Saint, Sinner, Shoosh: Rabbitohs flyer swamped with rival offers
Check out all the latest NRL chatter — including the club in the box seat to snag a Bunnies flyer, and which big name Bronco is set to follow David Fifita out the door?
Opinion
Kent: Father Time has got the better of Bennett
Wayne Bennett was once the coach other NRL coaches looked towards. But this week Bennett was exposed as an old man who sees the world in old ways writes Paul Kent.
Why NRL is suffering through yet another coaching crisis
If it wasn’t bad enough two years ago when Ivan Cleary, Michael Maguire, Wayne Bennett, Anthony Seibold, John Morris and Des Hasler were on the move. Now the coaching carousel is cranking up again.
NRL to finally crackdown on the scourge of rugby league
After an astonishing increase of the dangerous ‘crusher tackle’ in 2020, NRL head of football Graham Annesley has revealed he will push for a crackdown before catastrophic injury strikes.
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Weekend highlights, lowlights
MONDAY BUZZ: WAYNE Bennett’s decision backfires for the Broncos, plus all the talking points from another memorable weekend in sport.
How Broncos get away with 18 men
HE is Brisbane’s 18th man. A mischievous old halfback who spends more time on the field, runs more metres and directs more play than most players.
Bennett got it wrong from the start
YOU can never account for losing your best player — but it was Brisbane’s tactics that hurt them against the Roosters, writes GORDEN TALLIS.
‘To win … the first person I would pick is Cam Smith’
DARREN LOCKYER: There is always debate about who is the NRL’s greatest — Johnathan Thurston or Cam Smith. There is one precise way to settle it.
Why Smith is simply the best
NOBODY does it better than Storm skipper Cameron Smith, writes PAUL KENT. These are the winning blend of qualities that make up a champion.
‘Storm have Plan A, Plan B and probably C’
MATTHEW Johns runs his eye over the NRL finals combatants, revealing the toughest game, biggest hurdles and whether the Storm can be beaten.
Crawley: I’ve never seen better than Storm
PAUL CRAWLEY: My two standout league teams before now were Canberra in 1994 and Brisbane in 1998 but this Melbourne side of 2017 is the best I’ve seen.
Lack of star power could hurt Broncs, Cows
FINALS matches are won and lost on the back of a club’s star players — and that is why I worry about the chances of the Broncos and Cowboys, writes MAL MENINGA.
Why the Titans must back the Walker brothers
THE Titans need to make a bold move in replacing Neil Henry and appoint the Walker brothers as co-coaches.
Fatherly advice for Panthers’ problem child
MATT Moylan’s unhappiness is a problem Penrith is desperately trying to keep private. And it’s not personal — it’s football. Live blog with PAUL KENT from 1pm.
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