Gould v Griffin: Only one way to finish the feud
Everyone in the game knows Phil Gould doesn’t rate new Dragons boss Anthony Griffin as a coach – the everyday punters remain undecided. The ladder will soon reveal the truth, writes PAUL KENT.
Everyone in the game knows Phil Gould doesn’t rate new Dragons boss Anthony Griffin as a coach – the everyday punters remain undecided. The ladder will soon reveal the truth, writes PAUL KENT.
Paul Green and Kevin Walters are locked in a fierce battle for the Broncos job but according to foundation mentor Wayne Bennett, there is only one man ready for a Red Hill rescue mission – here’s why.
He brought success to the Broncos and Panthers and missed the finals just once, now Dragons coach Anthony Griffin faces an even bigger challenge, writes Dean Ritchie.
It was a long and trusting relationship between Darius Boyd and Wayne Bennett in the NRL, but the former Broncos skipper has revealed the one thing his mentor got wrong at Red Hill.
PAUL Green deserves a chance to coach the Brisbane Broncos — the problem is Kevin Walters deserves it more, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
ROBERT CRADDOCK: There’s something about Matt Lodge’s emergence for the Broncos that makes a lot of common rugby league fans grimace as if they have just eaten a dodgy prawn.
AT 11am on Wednesday the NRL club chairs will vote for constitutional reform or allow the game to be dragged into a civil war. The time for change is now, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
THE NRL has handed Cameron Smith a warning notice for his elbow to the head of a Leeds player in the World Club Challenge. Harsher sanctions could have seen Smith miss his own Testimonial match this week.
CRAIG Bellamy won’t be going ahead with his decision to retire from coaching at season’s end, but a new move from the NRL poses a problem for Melbourne.
WHY has the NRL’s No. 1 referee been snubbed? Plus check out the highlights, lowlights and talking points from another memorable weekend in sport.
ROBERT CRADDOCK: The Knights were criticised for paying Kalyn Ponga so much on the strength of two first grade games, but have they got a bargain?
DOES rugby league have a future in Adelaide? Maybe. But taking a big game there makes far more sense than having eight clubs in Sydney scrambling over each other while losing money, writes Robert Craddock.
STATE of Origin belongs to the people of Queensland and, to a lesser degree, NSW. Why have the faceless fools at the NRL started handing our games to people who don’t care for it, asks Mike Colman.
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