Christy Doran joins Pete Fairbairn for this morning's episode of the Best On Ground Weekday Kickoff, a new show designed to help you absorb five of the biggest stories happening in Australian sport first thing every weekday morning.

Today: Dean Ritchie in the Daily Telegraph looks at the massive increase of injuries in the NRL, AFL broadcast numbers through the roof despite concerns about the standard of footy, Twiggy Forrest writes another big cheque for West Australian Rugby, New Zealand likely to host The Rugby Championship hub, and will the Ryder Cup proceed this year?