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Phil Rothfield
The brutal truth of NRL’s crippling injury toll
The brutal physicality of the NRL is under question after the retirement of Greg Inglis and serious injuries to 64 players in five rounds. PHIL ROTHFIELD investigates
Is league too tough? NRL’s response
Phil “Buzz” Rothfield speaks with the NRL’s head of football Graham Annesley as part of a special investigation into the brutal physicality of the NRL.
Buzz: Not every great gets a fairytale ending
Greg Inglis was one of the greats of the modern era who destroyed opponents with his speed and power but his career will not have the ending it may have deserved, writes Phil Rothfield.
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Buzz: How will NRL recover lost fans?
BLOG with Buzz: As NRL crowds slump by 15 per cent, with 135,000 fewer fans after six rounds, is it time to ditch fixed scheduling?
Buzz: NRL run by pack of amateurs
BUZZ: YOU’D think the NRL would have learnt a lesson from last year’s finals series when the Cowboys were robbed by a seven-tackle try.
Buzz: Hayne v Inglis is Origin heaven
JARRYD Hayne v Greg Inglis could be one of the greatest duels in State of Origin history: BLOG WITH BUZZ ALL DAY MONDAY.
Origin farce keeps Semi from NSW
WHAT a farce that Semi Radradra will never play Origin for NSW despite becoming eligible to play for Australia next year, writes Phil Rothfield.
Buzz: Soward is off limits
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: SHARKS winger Beau Ryan has been taken aback by Panthers five-eighth Jamie Soward and his dummy-spit last week.
Buzz: Battler who refused to give up
JOCKEY Allan Chau came back from a broken neck not once, but twice. His story gives hope to Alex McKinnon. BLOG WITH BUZZ ALL DAY MONDAY.
Buzz: Tinkler shops Jets for Knights
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: STRUGGLING businessman Nathan Tinkler wants to sell the Newcastle Jets soccer team to save his ownership of the Knights.
Buzz: Proof of NRL’s inconsistency
THESE are the sickening images that highlight the NRL’s inconsistency in dealing with the most dangerous tackle in the game.
Buzz: Graham saved angry Carney
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: CCTV footage of a fight has revealed how Sharks’ Wade Graham saved Todd Carney from another off-field drama.
Buzz: Top Dog invests in Sharks future
WHAT’S THE BUZZ: RISING star Michael Lichaa has invested in the Sharks’ future, despite his defection to the Canterbury Bulldogs.
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