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
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...
Rugby League
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.
Rugby League
Bellamy praises grand final foe Hasler
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has no doubt what Bulldogs mentor Des Hasler is capable of.
Rugby League
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.
Rugby League
Storm's celebratory homecoming delayed
Stathi Paxinos Among the Melbourne Storm players who will be departing the NRL premiers in coming weeks, New Zealand-bound Todd Lowrie and Dane Nielsen are hoping - and only half jokingly - that memories and...
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
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...
Rugby League
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...
Rugby League
Lowrie's path not set
Stathi Paxinos Hard-working back-rower Todd Lowrie has admitted he does not know what his future holds with the Melbourne Storm after his contract expires at the end of the season.
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.
