The commonly held view that clubs “sack the lesser-known player and persist with poorly behaving stars” still exists. It’s a tricky narrative Brisbane could soon have to navigate, DAVID RICCIO writes.
Michael Maguire’s decision to ditch the Blues after just one year as head coach has left the NSWRL looking for a replacement, and the solution could be right under their noses, writes BRENT READ.
After striking a landmark agreement with all 17 clubs, the NRL is set to usher in a decade of peace, perfectly positioning rugby league to take on its biggest rival, writes BRENT READ.
GWS are a sporting club that no other franchise in Australia would want to be right now, a club struggling for a pulse up against a thriving NRL and dealing with a wholly avoidable scandal, writes David Riccio.
The Broncos have failed to adapt their mindset while Adam Reynolds is injured and their NRL season continues to slip away. Soon, it will be too late to fix, MATTY JOHNS writes.
The master of deflection has done it again, with Wayne Bennett’s attack on NRL refereeing shifting focus off his work for both the Dolphins and Rabbitohs. Plus, why Kevin Walters was right to rest players and more highlights and lowlights from the weekend of sport.
Zac Lomax has every right to be feeling confused and have more than an element of regret over his decision to quit St George Illawarra, writes DAVID RICCIO.
The Maroons should need no extra motivation heading into the Origin decider on home turf, but if coach Billy Slater is looking for some then these are 20 instances in which his team were bullied by the Blues at the MCG.
Far from ruining a club’s hopes of playing grand final footy, State of Origin is the making of a grand final squad and David Riccio has the numbers to prove it.
The gloves are off and don’t be fooled, Michael Maguire’s “glass houses” sledge would have really irritated Queensland coach Billy Slater MATTY JOHNS has declared.
The $40m injection into Leichhardt Oval might not be enough to tempt the Wests Tigers to play more than a token two matches per season at the historic ground going forward, writes BRENT READ.
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.
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.
It was a seventh-minute tackle that defined an entire game – but did NSW deserve to have a player sent off? HAVE YOUR SAY
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