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.
Bellamy speaks out about referees
Stathi Paxinos CRAIG Bellamy has added his voice to the chorus of concern about refereeing in the NRL with the Melbourne Storm coach saying the consistency of decisions must be improved.
Rugby League
Match reviewers clear Slater over kicking Dog
Brad Walter and Stathi Paxinos The NRL match review committee has ruled that Melbourne fullback Billy Slater's kick to the head of Canterbury forward David Klemmer was accidental contact.
Rugby League
Slater charge dims victory as Storm flies high
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne remains undefeated after holding off Canterbury in a worthy grand final replay.
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.
Rugby League
Slater cops an earful from Bulldog
Stathi Paxinos In the end, no one was talking about James Graham's Mike Tyson-moment after the Storm's 14-4 grand final win.
Rugby League
Local to debut at Storm
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm could be on the verge of unveiling its first bona fide Victorian talent.
Rugby League
Gold Coast taken by Storm - and history
Stathi Paxinos The story of the night was the unveiling of the Storm's first true-blue Victorian talent.
League
Storm have a true-blue local to call their own
Stathi Paxinos THE Melbourne Storm made history last night and it had nothing to do with their 24-16 win over Gold Coast at AAMI Park.
League
Perfect Storm get spray from Smith after dropping ball
Stathi Paxinos THREE late tries to Newcastle took the shine off an otherwise strong win by Melbourne at AAMI Park last night - and earned the players a blast from skipper Cameron Smith.
Rugby League
Dogged Storm prevails
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm was tested - perhaps for the first time this season - by a gutsy Canterbury.






















