Matty Johns: Whistleblower leaked private Demetriou chat
Late last week a sensitive conversation between Jason Demetriou and a player was leaked to the media. For the whistleblower, it was mission accomplished, another nail in the coach’s coffin.
Opinion
Jennings saga: Rugby league has let me down again
The stance over Michael Jennings’ NRL return by people in power is deeply upsetting and will continue unless there’s a serious change in attitude towards women, PAMELA WHALEY writes.
Kent: Secret Bennett meetings doomed Demetriou’s Souths reign
While Jason Demetriou was busy running training sessions, he was missing clandestine get-togethers deliberately held away from Rabbitohs players that may still be affecting the coach, PAUL KENT writes.
Kent: Tigers legend Keith Barnes and his unfortunate premiership quirk
Keith Barnes, the legendary Balmain Tiger who passed away on Monday, owns one of the most heartbreaking statistics in rugby league. But, PAUL KENT writes, it never fazed one of the game’s true gentle men.
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Kent: Wests Tigers axe Anzac jersey scapegoat
The employee responsible for the Anzac jersey saga has been quietly let go by the Wests Tigers – but not for the kit blunder, PAUL KENT reveals.
Monday Buzz: The AFL would love Wighton to leave Raiders
The Raiders’ grip on the Canberra sporting public is not what is used to be, and the club can ill afford ot lose its biggest drawcard, writes Phil Rothfield.
Kent: Wighton war discloses NRL disgrace
The revelation that Jack Wighton could be the latest NRL star who takes less money to play for a glamour club exposes an integrity issue for the code, writes Paul Kent.
Matty Johns: Trbojevic should pick Freddy’s NSW pack
I’m certain Brad Fittler won’t make the same selection mistakes as last year – and the NSW Blues coach should lean on the Origin warrior he overlooked for Game I last year.
Kent: Rewarding losers is a weakness on society
Attempts to find a way to reward the NRL’s losers takes us back to the schoolyard where every kid gets a ribbon. That mentality, not the rules, is what needs to change, writes PAUL KENT.
Gutsy Panthers ripe for a three-peat
The Penrith Panthers did one of the bravest things in rugby league, they broke a winning system, but what they built has made them stronger, writes MATTY JOHNS.
Buzz: NRL could relax gambling rules amid Mason probe
The NRL will consider relaxing gambling rules that stopped Laurie Daley from working at Manly and threaten Willie Mason’s role at the Bulldogs.
Moment hip drop debate was settled once and for all
Any argument against the merits of the hip drop charges issued over the weekend now lay dead and slightly stiff – and here’s the emphatic proof, writes PAUL KENT.
Kent: Ivan takes the prize for NRL’s dumbest comment
He’s helped build the NRL’s most dominant side, but Penrith’s Ivan Cleary is not immune to letting slip a silly comment. And he’s outdone himself this week, writes PAUL KENT.
Why is the King of Brisbane NSW’s forgotten man?
Adam Reynolds is not just the player the Dolphins should fear in the ‘River City Rumble’, writes PAUL CRAWLEY, he’s also the man who could bring down the Maroons.
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