What’s the Buzz: Sharks want to offload $80k-a-game star
He’s on $800,000-a-season and has played just 19 games over the past two years, so it’s little wonder Cronulla are looking to open up some salary cap space by moving on from Matt Moylan.
Opinion
Why things are about to get worse for Dragons
At a time when the Dragons couldn’t find their identity even if it was clipped to their shirt pocket, they’ve allowed a player with the purest of values, work ethic, class and power to take his business elsewhere.
Cleary or Keary: Fans decide their Kangaroos squad
The battle between Nathan Cleary and Luke Keary for a spot in a theoretical Australian squad was tight as NRL fans have their say on who made the cut, and one player was a clear standout. SEE THE TEAM
Rest easy: Panthers have played this game before
Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has taken advantage of Penrith’s lofty position on the table to rest a few stars before the finals. Phil Gould did the same, but on a much bigger scale with the club in 1991 — and it forced a change in the rules.
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Carney a ‘ghost’ of the player he was
THE NRL is back and so is Robert Craddock with 20 things he liked and didn’t like from Round 1, including Kayln Ponga’s sparkling Knights debut and Todd Carney’s struggles in the Intrust Super Cup.
Monday Buzz: Winners, losers from NRL Round 1
AFTER a wonderful weekend of rugby league featuring golden point, upsets, sellouts, highs and lows, PHIL ROTHFIELD analyses who came out on top, and who’s under the pump already.
Monday Buzz: Weekend highlights, lowlights
BRILLIANT NRL atmosphere, Blues State of Origin bolters, tackling troubles and more — check out the talking points from another big weekend in sport.
Tallis: Broncos big men must deliver
GORDEN TALLIS: IF Brisbane is any chance of beating their great rivals from North Queensland in Friday’s derby, it is their forward pack that needs to step up.
The real story behind Matt Lodge
THERE’S more to the Matt Lodge story than you might think, but due in part to the arrogance of the Broncos it has yet to see the light of day writes PAUL KENT.
Brisbane can’t afford to wait for Milford
ANTHONY Milford has reached a critical juncture in his career, writes DARREN LOCKYER, and the Broncos can’t keep waiting for him to work things out.
League world says thanks to JT
AS Johnathan Thurston prepares for the final act of his brilliant rugby league career, YVONNE SAMPSON reveals the depth of his impact on the game.
Johns: Cooper’s new band will keep cronking out hits
AS Paul McCartney discovered, it’s harder to produce No.1 hits as a solo artist. Cooper Cronk might not have his Storm fab four anymore but he’ll be pulling the strings for the Roosters, writes MATTHEW JOHNS.
Rugby league legend who never lost his way
JAMES Graham’s most endearing quality is that the boy who turned up to play rugby league for St Helens as a teenager is the same person you see today.
Why I’m happy to see Lodge run out for the Broncos
PAUL CRAWLEY: In almost every walk of life offenders are afforded the chance to rehabilitate. Why should rugby league players be excluded?
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