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Robert CraddockSenior sports journalist

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock is regarded as one of Queensland’s best authorities on sport. ‘Crash’ is a senior sport journalist and columnist for The Courier-Mail and CODE Sports, and can be seen on Fox Cricket.

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NRL
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 02:  Coach Wayne Bennett of the Broncos embraces Darius Boyd after the round 25 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Manly Sea Eagles at Suncorp Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Boyd opens up on Bennett: ‘My one regret’

Darius Boyd has come a long way throughout his career, going from a painfully shy kid to an advocate for mental health. Ahead of his retirement at the end of 2020, he opens up to Crash about the up’s and down’s of his NRL journey.

Teams
All smiles from Australian cricketers (l-r) Shane Warne, Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor, after wrapping up The Ashes series with a win in the 5th Test in Perth, 07 Feb 1995. (NAP EX NPS)

How Super League sparked a cricket pay war

As rugby league prepares to tighten the belt in order to get through the coronavirus pandemic, ROBERT CRADDOCK looks back at the far-reaching impact of the salary explosion of Super League.

Cricket
Mitch Swepson of Queensland is congratulated by teammates after dismissing Matthew Kelly of Western Australia during day 4 of the Marsh Sheffield Shield cricket match between the Western Warriors and the Queensland Bulls at the WACA Ground in Perth, Monday, March 9, 2020. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING

Bulls resistance heaps more pressure on CA

Queensland Cricket has baulked at signing up for at least $8 million in pay cuts requested by Cricket Australia, but changes are happening behind the scenes, including the return of a former Shield-winning coach.

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