Buzz: Gus salary call coming back to bite Panthers
The value of Penrith’s squad has risen unexpectedly which will put pressure on its salary cap because of a problem created by Phil Gould.
The value of Penrith’s squad has risen unexpectedly which will put pressure on its salary cap because of a problem created by Phil Gould.
NRL players have every right to let their hair down after a season in the bubble but Corey Norman’s pokies jackpot wasn’t a great look for two of his companions.
Brisbane endured one of the worst seasons in its history, but why did the wheels fall off? Crash Craddock looks off the field to find out.
With his 2021 club sorted, Josh Addo-Carr has his eyes on 2022 and beyond. And could one Sydney club have just jumped to the top of the list. It’s a big SPORTS CONFIDENTIAL.
THIS is an appeal to let the game flow. To instruct the State of Origin I referees to drop the nitpicking that has turned rugby league into a sometimes boring and stop-start snooze fest, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
MANY questions will be asked of both teams in Wednesday’s State of Origin opener. Robert “Crash” Craddock breaks down the five key issues that could decide the result of one of the most fascinating match-ups of recent times.
THIS is an appeal to let the game flow. To instruct the State of Origin I referees to drop the nitpicking that has turned rugby league into a sometimes boring and stop-start snooze fest, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD in an open letter to TODD GREENBERG.
IF Kevin Walters can win three Origin series in a row and cannot land a major club gig he will officially become the unluckiest coach in rugby league, writes Robert Craddock.
SHUT the gate. NSW State of Origin winger Josh ‘The Fox’ Addo-Carr is not only the fastest player for the Blues — but of any football code in Australia.
ON Friday, Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bennett met as friends. But the Melbourne coach has a decision to make that could alter the rugby league landscape as we know it writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
REAGAN Campbell-Gillard is yet to prove whether he is the best player in this year’s State of Origin series, but he’s already claimed the title of the dumbest, writes Mike Colman.
SO long then, to another legend. Perhaps Billy Slater’s greatest legacy is not his catalogue of brilliance on the field but what he represents off it, writes PETER BADEL.
KEVIN Walters isn’t who you think he is. The jokes pull you in but this is the man who regenerated Queensland in one fell swoop, so don’t be surprised if the Maroons keep winning, writes PAUL KENT.
NO Origin team is going to please everyone, ask Darius Boyd and Matt Scott — not to mention Daly Cherry-Evans, writes Mike Colman in a State of Origin edition of Colman’s Call.
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