Have your say: Who was the best player of 2020?
Plenty of big names fired but it was a group of new faces that really impressed in 2020. So who was th best? Check out Buzz Rothfield’s full list here.
Opinion
Handshake deal costs loyal Johns big bucks
Money isn’t everything, and Matty Johns’ son Jack has shown just that after honouring a handshake deal that could be set to see him lose out financially.
Kent: Smith’s ever-changing story is tough to swallow
Cameron Smith’s constant revisionism in regards to his new book is not only damaging his own reputation, but it’s throwing others under the bus too, writes Paul Kent.
Tigers want club legend’s son to return home
Wests Tigers have bolstered their backline with a former Origin star and are now looking to bring the son of a legend back home.
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A Blues team to win Origin
PHIL “Buzz” Rothfield will be blogging on the 2018 Blues team from 11:30am, a team which he believes has the power to dominate this year’s series.
Why we should feel sorry for DCE
HE MAY never win a popularity vote in Queensland, but Daly Cherry-Evans is everything the Maroons need right now. Which is why his Origin snub makes Robert Craddock’s ‘dislikes’ list this week.
Monday Buzz: Weekend highlights, lowlights
IMMORTAL’S call for rugby league’s greatest player, proof of what footy fans really want and more — check out the talking points from another memorable weekend in sport.
Monday Buzz: Blues halves can dominate for years
THIS year will be the first time since 2005 that NSW will go into a State of Origin series with the superior playmakers.
‘There’s got to be easier ways to make a living’
WHO’D be a coach eh? Just as Wayne Bennett should have been celebrating 800 NRL matches, he was instead dealing with a huge wave of publicity about his job security. Then there’s Brad Thorn’s week, writes Mike Colman.
Queensland need some old school steel
SOME whispers south of the border say Queensland have a soft forward pack. GORDEN TALLIS knows the two players who can give the Maroons the old school toughness they need.
What do the Broncos owe Bennett?
MUCH has been written and said about what the Broncos owe Wayne Bennett, but the supercoach is just being pushed out by the same methods he has used in the past writes PAUL KENT.
Shock omission from Matty Johns’ Blues team
THIS is the last chance to impress. With NSW State of Origin named on Monday there are still jerseys there for the taking. MATTY JOHNS picks his team to face Queensland in Game 1.
Tallis: Former Broncos players aren’t happy
THREE weeks ago, the Broncos held an old boys’ lunch. Much of the conversation among the ex-players was around the direction in which the club is headed. And many are not happy.
Bellamy v Bennett: Do players make the coach?
MAKING sure the Broncos get the right man to take over from Wayne Bennett is a given. The $5.6 million question is whether Craig Bellamy is the right man, writes Mike Colman.
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