The surface is dangerous, seeing a match there is expensive and you couldn’t get further away from the action. With Sydney FC already set to move games from the SCG the Roosters are lining up to do the same with their own blockbuster matches.
The Wests Tigers face the Broncos on Thursday night. It will be the first time Michael Maguire faces off against the man who took his job at South Sydney in 2017 and Madge is filthy. BLOG WITH BUZZ FROM 1PM
The Bulldogs finally got a win, Tom Trbojevic returned to get the Sea Eagles firing and the Broncos just couldn’t get it done against the Dragons. Blog live with Buzz Rothfield from 1pm.
Newcastle coach feeling the heat, two outstanding No.1s, the difference between Dragons and Broncos and more — check out the talking points from another big weekend in sport.
LEAGUE is a tough enough sport without subjecting players to dangerous conditions like in the World Cup final.
WHAT’S the Buzz: Fox Sports want the NRL to abandon the two Saturday night games at 7.30pm on viewer’s choice from next year.
PHIL Rothfield pens a letter to the International Rugby League with ways to improve the game on the world stage.
SOME sports are not meant for the international stage – and the rugby league World Cup is one of them, writes Phil Rothfield.
TIM Cahill is poised to become Australia’s Socceroo captain for the World Cup in Brazil, replacing 35-year-old warrior Lucas Neill.
BLOG WITH BUZZ ALL DAY: The sporting landscape in Sydney changed forever in a sea of red, black and light blue jerseys on Saturday night.
A group of senior NRL referees have been sin-binned by hotel security while staging their own ‘Mad Monday’ celebration over the weekend. LIVE BLOG
VIDEO: FROM ASADA scandals, to boardroom stoushes, to great on-field moments, Phil Rothfield reveals his top 50 moments of 2013.
BLOG with Buzz: THERE’S an old rule in sports writing that you never bag champions. At halftime on Sunday night, I was thinking about breaking it.
PHIL Rothfield: League great Arthur Summons says it’s a “disgrace” Norm Provan is not an Immortal. Sports Editor-at-large Phil Rothfield disagrees.
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