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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.

Billy Slater, Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk after winning the 2012 NRL Grand Final.

Hunger for more flags still rages, says Hinchcliffe

Stathi Paxinos Melbourne Storm kept to the standard line about the prospect of winnig back-to-back premierships.

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...

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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...

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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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...

After a hard road, Storm's pride gets to shine

Stathi Paxinos A special team is home to share its success.

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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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Panthers stay wary

Stathi Paxinos Penrith forward Clint Newton insists that there has not been, and would not be, any use of the words 'form slump' in relation to Melbourne Storm ahead of their clash.

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Broncos wary of pumped-up Slater

Stathi Paxinos Brisbane coach wishes Slater could have saved a couple of his rare fumbles for tonight.

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Slater 'won't rush return'

Stathi Paxinos Storm coach Craig Bellamy says star full-back will not rush his return.

Storm shoot for holy grail to rock Sea Eagles at home

Stathi Paxinos VICTORY against Manly in tonight's clash would go a long way to showing that Melbourne could beat any team anywhere, because when it rise to challenges, skipper Cameron Smith believes there are few...