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.
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
Full-backs' duel crucial
Stathi Paxinos The battle between Billy Slater and Ben Barba in today's NRL grand final has the fans excited.
Rugby League
Storm clouds gone as stars celebrate win
Stathi Paxinos It seems fairytale endings do happen. Two years after Melbourne was locked in the darkest days of the club's history, the Storm proved too strong for Canterbury in the grand final.
Rugby League
Barba gives me haircut: Slater
Stathi Paxinos Billy Slater believes Canterbury gun Ben Barba has him beaten on some aspects.
Rugby League
Dogged Storm prevails
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm was tested - perhaps for the first time this season - by a gutsy Canterbury.
