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Phil RothfieldSports Editor-at-Large

Phil Buzz Rothfield is a 43-year veteran of sports journalism. He covered his first rugby league grand final in 1978 – the Manly Sea Eagles – Cronulla Sharks replay. Buzz has been involved in the coverage of every State of Origin game since its inception in 1980 and has covered sport in major countries including England, Russia, the United States and Brazil.

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The Triple M Grill Team -, Matty Johns doing their final show of 2016 ,

Matty Johns poised to quit Triple M’s The Grill Team

TV and radio host Matty Johns has rocked Triple M management by asking to quit The Grill Team breakfast show after eight years.

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Bulldog's David Klemmer celebrates with teammates the try of Reimis Smith during NRL match Manly Sea Eagles v Canterbury Bulldogs at McGrath Foundation Stadium. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Monday Buzz: Lies make mugs out of NRL fans

WELCOME to the beginning of another week of madness and deceit in the NRL. Last week was all about coach swapping. Now it’s the players’ turn.

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South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL coach Anthony Seibold arrives to speak to the media in Sydney, Friday, September 21, 2018. The Rabbitohs will play the Sydney Roosters in an NRL Preliminary Final on Saturday. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Monday Buzz: Bennett needs to walk now

NRL referees are on notice, the saga of Anthony Seibold’s South Sydney departure and Wayne Bennett must walk — check out the talking points from another memorable weekend in sport.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: David Klemmer of the Bulldogs looks dejected during the round 11 NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium on May 21, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Dogs shock: Frustrated Klemmer eyes mega Knights deal

KANGAROOS front-rower David Klemmer is poised to ask Canterbury for a release to sign one of the richest contracts in rugby league history with Newcastle.

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Kieran Foran (L) and coach Des Hasler during a Manly Sea Eagles NRL team training session at Narrabeen Sports Academy in Narrabeen, Northern Beaches of Sydney.

Sea Eagles shock: Hasler wants to sign Foran

NEW coach Des Hasler wants to get his 2011 premiership-winning five-eighth Kieran Foran back home to Manly. But how will the salary cap-hit Sea Eagles find the money?

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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)

What’s the Buzz: Saint, sinner, shoosh

WAYNE Bennett-Darius Boyd partnership over, luxury getaway for NRL bosses, who’s in charge at Manly and more — all the latest rugby league chatter and more in Australia’s hottest sport gossip column.

Phil Rothfield

Buzz: ‘Is the NRL running scared?’

THE Dragons, Sharks and Tigers are the biggest winners — but who are the losers? BUZZ ROTHFIELD analyses the 2019 NRL draw — see how your team fared.

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Sydney fans are the big winners in the 2019 draw with a heap of Sunday afternoon traditional rivalry matches.

Buzz: Sydney fans big winners in NRL draw

THE NRL will stage 17 traditional club derbies in Sydney on Sunday afternoons next year as part of a fan-friendly strategy to fill stadiums and suburban grounds. LIVE BLOG 1PM

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Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith during the 2018 NRL Grand Final between the Sydney Roosters and Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. Picture: Brett Costello

Smith-Cronk rematch for Good Friday belter

HOW can you make Good Friday even better? By scheduling a grand final rematch that pits two feuding superstars together again, as Storm host the Roosters to headline the NRL 2019 Easter weekend draw.

Sea Eagles

Who’s the boss? Barrett’s lawyers on high alert

AS it stands, Manly will have two head coaches at the club for the start of the 2019 season. Never has an NRL club handled a coach’s departure as diabolically as the Sea Eagles, writes Phil Rothfield.

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