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The Raiders have taught the Broncos a valuable lesson in how to run a football club, and handle powerful player managers, with their astute handling of the John Bateman contract saga.
The Raiders have taught the Broncos a valuable lesson in how to run a football club, and handle powerful player managers, with their astute handling of the John Bateman contract saga.
Losing Andrew McCullough, James Roberts and Kodi Nikorima was a concern for Brisbane, but nothing compares to the unsanswered questions around Josh McGuire’s sudden departure, PETER BADEL writes.
A year ago league Immortal Andrew Johns tipped the Broncos, on the strength of their roster, to win the premiership. Now they’re in the most troubled state of their history. And the answer why is worrying, PAUL KENT writes.
Angry Brisbane supporters need some convincing as to whether besieged coach Anthony Seibold should stay on at the helm of the struggling club in damaging poll as trouble lurks below surface, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
IF the Martians were coming to invade us and a game of rugby league was to decide the fate of all humanity, would you pick Laurie Daley as coach?
THE controversy surrounding Blake Ferguson and Josh Dugan is the perfect illustration of what is wrong with NSW’s mindset when it comes to Origin, writes MAL MENINGA.
BLAKE Ferguson and Josh Dugan had an afternoon on the drink. No big deal. But viewed under a different light, it changes. They need to see the big picture, writes PAUL KENT.
THEY say history is written by the winners. When it comes to the NSW Blues, it is obviously written by the losers. Let’s look at the known facts, says Mike Colman.
DAVID RICCIO: Why do the world’s best players need 10 days to prepare for a game which is a guaranteed sellout and the most-watched show of the year?
EVERYTHING we believed is a fraud. The strides made in the Blues’ culture, the players’ belief in what it meant to play for NSW — all just a puff of smoke, live blog with PAUL KENT.
NICK WALSHAW: Check out the highlights, lowlights and talking points from another memorable weekend in sport.
A positional change could have cost NSW an Origin series, with Laurie Daley backflipping on a behind-closed-doors decision to dump a starting player to the bench.
THE future of Laurie Daley as New South Wales coach is uncertain. Where do he and the Blues go from here, asks PAUL KENT.
TODD Greenberg’s determination to sell an Origin game a year to state governments will handicap the Maroons, writes PAUL MALONE.
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