Matty Johns: Latrell Mitchell deserves special treatment
Latrell Mitchell is a superstar, a rock star, a once-in-a-generation talent. And it’s time the NSW Blues started treating him this way, MATTY JOHNS writes.
Opinion
Rugby league’s red card moment
Some rugby league fans felt short-changed after Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s send off rendered State of Origin I a walkover. David Riccio sits down with the man with a solution.
‘Anyone in NSW making excuses should be treated with contempt’
It was a seventh-minute tackle that defined an entire game – but did NSW deserve to have a player sent off? HAVE YOUR SAY
Bond: Selfish AFL clubs leave the NRL with its biggest hit
The AFL is clearly not shy about stealing good ideas from rugby league, so when is it going to toughen up and take back Origin, writes Caleb Bond.
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Walsh hit exposes NRL double standards
The NRL is constantly tightening its rules and punishing contact with the head. So why was Taylan May not charged? The Broncos and Reece Walsh have every right to ask what happened to protecting the head, writes Brent Read.
‘Good riddance’: It’s time the Tigers ditched Leichhardt Oval
Leichhardt Oval has run its course. It is a relic. An eyesore, and the Wests Tigers owe it to their fans to walk away from the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’ argues BRENT READ.
Bulldog’s Bite: No love in NRL heartland for AFL’s invisible team
Rugby league once worried about an AFL invasion into Sydney’s western suburbs, but it’s turned out to be a myth, writes DEAN RITCHIE.
Kent: Hypocrisy of woke politics infecting the NRL exposed
In the space of two questions at its multicultural round launch, NRL boss Andrew Abdo has exposed the hypocrisy of the woke politics infecting the NRL, writes Paul Kent.
Kent: Why ‘Book of Bennett’ could backfire on Benji
Benji Marshall spent his final playing years watching Wayne Bennett, filling his notebook with coaching strategies and philosophies. But unlike Bennett, he doesn’t have 50 years of coaching experience to fall back on, writes PAUL KENT.
Paparazzi, pressure, invasion of privacy: Penrith’s real challenge
Penrith’s tremendous success could also be the club’s greatest downfall, as the longer a club enjoys a sustained run of success, the more complex the challenges it faces, writes MATTY JOHNS.
Thirty ways NRL in Vegas can up the ante
DEAN RITCHIE outlines the ways rugby league’s most ambitious innovation in 116 years can somehow become better next season.
Why AFL, rugby fear NRL’s Las Vegas extravaganza
The NRL is making noise in the US and while rival codes dismiss it as one-off, Las Vegas shapes a history defining moment that will permanently alter the sporting landscape, BRENT READ writes.
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