals, more particularly grand finals.

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Storm ready for Manly onslaught

Stathi Paxinos Todd Lowrie knows all about the rivalry, possibly to some extent even hatred, that will be present when Melbourne Storm plays Manly in a preliminary final at AAMI Park.

Fierce Storm lashes Sea Eagles

Stathi Paxinos It has taken far less time than many had thought but Storm now has the chance it has been craving.

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Hard work earns Storm grand final slot

Stathi Paxinos Craig Bellamy insists that there is no place this week for any reference to Storm's recent history.

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Grand final week 'fun' for Cronk

Stathi Paxinos Cooper Cronk reckons grand final week is an atmosphere to be taken in and enjoyed. But he hasn't always looked on it that way.

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Victorian-born Stormer to miss grand final

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm winger Sisa Waqa believes that he will be fit for Sunday’s NRL grand final against Canterbury, which if correct, would leave Storm’s first Victorian born-and-bred talent Mahe Fonua on...

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Storm wary of Hasler factor

Stathi Paxinos MELBOURNE Storm coach Craig Bellamy has said that he does not know, or had not really thought about, what sorts of tricks Canterbury counterpart Des Hasler could pull in Sunday's grand final.

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Full-backs' duel crucial

Stathi Paxinos The battle between Billy Slater and Ben Barba in today's NRL grand final has the fans excited.

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Bellamy stokes Storm fire before Manly clash

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has declared that despite the bitter history between the Storm and their preliminary final opponent, Manly, he wants his team to have some fire and emotion going...

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Storm keen to put the wind up Manly

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has declared that despite the bitter history between the Storm and preliminary final opponent Manly, he wants his team to have some fire and emotion going into...

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Storm aims to avoid Bellamy's blasts

Stathi Paxinos There had been talk that Craig Bellamy had last week given his team, which had lost five games in a row, some of the biggest bollockings of his career.

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Bellamy's spit and polish

Stathi Paxinos Craig Bellamy's verbal sprays are part of rugby league folklore.

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Basic, boring win the day for a turnaround

Stathi Paxinos Jason Ryles could not believe his luck when the Melbourne Storm racked up nine consecutive wins at the beginning of the season.

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Under radar and over moon

Stathi Paxinos Gareth Widdop is grateful he has had the opportunity to live his life in relative obscurity outside the closeted rugby league ranks.

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Barba gives me haircut: Slater

Stathi Paxinos Billy Slater believes Canterbury gun Ben Barba has him beaten on some aspects.

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Lowe lapping up last days

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm front-rower Jaiman Lowe has had a niggling feeling for much of the year. It began as a battle for motivation when he was consigned to the reserves early this season but once he...