There was a time when losing just wasn’t in Brisbane’s DNA. Now it seems it’s not only accepted, it’s expected. Our rugby league writers reveal what caught their eye — good and bad — in Round 13 of the NRL.
It wasn’t so long ago that James Tedesco was hailed as the stand-out best player in the NRL. It’s far more open to question now. Plus Bulldogs under fire for ruthless sacking. It’s all here in Buzz’s weekend wrap.
As part of a bigger plan to play more NRL games in regional areas, the Warriors will take on Newcastle in Tamworth on August 29.
More NRL stars have been caught breaching the league’s coronavirus protocols, with two Newcastle Knights young guns the latest culprits.
The NRL is reeling once again with two Knights players investigated over COVID breaches as the city of Newcastle emerges as a virus hotspot.
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?
The NRL’s signing window has slammed shut, locking rosters in for the remainder of the season. NICK CAMPTON analyses how every club has recruited and ranks their rosters for 2020 and beyond.
One of the most complete first-half performances in recent NRL history paved the way for the impressive Panthers to blow the Raiders off the park and make quite a premiership statement.
Adam Doueihi’s emotional reaction after the West Tigers’ loss to the Knights has offered a reminder sport is more than just what happens on the field.
In the battle of two teams in top eight contention, the Knights have flexed their muscles against the Tigers with a contentious call going their way.
What do Sonny Bill Williams, Latrell Mitchell and Alex McKinnon have in common? They all played a role in Auckland duo Starford To’a and Asu Kepaoa hitting the NRL big time. And they face each other on the field for the first time.
Kalyn Ponga gives a rare insight into his private world, telling PAUL CRAWLEY why this new TikTok dance craze allows him to show who he really is with his moves away from the football field. WATCH THE VIDEO.
After calling the Knights perennial underachievers and saying their coach was humiliating himself in the box, Paul Crawley was expecting a blow up when he interviewed Adam O’Brien. What happened next stunned him.
From Seibold v Bennett to Luai v Bateman and Des Hasler’s battle with the Bulldogs, James Phelps looks at the simmering NRL rivalries bubbling below the surface.
Some of the NRL’s biggest names are missing from the team sheets this weekend, including a highly paid playmaker at the Dragons and a SuperCoach star. CHECK OUT THE FULL LIST OF TEAMS
Nathan Cleary and Luke Keary may be career-best form but that hasn’t stopped harsh criticism from a former English star over the standard of NRL halves. One player, in particular, was reserved for a special spray.
Newcastle recruit Blake Green is just one club shy of rugby league’s greatest ever jersey collection — but his immediate focus is helping reignite the Knights’ run to the finals.
There’s just eight weeks left until the finals – which NRL clubs are still in the race and which games are most crucial in the run towards the playoffs?
The Cowboys are set for a major boost ahead of their trip to the Gold Coast. Meanwhile, Knights young gun Bradman Best is sweating on the results of scans as his season hangs in the balance. PREDICTED TEAM CHANGES
Star playmaker Blake Green is finally free of the New Zealand Warriors after signing a short term deal to beat the NRL trade deadline.
Whether it was complacency or lack of killer instinct, Parramatta showed some worrying signs against the Bulldogs. Our rugby league experts reveal what caught their eye in Round 12 of the NRL.
The Melbourne Storm are demanding a review into the Sunshine Coast stadium’s crowd management practices after pictures of Sunday’s game show an apparent lack of social distancing.
Monday Buzz can reveal a investors are trying to buy a $600 million share of the NRL. Plus how Sonny Bill Williams is spending his time in isolation, and John Morris’ beautiful gesture to debutants. ROUND 12 HIGHLIGHTS, LOWLIGHTS.
How do they do it? Every week we are astonished by the athletic prowess of NRL players and in this special report we reveal just how strong and fit the best of the best really are.
The Melbourne Storm have made mass changes for this afternoon’s clash against the Newcastle Knights Sunshine Coast Stadium.
A sweeping investigation of rugby league’s finances by the ARL Commission will see the biggest financial and administrative shake-up in NRL history – but there’s a silver lining for the code’s 16 clubs.
The Broncos’ recruitment-and-retention decisions have come under fire in recent times but one of the club’s biggest blunders in their 32-year history was allowing Kalyn Ponga to slip through the net at Red Hill.
Faster play the balls, more tries, more line breaks and more football – these are just a few of the reasons why fans are flocking back to the greatest game of all, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Kalyn Ponga has signed a long-term deal with the Knights, and the club believes it could have him on the path to rugby league Immortality. Newcastle boss Phil Gardner reveals all the contract details.
With the Brisbane Broncos preparing for payback from Andrew McCullough, coach Anthony Seibold has revealed he has regrets over the veteran hooker’s time at the club coming to an end.
Wests Tigers coach Michael McGuire wanted his team to be better and his side stood up early on, but they then fell into bad habits with the Raiders racing away 14-6 winners.
Adam O’Brien is making quite a noise early as an NRL coach at Newcastle, which is no surprise to Melbourne Storm after what they saw in his 11-year apprenticeship to Craig Bellamy.
He has long harboured aspirations to coach an NRL team, now a former Wallabies coach has emerged as a shock successor to Cronulla coach John Morris.
They were on opposite sides of one of the NRL’s saddest ever incidents, but Alex McKinnon and Craig Bellamy joined forces to help mastermind a Newcastle revolution – with a simple phone call behind the stunning recruitment of coach Adam O’Brien.
If Latrell Mitchell has any concerns about his position at South Sydney, the Rabbitoh’s plan to make a rookie fullback the first $2 million teenager in rugby league history should make things interesting. IT’S SAINT, SINNER, SHOOSH.
Sea Eagles superstar Tommy Trbojevic has laid down the challenge to Roosters ace James Tedesco — and the readers have responded in our quest to find the NRL’s number one No.1. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Mitchell Pierce’s selection for the Newcastle Knights’ round four match exposes the sport’s inconsistent treatment of concussion cases.
Cheapie Alert! The struggling Dragons are set to turn to a rookie half with the axe hanging over Corey Norman and Ben Hunt, while there are big issues at the Broncos, Knights and Sharks.
Jeff Fenech knows how to land a knockout blow and securing a fascinating chat with media-shy nightclub owner John Ibrahim for his new podcast is a winning hook. PLUS, punters jumping on NRL rule change. IT’S SAINT, SINNER, SHOOSH.
With the countdown on to Jai Arrow’s departure for Souths, Gold Coast Titans are among a host of clubs in the mix to land North Queensland forward John Asiata. PLUS, no coach dreams for Cam Smith.
At 14, Tex Hoy was the youngest player to ever sign for the Knights. Seven years later the son of a surf great has been forced to endure the longest wait to finally make his NRL debut.
Parramatta has been snubbed as a premiership hope by NRL captains, but two teams have emerged as smokies for the title according to rugby league’s leaders.
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy hopes the NRL’s early return will help grow the game both in Victoria and across the globe. PLUS a dummies guide to rugby league and 25 players to watch.
It’s been a loooong time since Round 2 of the NRL – so we’ve rounded up a host of Fox Sports experts to give a comprehensive team-by-team guide on the return of the greatest game of all.
Only days after leaving the Broncos to link with Newcastle on a one-year contract, the former State of Origin hooker has been linked to Canterbury — as has a Belmore favourite.
Knights superstar Kalyn Ponga is set to put his All Blacks dream on hold to ink a new multimillion-dollar deal with Newcastle.
Footy is back this weekend and Cronulla fans have an extra reason to be excited with positive news emerging from the Shire about the fitness of a key attacking weapon.
The gloves are off for the most eagerly awaited NRL round ever. DAVID RICCIO and MICHAEL CARAYANNIS go head-to-head on the greatest game’s comeback clashes.
With the return of rugby league inching closer, see the ten NRL grudge matches you simply cannot afford to miss. SEE THE COMPLETE NRL DRAW HERE.
The Brisbane Broncos will look to blood youngster Cory Paix in 2020, but veteran Andrew McCullough could be back at Red Hill next year after being released to join the Newcastle Knights.
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