REVEALED: 2 - The Real Truth

Highs, lows, history made and relentless rain in a year of Newcastle sport

Read how it played out, month by month.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 30, 2022

Morgan Cibilic falls one heat short of Championship Tour return

Morgan Cibilic's campaign to requalify for the Championship Tour (CT) ended in heartbreak as he fell short with a last-minute wave in quarter-finals of the season finale at Haleiwa, Hawaii. Cibilic, the 2021 world No.5 who missed the inaugural mid-season CT cut this year, needed to progress past the quarter-finals…

Newcastle Herald · Dec 4, 2022

Morgan Cibilic stays in the fight for Championship Tour return at Haleiwa

Merewether's Morgan Cibilic will face clubmate Ryan Callinan in the round of 32 at the Haleiwa Challenger in Hawaii after keeping his Championship Tour hopes alive with an opening heat win on Thursday (AEDT).

Newcastle Herald · Dec 1, 2022

Ryan Callinan on familiar territory at Ericeira Pro in Portugal

Merewether surfer Ryan Callinan will return to the scene of his greatest triumph when he tries to lock in a comeback to the Championship Tour at the Ericeira Pro in Portugal from this weekend.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 29, 2022

Philippa Anderson keen to build on breakthrough at Ericeira Pro

Merewether surfer Philippa Anderson heads to Portugal on Tuesday with renewed confidence as she tries to make a last-ditch push for Championship Tour qualification. Anderson ended a torrid run on the second-tier Challenger Series with a round of 16 effort at the US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach last…

Newcastle Herald · Sep 26, 2022

Merewether surfer Ryan Callinan within reach of Championship Tour return

Ryan Callinan rose three spots to fourth on the Challenger Series and within sight of a Championship Tour return but Merewether clubmate Morgan Cibilic has work to do.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8, 2022

Baker says 'something had to be helping me' after surviving WSL mid-season cut

"If someone had of told me you're going to qualify that close twice I would have laughed at them."

Newcastle Herald · May 4, 2022

Merewether trio face challenge to survive world tour's mid-season cut

Twelve competitors from the original men's field of 36 are set to be relegated after the upcoming fifth event.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 18, 2022

Callinan to face Brazilian star Ferreira at Bells Beach

The contest's next call is at 7am.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 13, 2022

Cibilic admits to feeling tour pressure after surfing against 'hero' Fanning

The 21-year-old was on the verge of being eliminated from the contest.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 12, 2022