Backroom politics gave Pay no chance
Dean Pay watched his club let seven internationals walk out the door and got a death sentence in return. The board gave Pay no chance to coach his way out of the problems the club was facing, PAUL KENT writes.
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Kent: New rules won’t fix NRL’s real problem
Abandon the scrum? Make the referees feed the ball? It’s all useless, writes Paul Kent. If the NRL wants to fix its issues he has a bold idea — use the whistle when players don’t obey rules. Simple, right?
Chumpy proves dream will always be bigger than cheque
Yes, the NRL Integrity Unit is asleep at the wheel and the Titans’ throwing millions at Fifita is a mistake, but Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin’s tragedy reminds us all what’s important.
Saint, sinner, shoosh: Dogs No.1 target to replace Pay
He’s currently an assistant at one of the competition pacesetters and Canterbury see Trent Barrett as their top coaching recruitment choice. This and much more in this week’s edition of Saint, Sinner, Shoosh.
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Buzz: Saint, Sinner and Shoosh
KNIGHTS star Trent Hodkinson is this week’s saint, Phil Gould is the sinner and five Blues players were spotted on the pokies two nights before Origin II.
Who is league’s most influential woman?
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First, Blues need to admit they have a problem
THE fact that the Blues hierarchy and the players involved don’t believe they did anything wrong by going to the pub says it all, writes Paul Kent.
Lockyer: The team that can stop Storm
THERE is only one team that can seriously stop the Storm in their march towards the premiership, writes Darren Lockyer. Find out who it is here.
Key ingredient missing from Blues team
THERE’S a type player you want by your side in State of Origin and it’s one of the many areas where the NSW Blues are letting themselves down, writes MATTHEW JOHNS.
Let’s get the best man to coach the Blues
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?
NSW need to own Blues’ defeat
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.
Why Blues duo didn’t see the problem
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.
Blues brouhaha: What’s the big deal?
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.
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