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
Slater charge dims victory as Storm flies high
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne remains undefeated after holding off Canterbury in a worthy grand final replay.
Rugby League
Youngsters storm up the ranks
Stathi Paxinos Mahe Fonua did not have the best of NRL debuts for the Storm last season.
Rugby League
Storm starts as it left off - with a win
Stathi Paxinos Reigning premiers dispel any thoughts of a premiership hangover with clinical win.
Rugby League
Cut down on errors, Storm told
Stathi Paxinos Coach Craig Bellamy wants improved showing against North Queensland.
Rugby League
Injured Storm trio likely to miss England trip
Stathi Paxinos Storm facing world club challenge clash against Leeds in England without three top players.
Storm receive unwelcome send-off before leaving to Britain
Stathi Paxinos THE Melbourne Storm will head to Britain for their world club challenge clash against Leeds on the back of not only a poor loss to Canberra in Friday's night's trial game but possibly without three...
Storm 'fan' re-signs as coach
Stathi Paxinos Coaching supremo Craig Bellamy has announced he is staying with NRL premiers Melbourne Storm until at least the end of 2016.
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.
Rugby League
Storm wants help to grow
Stathi Paxinos Club calls on ARL and state government to agree on promotion of game.
Rugby League
Storm's swagger returns with a win
Stathi Paxinos IT HAS been a while since Craig Bellamy had seen such facial expressions and body language on his players.
Storm surge back to form as hapless Panthers roll over
Stathi Paxinos THERE was a feeling that hung around Melbourne Storm's game against Penrith yesterday. It was one of ''surely not''.
Bennett backs Bellamy to stick with Storm
Stathi Paxinos Wayne Bennett could not see any reason why Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy would want to leave this year's NRL premier when his contract was up next year, the seven-time premiership coach said...
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
New Ryles injury a blow for Storm
Stathi Paxinos Jason Ryles came to Melbourne to play in finals, more particularly grand finals.
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.
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
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.
Rugby League
It's back to basics for Storm
Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm playmaker Cooper Cronk says no magic remedy for form slump.
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...
