Australian sport today swings between courtroom relief, revival stories and future-gazing. AFL pair Dion Prestia and Steven May have been cleared after prosecutors dropped affray charges linked to the Sorrento brawl case, ending that strand of the legal saga even as the broader incident remains marked by serious injury. On the field, Western Force’s resurgence is gathering momentum, with coach Swain pointing to Zac Lomax’s return as a catalyst for back-to-back wins over the Waratahs and Crusaders that have pushed the side back toward finals contention. In Brisbane, there’s an altogether stranger comeback: former Olympic silver medallist Scott Miller, now jailed, has re-entered competition at the national masters titles, a stark collision of sporting past and present reality. And in rugby, attention is already drifting ahead, with experts sketching possible Wallabies backlines for next year’s opening Test against Ireland in Sydney.