PART ONE: In a revealing two-part interview with Phil Rothfield, ARLC boss Peter V’landys details how the National Rugby League went from the brink of financial ruin to the envy of corporate Australia and international sport.
PART TWO: In the second instalment of a revealing two-part interview with Phil Rothfield, ARLC boss Peter V’landys tells of the personal toll saving the NRL took on him as rugby league went from one disaster to the next.
He’s the Newcastle young gun that every Supercoach needs to know about – and teen sensation Bradman Best has opened up on the bizarre injury which threatened to derail his season.
BLINDSIDE: English rugby union powerhouses are interested in poaching one of Brisbane’s most in-demand talents – while Cowboys captain Michael Morgan will be forced to watch his team’s round three derby from the couch.
ARLC Chairman Peter V’landys has made the stunning claim the NRL should never have shut down despite revealing the game nearly lost six clubs during the COVID-19 crisis. FULL INTERVIEW HERE.
Pulling any player out of retirement is always a gamble but it was Greg Inglis’ burning ambition that convinced Warrington coach Steve Price that the South Sydney great was worth the risk.
As NRL clubs come to terms with their new home grounds for 2020, Penrith CEO Brian Fletcher says his club can take playing at their Campbelltown bogey ground for the good of the game.
We are down to the final four in our Team of the Decade with two representations from one big club. VOTING ENDS SOON!
After ignoring criticism from NRL coaches who slammed the return to one referee and controversial six-again rule, Peter V’landys has vowed to go one step further in his fight to end ugly wrestling tactics.
Matty took a freakishly talented Craigie under his wing in his early days at the Newcastle Knights but wishes he could have done more to help the struggling youngster.
NRL fans, stay by your screens – details of the new draw are set to be released on Friday, with an absolute blockbuster first up. PLUS, why Josh Reynolds will have to wait for Belmore return.
Two of the top contenders in our search for the Greatest Team of the Decade have fallen by the wayside with the field narrowed down to the final eight teams. VOTE NOW!
Test and Origin prop Dave Klemmer has waded into the debate around the return to one referee — which already has NRL coaches worried.
There may have been no on-field action but the past seven weeks have still seen the NRL hardly out of the headlines. Much of it though sets a positive trend for a season that is going to be like no other.
We have narrowed the field down from 32 teams to 16 in our quest to find the greatest side of the past decade. Have your say on who will progress to the last eight.
Over the past decade some NRL teams have been worthy of making it into the annals as being among the greatest in the history of the game. But who was the best? VOTE NOW IN PART 1.
The Last Dance is a revealing and riveting insight into Michael Jordan’s fierce desire to win every time, and I’ve seen the same challenging traits in some of rugby league’s finest, writes MATTY JOHNS.
Isolation is a battle, but for Bradman Best the lockdown has been a blessing in disguise with the Newcastle Knights rising back now eyeing a return from a serious foot injury when the NRL resumes next month.
Inside the Allianz Stadium rebuild at Moore Park — and how it’s tracking for opening, plus the tug of war between two powerhouse governing bodies for Peter V’landys’ services.
With the Warriors and interstate teams likely to restart the season in their own individual ‘bubbles’, players from Sydney clubs could be allowed stay at home – a move that has coaches on edge.
Find out how the Knights blew the chance to sign Greg Inglis – and how Newcastle dropping the ball led to a decade of Origin misery for New South Wales.
Peter V’landys has laid down the law ahead of Project Apollo’s launch, with NRL players and clubs facing brutal penalties for breaching new coronavirus protocols. SEE THE PUNISHMENTS HERE
The NRL’s plan to make a return to the field on May 28 has been given a massive boost following a high-powered meeting with the game’s broadcasters. DETAILS OF THE TALKS INSIDE.
The NRL’s motives for kicking off again next month run much deeper than the game’s perilous financial state, according to ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys.
Roosters supremo Nick Politis broke the internet when he said the first two rounds of the NRL — already played — must be scrapped. He should have spoken to this fella first.
Even after Wayne Bennett has completed his job for the Rabbitohs, this stone-hewn living monument to rugby league won’t be riding into the sunset. And history shows his successor should be concerned, writes PAUL KENT.
St George Illawarra has been rocked by a horror injury toll this pre-season but Paul McGregor’s side bounced back in style — and one player had his fingerprints all over a thumping win.
Another season is almost upon us, so you know what that means – it’s almost time for footy tipping to come back. Here’s the five golden rules that can help you win it all
Likened to no less than Queensland’s State of Origin fullback, the Knights have an exciting young talent on their hands — and he’s set to be unleashed this weekend.
Competition for starting spots is heating up and players will get a big chance to impress this weekend. CHECK OUT ALL THE TEAMS FOR THIS WEEKEND’S NRL TRIAL MATCHES
One of the most popular cheapies in SuperCoach looks to miss the start of the 2020 NRL season, with the Newcastle Knights confirming he requires surgery on a foot fracture
Kalyn Ponga has made Newcastle’s fullback jersey his own – now the Knights star is ready to take on the returning Valentine Holmes to prove he is Queensland’s No.1 for Origin 2020.
A teenage sensation could spell trouble for Brodie Croft’s attempts to make the Broncos his own. PLUS Trent Robinson narrowly escapes a ‘manslaughter charge’. NINES REVIEWED.
The NRL Nines will remain part of the rugby league calendar after the tournament in Perth delivered a “pass mark”. But where should it be played? VOTE IN OUR POLL.
A staggering 63 per cent of NRL Nines skippers have opted to pick one team to bring home the NRL Nines title from Perth. ‘They’ve a virtual NRL side’ is a common refrain. TAKE OUR POLL.
Perform or perish. The rugby league Nines has provided a platform for many to showcase their skills over the years, but these players must stand up to survive.
The Broncos have a hammer called ‘King Kong’ they present to the biggest lifter at the club. The Dragons have a rookie winger who can squat 300kg. WHO IS YOUR CLUB’S STRONGEST?
Mitchell Pearce is closing in on 300 NRL games, but the feat would be even more remarkable if not for a controversial eight-match ban for THAT Australia Day incident. Details here:
It sounds like that start of a joke – six Maroons walk into an elevator … But it wasn’t funny for Kalyn Ponga and Jai Arrow two hours later when the doors still hadn’t opened and the temperature was rising.
This young rugby league player grew up watching Latrell Mitchell create magic on the pitch. Now he’s hoping to do the same at some stage this season.
The Wests Tigers have signed well despite missing out on Latrell Mitchell, landing Joey Leilua and Adam Doueihi. We look at every team’s roster and analyse their biggest assignments for the 2020 season.
The NRL is inching closer to implementing a rule that will change the competition’s landscape forever as ARL chairman Peter V’landys prepares to reinvent the game. SEE HOW THE RULE WILL WORK.
The Gold Coast Titans are hoping the NRL Nines relaunches Ash Taylor’s stalled career, but not every team is taking it seriously. SEE WHO WILL MAKE YOUR CLUB’S TEAM.
The summer holidays are almost over and these schoolboy prodigies are ready to make their mark in rugby league. Former NSW prop Mark O’Meley identifies the players to watch in 2020.
Ex-Kiwis hooker Danny Levi is adamant he is still one of the best hookers in the game and is hoping a fresh start at Manly can put his Newcastle turmoil behind him.
Who will fill South Sydney’s huge void, can the Eels produce back-to-back good seasons — the 2020 NRL season is rapidly approaching and plenty of questions must be answered.
In the first power rankings for every NRL club’s spine, the Roosters were way out in front. Since then Latrell Mitchell has left to join South Sydney — and has caused a rethink at the top.
As the NRL’s off-season player market circus continues, one of the latest switches is expected to be finalised this week — and has been tipped to turn Manly into a genuine premiership force.
David Klemmer has revealed a hybrid defensive system developed by Newcastle coach Adam O’Brien can turn the Knights’ marshmallow middle into a Roosters-like wall of steel.
Newcastle were unsettled in 2019. Kalyn Ponga’s switch from fullback to five-eighth was aborted and inconsistency cost them their 2019 season. Now, Ponga says “something has to change”.
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